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Global health care without travel health insurance

WEBThis page is all about global health care without travel health insurance for budget slow travelers in early retirement.The information here draws on several years of our experiences with doctors, hospitals, clinics and medical tests in many foreign countries.

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

WEBThe town is physically designed around a golden spherical structure called the Matrimandir, which means ‘The Temple of the Mother’. This post is about what it’s like to ‘concentrate’ – or meditate – inside the Matrimandir. Ten kilometers north of Puducherry, Auroville was created in 1968 on formerly barren land.

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Expat health care while traveling without insurance

WEBLast Updated on May 27, 2023 by Ellen. Hey. It’s Ellen. Typing with one hand due to the broken wrist I got in Thailand. Thought I’d share yet more personal experiences with expat health care while traveling.

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Health care: CAT scan cost for a traveling American

WEBLast Updated on June 3, 2023 by Ellen. Imagine these parallel scenarios that illustrate a CAT scan cost for a traveling American. Two people are passengers in minor traffic crashes, and each one still has an achy discomfort a few months later.

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Health is wealth, life is now, and this feels like an episode of

WEBEllen, Tedly, and his mom Diane have all encountered a few boo-boos lately. The minor injuries reinforce health is wealth and life is now.

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What it cost to live in Nha Trang for 1 month – Earth Vagabonds

WEBLast Updated on July 5, 2023 by Ellen. What does it cost to live comfortably in Nha Trang, Vietnam, for one month? Below are our actual expenses for the month of April 2019 – when we spent a month in a beachfront Airbnb.

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Quality expat health care in Cebu, Philippines – Earth Vagabonds

WEBPrice: $136. Hormone tests: blood drawn at the same time as the blood testing. Results were to be emailed to me two days later (so four days after my consultation). Price: $100. After my blood draw, I took the X-ray and ultrasound test results to the doctor’s office on an upper floor.

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Buy prescription drugs overseas: 5 easy steps

WEBStep 2: Find a foreign doctor. U.S. embassy check. Tip for urgency, not emergency. Step 3: Get your consultation. Office visit prices. Step 4: Buy prescription drugs overseas at a pharmacy. Prescription drug names. Prescription drug availability. Step 5: Reimbursements & picture proof.

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Island Hospital in Penang: Expat review – Earth Vagabonds

WEBThe initial bone healing is complete, and now it’s time to get strong before our trip to India. Doc says two more months before full use is safe. It was my first time at Island Hospital, and I was pleased with how things went. For expats like us budget slow travelers, this is an account of health care abroad in a popular Malaysian hospital.

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How to slow travel in India -- 2024 edition – Earth Vagabonds

WEBTake your time to review plans in an official store. Determine where your slow travel will take you in India and look at company coverage maps. Buy PRE-paid cards, not post-paid (less headaches disengaging the company once you leave the country) Bring an e-tourist visa copy, and a passport (or copy) to the phone store.

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Exact healthcare costs for Americans in Chennai, India

WEBExact costs for healthcare in Chennai. Check out the info below. Here’s everything medical related we had done during our Chennai stay — and the total expenses involved. Slipped/bulging disc – Theo. $54 – total: 5 separate office visits. $35 – 1 Cervical spine MRI & reading. $39 – 4 Physio therapy treatments.

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New eyeglasses in Mexico: I love them and I saved a ton of money

WEBMaybe this will inspire other people to not be so afraid of the health care system outside America. My new $310 glasses bought in Mexico. Wearing $475 glasses. Wearing $750 glasses. No glasses. Ellen also bought new eyeglasses and sunglasses in Barcelona in April 2018.

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How to retire early and travel the world – Earth Vagabonds

WEBThankfully, we have that flexibility. However, $2,000 outflow is the goal. We are able to travel the world in early retirement because we don’t stay at five-star resorts or eat at white-tablecloth restaurants. Instead, we have comfortable living accommodations in exotic places, delicious food in average foreign eateries.

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5 reasons I'm "living flat" after breast cancer – Earth Vagabonds

WEB5 reasons I’m “living flat”. 1. I didn’t want more surgery or complications. The typical “boob job” is breast augmentation. It’s a procedure that adds an implant to a healthy breast. Breast reconstruction following a mastectomy is …

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travel the world in retirement

WEBAsk yourself this: if you have financially prepared – or you are preparing – for early retirement, and you sold everything right now, would your nest egg allow for spending $1,500 (single) to $2,000 (couple) a month until you can collect social security and/or money from retirement accounts?. Because that’s all it takes– less than 2K a …

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This is what brings expats to Mazatlan, Mexico – Earth Vagabonds

WEBSo many wonderful features bring expats to Mazatlan. Expats decide to live in this seaside city for reasons like walkability, affordability, and a sense of community. Every year, Mazatlan ranks in top spots for retirement destinations in the world, including most recently in 2020.

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Honest dentists in Mazatlan who speak English fluently

WEBUpdate 2023: Dr. Paty and her team are still honest dentists in Mazatlan who help expats with dental care — six years after this article was originally posted. One thing that holds people back from spending more time abroad in retirement is the fear they won’t get quality health care. In my experience so far, that fear is unfounded.

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Malaysia: One of the best countries for dental work for slow …

WEBI have two fillings underneath cosmetic bonding on my front two teeth. The bonding covers stains from braces as a kid. Back in Mexico, the dentist told me to keep an eye on those fillings in about a year, because they are ‘white’ fillings that shrink and need replacement, eventually.

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