Writing travel guides is not an easy task. I can write it for myself because I know what I want and what I am looking for, but I don’t know what you are trying achieve with your travel. As I mentionned in previous posts, travelling is a personnal experience nearly imposible to compare to another’s. […]
Chongqing 重庆 and Wulong 武隆
Solo travelers: a tour round the mountains of Xi’An
This post was long due. Something for the brave people that come to China by themselves without speaking the language. Something for the solo travelers that are looking to see more than the Terracotta army and the pagoda around Xi’an. I say solo, because when we are two we are invincible, fearless, intrepid. Laughing when neither […]
Crossing Canada in numbers
For those like me who like numbers, here is a summary of the costs for our 52 days crossing Canada. Accomodation Thanks to our couch-surfing hosts and friends! Transportation I have to apologize I can’t really tell about city buses distance, obviously it’s hard to measure, but sometimes you cannot avoid to pay for […]
United Airlines: my worst nightmare
Planes are not my thing. At all. I hate planes, I hate being in the air, I hate looking at the window and looking at the clouds. For me, taking the plane is like going on a suicide mission that might fail. Anyway, you get it. I won’t say that there are no other ways […]
Things to consider before taking the Trans-Canada train
Trains, buses, hitch-hiking… the road is the royal way for backpackers to see the country. We feel adventurous, brave and the power of freedom overwhelms us. Nothing can stop us and one way or another, we’re getting wherever we want to be. Taking the train implies, in our adventurous minds, meeting people, extending the journey […]
Canada for $30 a day
Travelling in North America is rather expensive compared to other parts of the world. When you’re backpacking, it gets worse. You have to budget your travel and your expenses, otherwise your trip doesn’t last a month. It can be tirering to think about the money all the time, especially when you want to have fun […]