Certaines personnes, et qui pourtant sont célibataire et ont un salaire dans la moyenne, se plaignent qu’elles ne peuvent voyager faute d’argent. Elles en sont persuadées. Or, bien souvent, ce n’est qu’une question de priorité, de motivation et d’organisation.
Se passer de voiture, vivire en coloc, reduire ses achats....j' en parle sur mon blog.
C'est en gros le salaire median en France, stats de l'INSSE
et alors, ca ne veut rien dire si tu es seul ou plusieurs a vivre avec ce salaire. et vivre avec cette somme a paris ou en province n'est pas pareil aussi.
donc tes 1500euros cé pour une personne ou par nombre de personnes dans le foyer?
je pose a toi la question et non comment est calculé le salaire mediane.
quand tu as 1500euros seul tu n'as pas de probleme pour voyager mais si tu es à 4 je vois mal comment tu vas faire si tu habites la region parisienne sans parler de paris.
Éviter les dépenses superflues: tabac, jeux de loterie, etc. Apporter son lunch au travail, acheter le strict nécessaire dans les vêtements, payer le solde complet des cartes de crédit, économiser les retours d'impôts, etc.
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Je crains que tes conseils ne parlent pas tous aux Français : pour le tabac, les jeux, je vois bien ; j'y ajouterais les sorties dont on peut momentanément se priver, les chaînes payantes, les plats préparés ou les friandises superflues ; "payer le solde des cartes de crédit", la plupart des gens le font, les cartes de crédit étant rares en France.
économiser les retours d'impôts
Là je ne comprends pas du tout, par contre. C'est quoi ?
Il n'y a pas que des Francais sur ce forum pardis! Je n'ai pas à adapter mes interventions juste pour ce peuple. Ceux qui sont du Canada comprendront mes propos, c'est ce qui compte.
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Il n'y a pas que des Francais sur ce forum pardis! Je n'ai pas à adapter mes interventions juste pour ce peuple. Ceux qui sont du Canada comprendront mes propos, c'est ce qui compte.
Le membre qui pose la question est d'Argenteuil..... 🤪
Et alors? C'est un forum public, où tous les membres de partout dans le monde peuvent discuter sur les sujets lancés. L'origine de l'auteur n'a pas d'importance.
Maintenant, fichez-moi la paix.
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Le fait qu'il comprenne, et que le maximum des lecteurs comprennent, c'est important à mon avis.
Je fais tous les jours des efforts en ce sens, et je les fais avec plaisir. 🙂
Si vous en trouvez qui comprennent ce qu'est "économiser les retours d'impôt", vous me faites signe....
On donne le spectacle public de cet accrochage ridicule, alors qu'une simple précision ou une explication suffisait. Sans acrimonie, tout simplement.
On donne le spectacle public de cet accrochage ridicule, alors qu'une simple précision ou une explication suffisait. Sans acrimonie, tout simplement.
C'est vous qui aviez commencé, on sait tous que vous cherchez constamment la bête noire sur ce forum et que le sujet présent ne vous intéresse pas réellement, c'est uniquement parce que j'y ai participé que vous venez m'embêter.
Mais pour ceux qui n'ont pas été capables de déduire que "retour d’impôts" est tout simplement le remboursement des impôts payés en surplus à la fin de l'année, et bien voilà, c'est fait.
à bon entendeur...
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C'est vous qui aviez commencé, on sait tous que vous cherchez constamment la bête noire sur ce forum et que le sujet présent ne vous intéresse pas réellement, c'est uniquement parce que j'y ai participé que vous venez m'embêter.
Un brin de paranoia, non ? 🤪
Non, je déteste ne pas comprendre quelque chose ; je suis fait comme ça, j'ai besoin de comprendre clairement ; je sais, c'est un gros défaut !
on sait tous que vous cherchez constamment la bête noire sur ce forum
Sans doute un raccourci pour dire que Michel cherche la petite bête et que tu as le sentiment d'être sa bête noire ...
Je viens de lire la discussion et tu pourrais expliquer ce que veut dire "économiser les retours d'impôts" plutôt que de réagir comme tu l'as fait. C'est incompréhensible pour un non-canadien.
Il n'y a pas que des Francais sur ce forum pardis! Je n'ai pas à adapter mes interventions juste pour ce peuple. Ceux qui sont du Canada comprendront mes propos, c'est ce qui compte.
VF est un forum francophone, ce serait bien que les posts soient compris de tous et pas seulement de tes compatriotes. Si VF est un site québécois, 70% des membres sont français : http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=163664;search_string=fran%E7ais;#163664
" C'est vous qui aviez commencé, on sait tous que vous cherchez constamment la bête noire sur ce forum et que le sujet présent ne vous intéresse pas réellement, c'est uniquement parce que j'y ai participé que vous venez m'embêter. "
... je ne suis pas tout à fait d'accord : ce n'est pas en effet une attitude constante 😛 et je ne pense pas qu'il faille y voir là une attaque personnelle,
... d'autant moins qu'à mes yeux son interrogation était parfaitement légitime ! 🙂
oui comme tu le dis c'est une question de priorité, de motivation et d'organisation. Cela s'affine au fil du temps en fonction de ta trajectoire.
travailler en intérim
mutuelle à prix intéressants qd on travaille en intérim
pas de crédit
vivre en coloc
récup et troc pour le mobilier et app electro-menagers
carte de bibliothèque pour emprunter CD, livres et DVD's
Tél il existe des forfaits low-cost
En plus de ça, on peut posséder une voiture et ne pas se priver de sorties pour voir les amis.
J'ai cherché (un peu) sur internet, mais n'ai pas trouvé grand chose. Si je comprends bien, les impôts canadiens des salariés sont prélevés à la source, un retour d'impôt serait donc le remboursement d'un trop-versé. Est-ce cela ?
Pourquoi ne pas l'expliquer ici si c'est si évident pour vous ?
justement par le choix de ne pas être propriétaire pour privilégier une vie de bohêmeet éviter un max les pressions financières dans le port d'attache🙂
C'est des tracas c'est vrai. Mais si tu voyages souvent plusieurs mois, tu as deux choix:
- soit tu sous loue ta chambre ou ton appart, ou tu loue le tien
- soit tu recherches un autre logement apres, pas evident.
Payer un loyer trois mois durant (par exemple) alors que tu n'es pas chez toi est plutôt douloureux. Je fais comme toi, j'installe quelqu'un chez moi pendant mon absence. Il s'agit généralement de personnes en déplacement professionnel. Toujours la même profession, j'ai mon petit réseau. Je n'ai jamais eu de souci.
Ils sont certains de ne pas avoir les moyens de voyager, car il faut l'auto de l'année, donner plein de cadeaux à Noël etc.Comme le dit Nikky c'est important de payer nos cartes de crédits. J'ai remis mon voyage en Iran $$$$ car j'ai décidé de commencer par amiliorer mon crédit, me prendre un appartement à Toronto, payer un peu mes dettes d'études. Pour moi aussi, carte de bibliothèque. Colocation.Moins de magasinage, moins de vêtements, moins de H&M.Acheter moins de produits transformés, cuisiner plus.Plus de carottes et de navet, moins de légumes ''exotiques''. Je mange les produits de saison. Je congèle.Acheter tout en solde.Prendre le métro plutôt que l'auto.Prendre un 2ème travail quelques heures par semaine, ça ne mange pas de pain. Vendre les gadgets qu'on n'utilise pas.La vente de livres à l'université (vente de mes livres). Me contenter de mon téléphone prépayé plutôt que de m'acheter un iphone😕Des tisanes plutôt que de la liqueur. J'ai coupé le Coke.
Un célibataire salarié sans enfant et qui n'a pas les moyens de voyager c'est souvent qu'il aurait dû y penser à deux fois avant d'acheter une xbox, une wii ou un grand écran 46 pouces HD. Je caricature évidemment, mais j'ai aussi déjà entendu ce discours du manque de moyen et quand tu rentres chez la personne tu comprends tout de suite pourquoi son compte est dans le rouge. C'est souvent plus une question de priorités que de moyens.
Bon sinon c'est vrai que ce sujet est original, alors voici pour moi :
- J'ai arrêté de fumer ;
- Je me passe de voiture ;
- Colocation ;
- Pas du tout victime de la mode, aussi je vie très bien sans ipad ou ipod, sans vêtement de marques et je ne sais quelle idiotie encore ;
- J'achète autant que possible à prix cassés sur internet.
Rien qu'avec ça j'économise une vraie fortune chaque mois.
Comme je suis mon propre patron j'ai aussi combiné certaines choses, j'ai donc :
- Pas de ligne fixe pour le téléphone, j'ai un abonnement skype à un prix ridicule que j'utilise autant chez moi qu'au bureau ;
- Un portable (= cellulaire pour les québécois) boulot et perso en même temps avec le forfait le moins cher ;
- Un seul ordinateur que j'amène au bureau et que je ramène chez moi (juste avec cette économie j'ai acheté un aller/retour pour Montréal).
Et évidemment je n'ai aucun crédit sur le cul, ça aide pour dormir la nuit ou voyager.
Je suis d'accord avec toi. Je gagne moins que la moyenne, et je suis gaspilleuse et je voulais renoncer ni à mon
déménagement à Toronto ni à mon voyage, alors j'ai dû couper tout entre les deux. Je suis célibataire sans enfant
et si j'avais moins gaspillé d'argent, j'aurais fait plus de voyages.
Mon voyage me tient à coeur car je regarde les ipad sur Internet 😊, mais je réussie à ne rien acheter.
Oui enfin "la moyenne" qui gagne plus que toi gère souvent son fric avec beaucoup moins d'intelligence si j'en crois ce que tu as rédigé plus haut. En se tenant loin de la société de consommation on peut soudainement faire des miracles avec pas grand chose.
Tes efforts rendront sûrement ce voyage Ô combien délicieux ! Je te le souhaite en tout cas.
moi aussi j'ai mes trucs pour économiser🙂 :
- j'ai largué ma maîtresse (euh!!! ... c'est elle plutôt qui m'a largué😕)
- Je prends dorénavant le métro pour me ravitailler en caviar chez Petrossian
- A la place du champagne je bois du crémant de Bourgogne ...
" en france tu ne fais jamais de declaration et on te fout la paix.... "
... cela ne dure jamais très longtemps ! 😕
seulement depuis 1988 ca fait pas tres longtemps quand on pense que la terre existe depuis 5 milliards d'annees
... pas mal en effet !
... mais cette situation ne t'impose(😛)-t'elle pas une certaine "marginalisation" certes acceptable pour qui l'a décidée ... mais parfois très contraignante ?
Je suis plus mitige que toi, avoir un port d'attache peut donner sur une plus grande liberte:tu le loue quand tu part etc....
en tant que locataire j'ai pratiqué la sous-loc une fois mais il faut avoir un peu de chance pour tomber sur une personne fiable.
Fin 2009 j'ai tout largué : appart, meubles et je peux voyager librement sans contrainte et sans echeance.
Lorsque je reviens, j'opte pour la coloc bcp plus souple, économique et funky plutôt que d'être locataire.
Autre astuce pour économiser. Comme tout est cher en France, lorsque je reviens en l'occurence d'Asie, je refais ma garde-robe et des provisions de produits cosmétiques.
Je suis en pleine recherche pour m’acheter une nouvelle valise cabine rigide et une grande valise rigide aussi. Je suis tombée sur la marque Delsey Paris.…
Je me décide à commencer une nouvelle discussion car j'ai besoin de votre aide! Oui l'aide de cette grande communauté de Voyage-forum. Je fais appel à vos…
Coiffeuse et passionnée, je desire rassembler dans un livre la façon si différentes pour nous les coiffeurs de vous accueillir et de vous coiffer partout dans…
Après le topic sur les 5 plus belles villes d'Europe, je lance le débat sur les 5 plus belles capitales, histoire de limiter le nombre et d'avoir des réponses…
Hello everyone! 🙂🙂,
A BIG thank you to all the travelers who sent us postcards this year—my students are becoming real geography whizzes!!!!!!!! I’m renewing my call for your kindness this year! We’re also working on food, so if your postcards can make our mouths water with local dishes, traditional meals, or typical recipes, that’d be amazing!!
Here’s a quick recap of the project:
I’m reaching out to all travelers and globetrotters on this forum. I’m a teacher in Creuse, working in a ULIS program (which welcomes children aged 6 to 12 with disabilities into a mainstream school). This year, I’m starting a school journal project that will involve the kids in many different topics. A big part of the journal will focus on opening up to the world, diversity, travel, countries, culture...
I’m launching a call to invite as many of you as possible to send us a little postcard (from France or anywhere in the world!) to take us on a journey and help us discover new places, countries, and horizons—much more fun and exciting than a regular geography textbook! One section of our journal could be called "We received mail from " and would be an opportunity to research that location and share what we learn with our readers (a super enriching activity in class).
The project starts in September 2025 but has no real end date, as this journal and world discovery initiative will span several school years (the kids stay in my ULIS program for multiple years). Postcards can be sent anytime—throughout the year, across seasons, even during holidays! (The kids will find them when they return.)
I hope this idea appeals to as many of you as possible and that you’ll spread the word to your fellow traveler friends. Make us dream, take us on a journey!!!
For those who’d like to write to us in a language other than French, no problem—quite the opposite!!
Thank you in advance for your participation(s)! Below is our address. Feel free to leave your own address on a corner of the postcard if you’d like us to write back! 😊
The ULIS program students
Bonnat Elementary School
12 rue Georges Sand
23220 BONNAT
Thank you, and see you soon, I hope! 😁
Julien
Many of us have noticed that bugs have been making it difficult to navigate the forum lately.
I’ll let Kate and Ticapi explain the issue:
I went to your profile to check out the Thailand travel journal, and when I clicked on it, it brought me back here again. All week, I’ve been dealing with bugs like this—it’s really discouraging from continuing on VF.🙁
I had the same thing happen, and multiple times. For me, it was Montagnard’s latest journal that kept coming up no matter which discussion I clicked on.
BOLIVIA: THE COUNTRY ON THE BRINK (What's Really Happening)
A dramatic saga is unfolding before our eyes in the Andes. Between suffocating blockades, clashes, an international airlift, and historic political decisions, Bolivia has just experienced 48 hours of rare intensity.
Here’s the full breakdown (economic, social, and political) of the last 48 hours:
For travelers and tourists: the article also includes an important note about the upcoming publication (starting tomorrow) of the precise status of roadblocks, route by route.
I’ll post the full update here on Voyage Forum!
Don’t miss this in-depth analysis. History is being written before our eyes! https://www.petitherge.com/bolivie-paralysie-et-ultimatum
I just discovered a great show on Arte.
It's called "7 en route": seven young European journalists travel around Europe in a fully converted bus, making reports on every city they visit. It's amazing! 🙂
Yesterday, for example, they were in Rome, Italy, and the reports included things like the world's smallest restaurant—a super romantic spot for two. There was also a report on the king of paparazzi in Italy.
They have to pick topics that let us discover the little quirks of each country. And at the end of each episode, we get to see the finished report.
It's such a great show, mixing journalism, travel, and discovery—basically, a must-watch!
It airs in the evening starting at 6:50 PM (I think), and it started this past Monday, July 14th.
If you watch it, let me know—we can chat about it!
I left my heart’s country eight days ago and returned to my adopted one—or was it the other way around? Scotland-Morvan, Morvan-Scotland, I’m not quite sure anymore.
After a quarter without dragging my slippers around here, even though I’d loudly declared I had no interest left in this site, here I am again!
My imagination never stays fallow for long. Just enough time for my inner land to rest. It gets overgrown with fresh nettles, the kind you can pick without getting stung. Then, it’s time to till the fragrant earth and let the story grow.
I hesitated over where to set this story.
Maybe the Highlands, maybe the Hebrides, maybe the Orkney Islands, maybe the Shetland Islands. All of Scotland is myth—easy to embroider.
But in the end, no. I’d almost be too afraid to bare my soul.
The story will take place at home. Simple, practical.
1)
This morning, I was up well before dawn, feeling a bit grumpy, but nothing a bowl of coffee won’t fix. I love my bowl, and no one dares take it. It’s porcelain, edged with intertwined blue flowers. On the bottom, it says "Revol." The factory has existed long before the Revolution. It was my great-grandmother’s bowl. She drank roasted barley from it during the war, then her Leroux chicory.
Last year, a little guy dropped it. My bowl broke into three pieces. A black anger vibrated deep inside me. The little boy was so upset, on the verge of tears. How could I scold him!
I picked up the three pieces and took Little Boy in my arms. His hair smelled of the light, sweet sweat of toddlers. A gentle hug that healed—his budding sorrow and my anger—everything vanished, and time carried on.
Today, my bowl is even prettier. Man fixed it using the traditional kintsugi technique, except he didn’t use gold powder or lacquer but superglue, and he delicately painted the cracks with woad blue. And my bowl is even more beautiful now.
I’m lingering, I can tell—it’s just that a story wraps itself in life, and life can’t be told in the snap of a finger. Life is long. Like in architecture, you start with a rough sketch, called a "sous-cul" (the initial pencil drawing), then you make a tracing, which is the work itself, the one you later carefully roll up in a wooden tube.
Life is like that: you erase, you start over, you use the nub of the pencil until it’s tiny, but you keep going—dreaming, loving.
"Living is a full-time occupation, a unique adventure. Always a surprise and a wonder, which sometimes turns into astonishment. And, from time to time, happiness."*
Alright, enough digressing—this introduction is definitely too long.
Tomorrow, I’ll get to the heart of the matter.
(I hate that expression; it feels like I’m cutting into someone’s skin.)
I’m Yann, a 28-year-old TikToker who loves traveling!
Since I’ve been to several destinations, I’d love to get a flag from each one as a sort of trophy. But from what I’ve seen online, a lot of sites sell them with what looks like really poor quality...
So I’m reaching out to you all to share a site you usually use—help me start my collection! :)
hi there
I’d love to get some opinions—I’ve never used Airbnb before.
They’re offering a key handover via lockbox.
Any tips or advice?
Is it reliable?
Best,
Hi there, I’m Laura, and I’m looking for a few people to answer some questions so I can understand your travel wishes and challenges. It won’t take long—I can chat here, by email, or by phone. Don’t worry, I’m not selling anything! 😊
On this forum, we talk a lot about trekking in the Himalayas, but I’d love to share another side of Nepal: its spiritual, cultural, and religious atmosphere, especially in Kathmandu.
Nepal, much like Tibet and Bhutan, is deeply connected to the Himalayas—the ultimate sacred mountain range. This small country exudes a calming vibe, shaped by a strong spiritual dimension. What I loved most was the unique sensory experience you get there. Walking around temples and tantric monasteries, a distinct scent fills the air—aromatic plants used for ritual fumigation. Locals mainly burn Himalayan juniper, cedar, sandalwood, and other local essences. This fragrant smoke is a way to purify the space and reach the deities, and you’re constantly enveloped in these aromas.
Another striking aspect is the sound. As soon as you step outside, you hear bells ringing in front of temples. People ring them three times before praying to announce their presence to the deities. Nepal is also the birthplace of singing bowls and sound meditation practices. In Kathmandu, you can easily find meditation sessions or "sound baths."
The spiritual dimension is everywhere: a Hindu sadhu practicing asceticism, a lama in deep red robes with his mala, turning a prayer wheel while murmuring "Om mani padme hum." Newar Buddhism, Tantrism, and Hinduism coexist harmoniously in daily life.
For those who love exploring a destination through its culture and spirituality, Nepal is an unforgettable place. What was your spiritual experience in Nepal like?
Hi,
I’m landing in Quebec and then heading to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. I’d like to rent a pick-up. My question is: does this vehicle come with a cover and is it secure enough to store luggage in? I’ve heard two conflicting opinions. Thanks
I just installed the Maps.Me app on my phone. I only recently found out about this app. I’m traveling in 2 weeks and a few days, and I’m a bit stuck on how to use it.
I’m from the Montreal (Quebec) area, and I’d love to know if there’s a kind soul out there who could help me get started and use the app at least minimally.
If there are private lessons available, I’d be interested in those too.
Like many others, I’m overjoyed to hear that VoyageForum is reopening! I’ve been waiting hopefully for this, and it’s wonderful that it’s finally happening!
I just couldn’t bring myself to actively participate in other French-language travel forums—their format and way of doing things never appealed to me as much. I really hope that VF’s structure, categories, and interface won’t change too much despite the handover, because I’m very attached to them. Through thick and thin, the site has held strong—it’s amazing!
In a previous message, François mentioned that there were positions to fill ahead of the reopening, including moderators...
I’ve been eagerly waiting for this and hoping to send in my CV.
Now, after reading the latest message, it seems like the team is already fully formed. But are there still a few spots left to fill?
I’ve been a VF member for 20 years (since 2004). I’d love to contribute to this wonderful adventure as a moderator if VF would trust me with the role. If the team is open to reviewing it, I’m ready to send my CV. Could you let me know the next steps?
I’m planning a 3-week trip to Japan in May with Voyage Privé. The package includes a 5 GB eSIM, but my phone isn’t new enough to support it. VP told me I could buy a SIM card when I arrive at the airport.
Sure enough, I’ve seen online that this is possible with different providers.
I only need it for checking routes, looking up addresses, train schedules, etc.—basically using Google Maps, TripAdvisor, and similar apps. No heavy downloads or major internet use. All hotels should provide free Wi-Fi for that, right?
Has anyone got any tips for me on this? What have you tried, and how much did it cost?
Thanks for your help!
I’d like to know if you can buy reef-safe sunscreen sprays at 7-Eleven. If so, how much do they cost? We’re traveling with backpacks, so we’ll either buy 100ml here or in Thailand.
I wanted to share a really unpleasant experience from our last trip booked with Promoséjours and organized by FTI.
We booked an 8-day/7-night stay in Egypt, from June 8 to 15.
The flight initially scheduled was changed a week before departure to take off at 10 PM from Paris CDG.
In the end, it took off with a 1-hour delay and included an unmentioned stopover in Marsa Alam.
We landed in Hurghada at 4 AM and arrived at the hotel at 6 AM.
So, we spent our first night on the plane.
For the return trip, surprise—the flight was moved up. We left the hotel at 10:30 PM on Friday the 14th to take off at 2 AM and land at 7 AM at Paris CDG.
So, we spent our last night on the plane too.
After sending a complaint letter to Promoséjours / FTI, they replied that the first and last days can be dedicated to transport (which I already knew) and that no matter how many nights you book, you’re not guaranteed to spend them in the hotel—it could just as well be on the plane.
I’m really questioning this.
Isn’t there a law that protects customers in cases like this?
Because when I do the math, the first and part of the second day were spent on transport, same for the second-to-last and last day. And I paid for 7 nights for a stay that only lasted 5.
Anyway, I just want to say thanks to them—thanks to their two sleepless nights in transit, I’m coming back even more exhausted from a trip that was supposed to be restful!
I also want to warn anyone booking through this agency about visas for Egypt.
At booking, they told me the visa was included in the price, then they sent me an email saying I’d have to pay for it on-site at 25 €.
Once there, we were directed to a special line for FTI customers, and guess what? They charged us 30 €!
Basically, they’re great at making sure you *enjoy* your vacation—mostly by enjoying your wallet!
If anyone has dealt with this kind of situation and won their case, I’m all ears.
Hi there!
I’m heading to Thailand for two months.
So I thought I’d get a Thai SIM card to use Google Maps for getting around cities, mostly.
Here’s my question: will this SIM affect my apps? Or will they work the same as with my Orange SIM?
Is there any setup I need to do, or can I just pop in the Thai SIM?
I’d also like to switch back to my Orange SIM now and then while I’m in Thailand—on the same phone. Will I need to reset the phone, or will it reconnect without any issues?
Thanks in advance for your tips!
Best,
Huiclos
Hi, I’d like to know where we can buy beer or wine in Chefchaouen and around Merzouga. We’ll be doing a circuit and staying at the Parador Hotel in Chefchaouen and in a bivouac in Merzouga.
Thanks for any info you can share!
Hello everyone,
I’m reaching out to all travelers and globe-trotters on this forum. I’m a teacher in Creuse working in a ULIS program (which welcomes children aged 6 to 12 with disabilities into a mainstream school). This year, I’m launching a school journal project that will involve the kids in many different topics. A big part of this journal will focus on opening up to the world, embracing differences, travel, global cultures, and more.
I’m putting out a call to invite as many of you as possible to send us a postcard (from France or anywhere in the world)! The goal is to help us "travel" and discover new places, countries, and horizons in a way that’s much more fun and exciting than a geography textbook. One section of our journal could be called "We received a letter from ," where we’d research the location and share what we learn with our readers—a really enriching activity for the classroom.
The project starts in September 2025 but doesn’t have a strict end date, since this journal and world-discovery initiative will span several school years (the kids stay in the ULIS program for multiple years). Postcards can be sent anytime—throughout the year, across seasons, even during holidays! The kids will find them when they return.
I hope this idea appeals to as many of you as possible, and that you’ll spread the word to your fellow travelers. Help us dream and explore!
For those who’d like to write to us in a language other than French, no problem—quite the opposite!
Thank you in advance for your participation! Below is our address. If you’d like us to write back, feel free to leave your address on a corner of the postcard! 😊
ULIS program students
Bonnat Elementary School
12 rue Georges Sand
23220 BONNAT
Thank you, and I hope to hear from you soon! 😊
Julien
🙂
Hi there! I have to leave Ivato/Antananarivo on December 16th. I have a lot of ariary that I’d like to exchange for euros since I might not be coming back to Madagascar (after this 21st trip). I think the exchange office at Ivato also buys ariary back. If any of you have seen the rate for this buyback in advance, thanks a million!
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a website that would let me plot my travel route in advance so I can print it out. The idea is to create a map with a little “me” on a bike that my parents can move along as I progress, since I’m planning to cycle all the way to Nepal.
If any of you have done something similar or know of a good tool, I’d love to hear your tips!
Thanks in advance! 😊
I'm looking to buy an ultra-lightweight 50/55L travel backpack with a suitcase or front opening.
Does anyone have any brand and/or model recommendations?
Thanks,
Emma
Hello. We’re a retired couple heading to Sri Lanka from January to March. After the November floods, I’d like to know if we can offer hands-on help to the locals, maybe pack some clothes or other items people might need in our luggage, and who we could give them to. Thanks for any info from those on the ground.
Be careful when sailing between Somalia and northern Madagascar.
It appears to be Somali pirates who have widened their search in the Mozambique Channel, far from their usual attack zone, since, to my knowledge, there are no Malagasy pirates.
Not sure if this is the right section, but just wanted to warn future travelers...
Where’s Cape Vidal?
It’s in iSimangaliso, an independent park in KZN Wildlife, stunning and just a stone’s throw from St Lucia (KwaZulu-Natal, Maputaland).
It’s the beach spot at the end of the Eastern Shores road. You can swim, fish... but watch out for waves, currents, and sharks...
There’s a really nice game drive where you can get out of your car at certain points, especially at Cape Vidal.
That’s where the camp with bungalows and campsites is.
The vervets and samango monkeys (endemic to the area, and the males are pretty big) can be a bit of a nuisance if you’re trying to braai...
They’re super persistent and not shy at all—don’t let them intimidate you, and stay alert because their speed at snatching food is impressive.
Anyway...
I’m reporting two recent attacks by these hyenas... who were *not* in a playful mood...
The first one happened at night—a hyena tried to bite a camper’s nose off in their tent... and succeeded.
The other night, a camper returning to their tent in the early hours was violently attacked by two hyenas... and they had a close call!
So, if you’re camping there, be careful...
Measures are being taken, but for now, it’s a bit risky.
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