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8 Ideas for keeping busy during Containment #coronavirus
The confinement will be long and boring. So that you can take advantage of it to do something positive and enjoyable, here is my list of ideas. Beware, my suggestions are completely subjective, these are the things that interest me too š so if we have the same tastes, here is my list : 1.Learn something Masterclass : I told you about MasterClass, the platform for online celebrity courses. It’s the Netflix of online courses wholesale. Everything is in the form of videos, with workbooks that you can download to do exercises at home. If the courses are in English, everything is subtitled and filmed in a super professional way.…
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Ranking of the most visited travel blogs (March 2020)
I discovered by chance the Ranking of the best French travel blogs in 2020 proposed by the blog Chris and voyage. This ranking is based on the methodology of the Ranking of the 200 Best French Travel Blogs carried out in April 2018 by the Tourdumondiste website. These rankings are always nice because they allow you to discover nuggets held by travel enthusiasts. However, I have a little trouble with the proposed methodology. Without going into detail, the ranking criteria are linked to the : The number of followers on Instagram Among the followers on Twitter Among the followers on Facebook The Similarweb ranking (tool estimating the traffic of a…
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Interview of Maxime Garin, repatriated from Sri Lanka because of the Coronavirus
Maxime Garin is a former colleague with whom I now share a passion for travel. If we were able to reach France before the situation degenerated, this isn’t the case of Maxime who had to leave Sri Lanka in a disaster because of the Coronavirus. He agreed to share his experience with us. Hello Maxime, can you introduce yourself to our readers? How long have you been traveling? What was your itinerary? Hello. My name is Maxime, alias Mowgli, a little nickname I was given when I was travelling and I have kept it ever since! It always makes the locals laugh when they ask me what my name is,…
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My opinion on Whereby, easy and free videoconferencing service
In these times of coronavirus confinement, telework is exploding and the imposed social distancing makes people want to… see each other Videoconferencing is (finally!) developing massively, but you still need to know which solution to use. I have been teleworking full time for 4 years and I am used to using : Teams: Microsoft’s collaborative work solution adopted by my main client. I loved to hate Microsoft during my student years but I must admit that Teams is a great tool perfectly integrated to the Office suite. Hangouts Meet: Google’s solution that is perfectly integrated with Google Calendar and has the advantage (in the paid solution I use) of allowing…
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Along the German Rhine: Bacharach, Mainz, Worms & Heidelberg – Road trip Germany solo 2/2
After a few days spent in Cologne and Bonn, I continue my 3 weeks solo road trip in Germany, armed with all my computer equipment, my ginger shots and my moringa capsules. The goal: not to get sick, not to catch the coronavirus and to lead the trip to the end. Note : to read the 1st part of my solo road trip in Germany, click here Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary This objective is very quickly called into question. In spite of my very comfortable Airbnb in Bonn, I really have trouble sleeping, it’s the anxiety that rises. On my Facebook thread,…
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Cologne and Bonn: Road trip Germany solo 1/2
After a week criss-crossing Belgium, I leave the country of chocolate and fries to go to a neighboring country: Germany. Not speaking the language, I only went there twice… but our initial plan was to go to Austria for a month, so I thought it was a good idea to do a 3 weeks road trip in Germany (alternating between tourism and work), but solo this time. JB being in France at the moment Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Before this trip, I had nightmares… I put it down to my anxiety or fear of traveling alone again for 3 weeks in a…
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Test & Reviews of Lebara: Prepaid SIM card for France and Europe
Back in France for one month (a month that will turn into several because of the Coronavirus), I do a little research to find the best solution to get a prepaid SIM card to be able to phone and use the internet After studying several solutions, the solution with the best value for money seems to me Lebara. In my mind, Lebara was a solution to be able to call to foreign countries at an affordable rate. This is still the case, but they now offer classic phone packages. How to get a Lebara SIM card? Having anticipated a little bit my need, I ordered a SIM card directly on…
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Testing of station luggage lockers in Paris (France)
Arriving in Paris from Tours to attend a birthday party before going to Saint Raphael (finally cancelled because of the coronavirus), I decide to leave my suitcase in a locker, it’s the first time I use this service in a Parisian train station. The SNCF offers a luggage deposit service in 16 stations in France. Among them: all Parisian stations (Austerlitz, Gare de l’Est, Montparnasse, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon). I went to the Gare de Lyon’s locker room but the principle and the rates are the same in all SNCF locker rooms in France. Baggage drop-off times SNCF lockers are open 7 days a week. Schedules vary according…
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Opinion on a cryotherapy session at Centre One in Tours (France)
While looking for a place to do a sauna session, I discovered by chance the wellness center Centre One which offers cryotherapy sessions at an affordable rate. The opportunity or never to test the experience of the great cold at a temperature of around -100Ā°C! What is cryotherapy? Cryotherapy or “cold therapy” consists of applying intense cold to a pathological area or even the entire body. Cryotherapy offers many health benefits and isn’tably used to promote physical recovery (high-level athletes have been using it for several years), to soothe pain, to promote blood circulation, to improve skin quality and even to eliminate fat. My session at Centre One After making…
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Discovery and opinion on the Russian sauna Bania Babushka in Tours (France)
While passing through Tours, I am looking for a place to do a sauna / hammam session. I discovered by chance Bania Babushka which proposes Russian sauna sessions: the famous bania. I already had the opportunity to discover the bania in Belarus but it was without the treatments, so I seize the opportunity to perfect my learning. Bania Babushka offers several formulas that can be booked directly online. I chose the discovery package which costs 69 ā¬ for a 90-minute session. If the website has a design that reminds me of 20 years ago, it works well. You receive a confirmation by e-mail and even SMS reminders The first good…
