Around the world
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Comparing Icebreaker’s Merinos Wool T-shirts to Decathlon’s
One advice that a friend who traveled around the world gave me was to buy little (to wear little) but of quality. Comfort during the round-the-world trip is essential, and you shouldn’t save money on this point, especially since good gear isn’t to be found everywhere in the world. Even if JB already has a Decathlon backpack, he bought a real Gregory Baltoro 65 pro bag, which changes everything! Apart from the backpack, there are other items on which one should not be thrifty: the shoes merino wool t-shirts winter clothes: the lighter, the better, the more expensive it is Today, I will compare several merino wool T-shirts/tops I bought…
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Iguazú Falls (Brazil & Argentina): Practical Travel Guide (Rates 2020)
Note October 2019: thanks to the internet users who just visited the falls (thanks Anne-Laure and Alexandra), I was able to update most of the prices. Please note that the high inflation in Argentina makes the exercise difficult. When I wrote the article for the first time, the rate was 1€ = 16.38$AR. Now, the rate has increased to 1€ = 64$AR (October 2019). Remember to take a lot of dollars or euros to exchange on the spot because the distributors are often empty and take a lot of money or go through Azimo when you are in La Plata (near Buenos Aires). A. Which side to visit? The French…
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Cocora Valley in Colombia: Transportation, Trekking Itinerary
We just spent 3 wonderful days in Salento (including 1 day in the Cocora Valley). You will find on our blog the practical information for a successful trek in the Cocora Valley from Salento. Transport Salento => Cocora Valley Jeeps regularly leave from the main square of Salento. The best seats are next to the driver, so get in the jeep right away, instead of waiting for the other tourists to come and you end up standing in the back for 30 minutes. Right click on the image below to save the image and zoom in. The first table contains the departure times of the Jeeps. If there are too…
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Timetables & Bus Fares (2020) Airport Pereira – Salento. Transport Salento – Cocora Valley / Boquia / Armenia
Pereira and Armenia have the two closest airports to Salento. We decided to land in Pereira because the flights Bogota – Pereira are cheaper than Bogota – Armenia. Fares and schedules are as of September 2019. In this article, I will show you how to go, very easily, from Pereira airport to Salento. To do so, you need : Step 1: go from Pereira airport to the bus terminal (Pereira transport terminal) Step 2: From the bus terminal, take the bus of the company Expreso Alcalá to Salento Step 1: Pereira Airport => Pereira Transport Terminal Schedules: Monday to Friday: from 4:30 am to 10:45 pmSaturday: from 6:00 am to…
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Being Digital Nomad in Medellin (Colombia)
That’s it, after 4 months of emptying our bank account in Canada and the United States, we finally arrived in Colombia, a less hostile land for our wallet. As we arrive very late and we are tired by 2 weeks of road trip in Florida, we decide to spend 2 quiet days in a great hotel in the South of Medellín (pronunciation: MIDDLE JUNE) before taking place in our Airbnb (we call it the “vacations after the vacations”). Finally, we missed the computer too much and we had a lot to tell you. Instead of resting, we are chaining article after article for the blog, vlog after vlog for YouTube…
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[Travel Guide] Transport from Medellín José María Córdova Airport to the City Center: Taxi, Bus, Metro…
How do you get from Medellin airport to the city center (or to the El Poblado neighborhood, where most tourists stay), and vice versa? Here are the main means of transportation, we have tested almost all of them. The airport is about 20 km from the city (about 45 minutes by car because of the uphill). By Taxi As soon as you leave the airport, you will immediately see the cab fares clearly indicated here. The fare for Medellin, whether it is the city center or El Poblado (our neighborhood) is 75000COP. The other fares you see on the sign are the suburban neighborhoods. For this, you can take a…
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Test & Review of Bestonwardticket: a service for \”renting\” an exit ticket
When you travel in the classic way, you usually have a return ticket. When we travel around the world or adopt a nomadic life like ours, it is less obvious and we regularly enter a country without knowing what our next step will be. Some countries, however, require proof of exit in order to allow us to enter their territory. More precisely, they delegate this task to the airlines when checking in at the airport. They can do this with a certain zeal since in case of a problem, the “expulsion” of the traveler will be at their expense. In Hong Kong, the employee had even chased us because she…
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Internet and Telephone while travelling: What solutions during a Round the World Tour?
During a long short trip or when you are a digital nomad, you don’t want to or can’t completely cut yourself off from the means of communication. Internet is very convenient to make a Google Map itinerary, call a VTC, check the restaurant reviews, … The telephone is very convenient for booking an excursion, calling relatives or clients. Here is a small synthesis of the solutions at your disposal. How to have internet? WiFi The most obvious way, WiFi is available all over the world: in hotels, youth hostels, restaurants and cafes and sometimes even in a whole city. This is the most economical solution because it won’t cost you…
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[Test & Reviews] Sony RX100 III, the ideal compact camera for round-the-world touring – Beginners level
It’s been more than a year since I bought the Sony RX100M3 camera (or RX100 III, Amazon link, Fnac link). It’s been halfway around the world, from the Sahara desert to the glaciers of Iceland through the Canadian forest, it’s time for me to give you a return on this camera, whose quality and size I appreciate. My level : beginner amateur photographer First of all, I must point out that I am not a photography enthusiast. I bought my first Canon EOS 1100D reflex (350€ at the time, 200€ now) for a very practical reason: I was a foster family of cats for an association and to help them…
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14 days Road Trip in Florida: Itinerary, Budget, Car Rental & Tips
We just finished our 2 weeks road trip in Florida. They were very intense but full of adrenaline and surprises. We saw alligators, wild dolphins, polydactyl cats, saw a rocket take off, visited a huge miniature circus, got a tan on the most beautiful beaches of Florida, kissed Mickey and swam in hot springs. Here is the itinerary that I propose to you (the program below is an optimized version of what we visited) Part 1: Itinerary Here is the link to the Google Maps map. To use this custom map (with different layers, day by day itineraries) on your smartphone, I have already shown here how to do it…
