Category: LIVING Ideas

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Boracay – Philippines – LIVING on a GRANDPAcking Budget

21st March 201622nd March 2018 Neville SHAUN Richardson 1 comment

MARCH 2016: OVERVIEW: I have already posted the GRANDPAcking Costs for Boracay. These demonstrate that GRANDPAckers cannot afford to LIVE on Boracay Island using our standard approach. However, it is such a beautiful world-top-ten beach destination that it is worth showing how GRANDPAckers CAN LIVE on Boracay […]

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Boracay – Philippines – Around The Island By Foot

16th March 201625th March 2017 Neville SHAUN Richardson 1 comment

MARCH 2016: Why not read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. INTRODUCTION: I was staying on White Beach Station 3 in Boracay Island for 5 weeks. I wanted to see the rest of the island to see what else it had to offer… BY FOOT: The cost of a […]

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Tablas – Philippines – Around The Island By Scooter

26th February 201622nd March 2018 Neville SHAUN Richardson 5 comments

FEBRUARY 2016: INTRODUCTION: I was staying at the AGLICAY BEACH RESORT on Tablas Island. I was impressed by what I had found. The Aglicay was the best value for money accommodation that I had found in my 5 weeks in The Philippines so far. The room […]

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Coron – Philippines – LIVING on a GRANDPAcking Budget

23rd February 201625th March 2017 Neville SHAUN Richardson 1 comment

FEBRUARY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: I have already provided Information about Coron and the GRANDPAcking Costs. The Cost Of Existence (COE) in Coron Town comes out at 76% of a GRANDPAcking couple’s budget (US$41 out of a daily budget of US$52). This doesn’t […]

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Coron – Philippines – Apo Reef SCUBA Liveaboard Trip

18th February 201622nd March 2018 Neville SHAUN Richardson 3 comments

FEBRUARY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. INTRODUCTION: It was time to move on from Palawan Island. It was also time to do some LIVING… I had done a 1 Day Island Hopping Trip in Honda Bay near Puerto Princesa. I had done another 1 […]

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El Nido – Philippines – Nacpan Beach

13th February 201622nd March 2018 Neville SHAUN Richardson 3 comments

FEBRUARY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: I was disappointed with El Nido Town; it doesn’t live up to its ‘hype’: The accommodation is over-priced and poor value for money; it is almost impossible to find anything decent on the beachfront for less than PHP2500 […]

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