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Ellen & Tedly in Malay, Aklan, December 18, 2021.

December update: Odette, Omicron travel & boosters

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 Ellen No comments

Life is good.

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Locals beached boats because of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines.

Waiting for Typhoon Odette in Malay, Aklan

  • early retirement
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Ellen No comments

Not our first rodeo with wild weather.

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Iloilo City proper with a jeepney full of passengers.

Solo trip to Iloilo City

  • budget travel
  • slow travel
  • travel destinations
  • travel experts
December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Ellen 2 comments

Ellen boards a bus for the biggest city on Panay Island.

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cabo san lucas seen from a flight window

Travel lifestyle interrupted; God’s will confounds

  • COVID-19
  • life lessons
  • slow travel
November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Ellen 1 comment

A week of ups and downs.

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Ati weaving supplies, like box cutters and measuring tapes.

Extraordinary Ati weaving projects underway

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 Theo 2 comments

See what our Ati friends can make with these tools!

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Tourists at the famous Willy's Rock on Boracay Island in the Philippines.

Tourism in the Philippines, China, boosters, travel plans

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Ellen 2 comments

Tourism is up, China attacks Philippine boats, and our travel plans.

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Caticlan supply store where we bought fishing nets for the Ati in Malay, Aklan, Phlippines.

Fishing nets for our Ati friends

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 Theo No comments

Another self-sustaining effort

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Theo and vaccinated Ati tribe members smile at the camera.

The good, the bad, and the ugly

  • commentary
  • slow travel
November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Theo No comments

Updates from Malay, Aklan, Philippines.

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left, Ati school with barbed wire fence; right, Emma at the school

I said ‘No’ to the Ati

  • early retirement
  • slow travel
November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Theo 2 comments

Theo didn’t like this request.

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Close up picture of a woman holding small rocks.

The work life of the rock ladies

  • COVID-19
  • life lessons
  • slow travel
October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Ellen No comments

How much do you think they earn?

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Earth Vagabonds Ellen and Theo with Hermenia, a woman who took out a loan through Kiva in Malay, Aklan, Philippines.

Kiva loans in the Philippines far exceed other countries

  • early retirement
  • slow travel
October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Ellen No comments

Filipinas are resourceful and driven.

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squid legs hang from theo's mouth

Squid Game in the Philippines

  • slow travel
October 24, 2021October 27, 2021 Theo No comments

It’s not exactly Netflix.

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3 palm trees

3 days, 3 vignettes

  • slow travel
October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Ellen No comments

A pseudo ‘vignette’ post in the third person.

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Two refurbished Ati fishing boats docked on land.

Ati fishing refurbish report

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 Theo No comments

Another Ati refresh moves forward.

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An X-ray technician delivers test results to an Ati family waiting in a tricycle in Caticlan, Malay, Aklan, Philippines.

Helping friends, election season, travel plans

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
  • travel experts
October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Ellen No comments

News updates from Earth Vagabonds.

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Ati garden in Kurong Village, Malay, Aklan, Philippines.

Growing greens update

  • COVID-19
October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 Theo No comments

Pandemic farming with the indigenous Ati tribe.

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Theo, Charlie, and Juli pose for a picture.

Pump panic in Ati Kurong Village

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
October 8, 2021October 9, 2021 Theo 1 comment

Juli saves the day & Theo gets emotional.

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Side view of Ellen's flat chest.

Special message for breast cancer DETECTION month

  • breast cancer while traveling
  • life lessons
  • slow travel
October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Ellen No comments

Hello October! It’s breast cancer DETECTION month. Because we are all “aware” of breast cancer, right? So let’s call it what it is — a […]

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Ati tribe members use long bamboo poles to position the basketball hoop in the community area of Kurong Village in Malay, Aklan, Philippines.

Ati village now features hoop, swings, sunset seating

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
October 1, 2021October 2, 2021 Theo No comments

A sense of pride, community, and fun in Kurong Village.

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Noami, an Ati woman, stands next to her new fishing boat along with Odel, the boat builder.

Sustainable fishing initiative underway

  • COVID-19
  • slow travel
September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Theo No comments

Earth Vagabonds bought a boat.

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BUDGET SLOW TRAVEL HACKS

  • How to travel cheap and handle problems
  • Living in Airbnb in early retirement
  • How to shortcut proof of onward travel – the legal ways

HEALTH CARE HITS

  • Cheap progressive eyeglasses
  • Prescriptions overseas
  • Ellen is a “flattie”

RETIREMENT FAVORITES

  • Do you need a million dollars to retire and travel the world?
  • Early retirement steps you can take right now
  • Best places to retire in the world on social security

IF WE CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT

  • ‘Travel the world in retirement’ pep talk
  • Our first COVID-era trip
  • 3 reasons to rent in retirement and travel the world

HOT SPOTS IN MEXICO

  • This is what brings expats to Mazatlan, Mexico
  • Exactly how to get to cool upriver waterfall in Yelapa
  • Useful Mexico City travel guide for savvy travelers
  • 5 great reasons why Mahahual is better than Tulum
  • Playa Balandra: Magical beach near La Paz, Mexico
  • What makes Zihuatanejo stand out as a unique place

LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES

  • Boracay Island in the Philippines
  • 10 reasons to love Filipino people and the Philippines
  • Extraordinary trip to Gigantes islands
  • Negros Oriental for retired budget travelers
  • Bohol Island, Philippines: Hot spots to visit
  • Bohol Island away from tourists

A FEW ADVENTURES

  • Challenging hike to see the Fuego volcano erupt
  • 7 Incredible waterfalls, thrilling cliff jumps in Bali
  • Adventurous waterfall jumps in the Philippines
  • Perfect dive spot on Panay Island
  • Bangkok to Hua Hin by bus in COVID era
  • Giant clams dazzle at Sunken Cemetery, Camiguin Isle
  • Ati tribe in upper village has power in Malay, Aklan!
  • Ati water pump project is HUGE success!
  • Shared wealth in the Ati world
  • A fantastic swim with whale sharks in La Paz

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