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  • America,  Florida,  TDM,  Travel Journal,  USA

    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…

  • America,  Florida,  TDM,  Travel Journal,  USA

    Ginnie Spring, Rainbow Spring (USA) – Road trip in Florida #3

    This article is part of our road trip to Florida. Read previous episodes here and here We plan to spend 3 days in the amusement parks in Orlando but to chain the 3 in one go would have been too tiring. So we choose to start with a Disney park then to leave 2 days in excursion to recover. But to leave where? Note: For once, the Disney parks travel diary will only be in vlog form, I invite you to see the YouTube video here, and the practical guide here. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary While surfing on Pinterest, I came across this…

  • America,  Asia,  Digital nomad,  South Korea,  TDM,  Tips,  USA

    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…

  • America,  Florida,  TDM,  Travel Journal,  USA

    Wild dolphins in Naples, The Ringling, Siesta Key Beach, Dali Museum (USA) – Road trip in Florida #2

    If you didn’t, read the 1st part of the roadtrip here Program Day 4: Departure from our hotel in Homestead. Boat tour to Everglades. Visit of Naples, Sanibel Island and Captiva Island. Night at Fort Myers Day 5: Visit of the Ringling museum. Siesta Key Beach & Lido Key Beach. Night in Sarasota Day 6: Visit the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. Night in Orlando. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary As I told you, this roadtrip is under the sign of the miracle so we will have many surprises on the road. Day 4 After 3 days in the Keys, we came back to…

  • America,  Florida,  TDM,  Travel Journal,  USA

    3 days in the Keys (USA): Snorkeling in Key West, Dream beaches – Road trip in Florida #1

    This article marks the beginning of the series of travel diaries for our road trip to Florida. Stay tuned because a lot of surprises are waiting for you. Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Today is our last day in Miami Beach. Before leaving on a road trip, we gather all our winter clothes and computer equipment in a suitcase and leave it in a locker. This will be safer than leaving them unattended in the trunk of the car during our visits (read more about the lockers available all over the world here). It’s a good choice finally because not only that makes us…

  • America,  Around the world,  During the World Tour,  Florida,  Tips,  USA

    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…

  • America,  Around the world,  During the World Tour,  Florida,  TDM,  Tips,  USA

    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…

  • America,  Florida,  TDM,  Travel Journal,  USA

    Travel Guided tour of Miami (USA) by bus and boat: Travel Diary

    Today, I’ll take you to visit the top attractions in Miami (it’s not the same as Miami Beach we’ve talked about here and there). We paid for a guided tour which includes a bus stop and a 1h30 boat ride. The whole thing lasts 4 hours. For 40$ per person. This travel diary exists both in video version on YouTube and in blog version. The blog version is obviously more detailed, because I haven’t had fun doing the voice-over yet 😀 Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary A bus comes to pick us up and drop us off in front of another big bus. We…

  • Around the world,  Digital nomad,  During the World Tour,  Florida,  TDM,  Tips

    Vertoe Test & Review: A worldwide luggage deposit service (+ promo code)

    If you would like to test Vertoe’s services, use this referral link to receive a 20% discount After a month in Miami, it’s time to leave for a 15-day road trip by car throughout Florida We had a moderate desire to leave all our expensive computer equipment unattended in the car for days on end, so we started looking for a solution to store our luggage in Miami for two weeks That’s how I discovered Vertoe’s luggage deposit services. Vertoe is an online service that offers many storage locations in Miami and around the world (Canada, USA, France, Thailand, Japan, … and many other countries). Many spaces are available in…

  • America,  Florida,  TDM,  Travel Journal,  USA

    Miami Beach (USA) part 2: the most beautiful beach, the stone crab, lobster roll

    I hope you are doing well. We just got back after a 2 weeks road trip in Florida so the articles (and videos for those who follow us on YouTube) will be posted aswe go. We’re trying out the VLOG format on YouTube, just for fun, test the format, see if we like it. Much of what is told in thisn’tebook has been shown on our vlog, I invite you to watch the video here : For those who prefer to read the blog, don’t worry, we keep on blogging, and there are more details on the blog than on video because we have no (character) limit here hihihi So,…