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How to read the French Press from abroad?
Since I’ve been traveling, I try to follow the news as little as possible. It’s a waste of time (today’s information will be out of date tomorrow), it’s often anxiety-provoking, and in any case, important information will get to you at some point. Anecdote on this subject: on July 15, 2016 in the morning, I am on a small square in the depths of Nepal. A man approaches me (he will offer me his services as a guide) and learning that I am French, asks me sorry if I am aware of the attacks in Nice that took place the evening before. The information had already arrived there! I do…
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How to receive a parcel without having an address (in France)?
During our visits in France, we generally take advantage of this opportunity to make some business purchases on the internet that we couldn’t find abroad. We may also need to ask our relatives to send us some things that they are kind enough to store for us. The problem is… we don’t have an address! We are going to have a lodging (Airbnb generally) but we are never very long there, we aren’t necessarily going to be able to put our name on the bell for the deliveryman, we will not necessarily have the key of the mailbox … In short, it will be more difficult than anything else. Fortunately,…
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Instagram, YouTube, Comics & Clothing Accounts: June 2020 Favorites
Instagram & YouTube accounts: I didn’t have a lot of presence on Instagram before, but I feel that they have improved their algorithm and I come across more and more interesting suggestions. Here are the Instagram and/or YouTube accounts that I am : @jessicaclements: I also follow it on YouTube. She is a New York model with a very soft voice, who likes birds and light makeup. She is my reference for make up and cosmetics in the US, even if she always takes 3 months to publish a video. I really like the clothes she wears (she often tags clothing brands on her Instagram account). It’s thanks to her…
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Gerberoy (Oise): Village with 1000 rose bushes & Remarkable Gardens at 2h from Paris
We end our mini road trip around Rouen by Gerberoy, another village classified “Most beautiful villages of France”. This village is only 2 hours away from Paris, but as we didn’t have a car when we were still parisian, we never tried to come here. What a pity! Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Gerberoy was not always the peaceful village as we know it today. The village was located on a hillock on the border between the ancient kingdoms of France and England and witnessed several conflicts. Thanks to the painter Henri le Sidaner, the village has regained its splendor. Gerberoy is for…
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[Testimony] How Adolphe \”Frank\” Bertier scammed me
I decided to write this testimony, unrelated to the theme of the blog, years after the fact, because I learned that the swindler Frank Bertier continues his misdeeds between two stays in prison. As I fear that he will never stop, I hope that this page will be referenced in Google and allow a few people to avoid being fooled. Feel free to share your testimonials in commenting this article by specifying the date and place. This may help the work of the police. Your email address will not appear publicly but I will give it to the police if I am ever asked for it. On October 23, 2012,…
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How to watch French Television live from abroad?
We have never been big TV consumers and even less so since we travel but there are times when we still want to watch French TV: Anh likes to follow the show l’Amour est dans le pré 🙂 During the crisis of the yellow vests, I felt the need to follow the news I like to follow sports events such as the Tour de France or OM soccer matches 🙂 Most of the free channels like TF1, France Télévision or M6 offer a streaming service but it’s only open to French IPs, it’s usually well shielded from advertising and you have to create an account each time. There are illegal…
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My opinion on the Logitech MX Ergonomic Mouse: Trackball and Vertical at the same time
To see the price of the Logitech MX Ergo mouse on Amazon: click here. Working as a nomad requires us to constantly reorganize our workspace according to what we find in our Airbnb. If we select accommodations that seem to have a table and chairs that are more or less comfortable, the photos don’t tell the whole story and it’s only once we get there that we have the moment of truth In Budapest, Hungary, our chairs were not comfortable and we started to have back pain. We found refuge in a great coworking place close to our home. In Osaka in Japan, the table was too low and my…
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Comparative Reviews: Bose QuietComfort 20i vs QuietComfort 35 vs Apple AirPods vs Airpods Pro
I’m far from being a specialist in audio devices but I’ve realized that I’ve used a number of them in recent years. Here’s a quick description of the advantages and disadvantages I’ve seen while using them. If you prefer to watch the comparisons on video, here is our YouTube video dedicated to the subject. Otherwise, keep reading. Bose QuietComfort 20i wired headphones (with noise reduction) Price: 190 € (Amazon link). Be careful, there is a different version for Apple and Android. If you don’t use the right version, the remote control won’ t work. These are the first noise-reducing headphones I’ve ever had. Bought second hand just before going around…
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Opinions on SereniTrip: a cheap insurance for car rental abroad
If you wish to use SereniTrip’s services: click here. For those who are used to renting cars, whether in France or abroad, the question of insurance is always raised. It’s often expensive, headaches and anxiety-provoking. The principle of franchising The first time I rented a car from an agency, I had no idea what “franchise” meant. The principle: in 90% of the cases, your rental automatically includes a first level of insurance covering theft, accidents, damage, … The deductible corresponds to the maximum amount that you will have to pay in case of problem. As an example, when we rented this summer at Leclerc, the basic deductible was 1,200 €.…
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Diary of a French Digital Nomad post-Covid lockdown
This diary follows the containment log that documents my 54 days of containment related to the covid outbreak19 Same logic for this deconfinement log: keep track of the events that will follow.I hope that it will be less loaded with news and that a return to normal will allow us to close it quickly. May 11, 2020 – Deconfinement day 1: We stayed quietly in the apartment so the deconfinement changed absolutely nothing for us. The only appreciable difference is that I didn’t need to make a certificate of exit during my jogging at the end of the day. It was much more crowded than when I went out during…
