Around the world
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Free Mobile: the best phone plan to go abroad?
As you know, we usually buy a prepaid SIM card in every country we visit But as we’re coming back to Europe for a while before leaving for 6 months in North America (where internet is expensive), we’re going to use the services of Free Mobile. Free Mobile: How much does it cost? Free Mobile offers two packages : A package at 2 € / month with 2 hours of call, unlimited SMS and 50 MB of internet. Can be used from Europe and French overseas departments. Given our consumption of internet, we have to hold 1/2 day with this 🙂 A flat rate at 20 € / month. With…
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in Portugal: how much does it cost? Where to buy it? What speed?
Contrary to our habits, we do not buy a SIM card when we arrive in Portugal. As we still have French phone subscriptions, we benefit from free roaming to call and connect to the internet. Cool! We have nevertheless taken some information to help you if you need it. Where to buy a SIM card at Lisbon airport? After picking up your luggage and going through customs, you will find yourself in the airport lobby. Look for the red Vodafone store Vodafone offers prepaid SIM cards for tourists. How much does it cost? In the Vodafone store, for 20 € you get : A SIM card valid for 30 days…
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Travel Bloggers’ Life – Part 2
The year 2019 starts well for our blog. We just passed the 45 000 monthly visits mark !!! (update: 75 000 monthly visits in August 2019) A BIG *thank you* for your loyalty, and thank you to the new readers who are more and more numerous every day. I am used to tell you in detail about our travels but I very rarely talk about the blog. Today I’m going to unveil to you the behind-the-scenes of the blog, if you ever feel like creating your own travel blog, or if the subject simply attracts your curiosity. How do I manage to post regularly? During the first round-the-world trip, writing…
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Road trip: from Essaouira to Agadir: Paradise Valley, Surfing Beaches, the Honey Road & mountains
Since Meknes and Fez are too far from Essaouira, we decide to do a 3 days mini roadtrip near us, to Agadir. As usual, we call the car rental company recommended by our landlord. I will leave you his contact information at the bottom of the article. Part 1: Travel Diary Day 1: Imouzzer Waterfall Let’s go for an extended weekend between Essaouira and Agadir. Today, our car rental company is dropping off a Dacia Duster in front of our house at “9am inch’alla” (i.e. it only arrives at 10am in reality…). We have the same model of car that we will be in Iceland. It is super handy, comfortable,…
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How to make an effective phone meeting while being on the other side of the world?
In our consulting business, we have to communicate with our clients on a daily basis. Of course we use e-mail and instant messaging, but we also have regular telephone meetings with one or more people. Here are a few tips to make it go as smoothly as possible. 1/ Being on time As you’ ve probably already noticed, meetings rarely start on time, even when everyone is working in the same room. There is always a 5 / 10 minute beat by the time everyone arrives and settles in. This is even more true when you have to connect to a Skype, plug in a microphone, … We therefore make…
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Cosmetics to buy in Morocco. Where to buy them in Marrakech & Essaouira
I haven’t bought cosmetics from Japan! But when we arrived in Morocco 2 months ago, my skin screamed for help. My creams from Japan did not moisturize enough. It is much too dry in Morocco. Oh what a pity! We’ ll have to test the local cosmetics 😀 I tested a lot of them so I thought you might be interested. In this article, I will give you my best addresses in Marrakech, and especially in Essaouira, where I spent 2 months. Where to buy cosmetics? Especially not in the souk! Even if Morocco is a producer of argan oil, the quality of the argan oil sold in the souk…
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How to receive a Parcel or Courier anywhere in the world with DHL, FedEx or UPS?
Even if you organize your life in “paperless” mode, sometimes you don’t have a choice and you have to receive a letter or a parcel. Not necessarily obvious when you are digital nomad and you don’t have a permanent address. Concretely, in two and a half years of travel, the need arose 3 times. Each time in order to receive a bank card (twice following the expiration of the card, once following a hack). I have so far experienced DHL (in Vietnam, Turkey, Chile and Mexico) and FedEx (in Canada). Here’s how to proceed. 1/ Find a shipping address You have several options: Send mail to your Airbnb address. It…
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Card N26: how to Request a Refund following a Hacking?
When we were in Turkey, I had the unpleasant surprise of being debited from a payment made in India . My n26 card has been hacked! For an amount of 221,09 € all the same! First good news: with the instant notification system of movements on your card, you can react quickly. The second good news is that the claims process works well and you can get a refund quickly. Here’s how to do it. Step 1: Lock the card At the slightest suspicion, you can lock your card temporarily on the N26 application (in the “card settings” menu). You can do this operation without any hesitation since this lock…
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[Thoughts] #5: Realizing Dreams
People often tell me “I’m too jealous, you can do this and that”. I often tell them “I’m sure you can do this too. The only thing that separates the dream from the reality is the action. And no one can do that for you.” Do you dream of going around the world? But if you don’t even know how much it costs on average to go around the world, how do you know when/if you can do it? Do you dream of changing jobs? But if you don’t even know what job to aim for, how can you train, find job offers or activate your network to get there?…
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How do I get an international driver’s license?
When traveling abroad, it is often tempting to rent a vehicle to be completely free of our travels. In two and a half years of travel, we have rented two or four wheels in many countries: South Africa, Morocco, Turkey, South Korea, New Zealand, Easter Island, Argentina, … Although you will not always be required to have an international driving license, it is a must for any frequent traveler. Good news: no need to go to the town hall or the prefecture, everything is done remotely (by mail). Bad news: the procedure is very slow, taking several months. What is the international driving license for? If you are traveling within…
