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Budget slow travel micro stories from ‘Mahabs’

Ellen / February 29, 2024 / budget slow travel

Short travel tales.

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Absolution on Masi Magam Near UNESCO site in Mahabilapuram

Ellen / February 26, 2024 / budget slow travel

Goddesses, gods, and cave temples.

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Monsters in Mamallapuram

Theo / February 23, 2024 / budget slow travel

What the…?

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What it’s like to ‘concentrate’ inside the Matrimandir in Auroville

Ellen / February 20, 2024 / commentary

Human unity is the goal.

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A bike, a bus, and some bribes

Theo / February 14, 2024 / budget slow travel

And beer. Always beer.

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2 Things that suck about Puducherry

Ellen / February 9, 2024 / commentary

Riders, beware. Walkers, take care.

2 Things that suck about Puducherry Read More »

Kolam and impermanence, nationalism and tolerance on display

Ellen / February 4, 2024 / commentary

Can you guess the winner?

Kolam and impermanence, nationalism and tolerance on display Read More »

Comings and goings in India

Theo / February 1, 2024 / budget slow travel

JFK to Puducherry, Puducherry to Tiruvannamalai.

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Why I quit Facebook and Instagram

Ellen / January 24, 2024 / commentary

And why I don’t miss it.

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Kortn’s Crib: Puducherry Airbnb video tour

Theo / January 23, 2024 / budget slow travel

Check out this two-bedroom Pondy pad for $35 a night!

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See the world on $76 a day!

Theo / January 19, 2024 / monthly spending tracker, travel experts

We breakdown our spending on world travel for 2023.

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Puducherry, Pondicherry, Pondy – whatever you call it – is a cool place

Ellen / January 14, 2024 / budget slow travel

Sea breezes, meditation, and some chaos.

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5K runs & a funeral as reminders: Life is Now

Ellen / January 9, 2024 / commentary

The clock stops for no one.

5K runs & a funeral as reminders: Life is Now Read More »

Budget slow travel cost breakdown for Kochi (& Goa)

Theo / January 6, 2024 / monthly spending tracker

Did we stay under 2k?

Budget slow travel cost breakdown for Kochi (& Goa) Read More »

North Goa vacation from our vacation lifestyle

Ellen / January 3, 2024 / budget slow travel

Ready for beautiful beaches? Parties? Cows? Russians?

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South Goa beaches are the best in India IMHO

Ellen / December 30, 2023 / budget slow travel

Clean, wide, somewhat secluded — a delightful treat in the world’s most populated country.

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10 World travel observations for 2023

Ellen / December 26, 2023 / commentary

world travel observations 2023

Weather, real estate, war. Real world observations in 2023.

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Christmas trash tree 2023

Ellen / December 23, 2023 / early retirement

This year’s tradition is on a clean beach.

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Kortn’s Crib: Kochi edition

Theo / December 17, 2023 / budget slow travel, travel experts

A fantastic apartment right on Marine Drive.

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Charming Kerala in Southern India

Ellen / December 12, 2023 / budget slow travel

Kochi and the backwaters are great stops on the budget slow travel world tour in retirement.

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Giving back in early retirement:

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Working for the indigenous Ati tribe in the Philippines.

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– Beatles ashram in Rishikesh
– A week in Kolkata
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– Udaipur: Venice of the East
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– Jaisalmer: Living fort, Golden City
– Old town in Jodhpur
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– 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
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– Moalboal & Simala on Cebu Island
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Our mantra: life is now

A FEW ADVENTURES

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– Thar Desert camping
– Komodo Dragons visit
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– No breasts, no legs, so what?
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– Travel cheap, handle problems
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– How to buy prescriptions overseas
– 5 healthy tips for older travelers
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– What if all of your days were like Labor Day?
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– Unusual top 10 items on our pack list

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