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Temples of Angkor (Cambodia): Ta Som, Neak Pean, Banteay Srei, Banteay Samre, Kbal Spean, Banteay Prom, Ta Nei, Western Mebon – Travel Diary
Today, our travel diary takes you to visit the following Angkor temples: Ta Som, Neak Pean, Banteay Srei, Banteay Samre, Banteay Prom, Western Mebon as well as the river of 1000 lingas: Kbal Spean and the Butterfly Centre Read the travel diary of our first 2 days in Angkor Read the travel diary of our 3rd day in Angkor Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Day 4 We are joined by a colleague of JB, who came to spend the end of the year celebrations in Cambodia. The three of us rent a tuk-tuk. The driver, Kimly, is very nice. As he is…
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How do we find our customers as digital nomads? 7 practical tips
Many people ask us how we manage to live as digital nomads and how we find our customers. This article isn’t a guide because we are privileged and today (we touch wood) have no worries to find customers. Without planning it, our first 10 years of work have allowed us to develop the skills and professional network necessary for our current lifestyle. If you have a few years ahead of you before you launch yourself and become a full-time digital nomad, you may find some tips that can apply to your activity. Background As a reminder, we went around the world for 11 months before deciding to be full-time nomads.…
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Temples of Angkor (Cambodia): sunrise in Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, Banteay Kdei, Pre Rup, Oriental Mebon – Travel Diary
We motivate ourselves to leave the hotel at 5am to see the sunrise in Angkor Wat. It’s dark at night and it is especially very cold. Sitting comfortably in our tuk-tuk (which is open on all sides), we are obliged to take out our winter clothes so as not to suffer from the cold On the way to Angkor Wat, the markets are already bustling, and tourists are happy to see coffee stalls at the arrival of the Angkor Wat temple Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary We cross a floating bridge to enter Angkor Wat. We have two choices: watch the sunrise in…
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Temples of Angkor (Cambodia): Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, Ta Prohm, Preah Khan – Travel Diary
We were waiting for it, and this day has finally arrived! We visit the Angkor temples for the first time (second time for JB who already passed there 11 years ago, an eternity!)! Note: as we are staying here for one month, we bought a 7-day ticket that can be used in one month, so we can visit the site in small doses and avoid burning too much under the sun Travel Notebook For this first day, we rented an automatic scooter. 10$ per day. For scooter rental, ticket purchase etc. I will talk about it in a separate article, so as not to pollute it We follow the tuk…
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Siem Reap (Cambodia): The first days
From Bangkok, we take a plane with AirAsia to Siem Reap. Even if the plane is 1 hour late, the tuk-tuk sent by the hotel is still waiting for us. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary In spite of this long wait, the tuk-tuk driver always has a smile on his face and says hello to the Cambodian woman, i.e. by joining his two hands in front of his chest. Let’s go for 1 hour of tuk tuk, where we breathe the pollution with full lungs. But it’s still very bearable vs. Bangkok or Kathmandu. Our hotel is called Sakun Angkor Boutique, it’s a…
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Bangkok (Thailand): Return after 1 year
As it is cold in Europe (even in Seville), it is time for us to find some sun in Asia. From Seville to Bangkok We ran a simulation to find out which route was the most economical to link Spain and Siem Reap. Result: Barcelona – Bangkok. Since we liked the city last year, we decided to stay there for a week before going to Cambodia. Honestly I don’t know if it was a good idea: we had to fly from Seville to Barcelona, sleep there one night, then Barcelona to Moscow (3h45 stopover) and then Moscow to Bangkok – in a small plane where even I am cramped. It…
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Reviews: GoGirl, female urinal for (finally) doing p*p* standing up
Before I went around the world, I bought a GoGirl, I was so excited at the idea of being able to relieve my bladder anywhere (like guys) that I wondered why I hadn’t tried to create/buy/apply for it before. The GoGirl (12€, Amazon link) allows you to urinate standing like a man and get around stressful situations for a woman such as: toilets with questionable hygiene, impossibility to find a toilet, or terrain configuration not compatible with the squatting position .It is a reusable medical silicone object, to be placed where it is needed. It is compatible with zipper skirts and pants. You can indeed urinate like a man in…
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Interview with Brigitte Baudoz, founder of the service Courrier Du Voyageur (+code for 1 month free)
Brigitte Baudoz, co-founder of the Courrier Du Voyageur service, has honored us by agreeing to answer our questions. Interview. Hello, thank you for agreeing to answer our questions. Can you tell us your personal story that led to the creation of your company? We traveled with our backpack for several months in South America and Asia. A few years later, we discovered navigation and were able to travel in the Caribbean Sea for 2 years. Finally, we were also expatriates for two years. This gave us the idea to propose a mail management service for travelers. We created the postal mail on Internet whereas that did not exist anywhere! What…
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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…
