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Free Mobile: the best phone plan to go abroad?
As you know, we usually buy a prepaid SIM card in every country we visit But as we’re coming back to Europe for a while before leaving for 6 months in North America (where internet is expensive), we’re going to use the services of Free Mobile. Free Mobile: How much does it cost? Free Mobile offers two packages : A package at 2 € / month with 2 hours of call, unlimited SMS and 50 MB of internet. Can be used from Europe and French overseas departments. Given our consumption of internet, we have to hold 1/2 day with this 🙂 A flat rate at 20 € / month. With…
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in Portugal: how much does it cost? Where to buy it? What speed?
Contrary to our habits, we do not buy a SIM card when we arrive in Portugal. As we still have French phone subscriptions, we benefit from free roaming to call and connect to the internet. Cool! We have nevertheless taken some information to help you if you need it. Where to buy a SIM card at Lisbon airport? After picking up your luggage and going through customs, you will find yourself in the airport lobby. Look for the red Vodafone store Vodafone offers prepaid SIM cards for tourists. How much does it cost? In the Vodafone store, for 20 € you get : A SIM card valid for 30 days…
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How to make an effective phone meeting while being on the other side of the world?
In our consulting business, we have to communicate with our clients on a daily basis. Of course we use e-mail and instant messaging, but we also have regular telephone meetings with one or more people. Here are a few tips to make it go as smoothly as possible. 1/ Being on time As you’ ve probably already noticed, meetings rarely start on time, even when everyone is working in the same room. There is always a 5 / 10 minute beat by the time everyone arrives and settles in. This is even more true when you have to connect to a Skype, plug in a microphone, … We therefore make…
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Quad ride in Essaouira (Morocco) with Palma Quad
This post is NOT sponsored While walking to the medina of Essaouira, we passed by chance in front of Palma Quad which offers quad biking trips We made a first one-hour walk on January 1st with Aurélien. We liked it so much that we decided, two weeks later, to go out again. And this time, we took a 3 hours outing 🙂 What are Palma Quad’s rates? The rates are as follows. They include all the equipment, water, chocolate bars and the (beautiful) pictures that the instructor will take during the outing. For our first outing of one hour, we chose to take a 125cc quad, that seems to me…
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How to receive a Parcel or Courier anywhere in the world with DHL, FedEx or UPS?
Even if you organize your life in “paperless” mode, sometimes you don’t have a choice and you have to receive a letter or a parcel. Not necessarily obvious when you are digital nomad and you don’t have a permanent address. Concretely, in two and a half years of travel, the need arose 3 times. Each time in order to receive a bank card (twice following the expiration of the card, once following a hack). I have so far experienced DHL (in Vietnam, Turkey, Chile and Mexico) and FedEx (in Canada). Here’s how to proceed. 1/ Find a shipping address You have several options: Send mail to your Airbnb address. It…
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Card N26: how to Request a Refund following a Hacking?
When we were in Turkey, I had the unpleasant surprise of being debited from a payment made in India . My n26 card has been hacked! For an amount of 221,09 € all the same! First good news: with the instant notification system of movements on your card, you can react quickly. The second good news is that the claims process works well and you can get a refund quickly. Here’s how to do it. Step 1: Lock the card At the slightest suspicion, you can lock your card temporarily on the N26 application (in the “card settings” menu). You can do this operation without any hesitation since this lock…
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How do I get an international driver’s license?
When traveling abroad, it is often tempting to rent a vehicle to be completely free of our travels. In two and a half years of travel, we have rented two or four wheels in many countries: South Africa, Morocco, Turkey, South Korea, New Zealand, Easter Island, Argentina, … Although you will not always be required to have an international driving license, it is a must for any frequent traveler. Good news: no need to go to the town hall or the prefecture, everything is done remotely (by mail). Bad news: the procedure is very slow, taking several months. What is the international driving license for? If you are traveling within…
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Discovery of the traditional Ghita hammam in Essaouira (Morocco)
After Hungary, Japan, South Korea and Turkey, we continue our world tour of public baths in Morocco. It is in Essaouira, a few minutes walk from our accommodation that we go to the Ghita Hammam. This Hammam is far away from the tourist areas of the city, so get ready for a truly popular experience. The place isn’t used to welcome tourists and the staff doesn’t necessarily speak French very well, so here are a few indications so that you aren’t too lost like us the first time 🙂 1/ Come with your equipment Unlike the tourist spas where you can come with your hands in your pockets, this is…
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How do I get a \”Frequent Traveller\” passport? (+ sample letter)
If you are like us digital nomads or if you are planning to go on a (very long) round-the-world trip, your 32-page passport will fill up quickly. After 2 1/2 years of travel (1 year around the world and 18 months of digital nomadism), this is our case, there are only two pages left on our passport, impossible to leave for a tour with so little space available. It is (almost) only for this reason that we return to France. What isn’t very pleasant is that a passport renewal immobilizes you for 4 to 6 weeks (from the filing of the file, and again, you must have managed to make…
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International SIM card comparison
If you’re like us internet addicts, you’re looking for data everywhere in the world. In fact, as soon as we arrive in a country, once we pass the immigration and get our luggage, our first concern is to have internet (ex-aequo with the need to withdraw money). This will allow us (among other things) : to warn our Airbnb that we’re coming, to see how to get there with public transport, to call an Uber, to check that the cab doesn’t take us around, … You’re going to tell me that for most things, there’s no need for the internet if you anticipate. You’re right, but it’s so much more…
