Tips
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Digital Nomad: how to evaluate the quality of a city’s Internet connection before going there?
Digital nomadism is a way of life that offers the incredible luxury of having no geographical constraints. You can work from anywhere. Anywhere? Really? Not quite! It obviously depends on the activity you are doing, but in most cases, you will still need an internet connection with an acceptable speed and it isn’t that obvious. If in France, we are lucky enough to generally have fast Internet connections (in large cities at least), it is far from being systematic everywhere in the world. And the problem is that it’s very difficult to have really reliable information before going there and testing it by yourself. How much internet do we need?…
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10 things to know before your visit to Machu Picchu [update 2020]
Guide updated in May 2020 1. Mountain sickness I think that 100% of the visitors of Machu Picchu must pass first by Cusco before going to Machu Picchu. Cusco is at 3 400m of altitude, so if you come from Lima (or any place < 2500m of altitude), you risk to have the mountain sickness ( soroche). Allow 1-2 days of acclimatization in Cusco. Even if Machu Picchu is only at 2500m, the route Cusco – Machu Picchu will pass by places higher than 3800m, which is starting to do a lot 🙂 To remedy this, chew coca leaves (all hotels and hostals in Cusco will provide you with free…
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[Rates 2020] How to go to Machu Picchu without having to trek, walk, get tired
Article & Rates updated in May 2020 To join Machu Picchu from Cusco is really the course of the fighter. There is no direct way where one can simply go up in a bus, make a small nap then to wake up just in front of the entrance of the ruins while saying “Oh! we already arrived!”. Moreover, many agencies, intermediaries, various options which are offered to us in Cusco do not arrange the things. Too much information kills information! Before coming here, I believed that only the Inca Trail of 4 days led to Machu Picchu. And then, I was told about a 2h walk along the rails then…
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My opinion about Canva: Photo Editing for Blog & Social Networks
This article is NOT sponsored Today, I’m going to present you a free photo editing tool that I’ve been using for months. I’m very happy with it and think that everyone, especially bloggers/influencer, should know more about it because it’s so handy. As I am not artistically gifted in visuals, it is very hard for me to do photo montages properly. Even if you give me a free Photoshop license, I wouldn’t know what to do with it and I’m going to produce something ugly. But some articles require photo montages, or at least propose a more or less visual forward image. So I used PowerPoint (don’t laugh, it’s true),…
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How to get to Abu Simbel from Aswan? Practical guide Egypt
By bus There are 2 buses leaving Aswan for Abu Simbel: around 4am and around 7am. Contact your hotel directly. I have been given a rate around 250-300 pounds per person for the round trip . The 4h bus is taken by tourists. The 7h bus is taken by the locals (there are some who smoke inside) and our guide does not recommend it. The return is a few hours later, in the same day (in this case at 9 am for the bus which leaves at 4 am). It is possible, for those who want to sleep in Abu Simbel, to book a bus for the outward journey (around…
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Travelling with a hypersensitive or as a hypersensitive: tips & advice
Having traveled with many hypersensitive people and being hypersensitive myself, I know how quickly travel can become a nightmare. From the preparation of the trip to the after-trip. But don’t worry, being hypersensitive doesn’t mean you have to stay home. Travel and hypersensitivity are completely compatible Here are some tips I can give you if you plan to travel soon with a hypersensitive person, or if you are hypersensitive yourself. How do I know if I am hypersensitive? There is a test set up by Elaine Aaron, author of the book Hypersensitive: Better understanding to better accept oneself (Amazon link).You can download the pdf of the test here. If you…
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[Coronavirus] Tips for Travellers around the world
Here is a post written by Bérengère M., who is a ground agent. Thank you for this kind and objective text Greetings to you travelers. As a stopover agent, I wanted to leave you a message to tell you a little bit about the returns we have from airlines/countries. To begin, please understand that the situation is REALLY very complicated. Updates are permanent for all countries in the world. A passport of any origin (but especially Chinese or European) can be refused overnight in any country. Even TRANSIT through an airport can be impossible ! Borders / airports are closing more and more. Most Visa applications are now impossible depending…
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News: Vietnam and Coronavirus: Drastic measures & Quarantine
Updated : 16/03/2020 To give a bit of info about Vietnam, since I am Vietnamese and read the articles in Vietnamese. On the French forums, I am told about “drastic measures” in Vietnam at the moment – without knowing the reason. So I’m going to bring you more information because you won’t necessarily find it in French. On March 2, 2020, while the country was no longer registering new cases, a Vietnamese woman carrying the virus returned to Vietnam (case n°17) – after having travelled through Italy, France and England(source en fr). After trying to hide her itinerary and trying to hide at home, she had to be hospitalized on…
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[Travel Guide] Monarch Butterflies in Sierra Chincua: Bus from Mexico City (CDMX, Mexico)
From CDMX (Ciudad de Mexico City), it is quite possible to get to the Monarch Butterfly Reserves by bus. Between December and March, millions of migrating monarch butterflies find refuge in Mexico. If you are there during this period, do not hesitate to make the trip. Organized tours can be very expensive (for almost the same program as us, an agency gave us a quote at 2600MXN/person including transportation & entrance fees, one night in a hotel – without food). With our independent program, you can get there for 1750MXN/person ALL INCLUDED (2 days, 1 night, departing from Mexico City). The reserves of monarch butterflies are numerous in the state…
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Oaxaca (Mexico): What to do? What to visit in 4 or 6 days?
After the Yucatan Peninsula, we wanted to rest for a while in the Oaxaca region, before continuing to CDMX (Mexico City). The colonial Oaxaca city of Juárez was chosen as a base because not only is it pretty, but also we will have a decent Internet connection. As we are digital nomads, we stayed there for 1 month, but the program below can be done in 7 days, taking plenty of your time. There isn’t much information about Oaxaca de Juárez, so this article will serve as both a travel journal and a practical guide, so that you can enjoy Oaxaca as much as we do: How to get to…
