• Europe,  Italy,  TDM,  Travel Journal

    1 day in Vicenza (Italy): 45mn from Venice

    A few days before our arrival in Venice, I discover thanks to the paper flower designers that I am on Instagram, that Cartotecnica Rossi, an Italian company, world leader in crepe paper , will be present at the creative fair in Vincenza (Vicenza). They have also invited some Italian designers that I am a fan of. Neither one nor two, I look up where Vicenza is on Google Maps and discover that the city is only 45 minutes from Venice. So I decide to make the round trip during the day from Venice. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Vicenza is on the Venice…

  • Around the world,  Digital nomad,  Europe,  Italy,  Rome,  TDM

    Digital Nomad: our 2nd Airbnb in Rome (Italy) #8

    An ultra fast post to show you our 2nd airbnb in Rome.We were in the Trastevere district in September, but we moved to the Piazza di Spagna side to be more central. In Rome, the public transport services are more and more limited, we easily wait 20 minutes to take the bus, so it’s good to have an apartment close to everything. All the services I regularly use are between 5 minutes and 15 minutes on foot. What a relief! We paid 35€/night for this apartment, it’s a ridiculously low price, which we could never have had without the Covid (you will find all the links to our Airbnb &…

  • Europe,  Italy,  Rome,  TDM

    My session with Anthony Page, a Network Spinal Analysis Chiropractor in Rome (Italy)

    Today I will tell you about my session with a chiropractor. I had a few sessions in Morocco (in Essaouira) which I have told you about here. A few months ago, I watched an episode of Netflix’s The Goop Lab (episode 5) on energy care with a Network Spinal Analysis chiropractor and I thought “OMG I want I want”. Be very careful what you ask for because the universe often arranges to give it to you at the most unexpected time. Completely by chance, an Italian friend of mine offered me a session at her chiropractor’s <3 <3 telling me that it was going to be good for me.Having found…

  • Europe,  Italy,  Rome,  TDM

    Dental Care in Rome, Italy (crowns, caries, scaling, paradontitis): How much does it cost?

    Sorry to take so long to upload the travel diaries, but since September, I’ve been hanging out at the dentist’s and these appointments put me in low energy, it’s crazy. Constantly thinking about my teeth or my tooth problems, it exhausts me! I wonder if 5 continents world tour has turned into a dentists’ world tour. It’s terrible! I visited dental offices in Thailand, Morocco, Canada, Italy and Turkey. Well, what I can tell you is that French dentists are the worst, so if your wallet allows it and you can get treatment elsewhere, I highly recommend you. Why should I get treatment in Italy? That’s the question everyone asks…

  • Storytime,  TDM

    [Story time] How I almost slept outside in Sweden in 2009

    In 2009, while I am just starting my professional career, Anh is in a gap year in Norway in Oslo. I went there the previous summer and this March we decide to meet fora weekend in Stockholm, Sweden. At that time I was not yet the globetrotter I had become. My travels abroad can be counted on the fingers of one hand and this is barely the third time I have taken a plane. The trip from Paris to Stockholm goes without a hitch. At the airport, I have to take a shuttle to the central station. I call Anh who has just arrived at the station with my French…

  • Storytime,  TDM

    [Story time] How I almost slept outside in England in 2003

    The title is slightly exaggerated but it allows me to make a wink at this other story time in Sweden. Here is a short review of an anecdote fromone of my very first trips abroad in 2003. For the little story within the little story: two years later I told this anecdote in my French baccalaureate dissertation and I got 17/20 🙂 A bit of background: it’s July 2003, my parents offer me a 3-week language stay in Folkestone in the south of England. I am 15 years old and this is one of my very first trips abroad. So far I have proudly crossed the Belgian border for a…

  • Asia,  China,  Japan,  TDM,  Tips,  Vietnam

    October 2020 Favorites: Books to discover Asian Culture

    We aren’t (yet) confined to Italy but it is surely only a matter of weeks, considering the curve of positive coronavirus cases. I have a rather long list of books to read, but I will give you the books I have already read and loved, to accompany you during the evenings of confinement. This month, we will talk about books or films that help us better understand Asian (or Eastern) culture and beliefs. The list I give you isn’t mainstream. It’s not a list of Asian bestsellers, on the contrary. Journey to the East by Nguyên Phong (link): Since I am Vietnamese, I start with a Vietnamese author, whom I…

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    PayPal sponsorship: 5€ free

    Not many people know this but there is a sponsorship program at PayPal. It’s very simple: click on my referral link here enter your email address to register and follow the instructions as soon as you pay something for more than 10€ within 2 weeks after your registration, you will earn your 5€ bonus Why PayPal? PayPal is a secure payment system. You don’t have to enter your credit card number everywhere PayPal allows you to send money between friends and family at no cost If you are shopping with PayPal and wish to make a return, the return shipping costs will be covered by PayPal. I’ve talked about it…

  • Around the world,  TDM,  Tips,  Travel Cheap

    Coupon code / Airbnb Referral: up to 50€ discount

    Airbnb is our preferred accommodation option when we are in expensive cities like Singapore, New York or Tokyo. Airbnb does not offer any coupon codes but there is an offer for godparents & godchildren. Click here to become a sponsor and get up to 50€ discount You will have up to 40€ discount for your first accommodation 10€ discount for the 1st experience (>40€) that you book with Airbnb

  • Europe,  Italy,  Rome,  TDM,  Travel Journal

    The Colosseum, Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum – Rome (Italy) #7

    Today, I take my courage in both hands to write this article. This is one of the last articles about Rome as we visited the Colosseum was our second visit, just after the Vatican. Well yes, because I didn’t like it. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary I visited quite a few ruins anyway, especially in Turkey but I think that the Coliseum, classified as one of the New 7 Wonders, has set the waiting bar a little too high. For information, on the New 7 Wonders of the World, we could visit 5 of them: The Chinese Wall, Christ the Redeemer in Rio,…