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Where to go in France this summer? A Google Maps map with more than 800 places of interest
While preparing my road trip itinerary for August, I integrated in Google Maps all the places of interest found here and there and came up with a huge list of 800 places of interest all over France, including : The UNESCO World Heritage List The Most Beautiful Villages of France 2018 The must-see according to Lonely Planet 2019 Les Villes/Villages Fleuris (4 flowers) 2019 The most beautiful castles of France (according to my personal ranking) It would have been a shame not to share them with you, especially since I spent a lot of time on them. The link to the custom Google Maps is available here (link) Once you’ve…
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May 2020 Favorites
From now on, I will publish from time to time the list of my “favorites of the moment” to share my favorites with you. Films & Series : With the confinement, the “entertainment” side has been a little more present in my life. As we are in the middle of a pandemic, I was naturally led to watch a little more distopic content, not to scare me but this content is more thought-provoking. So I recommend the film Contagion which is a worsened version of what’s going on right now. There is a caricatured version of Dr. Raoult, lies by governments, how to deal with the crisis, how people are…
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Test & Review of Seazon: delivery of ultra-fresh dishes (+20€ promo code)
If you are looking for a coupon code for Seazon, you can click on this link or use the promo code DIEUANH3SVM to get a 20 € reduction on your first order. For those who follow us, you must have understood that we like to eat a lot but cook much less. Since we travel abroad most of the year, eating outdoors is an experience we love and is the best way to discover the local gastronomy and culture. Confined for two months in the Paris region, we had to cook for ourselves. There were a lot of delivery possibilities (which we succumbed to a few times) but it was…
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2 weeks of Road Trip in Madagascar – Travel Diary
We take advantage of the (de)confinement to continue our stories of past trips with this travel diary to Madagascar (2015). This trip is important for us because not only did we go there to attend the wedding of our friends V. and H. but it was also the first time that we traveled in a minimalist way, a small year before leaving on a world tour. Practical advice is, as usual, available at the end of the article. Note: this article has been proofread and completed by V. and H. Everything they have completed, will be written in italics for ease of reading. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical…
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Loire Valley Castles (France): Chambord, Chenonceau, Blois & Villandry – Travel Diary
Having a lot of free time at the moment, I’m looking back at my old travels, through editing videos for the blog as well as storing the hard drive. There are three trips that I want to “dig up” because it brings back very good memories with my friends. Including this one to the Loire Valley castles. It was in 2013, I had too many vacations, JB didn’t. I proposed to my best friend to go and visit the Loire castles to use our RTT days. It was thus in the cold that we left for 3,5 days of road trip. He had to take care of the transportation and…
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Where to buy AFNOR Homemade Washable Fabric Masks? Barrier Masks
Since the beginning of the crisis, everyone has been complaining about the lack of masks. Masks for caregivers, then communication not very clear on the usefulness of wearing masks. In any case, what we notice is that most of the people we meet on the street wear masks. I don’t know where they found them… Finally, an official study hasconfirmed that fabric masks havesome effectivenessin preventing VIDOC-19, provided they are used properly. The localities are supposed to provide us with them (for free or not, that’s another debate), and the wearing of masks will surely be made compulsory in the coming days. But given the efficiency of the government now…
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3 weeks Road trip by Train in Germany: Itinerary & Budget
Because of the coronavirus, it is possible that our only vacation destinations this summer will be in France (without the cat). But keeping our fingers crossed, we might be able to push to the neighboring countries. I was criss-crossing Germany when the coronavirus hit. I present below my 3 weeks itinerary planned for this wonderful country that I knew very little about. I was able to carry out the planned itinerary until the 8th day. From the 9th, well, you have the version “I planned but…”. I hope to be able to update the actual expenses very quickly from day 9, because Germany will be our 1st destination as soon…
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Diary of a French Digital Nomad during Covid Lockdown
The sequence of events that have been happening for several weeks is so amazing that I decide to make a quick account of it. I hope that it will only be a bad memory in a few weeks and that I will read it again with astonishment in a few years. For those who don’t know us, we are a couple of digital nomad. 4 years ago, we gave up our Parisian apartment and our sedentary life to adopt a nomadic lifestyle. We work remotely for our clients and take advantage of our geographical freedom to travel around the world. We jump from Airbnb to Airbnb and change cities and…
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10 things to know before your visit to Machu Picchu [update 2020]
Guide updated in May 2020 1. Mountain sickness I think that 100% of the visitors of Machu Picchu must pass first by Cusco before going to Machu Picchu. Cusco is at 3 400m of altitude, so if you come from Lima (or any place < 2500m of altitude), you risk to have the mountain sickness ( soroche). Allow 1-2 days of acclimatization in Cusco. Even if Machu Picchu is only at 2500m, the route Cusco – Machu Picchu will pass by places higher than 3800m, which is starting to do a lot 🙂 To remedy this, chew coca leaves (all hotels and hostals in Cusco will provide you with free…
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[Rates 2020] How to go to Machu Picchu without having to trek, walk, get tired
Article & Rates updated in May 2020 To join Machu Picchu from Cusco is really the course of the fighter. There is no direct way where one can simply go up in a bus, make a small nap then to wake up just in front of the entrance of the ruins while saying “Oh! we already arrived!”. Moreover, many agencies, intermediaries, various options which are offered to us in Cusco do not arrange the things. Too much information kills information! Before coming here, I believed that only the Inca Trail of 4 days led to Machu Picchu. And then, I was told about a 2h walk along the rails then…
