Before the World Tour
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How to rent a bank safe deposit box?
Going around the world and becoming a digital nomad also means adopting minimalism. Before we left, we separated 90% of what we owned and gave the few remaining boxes to the family. However, there were still some very important assets and documents that we couldn’t afford to lose or destroy, even though we trust our family, it is too important to take any risks. So we deposited them in a safety deposit box at the bank. Renting a bank safe deposit box? It’s like a spy movie, like Jason Bourne who goes to retrieve fake passports, cash and a weapon in a Swiss bank safe. It is however a classic…
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DIY Mini-kit EDC: “Survival” kit for travelers in urban areas
An urban “survival” mini-kit (or EDC = Every Day Carry, a very American concept) that fits in a pants pocket, this is the challenge I set myself when I saw the list of things you should “always carry”. The list is long and scary, so you have to be clever to fit everything in a small metal box Uh, why an EDC mini-kit when you already have a pharmacy kit? The first aid kit, it is complete but heavy. I won’t be able to take it with me all the time, except during the treks. Most of the time, it will stay at the hotel. I don’t want to walk…
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Find Plane Planes with Ita Software by Google
Are you familiar with Ita Software by Google? It is a tool that allows undecided people like us to enter several departure and destination cities; and find the cheapest flight for a given period of time.Example: I’m looking to go to America from Europe, I put all “nearby” CDG and “nearby” New York airports. For “nearby” you can select the airports yourself or add all those that are within 25/50/75/100… miles. Result: the cheapest flight is Oslo – New York, €300 on August 3, 2017. It’s really interesting, by doing several simulations, we found for example that it was cheaper to do Sydney – Honolulu (stopover 7 days) – Los…
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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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Travel Nation: Review on buying round-the-world tickets with an agency
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]This post isn’t sponsored Travel Nation is the English agency we went through to buy our round-the-world tickets. It was recommended to us by Caroline from the blog Voirlemonde, who told us how reactive this agency was, even during the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, to quickly find a solution and postpone the flights Aside from the very competitive price, I wanted to highlight Travel Nation’s exceptional service, especially that of our consultant Solly A dream route for an optimized cost I contacted Travel Nation to get a quote for a round-the-world ticket, with a more or less disjointed travel plan Note: For those who don’t know how a…
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Contents of our first aid kit/pharmacy for the world tour
Around the world, we are sick less often, but when we are sick, it lasts longer (one week minimum) and our favorite doctor isn’t available. Also, cuts/injuries happen more often than usual. Each time, we are reassured to have a complete first aid kit that is light enough not to overwhelm us This is just a first aid kit. That is, the goal isn’t to heal yourself every time, but to stay alive until you find a pharmacy/doctor/hospital. When we travel to the lost corners, we inquire beforehand and buy suitable medicines (e.g. medicines for mountain sickness on the approach to Bolivia) Caution: We aren’t doctors, nurses or pharmacists. The…
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How to keep your cat during the trip around the world?
Those who know me know that I am completely gaga about my cat Rosalie, whom I had to leave in France reluctantly during the world tour The question “who to leave Rosalie to” occupied my mind for several months Who to turn to? Naturally, we look back to the people who looked after Rosalie during my summer vacations: my sister, my girlfriends, the cat-sitters. However, keeping a cat for 11 months requires, in addition an excellent knowledge of cats (and diseases): Rosalie being cardiac the same vision as I have on Rosalie’s education and protection (e.g. food, window protection etc.) an environment equivalent to the one Rosalie had before (i.e.…
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Budget Round the World Tour (1/3): How to save money?
How much money is needed for a world tour? How do I set money aside for a trip? I tell you everything in this first part of a series of 3 articles Part 1: Before the round-the-world tour How to put the money aside? Already, we are lucky enough to have jobs with responsibility and the Parisian salaries that go with it. During our 10-year career, we put our money aside to buy an apartment in Paris. Finally, we preferred to give up this project to travel, but we will talk about the dream of an apartment a little later. One year before the round-the-world trip, we put even more…
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How to Sell/give/drop everything to go traveling
Before the round-the-world tour, we chose to keep our business to a minimum, since our dream, after the round-the-world tour, is to settle down somewhere in the world. With this in mind, storing our IKEA tea cups in a 100€/month room seemed inadequate to us. The chosen solution: sell/give a maximum, store a minimum with our relatives.
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How to resell your books, CDs, DVDs
Before the round-the-world tour, we had to empty our apartment and resell almost all our belongings. For books, CDs, DVDs, we have tried different methods. We will list them here and recommend a plan of action if, like us, you want to empty everything at a reasonable price. For info, we were able to sell all our books & DVDs (even though we don’t have a crazy library), for 350€. Gibert stores Method : Either you go directly to the store: You show up at Gibert’s with your stock of books/CD/DVDs. In this case, you can be paid on the spot. Attention you must come with your identity card. Or…
