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How to get a French (virtual) phone number from abroad?
Preamble: I don’t like the phone! It’s quite paradoxical, I’m a hyper-connected person: depending on the interlocutor and the context, I can be reached by email, Skype, Facebook, Slack, Twitter, WhatsApp, Hangout or Appear.in. But I don’t like the phone. I find the phone hyper intrusive and it makes me jump every time it rings. When the phone rings, you MUST instantly stop everything you are doing and rush to answer it, I hate it. If on top of that it’s an unknown number, chances are it’s advertising or some kind of bullshit. If the call is scheduled in advance, no worries. I recently read an article that reassured me,…
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[The Return] Round-the-world budget (3/3): Management after a round-the-world trip
This article is the last of the articles dealing with the round-the-world budget. To read the first part: “how to save for the round-the-world trip & to do list before the TDM”, click here To read the second part: “how to manage & protect your money during the round-the-world trip”, click here. This article concerns, as you say, the management of the budget after the round-the-world trip. Part 1: How much money should be prepared after the round-the-world trip? The “survival” budget after a round-the-world trip is normally already taken into account BEFORE you leave. In our case, we have set aside an envelope of 5000€ to cover the first…
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Wieliczka salt mine near Krakow (Poland): Travel diary & practical advice
Everyone told us about the Wieliczka salt mine, as one of the best experiences in Poland. So, inevitably, it aroused our curiosity. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary 2 buses, 45 minutes for 5 zloty per person (1,2€) later we arrive in Wieliczka. We have lunch at the first restaurant found on our way (and about well rated on Google). It will be the first pierogi and the last of our life, it’s so inedible 😀 5 minutes walk later we arrive at the salt mine. We already like the outside, there are lawns everywhere, many people take a nap there, there is even…
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Review of our first month as nomad workers
We’ve been digital nomads (i.e. we work and travel at the same time) for a month now. The balance is really positive The rhythm We purposely work between 2 and 3 days/week, to have time to travel. We work from Monday to Wednesday, to have a complete break between Thursday and Sunday. Having 4 days off (in a row) per week does us a lot of good because it allows us to take a real break & go for a weekend in another city if we want However, during the 3 days I work, I still pick up some bad habits: eating breakfast too quickly and sometimes working until late…
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I tested for you: my opinion on the Fish Pedicure
It’s in Bangkok, Thailand that I first heard about fish pedicure when I saw tourists with their feet in an aquarium feasting on fish. Surprised and amused, we preferred a much more classic massage.The fish pedicure is a 100% natural process that consists of plunging your feet into an aquarium where small fish ( Garra rufa) will devour your dead skin. The result is supposed to be more effective than a manual or cream-based treatment.It’s far from Thailand, in Krakow (Poland) that I came across a store offering fish pedicure. Pique by curiosity, I decided to try it.Our interviewer explains to me that it is brand new and that it…
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I went to the Coldplay concert in Warsaw: my opinion & feedback
On my favorite note-taking software (Evernote), I have a note with a whole list of things I want to do in the long run On thisn’te, soberly called “My dreams”, one can find, for example: Going to the desert (done) Climbing Mont Blanc (tried, but the weather conditions were not good, I will come back) Running a marathon (still needs training) Traveling around the world (it’s done 🙂 ) Parachute jumping (it was my birthday present 3 years ago but still not done) … One of those “dreams” was to attend a Coldplay concert, it was a bit laborious, but it’s done! Last October, Coldplay announced 13 concerts for the…
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Visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau (Poland): trying and emotional. Travel diary
We have just returned from a long visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau. I force myself to write this article right now, now, otherwise I will not have the courage to think about it and relive the emotions that this visit aroused in me. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary We left Krakow by train and 1h40 later we arrived at the Auschwitz train station (Oświęcim in Polish). The 20-minute walk from the station to the concentration camp (now a museum) made us realize that this camp was not in the middle of nowhere as we had imagined it to be. It was in the…
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Krakow (Poland): Visit Wawel Castle, the Dragon’s Cave and Wawel Cathedral
After 2-3 working days a week, we are free to explore Krakow like real tourists. Wawel Castle was chosen to spend almost the whole day. It is one of the must-see places in the region – along with the central square – because it houses THE dragon’s cave and even a fragment of the dragon’s bones. The Wawel Dragon (in Polish: Smok Wawelski) is a famous dragon in the Polish culture and history of the city of Krakow. According to the legend, this fabulous animal lived in a cave located inside the cliff on which the Wawel Hill overlooking the Vistula rises. On this cliff stands a castle and the…
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Travelling Light: How to go away for the weekend only with a small Longchamp bag?
Note: this article isn’t sponsored Before setting off on my round-the-world trip, I had to pass a lot of tests to make sure I could get used to my new life as a backpacker. One of the hardest tests was to learn how to travel with a minimum of stuff We often went to France for weekends because JB gave trainings all over France. And we travelled by train so the weight of the suitcases was never a problem. I often left with a big suitcase full of stuff, my hairdryer, my Clarisonic and clothes covering all 4 seasons. For 2 nights, 2 days and a half… Of course, most…
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Krakow (Poland): first days, first impressions
It is June 3, 2017, one month after the end of our first world tour, we start a second one, this time as digital nomads. Our first chosen destination is Krakow, Poland. Because we haven’t travelled much in Europe and we have to take advantage of the good weather in summer to discover the Eastern countries We hesitated a lot between Warszawa (Warsaw), Wroclaw and Kracow (Krakow), but our friends convinced us to choose Krakow instead If JB takes an Easyjet to get there directly, I take a longer route with Air France and KLM with a stopover in Amsterdam, simply because I have a €100 Air France voucher to…
