Posts by Pipou

thanks for the info! From what I gather, things are reopening little by little, but for now the marine park is still closed. Hopefully things will have changed by the time we get there.

Thanks Partirester! Things are indeed moving forward little by little, but unfortunately our route goes from Labuan to Ende over 9 days

Hi, is anyone there in Flores right now? According to some websites, everything is closed and the situation is tough. But our guide says it's fine. Who should we believe? We're supposed to leave on September 2nd. Thanks to anyone in Flores at the moment!

TomPeru, I can't reply to your private message....

Hi everyone, does anyone know the agency Ventura Travel Agency (not ventura travel)? After lots of research and quotes, it’s the only one offering Uyuni at a reasonable price while meeting all the criteria: transfer to the border, private-room accommodation, and a very fair rate. Other agencies or guides either offer shared rooms, no border transfer, or prices that are way too high. But I’d love to hear some reviews about this agency. Thanks in advance!

Thanks! Regarding flights with Latam, we’ve tried everything; in November, prices go up to over 650 € per person without luggage, and around 800 € with luggage. When we check the Chilean site using a VPN, they show up at around 400 €, but when we look day by day, it’s all business class. For San Pedro, do you know of a local agency for Uyuni? Thanks again

Hi Estiu, we’re also looking at a trip for November, but we’re running into a lot of issues booking flights to Easter Island. The LATAM site in France isn’t working; with a VPN, we can access it, but the prices are insane. On top of that, we’re checking out Uyuni, and the agency rates are really expensive too. Going directly through guides is better, but we’re not getting exactly what we want. When I ask for the names of the accommodations, I get no response. How are you currently planning this trip? Thanks!

thanks Songsam, yeah we saw the flight wasn’t direct—no choice, it’s fine. So we’ll go through an intermediary. I emailed the airline, you never know ;)

hi Coolinette, we’re having the same problem trying to book a flight between Ende and Waingapu (between Flores and Sumba); the site’s glitching too. How did you finally manage to book? Did you go through an intermediary? We saw that Booking.com offers it, but we need to book with luggage, which Booking.com doesn’t do. Thanks!

I’ll be able to get back to you in about 10 days—we’re leaving on January 25th.

Let me try to explain again: we have a case with Lufthansa and Swiss airlines. Currently, our flights haven’t been canceled, but here’s the thing: when you log onto their websites, they no longer offer connections to Cambodia. On the outbound trip, we have a flight from Nice to Munich to Bangkok to Siem Reap (with Lufthansa and Thai Airways as partners). If you try to book the same route today, the airlines respond: "The final destination is no longer part of our flights." This means they’ve canceled the Cambodia destination, no matter the layover (I’ve tried Bangkok and Singapore). They’ve decided to stop selling tickets to Cambodia, regardless of the route. Their flights now only go as far as Bangkok, so you’d have to buy a separate ticket from Bangkok to Siem Reap. But you’d want to avoid a layover in Bangkok—via Singapore, it’s the same issue, and with the schedules, you’d have to spend a night in Singapore.

I think our flights haven’t been canceled because either: 1) they’re waiting to see how things evolve and prefer not to sell tickets for now, or 2) they haven’t processed all the cases yet and are doing it gradually.

I’m looking for people who might have a nearly identical ticket to ours for the coming days to see what alternative the airline has offered, though I don’t see what that could be. I’ll keep you updated on how our flights evolve in the meantime.

we have flights with Swiss and Lufthansa for January; our flights are still in our booking file. But after reading that the Cambodian ambassador in Paris advised against transiting through Bangkok (which is our case), I reached out to the airlines to potentially change our ticket via Singapore. However, both companies have canceled all flights to Cambodia, regardless of the day or airport. We’ll have our contact on the ground call us on Monday to figure out what to do, especially since no insurance covers war, conflict, etc. If anyone else is in the same situation with an upcoming departure, we can exchange tips

We’re just back from a 2-week tour of the Northeast; we booked our flight tickets ourselves and landed in Fortaleza. From there, we used an agency to handle our circuit all the way to São Luís. It was an incredible adventure—flawless organization, no hiccups, and landscapes that felt like another planet. We rarely use agencies, but we don’t regret it at all. Given all the 4x4s, buggies, and boats we took, it would’ve been impossible to do it on our own, at least for the full route we covered. Our wishes were respected, the accommodations matched our requests, and we had a fantastic French-speaking guide for the last 5 days. If you’d like more details, just ask!

Awesome travel journal! You’re so right to make the most of it—it’s a great reminder to grab every opportunity when it comes up. I’d love the agency’s contact info too! I’m in touch with 4-5 agencies to plan my own 3-week trip, and while some options are similar, others aren’t quite the same. Thanks in advance, and happy upcoming travels!

thanks, we'll take Ubers

Hi there, we’re spending 2 full days in El Calafate and we’d like to visit Perito Moreno. The prices through agencies are sky-high, so I’m trying to figure out why by looking at the cost of the bus separately, park entry separately, and the boat separately. I’m still way off the total amount. From reading several blogs, it seems like we could do it ourselves by renting a car. What do you think?

After that, we saw that we could also visit other glaciers, but the agency prices for those are even more expensive. However, in this case, I don’t know if we can do it on our own...

Thanks for your help!

Hi, we’ll be arriving at the airport and need to get to the Recoleta neighborhood. What’s the best way to get there? Are there Ubers? Our host recommends renting a car, but we don’t really see the point. Thanks

Bonjour, nous partons 3 semaines sur Palawan et souhaitons nous déplacer avec une voiture de location ; le trajet serait puerto princessa - taytay - el nido - port barton - puerto princessa ; les routes sont elles accessibles, quel type de voiture devons nous louer (toyto innova, avanza, suzuki jimny, ou autre?) ; quels seraient les temps de trajets entre ces endroits? les tarifs vont du simple au double , voire plus selon le loueur...merci pour votre aide pipou

Bonjour, quelqu un pourrait il me dire si il y a bien un train de jour qui fait la liaison entre Yogjakarta et Malang? sur le site de réservation j'en vois un vers 7h45, mais sur les forums, les personnes ne parlent que celui de nuit......merci