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Ellen & Theo in the Philippines, April 5, 2022.
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Earth Vagabonds to leave the Philippines

We are changed. We are older, and hopefully wiser.

EllenApril 5, 2022April 5, 2022
How to hand wash clothes and sheets is not difficult, but it's time consuming and strains the back.
COVID-19

How to hand wash clothes, sheets

Not difficult, but it’s time consuming and strains the back.

EllenJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022
The progressive, Transition eyeglasses with titanium frames that Ellen bought in the Philippines.
health care abroad

What progressive eyeglasses cost in the Philippines

You will be amazed.

EllenJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022
Filipino warship near Boracay Island in February 2021.
COVID-19

Warship appears near Boracay during pandemic

Why is there a warship near a popular Philippine tourist island?

EllenFebruary 6, 2021February 9, 2021
An early Christmas delivery for Ati children included much-needed flip flops - many children arrived barefoot.
retired budget travel

Early Christmas for Ati children in Malay, Philippines

Something for everyone.

EllenDecember 22, 2020December 22, 2020
Asia's answer to Amazon: ecommerce sites like Shopee
commentary

Asian ecommerce experience: An American uses Shopee

Good. Inexpensive. Easy.

EllenDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020
puppy pictures
COVID-19

Puppy pictures; the ‘kana’; class division

Update from pandemic paradise.

EllenNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Green mango salad by Earth Vagabonds.
retired budget travel

Green mango salad recipe: Tropical treat with heat

Our mouths are watering.

TheoOctober 11, 2020October 11, 2020
malay resident cards
COVID-19

Malay resident cards, getting comfortable, Ati update

No vagabonding for now — we are settling in.

TheoSeptember 26, 2020September 26, 2020
Punta Bunga resorts like Shangri La are deserted in the weeks before domestic tourism reopens on Boracay Island.
retired budget travel

Access to most exclusive Boracay beach

Gorgeous- and all ours.

TheoSeptember 9, 2020September 10, 2020
tedly holds up the free dried mangoes sign after he gets the beer deal in a philippine grocery store on boracay island during a pandemic
retired budget travel

Beer deal and free dried mangoes during American chaos

Our homeland is in turmoil, but we shoulder on.

EllenAugust 27, 2020August 27, 2020
panay island wins travel award
COVID-19

Panay Island wins travel award; flights into Aklan

Panay is called ‘best of the best’ in Asia.

EllenAugust 25, 2020August 25, 2020
COVID-19

Health is wealth, life is now, and this feels like an episode of ‘Survivor’

Hematomas, breast cancer, bug bites, and Ellen’s still in the game.

EllenAugust 15, 2020August 15, 2020
goofy happy kids lift ellen's spirits
COVID-19

I want the world to be better for kids. Don’t you?

This is what Ellen’s up to on Fridays.

EllenAugust 7, 2020August 7, 2020
ati solar light is made through this panel outside their newly rebuilt henhouse in malay, aklan, philippines.
COVID-19

Without electricity yet, Ati solar light works for now

Let there be light, for more eggs and income.

TheoAugust 6, 2020August 6, 2020

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