Around the world
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in Egypt: how much does it cost? Where to buy it?
Being taken care of by our tourist agency upon arrival at the airport, we had the good surprise to be offered a SIM card upon arrival containing 3 GB of data. Buying a SIM card at the airport: it’s theft! As we like you, dear readers, we still inquired about how to buy a SIM card at the airport. In our case (Luxor airport), it’s very simple, since a Vodafone stand is present in the area where we pick up our luggage. It’s very simple but expensive, judge for yourself: 3 GB for € 17 + € 5 SIM card: for Egypt, it’s theft! Unless you need the Internet right…
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Days 2 & 3 in Egypt: Karnak Temple and Nile Cruise
If you haven’t read them, read first our first travel notebook in Egypt and the second travel notebook. Today, I will take you to the Karnak Temple in Luxor and discover our boat on the Nile. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary End of Day 2 in Egypt Tonight, we booked a private car to take us to the Karnak temple, wait for us for an hour and then bring us back. We intend to attend the sound and light show there. The sound and light show at Karnak Temple isn’t the best in Egypt but we want to have a preview of the…
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Digital Nomad in Istanbul (Turkey): Where to find an Apartment, Airbnb, Tips & Practical Travel Guide
Since we are digital nomads, Istanbul is the 3rd city where we have a lot of trouble finding a decent apartment (with Seoul and Osaka). The apartments we see on Airbnb are either too crowded, too dark, or too expensive and badly located. So we are going to write you here a small guide for digital nomads like us Istanbul Plan Istanbul is really huge, so I’ll just introduce you to the central part, what interests you the most in Istanbul Many tourists cross a bridge (Galata for the most part) and exclaim: I am in Asia! when it isn’t true. It isn’t because you cross a bridge that it…
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Turkey Travel Guide: 9 days 8 nights backpacking – Istanbul, Ephesus, Pamukkale and Cappadocia
We just spent a month in Istanbul (detailed guide here for digital nomads) with 2 long weekends in Cappadocia, Ephesus and Pamukkale.We are aware that a month is a very long period and most holidaymakers only spend one long weekend in Istanbul, or 10 days in Turkey. Therefore, we have prepared this itinerary for you. The links available in the article refer to the corresponding travel diaries. Have a nice trip! Day 1 : Arrival in Istanbul Airport Taxi => Downtown (about 60TL) Purchase of a transport pass: Istanbulkart at 6TL (+ 24 TL recharge recommended) Visit from Saint Sophia (40TL/person) (2h on site) Visit of the Basilica Tank (20TL/person)…
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[Thoughts] #2: Autobiographies
In the 2000s, the fashion was on the blog. Everybody had a blog. And among those thousands of blogs, I came across the one of a girl who never put a picture of herself. She wanted to confide in this personal space, without judgment, without being recognized.His blog was a kind of session at the shrink’s, open to all. An honest, unfiltered analysis of his life, his frustrations linked to the precariousness of his work but also his lack of confidence and his recent love relationship.I don’t know why I liked his blog so much. Maybe to make sure that even a person that I considered my ideal at that…
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Practical Pamukkale Backpacking Travel Guide: How to get there, What to visit, Addresses, Advice
We recently left Istanbul for Pamukkale in a backpack. If you haven’t read it yet, check out our travel diary For tips, addresses and advice, this guide is for you. Enjoy! PART 1: How to get there You have different options to get there from Istanbul On an organized tour This is the option that I do not recommend because it is so easy to move around on your own. All agencies in downtown Istanbul will offer you organized tours (with transportation) from Istanbul to Pamukkale(including tour, guide, transportation) for one day, round trip by plane from Istanbul Please note that tour operators also offer 2-day trips from Istanbul to…
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How to go from Istanbul to Ephesus: Tour, Backpack by Bus or Plane
To visit the archeological site ofEphesus, you have to go to the town of Selçuk, which is just belowEphesus, 2-3km away You have different options to go there On an organized tour This is the option that I do not recommend because it is so easy to move around on your own. All the agencies in downtown Istanbul will offer you organized tours (with transportation) from Istanbul to Ephesus (with tour, guide, transportation included) for one day Either you opt for night buses (cheaper) Either you opt for the (more expensive) plane: departure from the hotel at 5 am and return to Istanbul at 11 pm Please note that tour…
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[Travel Light] Our Tips for the World Tour
We went around the world with 8kg for me (Anh) and 16kg for JB. On the way, we gave up a lot of things to finish at 7-8kg for me, and 13kg for JB. How to travel light and not have back pain? Here are our tips! The backpack is so important The backpack decides everything. A quality backpack, with a reasonable capacity, here is the main key to travel light. Because psychologically, a half-empty bag = you want to fill it. So, a small bag = little stuff. If I opted for a 26L, JB opted for a 65L. If possible, avoid Decathlon bags, which are inexpensive but not…
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[Thoughts] #1: Living in the Present Moment
I decided to open a new category on the blog, which will gather all the thoughts I have during the trip. It’s very “personal development” oriented. One of my favorite topics. And these articles also answer the question I’m often asked: What do you get out of travelling around the world? Because if JB travels to escape the routine and discover new countries, I travel to discover myself. Background To give you a bit of context, before the world tour, despite an exciting job, a nice apartment, financial comfort and a lovely cat, I was completely stressed and unhappy. My body was letting me know, making me sick summer and…
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Attend a Basketball match in Istanbul (Turkey)
After attending several soccer games, I must discover basketball which is also very popular in Turkey. I have to say that I am much less of a basketball fan than a soccer fan but I appreciate the intensity of the matches and the fact that I regularly have intense suspense until the end of the game. That’s good, the Euroleague (the European Basketball Cup) has recently resumed. It isn’t easy to find information on how to buy tickets. I notice however that the match Fenerbhace – Khimki Moscow is available for sale on the Mobilet website. EDIT October 2019: The Mobilet site no longer seems functional. Tickets must now be…
