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I tested for you: my opinion on the Fish Pedicure
It’s in Bangkok, Thailand that I first heard about fish pedicure when I saw tourists with their feet in an aquarium feasting on fish. Surprised and amused, we preferred a much more classic massage.The fish pedicure is a 100% natural process that consists of plunging your feet into an aquarium where small fish ( Garra rufa) will devour your dead skin. The result is supposed to be more effective than a manual or cream-based treatment.It’s far from Thailand, in Krakow (Poland) that I came across a store offering fish pedicure. Pique by curiosity, I decided to try it.Our interviewer explains to me that it is brand new and that it…
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I went to the Coldplay concert in Warsaw: my opinion & feedback
On my favorite note-taking software (Evernote), I have a note with a whole list of things I want to do in the long run On thisn’te, soberly called “My dreams”, one can find, for example: Going to the desert (done) Climbing Mont Blanc (tried, but the weather conditions were not good, I will come back) Running a marathon (still needs training) Traveling around the world (it’s done 🙂 ) Parachute jumping (it was my birthday present 3 years ago but still not done) … One of those “dreams” was to attend a Coldplay concert, it was a bit laborious, but it’s done! Last October, Coldplay announced 13 concerts for the…
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Around the world: 15 kg less
A good surprise of the round-the-world tour is my 15 kg loss and the return to my farm weight after… 10 years of overweight! This is all the more satisfying since this was not an objective of the trip and it was done effortlessly At 18, I left the family cocoon for my studies. At the same time, I completely gave up sports and started very bad eating habits For 10 years, I regularly changed my pants size (upwards you will have understood it) and my weight fluctuated between 90 and 100 kg In 2010, for our wedding, I tried a diet that… worked! I lost 10 kg in a…
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12 unbearable things in youth hostels
When you travel around the world for a year, youth hostels are a must if you don’t want to blow your housing budget. It is in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay that we mostly slept in youth hostels. In these three countries, two beds in dormitories cost us more than a comfortable hotel room in most countries in Asia If some youth hostels are perfectly equipped and very pleasant (special mention to those that put a curtain on the beds allowing a little privacy), in others, we feel that it is the race for profitability and that the comfort of the customers comes second Staying in a youth hostel is also…
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The 16 Useful Applications for your world tour (promo codes inside)
As good technophiles, our smartphone is a precious travel companion. Here is a summary of the applications we use. Booking / Agoda Indispensable applications for room reservations, Booking and Agoda offer accommodation absolutely everywhere on the planet. You may not know it but Agoda belongs to the group… Priceline, just like Booking! So you will find almost the same offers on both applications. Booking is more complete and proposes hotels that you won’t find on Agoda (except in Asia where Agoda has a more complete catalog). Agoda has however a double interest: Special “mobile application special” offers allow you to benefit from time to time from a better price. In…
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Watch a game of San Lorenzo and River Plate in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Every day, we come across Argentines tattooed in the colors of their favorite team Every morning at the youth hostel, we have breakfast under the portrait of the living god Diego Maradona (next to Che Guevara) 24 hours a day, several TV channels broadcast Argentinean or Spanish soccer In the province of Buenos Aires, there are no less than 19 professional teams and the Superclásico between River Plate and Boca Juniors is reputed to be the hottest derby on the planet In Argentina, soccer is a religion, impossible to miss As a soccer fan, the desire is great to discover the atmosphere of the Argentinean stadiums. The timing is perfect:…
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How to request a tourist card for Cuba by mail?
This post isn’t sponsored If you are on a world tour like us and you aren’t able to go to a Cuban consulate/embassy that can issue you a tourist card, you should know that it is quite possible to receive them by mail.For this, use the service of Novela, a very serious agency.Just enter : information about your passport dates of stay your flight number Payment is made online, by card, without 3D Secure (no need for SMS validation from the bank).Cards will be sent the same day if the request is made before 5pm (subject to validation of payment).The cards are nominative (to be completed yourself), and valid six…
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Vinicunca (Peru): Discovering Rainbow Mountain
After Machu Picchu, the discovery of the Rainbow Mountain is the excursion the most put forward by the travel agencies in Cusco The “rainbow mountains” or “montagne arc en ciel” or “montañas de colores” are spectacular mountains that seem to be covered with paintings of 7 different colors. This work is 100% natural and has been made over the millennia. The red results from iron oxide, the green from copper sulfate, the yellow from sulfur, .. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary The tour is fairly standardized regardless of the agency chosen and includes The pickup at your hotel at 3am Transport to Vinicunca…
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Visit of the Potosí mine (Bolivia): An atmosphere worthy of Germinal
Potosí is one of the highest cities in the world: 4070 meters above sea level! It was founded in 1545 by the Spanish colonists to exploit the silver mine of the “Cerro Rico” mountain (rich mountain) that dominates the city. The miners were Indian and African slaves. Between 1545 and 1825 (date of Bolivia’s independence), an estimated 8 million miners died in this mountain due to lack of oxygen or because of the landslides. 8 million! Nearly 80 deaths per day for 280 years! Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary This mine filled the coffers of the Spanish crown during this period known as…
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San Pedro de Atacama (Chile): lunar landscapes
This article is online a week late, but better late than never, right? Más vale tarde que nunca! Anh preferring to stay at rest, I organize myself to go on an excursion by myself. In the main street, I am attracted by the sign “we speak French” of the agency “Flamingo Travel Agency”. I check the reviews on Tripadvisor and here we go! Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary The employee actually speaks French very well, I explain to him that I have a 1/2 day to do some tours. I am attracted by the “Astronomico” tour but he explains to me that the…
