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Internet and Telephone while travelling: What solutions during a Round the World Tour?
During a long short trip or when you are a digital nomad, you don’t want to or can’t completely cut yourself off from the means of communication. Internet is very convenient to make a Google Map itinerary, call a VTC, check the restaurant reviews, … The telephone is very convenient for booking an excursion, calling relatives or clients. Here is a small synthesis of the solutions at your disposal. How to have internet? WiFi The most obvious way, WiFi is available all over the world: in hotels, youth hostels, restaurants and cafes and sometimes even in a whole city. This is the most economical solution because it won’t cost you…
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[Travel Guide] What to do in San Andrés (Colombia)? Transportation, Accommodation, Excursions, Practical advice
We have just spent 4 dreamy days on San Andrés Island, a Caribbean island belonging to Colombia. If you have the opportunity to visit Colombia and stay there long enough, don’t miss this opportunity. How to get to San Andrés Island? Simply by plane. Internal and direct flights aren’t very expensive in Colombia. You can get there from : Cartagena de Indias: 1h29 from 41€ return without checked baggage Medellín 1h48 from 58€ round trip without luggage in the hold Bogota 2h10 from 73€ AR without luggage in the hold VivaAir offers the lowest fares but inconvenient departure times (too early or too late). For 20€ more, you can opt…
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San Andrés (Colombia): Proof that Paradise Exists
For my nth birthday we went to San Andrés, a Caribbean island far away from Colombia, but still belonging to Colombia. It is on the same level as Nicaragua. We spotted it by looking at the airplane trips from Medellín. The weather forecast announces rain during our 4 days of escapade (it is mid-September) but we cross our fingers to have some sunshine anyway. This trip was entirely planned by JB (thank you!) Part 1: Travel Diary Part2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Medellin => San Andrés by plane Before entering the plane, we are asked to buy a tourist card. Bad surprise! We did not know that the…
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[Test & Reviews] Sony RX100 III, the ideal compact camera for round-the-world touring – Beginners level
It’s been more than a year since I bought the Sony RX100M3 camera (or RX100 III, Amazon link, Fnac link). It’s been halfway around the world, from the Sahara desert to the glaciers of Iceland through the Canadian forest, it’s time for me to give you a return on this camera, whose quality and size I appreciate. My level : beginner amateur photographer First of all, I must point out that I am not a photography enthusiast. I bought my first Canon EOS 1100D reflex (350€ at the time, 200€ now) for a very practical reason: I was a foster family of cats for an association and to help them…
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14 days Road Trip in Florida: Itinerary, Budget, Car Rental & Tips
We just finished our 2 weeks road trip in Florida. They were very intense but full of adrenaline and surprises. We saw alligators, wild dolphins, polydactyl cats, saw a rocket take off, visited a huge miniature circus, got a tan on the most beautiful beaches of Florida, kissed Mickey and swam in hot springs. Here is the itinerary that I propose to you (the program below is an optimized version of what we visited) Part 1: Itinerary Here is the link to the Google Maps map. To use this custom map (with different layers, day by day itineraries) on your smartphone, I have already shown here how to do it…
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[ESTA] Maximum duration, Boundary countries, Traps… What no one will tell you about ESTA
If you don’t go to the United States very often, you don’t risk falling into the ESTA “traps”, but if you go there a little too often, or if you’re around the world and travel a little too much in North America, here are the traps you risk falling into, and the consequences can be serious, both financial and administrative (from the loss of airline tickets to prohibition of ESTA application, prison, deportation to France…) Most French people apply for an ESTA to travel to the United States because the process is simpler and cheaper than applying for a visa at the U.S. Embassy. There are a lot of unofficial…
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How to use my Custom Google Maps
I put online personalized Google Maps for : florida (blog guide, Google Maps link) cappadocia (blog guide, Google Maps link) iceland(blog guide, Google Maps link) morocco (guide on the blog, Google Maps link) the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico (guide on the blog, Google Maps link) china (guide on the blog, Google Maps link) new Zealand (blog guide, Google Maps link) france (guide on the blog, Google Maps link) germany (blog guide, Google Maps link) With day by day itineraries and recommended order (A, B, C…). If you’re not familiar with this type of tool, here’s a guide to show you how to use it. Note: you need an Internet connection…
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10 things to know about Universal Parks in Orlando (USA)
1. There are 3 Universal parks & one free access space The three theme parks are as follows:- Universal Studios (main park but quite small)- Universal’s Islands of Adventure(recommended)- Universal’ s Volcano Bay (water park) You can access Universal Citywalk for free, it’s a space full of Universal souvenir stores, restaurants and cafes 2. Admission starts at $115/day and parking is $26 You can buy tickets online. Please note that all prices marked on the site are exclusive of taxes, you have to add about 6,5% more:- 1-Day 1Park (access to one park, 1 day) from 115$- 2-Park – 1-Day Ticket (access to two parks, 1 day) for 170$ Be…
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Cosmetics to buy in the United States and where to buy
Today, I bring you to discover some of the cosmetic brands to bring back during your trip from the United States. Don’t hesitate to complete the list as a comment, because I’m much less expert on North American products than on Asian cosmetics 😀 (less expert but able to write 3000 words, dixit JB) Please note: all prices displayed in stores or on sites are always EXCLUDING TAX. You have to count about 7% more taxes, unless you are in one of the 4 following states: Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon Where to buy cosmetics / beauty products? In drugstores & pharmacies: CVS, Ulta Beauty, Duane Reade… i liked…
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Attend a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral (USA) – Road trip in Florida #8
The best thing about traveling is that sometimes you have incredible experiences without having anticipated them Last Monday evening, I logged on to the Kennedy Space Center site in Cape Canaveral, which we visited the next day. The purpose of this connection is quite simple: to see if I can get cheaper tickets online than on site So I discover completely by chance that on Wednesday (the day after our visit), there is a rocket launch planned to put a GPS satellite into orbit. This launch is organized by the company United Launch Alliance (ULA). Ouahou !!!! It seems so crazy to watch a rocket launch that I didn’t even…
