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Prepaid SIM / eSIM Serbia: How to Buy a 4G Data SIM Card?
Roaming fees Although Serbia is a European country, it is not part of the European Union. Therefore, free roaming rules do not apply. Unless you have a Free Mobile plan, you will face a hefty bill at the end of your stay if you use your French SIM card. Consider the rates for using 1 MB of mobile data. Mobile operator Roaming Free Mobile Included in the €20 plan SFR €13.20 / MB Orange €13.31/MB Bouygues Telecom €10.24 / MB Here’s the SMS you’ll receive if you’re with La Poste Mobile. Don’t use your SIM card; you’ll be broke! And this is the one I got with my Free Mobile…
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Taking a taxi from Belgrade Airport (Serbia)
Upon arriving at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport in Serbia, you can take a bus to the city center. Since we had gotten up at 5 a.m., we were a bit worn out, so we opted for a taxi. So far, we’ve been pleasantly surprised by the kindness of the Serbs, but as almost everywhere in the world, you have to watch out for fake taxis at the airport. I had read online that you can get a “prepaid taxi” at an airport counter. That’s always what I prefer when it exists: it avoids unpleasant surprises. In the baggage claim area, signs confirm this service exists (I forgot to take a…
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Back to Rome (Italy): March 2023
I’ve fallen so far behind on the blog that some travel diaries are going to be written in summary form, like this one. In March 2023, we spent 10 days in Rome. It wasn’t planned at all, but since we were in Malta, and then in Sicily, then to Pompeii, and Naples, we just had to push a little further to get to Rome. All roads lead to Rome, right? I also have two good excuses to go to this city that has become overpriced again after Covid: (1) I need to see my Italian dentist (2) I need to see my friend Simona. Simona, whom I’ve talked about at…
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Attending an AS Roma football match (Italy)
In 2018, I took advantage of our stop in Turin to watch a match featuring Juventus, and another one with Torino (great memory!). During our long stay in Rome in 2020, matches were played behind closed doors due to covid. So it wasn’t until March 2023 that I got the chance to attend an AS Roma match with a great lineup: AS Roma vs Juventus! Buying the tickets Having only planned our trip to Rome two weeks in advance, the match was already sold out by the time I looked into it. I therefore decided to buy a ticket on the resale platform Viagogo. It’s something I generally wouldn’t recommend.…
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[review] All’Oro: Michelin-starred restaurant in Rome
With our card American Express Platinum, we get 200€/year to enjoy a gourmet restaurant abroad (and 200€ for a gourmet restaurant in France, which JB got to enjoy all by himself). We chose Rome to take advantage of it, because we wanted to taste Italian dishes differently. We opted for the restaurant All’Oro, one Michelin star. Reservations are made online, and you have to leave your credit card number to guarantee the reservation. The restaurant is located in a luxury hotel, but we couldn’t tour the hotel, as we were quickly taken to the basement, where the restaurant was. The dining room was very cozy, well-heated (which felt good because…
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[tips & advice] Interencheres.com, how does it work?
As an eBay regular, I’d never bothered with in-person auctions. But when JB attended auction sales at Drouot, and an influencer I follow regularly wins Hermès scarf auctions… I figured “why not”. Then one day, Nadia, a digital nomad who knows my passion for Hermès scarves, sent me a link to interencheres.com, where 400 Hermès scarves were up for auction with crazy estimated prices!! I browsed all 400 scarves and signed up on the site ASAP. It was my very first online auction with an auctioneer, so I didn’t win anything, but I figured out the rules of the game. Note: this post is NOT sponsored, I paid for everything…
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ACS travel insurance review: opinion + 10% promo code
Why get insured when traveling? It’s essential to take out health insurance when you’re embarking on long-term travel. Credit card insurance only covers you for the first 90 days of your trip, and there’s no guarantee that the French health insurance system will pay for your medical expenses abroad. Hospital costs can be very high depending on the countries you visit, and there are many cases of travelers who have faced financial difficulties due to a lack of adequate insurance. ACS travel insurance is an ideal option for globetrotters. It’s one of the best on the market while offering wide coverage. The two ACS insurance options ACS actually offers two…
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My Current Favorites [February 2023]: Yi King, The Book of Changes
There are books that come into my life late but exceptionally. As a Vietnamese person, I am strongly exposed to Chinese culture, but it was only after a special Saturn transit in my birth chart (the kind of event that happens only 2, at most 3 times in a lifetime) that this book was placed in my path. It absorbs all my thoughts because its philosophical depth has a “boom” effect in my head. How did this book come to me? I’m going through a complicated period right now, and to distract myself, I watch shows that don’t require too many brain cells. It all started with the show “Mind…
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[review] Book Review: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism: Cults, MLMs, and Network Marketing
After researching manipulation techniques (and marketing inspired by manipulation), Reddit generously recommended the book Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism. This book is an attempt by a linguist to explain how cults (and MLMs/Ponzi schemes) manage to attract so many people.The book is only available in English, so here’s a quick summary for non-English speakers. According to the author, cult victims are not victims of brainwashing. There is no “brainwashing”: they are victims of manipulation, conditioning, coercion… but in reality, you can’t make someone believe something fundamentally different from what they want to believe. For example, the victims of Heaven’s Gate truly believed in the existence of UFOs and aliens. This…
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MondialCare Travel Insurance: Review + Promo Code
A 10% promo code will be applied to your MondialCare quote when clicking this link. Why get insured when traveling? There are many insurance options available to cover expenses related to flight delays, lost luggage, theft or phone damage, etc… While these situations are unpleasant, they are manageable and it is not always necessary to take out insurance for these events. However, it is important to plan for the most serious situations, such as a scooter accident requiring emergency surgery or repatriation. These costs can amount to tens of thousands of euros and in some countries, you have to pay before receiving care. It’s not pleasant to think about when…
