Below are the last 100 Earth Vagabonds travel stories and articles. We usually try publish at least twice a week.
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Last Updated on November 11, 2024 by Ellen
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Last 100 articles, posts & travel stories on budget slow travel

Where in the world can we go right now?
Milo the mangy mutt messed up by mongrels
1 year in the Philippines (and other numbers)
Budget breakdown: October 2020 in the Philippines
Mom Diane made it home — Philippines to JFK!
What I did during Typhoon Quinta in the Philippines
Mom Diane leaves Earth Vagabonds for America
Prayers for Willy, the run down fish salesman
Ati tribe in upper village has power in Malay, Aklan!
Privileged to go barefoot in mud
Typhoon approaches, Mom Diane’s plans, Ati power
Green mango salad recipe: Tropical treat with heat
Power progress for Ati tribe in Malay, Philippines
Shared wealth in the Ati world
Back on budget for September 2020, finally
Boracay Island open to domestic tourists
Friendship in the time of coronavirus lightens up life
Malay resident cards, getting comfortable, Ati update
Boracay opens October 1; island trike phaseout
Pandemic dental visit, iPhone pictures, COVID cases
Poles prove power project progress for Ati tribe
SOS tourism deals; South China Sea problem
News from paradise, the homeland, and Mom Diane
Coronavirus in Aklan Province, Philippines
Weekend update from paradise: tourists, dentist, party
Kalibo COVID-19 transmission, ferry confusion, Ati cotillion
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We are Ellen and Theo (Ellie & Tedly) – and we are experts at budget slow travel in early retirement. We are “Earth Vagabonds.”
Vagabond: (n) A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job. (adj) Having no settled home.
Instead of retiring and relocating to one specific place as many retirees do, we wander the planet. Full-time since 2015! It’s a travel lifestyle for us – we are way different than tourists. You could say we are on a never-ending holiday!
We retired early to travel the world while we still were young enough — and healthy enough — to easily do it.
But our methods shared on this site can also apply to people of traditional retirement age. After all – we all have a budget to stick to!
There are more than 750 pages on this site. We share a lot about how to live the budget slow travel lifestyle in early retirement, and we hope you find some of it useful.
Our mantra: Life is Now.
We hope to see you out here!
