Cameron Highlands: perfect weather, scenery, prices
A dream spot to stop on our retired budget travel world tour.
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Slow travel in Penang, 1 month budget
This is exactly what it cost us to live for one month in George Town, Malaysia.
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Hari Merdeka: Independence Day in Malaysia
History and cemeteries are FREE in budget retirement.
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What it cost to retire in Chiang Mai
Living on the cheap in Chiang Mai.
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Meet the most incredible traveling mom
A Mother’s Day message.
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How to get Ba Na Hills, Golden Bridge discount
Cable cars, bumper cars, big beers, buffet — and more.
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‘Bangkok boats’: how they work, what they cost
Take a video tour with Tedly.
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Forget Phuket; Krabi is incredible!
Thoughts on South Thailand beaches.
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Scooter crash Thailand: Our crackup in Krabi
You hear a lot about vacation scooter crashes — yes, this is one of those stories.
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Pickpocket group strikes us in Athens
Street smarts did not spare us.
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Budget breakdown: what we spent to live in Lisbon, Portugal, for a month
See our budget and our Airbnb rental in this European hot spot.
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An Open Letter to Norwegian Cruise Line
Tedly writes a letter after some observations on Kotor Bay, Montenegro.
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Sport and war: A surreal space in Sarajevo
A trip to Bosnia’s abandoned Olympic Bobsleigh site.
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3 easy travel hacks for shoulder season rentals
I’m going to share a way we save money in our slow travel budget in retirement: we use what some people call the shoulder season secret — that is, we rent during off-peak tourist months. These months surrounding the most popular tourism times are called the “shoulder season.” Rentals can cost less in the shoulder
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Buying and shipping overseas – a retired budget traveler’s experience
How we did it to cut shipping costs.
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