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Hong Kong (China) – A crazy city
OMG! I don’t understand why NO ONE suggested I spend MY LIFE in Hong Kong. I am too much in love with this so special city, so small but full of activities. Unfortunately JB doesn’t share my opinion, he hates it! Part 1: Travel Diaries Day 1: Discovery of the district of Mong Kok After 10 days with mom and dad in Hanoi, I leave, with a heavy heart, for Hong Kong without knowing exactly what to expect. 1h30 at the Hong Kong airport is enough for me to tell JB: at least one week in Hong Kong, there are TOO MANY things to do! Arrived at the airport of…
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Macau (China) – the Las Vegas of the East
Macau/Macao has always been on my to do list, for one simple reason: I fell in love with Macau while watching a Korean series. And I’m not the only one, because after the broadcast of this series, Macau became one of the top destinations for Koreans. I remember, the heroine was visiting The Venetian Hotel, where there was a fake Venice canal with a fake blue sky. My goal in coming to Macau: to visit this hotel, and incidentally to celebrate my birthday with dignity Excerpt from the series in question (the big part where the heroine discovers the hotel lobby is missing) There is a one-hour ferry from Hong…
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Sầm Sơn (Vietnam) – Seaside resort where JB is the only foreigner
I found it fun to take JB to places I used to go when I was a kid. It makes me feel like a pilgrimage, and for him, an opportunity to get to know me a little more Sam Son is one of those places that marked my childhood. My parents are civil servants and it is customary for each department of the ministry to organize inexpensive vacations for their employees and their families. This is still the case today and I still enjoy it sometimes When I was little, Vietnam was very poor and suffered from the American embargo. Going on vacation was unaffordable. Flying was unimaginable. Each department…
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Hanoi (Vietnam) – How to live like locals?
What a pleasure to return home (at last to one’s parents) in the middle of the world tour. What a luxury to be able to rest, recharge your batteries and eat the food you love When arriving at the Hanoi airport, we take a metered cab like everyone else, but I think that the prepaid cabs offered in the airport stores will be cheaper. Indeed, we paid 350 000VND or 14€ My parents prepared a great dinner and a huge birthday cake for JB who just spent his birthday in 3 countries (Burma, Thailand, Vietnam) Part 1: Travel Diaries Day 2: The excellent Vietnamese services In Hanoi, we visited it…
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Insurance during a world tour: Test & Advice from Chapka Assurance
Whether one is on sabbatical (like me) or without activity after resigning (like Anh), health insurance entitlements continue for one year. So no worries about traveling in France or Europe: you’re covered! If you travel outside of Europe, it gets complicated. Only urgent care can possibly be reimbursed. You will have to advance the funds and the social security will assess on the basis of the supporting documents whether your expenses are legitimate and can be reimbursed. In case of refusal, no contestation is possible. In case of acceptance, reimbursement will be made on a lump sum basis and not on actual expenses. In short, it’s far too random when…
