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Budget slow travelers in early retirement

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– Global health care *without insurance
– Living in Airbnb
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– ‘Onward travel’ proof
– Travel cheap, handle problems
– Virtual mailbox
– 3 reasons to rent
– Toilets around the world
– How to buy prescriptions overseas
– 5 healthy tips for older travelers
– Is long-term travel for you?
– Q+A with Travel Awaits
– How much does it cost to travel the world?
– What if all of your days were like Labor Day?
– Shoulder season rentals
– Unusual top 10 items on our pack list

HEALTH CARE INFO

– Free guide: Global health care (without insurance)
– Progressive Crizal eyeglasses in India
– Cheap progressive eyeglasses in the Philippines
– How to buy prescriptions overseas
– Ellen’s breast cancer
– How to find a surgeon in a foreign country
– Down with dengue fever
– Examples of doctor visit costs
– Broken arm bill with no insurance

RETIREMENT FAVORITES

– Do you really need a million dollars to retire and travel the world?
– 4 early retirement steps to take right now
– Best places to retire in the world on small budgets

Giving back in early retirement:

Helping the happiest man in Nepal.

Working for the indigenous Ati tribe in the Philippines.

IF WE CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT

– Pep talk
– Our first COVID-era trip
– 3 reasons to rent in retirement and travel the world
– Life is Now philosophy

HOT SPOTS IN MEXICO

– Why expats love Mazatlan
– How to find the remote Yelapa waterfalls
– Mexico City favorites
– Why Mahahual is better than Tulum
– Magical beach near La Paz
– Zihuatanejo is unique
– Best hike in Cabo san Lucas
– Hidden gem: Puerto Angel

INDIA SLOW TRAVEL

– Taj Mahal trip cost
– Food prices
– Indian budget airline review: IndiGo
– Slow travel cost for Kochi (& Goa)
– Cost to live in Rishikesh 1 month
– Beatles ashram in Rishikesh
– A week in Kolkata
– Varanasi cremations
– Video tour: Chennai Airbnb
– Train travel
– Best of Bundi
– Fantastic Pushkar Lake
– Soulful vibes in Jaipur
– Video tour: Jaipur Airbnb
– Udaipur: Venice of the East
– Thar Desert camping
– Jaisalmer: Living fort, Golden City
– Old town in Jodhpur
– 10 Free things to do in Mumbai
– Dharavi slum in Mumbai
– Delhi, Dehradun, Mussoorie budget travel tips
– Alibag forts and beaches
– Charming Kerala in Southern India
– Kortn’s Crib: Kochi edition
– Gorgeous South Goa beaches
– Lively North Goa
– Puducherry, Pondicherry, Pondy

IT’S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES

– Boracay Island
– 10 reasons to love Filipinos
– Gigantes islands
– Negros Oriental
– Bohol Island
– Bohol Island – away from tourists
– Moalboal & Simala on Cebu Island
– Perfect dive on Panay Island
– Our volunteer record with Ati tribe

Our mantra: life is now

A FEW ADVENTURES

– Active volcano hike
– Thar Desert camping
– Komodo Dragons visit
– Living with elephants
– Swim with whale sharks
– Cliff jumps
– Waterfall jumps
– Whitewater rafting
– Perfect dive spot
– Giant clams
– Stay on floating house
– Remote Mayan ruins

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TRAVEL STORIES

– Shocking loss of unlikely friend – the indigenous Ati Chief
– 6 ways Mexico changed me for the better
– The ring from Rajasthan
– World travel ego check
– Learning with Gracie, living with grace
– ‘Authentic travel’ revelation
– Privileged to go barefoot in mud
– Varanasi cremations are intense experiences
– No breasts, no legs, so what?
– That time we brought ELECTRICITY to an indigenous village
– That time we brought WATER to an indigenous village

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– Global health care *without insurance
– Living in Airbnb
– Itinerary planning
– ‘Onward travel’ proof
– Travel cheap, handle problems
– Virtual mailbox
– 3 reasons to rent
– Toilets around the world
– How to buy prescriptions overseas
– 5 healthy tips for older travelers
– Is long-term travel for you?
– Q+A with Travel Awaits
– How much does it cost to travel the world?
– What if all of your days were like Labor Day?
– Shoulder season rentals
– Unusual top 10 items on our pack list

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