Around the world
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Review: Couchsurfing during the round the world tour
You have probably heard of couchsurfing. Strangers will host you in their homes, free of charge. You will sleep on the ground, in their garden, most of the time on their couch, or, more rarely, in a guest room. It’s a kind of “I’ll sleep at your place” and it’s more organized because it’s often planned in advance You too can host travelers in your home. The goal is to have a cultural exchange, and live like locals I decided to rely on this network for my world tour. First as a host in Paris. I was able to meet travelers coming from the destinations I will be visiting…
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Reviews: Gregory Baltoro 65 Round the World Backpack
JB already had another bag bought at Decathlon for his hikes, but he was suffering when the weight was around 19kg, while the bag offers a large volume of 70L + 10L. Even if we don’t want to have to carry 19kg of luggage, the discomfort encountered simply shows that it’s time to change the bag. So, it is with the following objectives that we went to get a new bag for this world tour Comfort & Lightness Enough room for JB’s shoes Bonus: Small integrated bag to put a computer in without being crushed by other things Gregory Baltoro 65 We opted for the Gregory Baltoro 65, size L.…
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DIY: circular scarf with secret pocket for Passeport, money etc.
This type of scarf is particularly suitable for travelers who wish to hide their passport. Because pickpockets will try to steal bags, wallets, smartphones etc. Nobody (yet) thinks of stealing scarves.You need :– Opaque fabric (I used cotton, but you can use sweat/ fleece for more warmth)- A zipper (or invisible zipper if you know how to mount this type of closure) Cut a rectangle of 60cmx100cm (for the scarf) + a rectangle of 30cmx50cm (for the pocket) Add the zippered pocket. Technique explained here :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1pQ19a8pMM I chose to attach the pocket to the scarf via 2 zigzag points at the bottom of the pocket. Close the circular scarf and…
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17 days in Thailand: Our itinerary, Country Travel Guide & Budget
Thailand has been added to the list for a simple reason of cost: the plane ticket between Kathmandu and Mandalay is too expensive. Going through Bangkok reduces this cost by -50%. That’s how we found ourselves for two weeks in Thailand, a country we have never visited before but from which we heard so much good that we had to check it out for ourselves. We went there in August 2016, in the middle of the monsoon. Here is our itinerary for 17 days Bangkok (2 nights) : Late arrival in the evening. We could only visit Wat Po. The rest of the time was spent shopping, eating and eating…
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Cancel your services in 3 clicks: Test and review of resilier.fr
Preparing a world tour means planning the itinerary, reading travel guides, buying equipment, dreaming about the images of our future destinations, … But it’s also a lot of things a bit more annoying: refurbishing the apartment before giving it back, selling and giving away 10 years of accumulated objects, … One of those annoying tricks: the cancellation of all the services that we are happy to take out of our bank account every month. In our case, I have for the moment listed : SFR box subscription Autolib Subscription Keep Cool Sports Club Membership Pathé Cinema Subscription For each of these services, you’ll have to find the cancellation conditions, write…
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Test and review of the Traveller’s Mail Service
How can you continue to receive your postal mail while you are traveling between South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina? I have tested the ” Courrier du Voyageur ” service for you. Even if nowadays, postal mail is becoming increasingly rare, there are still a few diehards. And often, these diehards are important and/or boring: bank, insurance, administration, … (for example, I am fighting for the restitution of my housing deposit by registered letters). Since the beginning of our world tour, we change our address every 48 hours, so it is essential to keep a fixed correspondence address. I had considered asking my family to receive my mail and scan…
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How to dress in India: A guide for women
In India, if you can reveal your belly, your back, you must avoid revealing your shoulders, your knees, and forget the too tight or transparent clothes. Indians look at foreigners staring at them without blinking. Especially if they are blonde. It is better to dress in a discreet way and if possible to take the carriage intended for the women in the subway. Finding clothes adapted to the Indian heat while covering oneself as much as possible is quite difficult in Europe where as soon as the sun is shining, they sell us tank tops and mini-shorts. As a result, foreign tourists often arrive here with : long skirts up…
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Le Bon Coin: 6 Tips for Sellers
As you know, we had to empty our apartment by selling most of our properties. Our biggest fear is to be forced to throw our belongings on the sidewalk the day we leave, because we can’t find new buyers. So, we took ourselves in advance to sell everything in our apartment on Le Bon Coin at the best price. Years of accumulation of various objects (useful or useless) have been passed in only 2 and a half months. This allowed us to finance part of our trip, to please the buyers who made good deals and above all NOT to pay a storage space of 100€/m3 during our world tour.…
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How We Plan Visits for our World Tour
When our friends find out about the final itinerary and our purchase of the round-the-world ticket, they think that we have planned everything in advance. What nay! We only planned for the 1st month and the popular destinations or with very few hotels (Easter Island, Tahiti), the rest is in free style mode. We try to live from day to day
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Where to buy Korean and Japanese cosmetics in Bangkok
If you are a fan of layering like me (Asian skin care technique) and you have the opportunity to come to Bangkok, don’t miss this opportunity to stock up on Korean and Japanese products
