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The Drive In experience, the outdoor cinema in the United States – Road trip in Florida #4
When we spent a day at Hollywood Studios in Orlando, we passed a restaurant that replicates the American Drive In experience: the famous open-air movie theaters where you can watch a screening while sitting in your own car The wait was too long for us to eat in this restaurant but it gave us the idea to try to live this typically American experience in a much more authentic way by going to a real drive-in The drive-in is a true symbol of the American way of life and in particular of their adoration for cars. These open-air cinemas had their heyday in the 1960s. They are gradually disappearing: there…
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Around the World for 4 years: Our Ultimate Travel Guide 2021
Are you planning to go on a world tour? What a wonderful project! We made a first world tour (without working) between June 2016 and April 2017,having caught the travel bug, we are now digital nomadsand are making a second world tour, at a much slower pace, while working from May 2017. We document our adventure day by day through this blog. We would be happy to help you with your preparations! Here is a summary of the articles we have written that can help you. If there are any outstanding questions, please feel free to use the comments! Budget and itinerary for a world tour Around the world, where…
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Becoming Digital Nomad: The Ultimate 2020 Travel Guide
After our world tour, we decided to continue traveling while working. We became digital nomads in May 2017. Digital nomadism is still a very marginal way of life but it intrigues and sometimes makes you dream. Here’s what we can say about it to demystify it a little and help you if you want to get started. Note: this article contains links to the other articles of our blog, to make it easier for you to navigate & read. Our activity If during 11 months of world tour, we were on vacation and living off our savings, this is no longer the case! Back to reality. Like everyone else, we…
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How to detect a hidden surveillance camera in an Airbnb home?
Living nomadically, we change our accommodation very regularly and live year-round in Airbnb apartments (at least ten per year) One of our psychoses is to come across an ill-intentioned landlord who has hidden cameras inside the house to keep an eye on us. The risk is very low but not zero, some travelers had this bad surprise. So I got into the habit of doing a little test when you arrive in a new home. This test is very far from guaranteeing the absence of cameras at 100% but it only takes a few seconds The principle: scan the wifi network to identify the devices connected to it. Here is…
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Test & Review of Rebtel: call in France from abroad at local rate (+ promo code)
If you want to test Rebtel, you can use this referral link as a promo code. In addition to the free trial week, you’ll get a €5 discount on your first payment: https: //rebtel.app.link/wKXXCzB7tZ As part of our work, we regularly have to call France from abroad, whether on landline or cell phone numbers. Depending on the country we are in, we have two options: Use our Free Mobile phone subscription: ideal for countries included in the Free offer. Use OVH VOIP: in this case, the call is made via the Internet and therefore requires a correctupload connection. When we were in Morocco or Turkey, our Wifi connection was a…
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Test & Reviews of the Cabify application (+ promo code)
If you want to get a free ride on Cabify, you can use the coupon code jeanbenoij1 In Colombia, the Uber application is prohibited. This does not prevent many people from using it, but while doing so, one might as well try to be within the law. So I installed the Cabify application (ex Tapsy). Cabify was created in Spain and is available in 38 cities in Spain, Portugal and many Latin American countries (Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, …). It resembles in every way the standards of VTC applications: the application geolocates us, we indicate our destination address and we call a driver. Cabify allows you to use 3…
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Getting gas in the U.S.: How much does it cost? Prepayment at gas stations…
Making a road trip of several weeks is often a big gas budget. We took very expensive during our trip in Iceland and New Zealand but in the United States, the bill is much less painful. What types of fuel? In the United States, you have 4 types of fuel: Diesel, 87 (or regular), 89 and 93. Be sure to ask your car rental company for the fuel level of the vehicle as it isn’t indicated on the fuel tank door. In our case we had 87 which seems to be the equivalent of Lead Free 95 in France. That’s good, it’s the cheapest fuel! In the United States, we…
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Withdrawing money from ATMs abroad: the different fees and the trap to avoid
As long as you travel in the euro zone, no worries, you won’t have to pay any fees when you withdraw money from ATMs (except with Euronet ATMs which charge 2€/withdrawal), it’s part of the advantages of the single currency. As soon as you visit a country with another currency, it gets a little bit complicated. Here is a short summary of the different fees you may incur and how to avoid them. Fees charged by your French bank If you use a traditional bank card, you risk making it richer each time you make withdrawals outside the euro zone. As an example, Société Générale charges €3 per withdrawal +…
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Toll system in Florida (tolls, Sunpass, …) How does it work?
In Florida, there are many paying roads. The problem for tourists like us (misinformed) is that there are four payment systems in parallel: The Toll by plate: automatic system where your license plate is flashed and the toll amount is charged to you. The Sunpass, an automatic system via a physical transponder present in the car that has been credited beforehand. Teller machines with an employee where you can pay (in cash only, the employee gives change). Exact Coins Only ATMs, where you have to pay in coins and top up the change. Where it gets complicated is that while the first two systems are systematically present (Toll by plate…
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in Colombia: How much does it cost? Where to buy it? What speed? Speedtest
After more than 6 months using our SIM card Free Mobile, it’s over, we arrive in Colombia which isn’t covered by our subscription . So we resume our good habits of buying local SIM cards. In Colombia, as in most South American countries, you can buy a SIM card that you will then have to credit (credit can be bought in almost any small grocery store by giving your phone number). With this credit, you will be able to buy “packs” with a more or less long duration (from 1 to 30 days), more or less Internet, more or less SMS, more or less calls, .. Often, social networks (WhatsApp,…
