Country Guides
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Travel Guide: How to Visit the Angkor Temples by Scooter – Tips & Tricks
Cambodia has taught us that what is written and what is applied can be totally different. Therefore, we have to trust the locals. If the locals rent us a scooter and tell us that everything will be fine; well, everything will be fine (surely). We just spent 2 days in Angkor by scooter. Illustration photo: Jb trying to pass himself off as a Cambodian, without success. A recent law prohibits locals from renting scooters to tourists. The reason behind this ban is that tourists drive very carelessly and aren’t familiar with Cambodian rules of conduct. Having criss-crossed the roads of the Angkor temples for two days by scooter, I confirm…
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Travel Guide: Temples of Angkor & Siem Reap (Cambodia) in 3 days: Itinerary, Tickets, Tuk tuk rates, scooter, transportation
Hello hello! If you are reading this article, it means that you are preparing your visit to the temples of Angkor, or that you intend to go there. I took my courage in both hands to write this guide. As usual, all my guides are super long, but this allows me to tell you everything and reassure the most stressed among you. To make it easier to understand, this guide will be in the form of Questions/Answers. How to go to the temples of Angkor? First of all, you have to go to the town closest to the temples, that is Siem Reap. How to get to Siem Reap? From…
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How to get around in Cuba? Bus Viazul, Transtur, cabs, collective cabs, routes, fares & schedules Viazul
I asked myself a lot of questions before my trip to Cuba. I hope that the information provided below, in the form of Questions/Answers, will help you organize your trip. Following the feedback from my friends who have recently been to Cuba (2020), this information is always up to date. Yes, things are moving slowly in Cuba. In one sentence: don’t worry, transportation in Cuba is very, very easy. Part 1: Regional Transportation There are two bus companies that tourists take: Viazul, a state bus company; and Transtur, whose reservations are made through Cubanacan agencies (or hotels belonging to this group). Both companies are reliable, on time, and the buses…
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in Thailand: how much does it cost? Where to buy it?
Where to buy a prepaid SIM card at the Bangkok airport? After passing through immigration, collecting your luggage and going through customs, look for a store that offers prepaid SIM cards. The most visible store is the one of the operator TrueMove H but there are competing stores not too far away. Where to buy a prepaid SIM card in the city? SIM cards are also available in 7 Eleven, Tesco Lotus, Fresh Mart and FamillyMart stores. There are 7 Eleven stores everywhere and they are open 24 hours a day. EDIT: With a friend who arrived late in Bangkok, we made several 7 Eleven to try to buy a…
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Seville and Andalusia (Spain) Travel Guide: What to See & My Best Addresses
After a month and a half in Seville, we are starting to get to know this beautiful city well What to visit in Seville? Here are the places of interest that we visited in order of priority (+ the links to the corresponding travel diaries) The Alcázar of Seville Cathedral of Our Lady of the See of Seville Plaza de Espana Palacio de las Duenas (the only furnished palace we visited) Promenade d’Hercule (lots of local restaurants in the area) Palacio de las Pilas Museo Taurino de la Real Maestranza de Caballerie What to visit around Seville? (cities are listed in order of priority) Granada: the Alhambra, to be booked…
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Travel Guide to Poland: Budget, itineraries, practical advice
We stayed one month in Poland working 3 days/week. We underestimated this country which hides a lot of treasures. If it was possible, we would have liked to stay 1.5 months or even 2 months here to be able to visit Wroclaw and Gdansk in addition We have written here a small guide for your trip to Poland, whether it is for a few days, or a month like us Itinerary Warsaw : 3 days will be enough for you Krakow: 5 days will be enough for you The center of Krakow (the basilica, the underground): 1 day Wawel Castle & Jewish quarter: 1 day Auschwitz, Birkenau: 1 day (1h40…
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How to visit Christ the Redeemer in Rio: Transportation, tickets, budget, advice
I find the Lonely Planet (Kindle version) from Brazil particularly sloppy. The proof: I have to find out for myself how to go and see Christ the Redeemer all by myself. The information found on the Internet isn’t very clear either. So I give you here the simplest version, with the least amount of waiting to visit one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Note: Uber is really cheap in Rio so forget about shuttles, towers etc. I did the calculation for you, it’s the simplest and cheapest way (when you travel with 2 or more people). City Center -> Christ the Redeemer Take an Uber (X or…
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1 week in Argentina (Iguazú & Buenos Aires): Itinerary, assessment, budget, guide, advice (2/2)
To read the first part of the guide about Patagonia, click here Ahhh Argentina! This country so vast and whose must-see are so far away from each other that we had to visit it in 3 times. After 15 days in Patagonia, we visited Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, before spending a few days in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil, and crossing the land border to Puerto Iguazú in Argentina Itinerary Puerto Iguazú (3 days): after visiting the Brazilian Falls, we cross the border by local bus to Puerto Iguazú (Argentina) for 20$AR/person. See our guide on Iguazú Falls here. The visit of the Argentinian falls takes us a full day…
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15 days in Argentina (Patagonia & lake region): Itinerary, assessment, budget, guide, advice (1/2)
I was very hesitant to write this report only for Argentina, especially since this first trip to Argentina has many border crossings with Chile. But then again, the budgets are really not the same as in Chile so Argentina deserves to have its own article. These 15 days in Argentina cover only the Lakes Region and Patagonia, we will come back here in a few months to explore Buenos Aires & Iguazu and will put online the 2nd part of the article. Itinerary Ushuaia (2 days including 1 day of bus): 16h of bus from Punta Arenas (Chile). We had only 1 day of visit to go around the city…
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12 day tour in Uruguay: Review, itinerary, guide, practical advice…
Uruguay is one of the countries we are very eager to discover. We have the impression that it is the most developed country we have visited in South America. A lot of small details give us this impression: the fact that everything is on time, to the minute (buses, breakfast, shows), buses only stop at bus stations (instead of stopping anywhere to pick up passengers), credit card accepted everywhere, super clean beaches and streets, shopkeepers preferring to spend time with their families instead of trying to scratch a few pennies, free wi-fi everywhere (even on long distance buses), high speed internet, many public buses even on weekends, a feeling of…
