Around the world
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Does the N26 card allow access to the Mastercard Airport Lounges?
Recently, on a Facebook group of travelers, a person presented what seemed to be an excellent plan: with an N26 black card, one could access free of charge the Mastercard lounge areas at the airport. Mastercard has more than 1000 airport lounges around the world where you can wait comfortably for your flight while enjoying a buffet and a good glass of wine. It sounded too good to be true (access to airport lounges are usually charged around 40 euros per person vs. 10 to 17 € per month for the N26 card for unlimited access, …). Information taken, it isn’t possible. Either the person in question was lucky, or…
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Practical Travel Guide 2020: Transportation in Nicaragua (Chicken bus, Microbus, Shuttles, …)
Nicaragua is a country where the majority of its inhabitants travel by local transport. They are very cheap and allow you to reach the whole country without difficulty. There are also private transportation such as cabs, private shuttles or international bus companies. The latter are more expensive but can save you a lot of time. Let’s go for a little practical guide! Local transportation tips and tricks In the majority of the buses, you will find a driver and a “cobrador”. It is the latter who is on the side of the road, shouting out the cities where the bus stops, telling the driver when to stop and asking you…
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Being Digital Nomad in Nicaragua (Managua, Granada, Leon): Reviews & Speedtests
If you have followed us on the blog, you can see that this year we have chosen the two “dangerous” (in the collective imagination) of Central America to spend the fall: Nicaragua and El Salvador. These two countries are often avoided by tourists crisscrossing Central America (who visit Guatemala and then hop, hop, hop, go directly to Costa Rica). I admit (and I wish to be honest with you), the idea of going there scared me too. I already imagined blocked roads, stray bullets, civil war. Without the very reassuring advice and feedback from Lauriane, an expat who has been living in Central America for 2 years, I wouldn’t even…
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Getting to and from Nicaragua by Land
The Nicaragua borders Costa Rica to the south and Honduras to the north. It is possible to enter and leave Nicaragua from both countries. There are 2 border posts in the south: – Penas Blancas– San Carlos / Los Chiles And 3 border posts in the north:– Guasaule (Somotillo)- El Espino-Las Manos Arriving in Nicaragua, customs formalities You will first have to go to the customs post of exit from Honduras or Costa Rica. In Costa Rica, you will have to pay a land exit tax of US$10, which you can pay at the bus terminals in San José or directly at the border. Afterwards, you will be able to…
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Group eVisa for China – an attractive option for Round the World Travelers
In preparation for our future trip to China, we inquired about different options for obtaining a visa for China from the country we are in. The easiest and cheapest option is to apply for a group evisa. The group evisa for China must berequested through a travel agency This type of visa has been around for ages No need to give fingerprints. Fingerprints will be taken when you arrive at the scene The evisa will not be issued by the country from which you are applying, it is issued directly from China, by the Chinese authorities: National Immigration Administration (Exit and Entry Administration) of the People’s Republic of China So…
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Is the American Express Platinum Business Card cost-effective? My Review + Referral Code
If you would like to obtain an American Express Platinum Business Card, follow this referral link and receive 30,000 free Membership points. Based on the 0.5% payout rate, this represents a premium of €150 I’ve already told you about the American Express Air France card that allows you to collect miles with every expense and have insurance included when you rent a car I recently additionally subscribed to an American Express Platinum Card for professional use with one main objective: free access to airport lounges I propose to explain the advantages of this card and to calculate if it is profitable or not. American Express Platinum Business Card or Air…
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in Burma: How much does it cost? Where to buy it? What speed? Speedtest (2020)
During our world tour in 2016, we fell in love with Burma. At that time we were not writing articles about SIM cards or taking speed readings but we noticed that it would be complicated to come to Burma as a digital nomad because of the slow internet speed. Thanks to my former colleague Maxime, who also became a globe trotter, we have fresh information and the situation has changed. So we’ll probably go back to Burma in 2020 🙂 How much does a SIM card cost in Burma? It is possible to buy a SIM card directly at the airport and the prices are particularly interesting. There are several…
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What about Security in Nicaragua in 2020? Dangerous country for tourists ?
Before setting foot in Central America, we asked ourselves this question and asked questions to the French expats living there. In Nicaragua, we were able to contact Lauriane, who is currently there, and who told us that the country was totally safe for tourists (safer even than Costa Rica). The demonstrations and roadblocks observed in 2018 no longer exist. Even on the site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the whole country is in yellow, no zone is in orange or red, which is a very good sign. This is just the time to take advantage of it and have all the tourist sites for you alone. Moreover, Nicaragua is…
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Interview with Lauriane Marecal: What to See, What to Do in Nicaragua? Addresses, Tips & Tricks
Editor’s note: following research for our next trip to Central America, we were led to contact Lauriane Marecal, a French traveler in love with Nicaragua. After almost 2 years criss-crossing Central America, Lauriane brings us in this long interview, recent information (2019) about the country, as well as the richness of this beautiful country still off the beaten track. Thanks to Lauriane for giving us her time. We wish her all the best for her project of a home for adults with mental and motor disabilities in Nicaragua. His Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/lauriane.marecal.9Sound Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/havana_nicaragua/ Hello Lauriane, can you introduce yourself? What brought you to Nicaragua? Hello to all readers.…
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List of Countries We’ve been to
“How many countries have you been to?” is a question that often comes up when we talk about traveling. Already, I hate this expression of “making” a country, it doesn’t mean anything. And above all, travel isn’t a contest of countries to be checked off. Does someone who is going to stay 6 months in a country to soak it up has less merits than someone who is going to cross 10 countries in a gust of wind over the same period of time? Not at all, I even tend to think the opposite. One lends itself nevertheless to the game of the list by noting all the countries where…
