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An umbrella at 70g, yes it’s possible! WPC super air light
non-sponsoreditemEven if we move less than during the first round-the-world trip, we keep the reflexes of great travelers: to buy little, but of quality, to buy what makes us happy (Marie Kondo method) and especially to weigh everything we buy :DWhile window-shopping in Japan, I discovered an ultra-light umbrella made in Japan. It weighs only 70g ! the weight of 5 empty cans of Coke. It is marked on it “super air light: amazingly light weighted umbrella with enhanced portability will relieve your stress”.I don’t know if an ultra-light umbrella can also relieve my stress (interesting concept), but I really like its featherweight and since then, it’s always in my…
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Where to go shopping for cheap in Seoul (South Korea)? Underground shopping in Seoul
Seoul, along with Tokyo, are among the top destinations in Asia for shopping and/or fashionista fans. Today, I take you on a tour of the best places for shopping, for cheap. Attention: here I speak mainly about the purchase of clothes. For cosmetics, you have a dedicated article. Be aware that there are plenty of underground areas where you can go shopping in Seoul – usually in the subways. The clothes sold there do not necessarily have a brand or label. Prices start at 5,000won. In summer, the average price (June 2018) is 10,000won. The most expensive items are 30,000won maximum. Clothes are very nice, good quality but they look…
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2.5 days in Beijing / Beijing (China): Travel Diary + Travel Guide
After South Korea, we are supposed to spend the summer in Australia, but JB’s brother is getting married in September in France… so we decided to rework our itinerary and come back to Paris, then stay in Europe for a few months. Before returning to European soil, JB had the good idea to draw us a slightly exotic itinerary: Jeju => Beijing (2.5 days) => Astana (stopover) => Paris. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary How to get there Jeju is an increasingly popular destination in Asia and there are many direct flights from major Asian cities to/from this small Korean island. The Jeju…
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Jeju Island (South Korea): 3rd Day of Visit
Today is the last day we have the car. But I have too much headache and stay in bed. I still have the presence of mind to ask JB several times if he cancelled our car reservation. And then, around noon, when I regain all my human capacities, I ask the question again and JB answers me that he didn’t manage to cancel the reservation This is a sign! I have to do everything I can to visit the places we couldn’t visit the last two days We booked the car at 9am, but when we arrived at 1:30pm, nobody yelled at us, on the contrary, our car is still…
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Jeju Island (South Korea): 2nd Day of Visit
Today, we continue our visit with a rental car (see our article on car rental here) Gwangchigi Beach Our first destination is Gwangchigi Beach, the beach isn’t swimmable, but from this beach you can see Seongsan Ilchulbong in the distance Well, it’s not as nice as if we had a drone 😀 Seongsan Ilchulbong is a volcanic cone formed by eruptions on a shallow seabed about 5,000 years ago, and the shape of the volcano can be clearly seen from above Seongsan Ilchulbong A few minutes by car later, we arrive at Seongsan Ilchulbong, a Unesco classified site Apparently the sunrise here is very nice. I’m not sure about the…
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Digital Nomad: Indispensable Computer Tools & Accessories
Since we are digital nomads, we have had to add a few more gadgets to our luggage to create a better working environment, even when we are nomads. Despite all this equipment (and cosmetics for Anh), we live with only 41.6kg for two (16kg for Anh and 25.6kg for JB) – an optimizable weight but for our comfort (meaning the number of washes to do per week) we have since bought more clothes than we need 😀 Here is the list of tools / equipment that we consider indispensable as digital nomads. A smartphone (150g) It’s the minimum 😀 Often, I make calls via the Skype app on the phone,…
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Our opinion on the Max card of the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa: a disaster!
Travelling around the world for the last 2 years, we have been using the international option of the Société Générale to avoid paying foreign exchange fees abroad. Very happy with this option, the annual fee is however a little high compared to the competing services that have developed in the meantime, so we have just created an account on the bank N26 which everyone tells us is very good. Wishing now to have both a card with an international option (from 2 different banks), it was when I was about to sign up to Revolut that I heard about the Max card from Crédit Mutuel on Twitter. Max used to…
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Jeju Island (South Korea): 1st day of visit
After a month and a half in Seoul, here we are in Jeju for a week! Over a week, there are a lot of days where we work, so you will see on the blog only 3 travel diaries, corresponding to the 3 days where we actually visit 😀 Let’s get started Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Jeju, késako, and why do we have to go there? South Korea is very strong in marketing and Jeju is one of the well-publicized destinations abroad. It is an island in the very south of the country, home to many (old) volcanoes, marketed as the Hawaii…
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Travel Diary Seoul (South Korea) #8: B2B Market, Palais Royal, Notre-Dame de Paris, Barbecues
In this last travel diary in Seoul, a lot of things happen in the evening because our last days in Seoul are also the days when we have to work during the day 😀 In Seoul, it seems that there are as many types of barbecue as there are restaurants. We went again to the Hongdae district to test the barbecue skewers we spotted last time. The restaurant is very small and well decorated (there are plenty of lanterns), it is well equipped and we have a small machine that turns the skewers for us. When the skewer is well cooked, you have to put it on the grill high…
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Travel Diary Seoul (South Korea) #7: Marinated raw crab, Gilsangsa Temple, Suyeonsanbang, shopping in Myeong-dong
Today, we find M., a French-speaking Korean girlfriend we met thanks to our long time friend J. (we were talking about it here). I appreciate his company more and more, because we discover a lot of things in common Mr.’s husband is Korean, too. Based in Paris, he has been an entrepreneur and tour guide since 2002. He designs personalized trips in France and Europe for small groups of Koreans (up to 8 people). He has a spacious vehicle, he drives and accompanies clients at the same time. If you ever have Korean friends looking for a Korean guide in Europe, passionate about history, gastronomy and French culture, contact him…
