• Europe,  France,  TDM,  Tips

    Take advantage of Shareholder Club Benefits for Exceptional Visits

    If you want to buy shares, don’t go through a traditional bank which will charge you a lot of fees. I advise you to go through Boursorama, which I mentioned in this article. I have already touched on the subject in this article: as self-employed people, we assume that we have to rely only on ourselves for our retirement. If we are entitled to a small pension, it will be a bonus. Among other investments, we therefore invest part of our savings by becoming a shareholder in listed companies. This is riskier than an A passbook, but in the long term, it is likely to be much more successful. It…

  • Digital nomad,  TDM

    Apple Sidecar: your iPad as a second screen on your Macbook

    Being nomadic means having to limit your computer equipment. No more big external screen associated with the Macbook! As a result, I was super happy when Apple announced the release of Sidecar with the Catalina macOS update in October 2019. Sidecar is a feature that allows you touse an iPad as a secondary screen of a Macbook. It’s very simple and it works: Either wireless through the Wifi network Either with a cable lightning (Amazon link) When I tested this feature at the time of its release, it was unfortunately not a great success. I was in Central America with low performance Wifi connections, so there was a latency time…

  • TDM,  Tips,  Travel Cheap

    IP Tracking: myth or reality?

    In the category “tips and tricks” to get cheap airline tickets, I already talked about round trips cheaper than one-way tickets. I also mentioned the trick of paying in the currency of the country of departure. Another trick that is very regularly mentioned by groups of travelers is IP Tracking. IP Tracking is the belief that the airline increases the price of your ticket after your first search to create a sense of urgency and to encourage you to book your ticket as soon as possible. The airlines would use your IP address, which is your identifier on the Internet. Based on this belief, some will recommend you to use…

  • Around the world,  Digital nomad,  TDM

    Subscribe to Free Mobile on an interactive kiosk

    I’ve already mentioned that Free Mobile is an excellent subscription for travelers because it is possible to switch from the €2 to the €20 plan and vice versa whenever you want. The €2 plan is minimalist and mainly allows you to keep your phone number and receive SMS messages anywhere in the world. The €20 package allows you to use 25 GB of internet in about 60 countries. This is particularly interesting in countries like Canada, the United States or Australia where mobile Internet is very expensive. For nomads like us who no longer have a fixed address, Free also offers to subscribe directly via interactive terminals. In 10 minutes,…

  • Around the world,  Digital nomad,  TDM

    Pass SFR La Carte: Prepaid SIM card for France

    Although we have a Free Mobile subscription at €2, it isn’t necessarily interesting to switch it back to the €20 plan (you have to keep it for at least 3 months and there is a €10 fee to switch back to the €2 plan) when we travel in France. I discovered Lebara which seems to me to be the best value for money in prepaid SIM card. While passing by the Saint Lazare train station, I saw ads for an alternative: the prepaid SIM card “Pass SFR La Carte”. The principle of the SFR Pass The Card The principle of the Pass SFR La Carte is very simple: instead of…

  • TDM

    My opinion on the Swatch Skin watch: ideal for travelers

    I may be a bit old school but I always liked to wear a watch. While we all have the time in our pocket with our smartphone, I still enjoy wearing one. As a traveler, I even find it reassuring: If I need to check the time in a crappy bus station, it’s safer to look at my watch than to take out my €500 smartphone. Obviously, the argument does not hold if my watch is a Rolex. If a pick-pocket has stolen my wallet and I no longer have any means of payment, it can become a bargaining chip to at least return to my home, to the embassy,…

  • TDM

    [Testimony] Giving Blood after a Trip Abroad

    When I was sedentary, I used to give blood regularly. The Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) used to visit my company once a year, I didn’t even have to think about it. It isn’t a very pleasant moment to spend but it is very important. Every year in France, one million people are treated thanks to blood donation. This simple gesture saves lives. Since I have been traveling non-stop for the past four years, I have unfortunately been giving much less regularly since, depending on the countries we have visited, we sometimes have to wait several months before being able to be a donor again. Because of the covid, the…

  • Around the world,  During the World Tour,  Preparations,  TDM,  Tips

    How to Save Photos during a Trip or a Round the World Tour?

    If you are going on a long trip of several months, you surely have a high-performance camera on you that will take high definition photos. You will probably also use this camera or your phone to take videos. Maybe you even bring a drone to take spectacular videos. Anyway, you will create a database of thousands of files that will represent your most beautiful memories. This base will weigh very heavy, tens, even hundreds of gigabytes. We’ll have to think about how to save all this and avoid everyone’s haunting: losing all our precious memories along the way. What volumes are we talking about? During our first world tour, we…

  • TDM

    Opinions on Inspirato Pass: The unlimited luxury travel

    I had to be categorized by Facebook as a regular traveler because I was targeted some time ago by an ad from the agency Inspirato that caught my attention. The principle: for a monthly subscription, you can book luxury accommodations, cruises or activities on an unlimited basis, without any additional fees. When I saw that, I had a wow effect but let’s see it in more detail. The Inspirato Pass offer Inspirato is an American company that exists since 2010 and markets theInspirato Pass The Inspirato Pass allows you to book luxury accommodation in 218 destinations around the world. Experiences like a safari in Kenya. Or even a week’s cruise…

  • Digital nomad,  TDM,  Tips

    How to read the French Press from abroad?

    Since I’ve been traveling, I try to follow the news as little as possible. It’s a waste of time (today’s information will be out of date tomorrow), it’s often anxiety-provoking, and in any case, important information will get to you at some point. Anecdote on this subject: on July 15, 2016 in the morning, I am on a small square in the depths of Nepal. A man approaches me (he will offer me his services as a guide) and learning that I am French, asks me sorry if I am aware of the attacks in Nice that took place the evening before. The information had already arrived there! I do…