Recent content by mabuhay

I spend winters in Southeast Asia, have traveled extensively in the region and recently built a house in the Philippines. We generally visit a different country every year. We don't do tours, but plan the trips loosely ahead of time, to ensure accommodations, and change/modify as required. We...

+1 for T-mobile Magenta Max 55+, comes with 5GB of high speed data (the reg Magenta plan does not) and unlimited data at slower speeds. For $65/mo it's a great deal. Just spent two months in Southeast Asia and it worked flawlessly. I also use local SIM cards when nec without issue and they are...

Nah, the margin isn't that big.. the big dealers want to move cars. It's a volume game. Some are trades, some are auction cars, but a reputable dealer doesn't want to buy and sell junk and deal with the fallout..And you can look at 10 or 20 at a time. How long does that take using Craigslist...

Ten years for me too - retired at 57. Still spending winters in the Philippines and traveling but it gets harder every year now. Really glad I did it when I did - the physical changes between 57 and 67 are significant. I still spend 6-8 hours per week in the gym and on the road bike but it's a...

Not what the OP asked, but you get so much more going up a bit on price. It is not a linear progression down the price ladder - the bottom is really bad, not only the vehicles but the sellers. As an example, I just scanned a couple of the local new car dealers I have done business with locally -...

Sorry to hear what you are going through. Its tough.

^^^ This.. for travel in Southeast Asia. I'm currently here myself, using just an international (not US size) carry-on, along with a backpack. I do have a home base to use here though on this trip. Enough clothes for a week at most - the advantage here is no heavy winter wear required - only...

No, never have. Can't understand why one would need to.

Deposit to US Bank and transfer to overseas bank, or just use ATM's. I spend several months a year in the Philippines without any issues. In fact I'm here now.

I have the Apple Watch 8, 44mm version also, and I have rather small wrists for a man, but it still looks fine. The Ultra would be too large though. The fall protection is really amazing and as a cyclist and motorcyclist who is usually biking or riding alone, I am really glad to have it. It will...

Way to go! I have also found that recovery is key - it takes a couple days. For example, I can’t climb hard if I did legs the day before in the gym. So we have to put some thought into it, and weather also becomes a factor with scheduling. Rain = gym day.. Keep up the good work!

I came from a larger custom 4 bedroom house in PDX which was beautiful, but high maintenance. And I was really tired of the rain and gloomy winters once I retired. Since then, I have owned two townhomes in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson, a fairly upscale area close to natural recreation and...

I had a townhome in a nice community here that I sold last year, and that happened in one of the homes in another wing. All single story but the smoke damage to adjacent units was significant. Came through the top of the firewall somehow and as I recall there were insurance issues (one reason I...

I have a mild ringing tone from shooting sports decades ago, and also from using power tools without hearing protection. Then I triggered a bad episode about 15 years ago when I forgot to put my earplugs after a lunch stop on the motorcycle one day. The wind noise even with a full face helmet...

I'm in the Philippines right now for the winter. The gym is open air and it costs $1.20/day. I am back to that after no gym use during the pandemic. I also road bike every other day part way up a mountain on the island I'm on. I would go further but the road ends, as they all do. The coastal...