Merci.
Assurance touristique nécessaire pour visiter l'Amérique du Sud?
by Xerox74
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
Je voudrais bien demander si j'ai besoin d'une assurance touristique pour visiter l"Amérique du Sud.
Merci.
Merci.
Si tu as une carte bleue internationale, une assistance est fournie avec. Il faut que tu demandes le contrat auprès de ta banque. Sinon, il y a toujours Europ'assistance ou Mondial assistance.
"Un voyageur est une espèce d'historien; son devoir est de raconter fidèlement ce qu'il a vu ou ce qu'il a entendu dire; il ne doit rien inventer, mais aussi il ne doit rien omettre."
(Chateaubriand)
Bonjour,
" Si tu as une carte bleue internationale, une assistance est fournie avec."
Ah... 😏 On ne persiste et signe plus ?... 🙂
"Il faut que tu demandes le contrat auprès de ta banque."
La banque est en général incapable de le fournir, et estime que ce n'est pas son problème ; il faut le télécharger par exemple sur le site de Carte Bleue.
Ceci dit la question étant posée semble-t-il par un Canadien, rien de tout ce que nous avons comme références en France ne s'applique, et je ne pense pas qu'il ait une assurance comprise dans sa carte de paiement ou de crédit.
Michel
" Si tu as une carte bleue internationale, une assistance est fournie avec."
Ah... 😏 On ne persiste et signe plus ?... 🙂
"Il faut que tu demandes le contrat auprès de ta banque."
La banque est en général incapable de le fournir, et estime que ce n'est pas son problème ; il faut le télécharger par exemple sur le site de Carte Bleue.
Ceci dit la question étant posée semble-t-il par un Canadien, rien de tout ce que nous avons comme références en France ne s'applique, et je ne pense pas qu'il ait une assurance comprise dans sa carte de paiement ou de crédit.
Michel
Je ne vois pas en quoi ma phrase te gêne (une assistance est fournie avec la carte bleue), c'est vrai, j'ai été sur le site de ma banque, j'ai regardé l'assistance fournie avec ma carte bleue, j'ai un dossier de 20 pages indiquant tout ce qui est compris ou non avec cette assistane. Tu as l'habitude de jouer un peu trop sur les mots. On n'est pas sur un site de grammaire française...
Je crois que tu n'as pas grand-chose à faire d'autres que te connecter sur voyageforum. Tu t'ennuie à ce point-là ?
"Un voyageur est une espèce d'historien; son devoir est de raconter fidèlement ce qu'il a vu ou ce qu'il a entendu dire; il ne doit rien inventer, mais aussi il ne doit rien omettre."
(Chateaubriand)
Bonjour,
Ah là là.... 😏 Vous allez m'obliger à être cruel et à faire un petit florilège de vos prestations d'hier sur le sujet :
" On a toujours pris Europ'assistance, c'est vraiment très bien. Par contre, on est aussi assuré avec sa carte bleue internationale, à partir du moment où on a payé le voyage avec. Se renseigner auprès de sa banque."
" Je suis désolée, mais il faut payer avec sa carte pour bénéficier du rapatriment. On part bientôt en voyage, et le fait d'avoir payé avec notre carte internationale, nous permet d'avoir toutes les assistances."
" C'est pas du tout faux, on a le contrat sous les yeux et c'est stipulé noir sur blanc. De toute façon, c'est logique, faut bien qu'ils soient payés quelque part. Ils ne vont pas faire de l'assistance gratos..."
" On a téléphoné à la banque, elle nous a dit elle-même qu'il fallait payer avec pour être assuré. Maintenant, si vous avez plusieurs cartes bleues, ça change rien, il faudra utiliser l'assurance qui correspond à la carte qui a été utilisée."
" Notre banque est alliée avec Europ'Assistance, donc on a toutes les garanties, mais elle stipule (bien que fermée le dimanche ! Et même le samedi ! lol) qu'il faut payer avec. Donc, ça peut peut-être dépendre des banques."
Rien à voir donc avec la grammaire..... 😉
"Je crois que tu n'as pas grand-chose à faire d'autres que te connecter sur voyageforum. Tu t'ennuie à ce point-là ?"
Je suis au travail, là.
Michel
Ah là là.... 😏 Vous allez m'obliger à être cruel et à faire un petit florilège de vos prestations d'hier sur le sujet :
" On a toujours pris Europ'assistance, c'est vraiment très bien. Par contre, on est aussi assuré avec sa carte bleue internationale, à partir du moment où on a payé le voyage avec. Se renseigner auprès de sa banque."
" Je suis désolée, mais il faut payer avec sa carte pour bénéficier du rapatriment. On part bientôt en voyage, et le fait d'avoir payé avec notre carte internationale, nous permet d'avoir toutes les assistances."
" C'est pas du tout faux, on a le contrat sous les yeux et c'est stipulé noir sur blanc. De toute façon, c'est logique, faut bien qu'ils soient payés quelque part. Ils ne vont pas faire de l'assistance gratos..."
" On a téléphoné à la banque, elle nous a dit elle-même qu'il fallait payer avec pour être assuré. Maintenant, si vous avez plusieurs cartes bleues, ça change rien, il faudra utiliser l'assurance qui correspond à la carte qui a été utilisée."
" Notre banque est alliée avec Europ'Assistance, donc on a toutes les garanties, mais elle stipule (bien que fermée le dimanche ! Et même le samedi ! lol) qu'il faut payer avec. Donc, ça peut peut-être dépendre des banques."
Rien à voir donc avec la grammaire..... 😉
"Je crois que tu n'as pas grand-chose à faire d'autres que te connecter sur voyageforum. Tu t'ennuie à ce point-là ?"
Je suis au travail, là.
Michel
Il travaille.
Michel
Michel
C'est un florilège que je ne regrette pas du tout d'avoir écrit... Je ne vois rien d'extraordinaire là dedans.
Je sais pas ce que tu fais comme boulot, fonctionnaire, ou tu es ton propre patron et tu fais bosser les autres. Sympa !
"Un voyageur est une espèce d'historien; son devoir est de raconter fidèlement ce qu'il a vu ou ce qu'il a entendu dire; il ne doit rien inventer, mais aussi il ne doit rien omettre."
(Chateaubriand)
" C'est un florilège que je ne regrette pas du tout d'avoir écrit... Je ne vois rien d'extraordinaire là dedans."
😏😏😏..... Disons que c'est juste faux avec persévérance.
"Je sais pas ce que tu fais comme boulot, fonctionnaire, ou tu es ton propre patron et tu fais bosser les autres. Sympa !"
Je sais faire plusieurs choses à la fois ; ça aide.
Michel
😏😏😏..... Disons que c'est juste faux avec persévérance.
"Je sais pas ce que tu fais comme boulot, fonctionnaire, ou tu es ton propre patron et tu fais bosser les autres. Sympa !"
Je sais faire plusieurs choses à la fois ; ça aide.
Michel
Je crois que tu n'as pas grand-chose à faire d'autres que te connecter sur voyageforum. Tu t'ennuie à ce point-là ?
Dis donc, si je compte tes messages (plus de 25 pour la seule journée d'hier ! un dimanche en plus...), tu te défends pas mal non plus... Pour répéter toujours la même rengaine en plus, ou bien faire des copier coller d'autres sites. Tu t'ennuies donc à ce point là ?
Dis donc, si je compte tes messages (plus de 25 pour la seule journée d'hier ! un dimanche en plus...), tu te défends pas mal non plus... Pour répéter toujours la même rengaine en plus, ou bien faire des copier coller d'autres sites. Tu t'ennuies donc à ce point là ?
Cyrille
Le copié-collé sert justement à donner des renseignements précis, ou à les prouver, quand certains s'acharnent à contredire les idées des autres. Dire des trucs qui ne viennent que de soi, on peut douter, pas quand c'est pris sur des sites où, au moins, les gens sont des pros...
"Un voyageur est une espèce d'historien; son devoir est de raconter fidèlement ce qu'il a vu ou ce qu'il a entendu dire; il ne doit rien inventer, mais aussi il ne doit rien omettre."
(Chateaubriand)
Le copié-collé sert justement à donner des renseignements précis, ou à les prouver, quand certains s'acharnent à contredire les idées des autres.
1 - tout dépend où on va les chercher, les renseignements précis, internet est loin d'être une encyclopédie en on y trouve aussi pas mal de conneries. 2- VF est un site de partage d'expériences, c'est ce qu'on vient y chercher, et tous les membres sont assez grands pour aller visiter tout seul le site de l'institut pasteur (ou consulter leur médecin) sans que docteur carbang vienne leur rappeler la parole d'évangile. 3 - tu reproches à Tatra sa présence excessive sur le site, et son nombre de messages, et tu insinues qu'il n'a rien d'autre à faire de sa vie : on peut tout à fait te retourner le compliment, ma chère ! 4 - comme de toute façon tu m'as l'air plus têtue que la pire des bourriques, je n'attends pas de réponse à ce message, donc ne prend pas la peine d'en formuler un ce serait peine perdue.
bonne journée
1 - tout dépend où on va les chercher, les renseignements précis, internet est loin d'être une encyclopédie en on y trouve aussi pas mal de conneries. 2- VF est un site de partage d'expériences, c'est ce qu'on vient y chercher, et tous les membres sont assez grands pour aller visiter tout seul le site de l'institut pasteur (ou consulter leur médecin) sans que docteur carbang vienne leur rappeler la parole d'évangile. 3 - tu reproches à Tatra sa présence excessive sur le site, et son nombre de messages, et tu insinues qu'il n'a rien d'autre à faire de sa vie : on peut tout à fait te retourner le compliment, ma chère ! 4 - comme de toute façon tu m'as l'air plus têtue que la pire des bourriques, je n'attends pas de réponse à ce message, donc ne prend pas la peine d'en formuler un ce serait peine perdue.
bonne journée
Cyrille
Donc, la prochaine fois, je ferai comme beaucoup sur ce forum, pas un copié-collé, mais un pur recopiage... Toutes les conneries qu'on peut lire sur ce forum, c'est incroyable, à croire que certains voyagent dans leur fauteuil !
"Un voyageur est une espèce d'historien; son devoir est de raconter fidèlement ce qu'il a vu ou ce qu'il a entendu dire; il ne doit rien inventer, mais aussi il ne doit rien omettre."
(Chateaubriand)
Toutes les conneries qu'on peut lire sur ce forum, c'est incroyable
A commencer par tes très nombreux posts sur la paludisme et maintenant sur les assurances. Comme disait un de mes enfants : c'est celui qui dit qu'y est 😛
A commencer par tes très nombreux posts sur la paludisme et maintenant sur les assurances. Comme disait un de mes enfants : c'est celui qui dit qu'y est 😛
Sur le palu !!!! Et ceux qui disent que ce n'est pas la peine de prendre un traitement !!! T'as peut-être pas eu un copain qui est mort du palu, moi oui. Et des gamins qui meurent chaque jour, t'en as jamais vu non plus ?
Bref, mettre la vie des autres en danger c'est pire comme connerie que défendre l'idée qu'on peut être traité avant de claquer !
"Un voyageur est une espèce d'historien; son devoir est de raconter fidèlement ce qu'il a vu ou ce qu'il a entendu dire; il ne doit rien inventer, mais aussi il ne doit rien omettre."
(Chateaubriand)
Tu radotes, tu es exténuante.
Radoter :
1 - Tenir des propos peu cohérents ou peu sensés
2 - Répéter de façon fastidieuse les mêmes propos
Les deux sens s'appliquent très bien à ton discours.
contrairement à toi, je ne mène pas de croisade, j'essaye de faire réfléchir, en me servant des mes connaissances et de mon expérience, les voyageurs qui se posent des questions.
Les deux sens s'appliquent très bien à ton discours.
contrairement à toi, je ne mène pas de croisade, j'essaye de faire réfléchir, en me servant des mes connaissances et de mon expérience, les voyageurs qui se posent des questions.
à ton âge c'est plus normal qu'au mien !!!
Ouh la vilaine ! Vous n'avez que 5 ans d'écart....
Ouh la vilaine ! Vous n'avez que 5 ans d'écart....
Cyrille
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Thanks in advance, everyone.
Hi,
We’ve planned a 3-week trip to Bali this summer with our 7-year-old daughter. The itinerary includes Sanur, Nusa Lembongan, Sidemen, Amed, and Ubud. The more time passes, the more we read about people getting sick—some with mild to severe traveler’s diarrhea, and many ending up in the hospital. We, as parents, have been through it in Egypt with pretty bad cases, but we’d really like to avoid that for our daughter. Even though there’s no zero risk, and we’ll be careful, can any of you reassure me? Not everyone got sick, right? I’d love to hear positive feedback from parents, but not just them 😊. Thanks in advance!
Hi there...
I’m traveling with a friend for a month in November.
We booked our round-trip tickets from Paris to Phnom Penh, and yes, I know—it was a mistake. We should’ve flown out of Laos, but here we are.
But is it doable to backpack through both countries in a relaxed way?
I’ve seen that the transport takes a while...
Thanks so much for your replies.
Hi there,
I’ve started looking into getting dental implants, possibly in Costa Rica or Mexico.
Do you have any clinics to recommend or ones I should avoid?
For the next steps, I need to choose between Cuba Medika or Medigo—these are agencies that help with medical procedures. Do you have any info on either of them?
Thanks so much for your help!
Thanks so much for your help!
Hi everyone, a question for those who’ve been lucky enough to visit Raja Ampat—should you consider preventive malaria treatment given its proximity to Papua? And how was the food hygiene situation?
Thanks for your feedback! !
Hi there.
I’d like to know if all medications need to be declared at Uzbek customs.
E.g., antidepressants?
Thanks for your reply
For several years now, increased aggression has been observed in Cape fur seals.
At least 70 unprovoked attacks on humans.
It was recently confirmed that this is due to rabies.
The suspected origin is contamination in Namibia by jackals.
The contagion seems to be spreading.
Preventive vaccination (of the animals) is being considered.
Just a reminder:
Rabies affects all mammals.
Once symptoms appear—sometimes weeks or even months later—death is inevitable.
It’s the bite that transmits the disease.
There are so-called "furious" forms with aggression, but also forms without aggression.
In case of a bite, in addition to standard wound care, tetanus prevention… rabies prevention is essential.
Stay careful out there…
Seeing seals from a boat along the coast isn’t rare in these parts…
I need 2 dental implants and I'd like to get them done abroad (it's a question of price).
Thanks for helping me with my search (Turkey, Spain, Romania???)
Can you tell me if you're satisfied with the services provided by Dentist Miguel at Club Amigo in Holguin? I'd like to go there in mid-December. Is it worth the trip to get dental prosthetics done?
Thanks for getting back to me... Michelle from Quebec
Hello,
I’m looking for a dentist who can do a full lower-arch implant with a complete prosthesis. I’m in Quebec and available to travel to Cuba. Need full contact details. Thanks everyone!
Hi there,
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!
My current plan is to get my teeth treated in Cuba, especially for dental implants. Has anyone here had experience and could refer me to a good, affordable dentist? I’d really appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the price for one implant, since I need at least 6 done. Thanks so much!