Travel advice

Tips and advice for your next trip: what to pack, how to get ready, learning foreign languages…

Elephant d'asie

How to encounter elephants in Thailand

Written on 27 September 2022 in Asia

Here’s our journey and thoughts on elephant watching in Thailand. We will develop on our experiences at the Kui Buri National Park and the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand. As we love to discover the local fa...

7 travel tips for India first-time visitors

Written on 10 April 2020 in Asia

During our world tour we visited India for the first time. To be honest, India is the destination we were the most worried about visiting. We had long hesitated to include this country, known as being difficult to appro...

House sitting

House sitting: slow travel and free accomodation

Written on 17 April 2019 in Australia

What is the house sitting? House sitting is for: people wishing to go on vacation without leaving their home empty travellers looking for cheap accommodation and slow travel People looking for house sitters often do so t...

French Polynesia on a budget

French Polynesia on a budget

Written on 17 March 2019 in Destinations

French Polynesia is an expensive destination and it can seem difficult to fully enjoy it on a small budget. It is probably a reason why archipelagos like Hawaii or Fiji are more popular. This destination was however our...

spanish

5 tips to learn Spanish

Written on 1 December 2018 in Travel advice

When travelling, being able to speak the local language really changes your experience. This allows you to fully understand your environment, to create bonds with locals, to negotiate or to avoid scams and problems. This...

El Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico

Written on 18 November 2018 in America

What is El Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead)? El Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead in English, is a Mexican holiday celebrating the dead. It is a very joyous celebration at the end of October/beginning of November (g...

World tour: our wardrobe

Written on 26 September 2018 in Travel advice

Which clothes to bring on a world tour? In order to optimise our luggage we decided to bring with us technical travel clothes, quite a different wardrobe from what we had at home! After months of research (thank you fell...