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

Our living costs in Penang as slow travelers
The people of Dharavi slum in Mumbai
Alive in Mumbai
COVID booster #2 in Penang, Malaysia
Eyeglasses for expats in Penang, Malaysia
Eyeglasses for expats in Penang, Malaysia, are no problem. There are seemingly countless shops for…
Dentist in Penang, Malaysia, gets 5 stars
Tips for slow travelers on e-commerce
Passing time in Penang
Budget breakdown: Penang, Malaysia
Island Hospital in Penang: Expat review
Travel plans for the rest of 2022
‘Authentic travel’ revelation
Early retirement to Malaysia: What life is really like here
Kuala Lumpur to Penang by train in COVID-era
Travel without medical insurance: Cost examples
Expat health care while traveling without insurance
Cost of living in Thailand for expats on a budget
Airbnb host problem and support chat
How to enter Malaysia from Thailand over land in 2022
Slow travel itinerary planning on a budget
Cheap Airbnb in Hua Hin, Thailand
Hit by a car in Thailand
‘Travel the world in retirement’ pep talk
Grocery prices in Thailand: Hua Hin
Bangkok slow travel budget breakdown 2022
How to travel cheap and handle problems
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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!
