During the World Tour
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Prepaid 4G SIM card in Vietnam: how much does it cost? Where to buy it?
Why should I buy a SIM card in Vietnam? Because you need the Internet to order your Grab (equivalent of Uber in Vietnam)Tourist agencies tend to call you to confirm the imminent arrival of your bus / any change related to your trip. Vietnamese telephone operators Viettel MobiFone VinaPhone Vietnamobile Viettel is the operator Irecommend if you can find a SIM card from this operator at the airport because it is the only one for the moment (2018) to offer a very good 4G service. It belongs to the army so the infrastructure is better, you can get better reception.Other operators offer 3G, and are just starting to deploy 4G.…
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Hoi An Travel Guide (Vietnam): What to visit, When, Budget, Transportation, Money…
After a month spent in Hoi An, we discovered the best addresses of this pretty and small town. We will share them with you in this guide (long but complete). Let’s get started! How to get there? By train: there are trains that stop in Da Nang, a seaside town 25km from Hoi An. Then you can take an Uber/Grab (more info about Grab here) to Hoi An (for about 270,000VND). Use our code GRABTOURDUMONDE for a 1st free ride By plane: the nearest airport is also in Da Nang. If you take the plane, sit near the window, the landscapes are breathtaking From the airport, there are shuttles to…
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Travel Guide to Custom Clothing and Tailoring in Hoi An (Vietnam)
If you fell in love with custom-made clothes in Hoi An, know that you aren’t alone! Hoi An is very famous for its tailors. They are everywhere, you can’t miss them! The prices being very affordable, it is difficult to resist. It is also a great experience to have clothes specially designed for you. For JB, it was a first. The particularity of Hoi An is its express service: a custom-made garment in 24 hours, this allows us to answer the orders of tourists who stay only 2 or 3 days. Usually, in Ha Noi, I have to wait a month, if the dressmaker wants to take care of my…
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How to get VAT Refund in Thailand: Tax Refund in Thailand
As soon as you buy something over 2000 baht in Thailand, you can ask for a VAT refund. The VAT refund (around 4.5%) will be done in cash at the airport. It’s very easy, just follow the instructions below. First step When you buy more than 2000 baht in the same store, ask for a Tax Invoice. To do this, simply give your passport at the checkout, you will receive a yellow sheet and the original invoice stapled on top.You can see that the VAT is 6.5% (361 baht) of the purchase amount (5530 baht), but I will only be refunded 250 baht (because the state still takes a small…
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Travel Guide of Phong Nha – Ke Bang: What to visit, prices, budget, transportation, scooter…
We have just spent 4 WONDERFUL days in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. As the information about this park isn’t up to date (even in the tourist guides), because of the inflation in Vietnam and the tourist services in this area, here is MY guide, updated in March 2018 I STRONGLY recommend you to go there, even if you have to skip Ninh Binh or Hue’. Honestly, even as a Vietnamese and having travelled my country from North to South several times, Phong Nha remains one of my top destinations in Vietnam, which I will not tire of (just like Sa Pa, Da Lat and Hoi An) How…
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GRAB: test, review and promo code of Uber’s competitor in Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia…)
Coupon code GRAB If you want to discover GRAB, click here or use the promo code GRABTOURDUMONDE . Depending on the country, you should get the equivalent of a free ride If you don’t have Uber yet, use the code uberUBERTOP to get a 5 € credit GRAB, more convenient than a cab When I went to Vietnam for the first time almost 10 years ago, taking a cab was no easy task During peak hours, it could be very difficult to find one available. Once found, it was necessary to succeed in explaining to him where one wished to go (I had besides a small notebook on me with…
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Chiang Mai (Thailand): What to visit, Travel Travel Guide, Addresses & Tips
Unlike the southern islands of Thailand, Chiang Mai offers mountain scenery and a cuisine slightly different from the southern islands. Here is the list of our favorites and what to visit in the region To know For me, Chiang Mai is a starting point to other cities in Northern Thailand. The city is a bit polluted, not very pedestrian friendly (except in the evening). If you come all the way from Bangkok just to spend 2 days in the North, I tell you sincerely: it’s not worth it! Come to Chiang Mai if you plan to go then to Luang Prabang, or spend a few days in the surrounding cities…
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Missed flight: how to get a refund of airport taxes?
This is a little-known possibility: if you miss a flight, you can get your airport taxes refunded even if you have not taken out cancellation/missed flight insurance.Here is a little feedback. The context To spend a few days in Luang Prabang in Laos, Anh booked a round trip Chiang Mai – Luang Prabang via the website Kiwi.com, without taking out any insurance.The outward journey went smoothly.On the way back, Anh had the wrong schedule and missed her flight.The company did not make any mistake, the fault is 100% ours. Airport taxes: what are they? In addition to the price of the plane ticket invoiced by the airline company, there are…
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I tested the Face Care in Chiang Mai: addresses of institutes, advice, opinions, best face care Chiang Mai
I seem to be travelling around the world to test the best massage addresses, beauty salons and cosmetics. My pretext would be to give you the best addresses and beauty secrets from all over the world. Hehe 😀 To see my favorite addresses in Seville, please click here My favorite addresses in Hanoi, it’s this way My favorite addresses in Budapest, it’s this way Medical tourism is developing more and more in Asia, especially in Thailand where the prices are rather soft and the know-how recognized. Many Americans come here to get botox injections, lip filler, laser stain removal or to beautify their eyebrows. Girls from other Asian countries come…
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Fine for overstay in Thailand: what to do if you overstay your visa?
Even though we have been travelling around the world since 18, we can still make beginner’s mistakes. The visa exemption in Thailand allowing us to stay for one month, we had planned to stay from January 3rd to February 3rd. Either… 31 days. While the visa exemption is only 30 days. #fail Anh made a quick trip to Laos and back to see a friend, and she “reset the clock” and was again entitled to 30 days. So I was the only one concerned by this problem. Some warnings about the overstay While some tourists may think they have everything they need when traveling in Southeast Asia, be aware that…
