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Bonjour!

Je suis québécoise et je désirerais avoir des informations. Avec 2 amis, nous voudrions visiter les plus grandes villes d'Europe tels que Paris, Bruxelles, Berlin, Munich, Bern, Vienne, Rome, ... Nous aimerions savoir quels sont les meilleurs moyens de faire se voyage (a pied, en train, ...) et quels sont les endroits ou nous pouvons passer la nuit (auberge de jeunesse, hotel, ...). Nous n'avons jamais été en Europe donc nous ne savons pas quelles sont les ressources disponibles. Nous pensons faire notre voyage dans 2 ans. Il serait d'une durée de 1 mois, peut-être plus si nécessaire.

Donc, si quelqu'un possède ces informations, ou qui par son expérience personnelle peut nous aider, écrivez-moi !!

Merci d'avances!

Bonjour!

L'an prochain j'ai un stage de 2mois 1/2 à faire dans le cadre de mes études( gestion et comptabilité).

J'aimerai beaucoup le faire en Espagne mais je ne sais pas comment m'y prendre.

Faut-il avoir des contacts sur place?( car je n'en ai aucun)

Ou puis-je me débrouiller seule ( ce qui me paraît difficile)?

Avez-vous déjà vécu cette expérience?

Auriez-vous des conseils à me donner?

J'aimerai avoir vos impressions sur cette expérience!!

Ce serait vraiment super de votre part!

Je vous remercie, bisous!

J'attends avec impatience de vos nouvelles!

salut,

vous connaissez des compagnies qui font des billets pas trop chers pour le Costa Rica (au depart de paris)?

Bonjour a toutes et tous

Je recheche une bonne tarification Montreal- Bangkok

Je sais que c'est encore loin, mais j' ai pour projet de partir 2 mois( surement seule) en Janvier et février prochain pour la Thaillande- Laos et ....

Y aurait il des québécois qui ont déjà fait ce voyage ?? et avez vous fait Mtl-N.Y / N.Y-Tokyo / Tokyo- Bangkok ???

Une fois arrivée à BKK, je ne me fais pas trop de soucis, j'irai ou le vent me guideras .. mais le Nord m' attire plus que le sud.

Bon les tis z' amis québecois, a s't'heure j' attend vos conseils ....😛

Une française immigrée dans votre beau pays ..😏

Je pars en Inde fin avril je voudrais aller au Népal puis me rendre au Tibet, quelqu'un a-t-il une idée de la situation politique dans ces deux pays, y-a-t-il des problèmes pour l'obtention des visas et pour le passage aux frontières...quelqu'un a-t-il effectué ce voyage et voudrais me faire partager ses expériences et précieux conseils ?

Merci d'avance

QUELQU UN A T IL DEJA VOYAGER AVEC LA COMPAGNIE IBERIA?

MERCI

Bonjour,

😛Fin avril je souhaiterais voyager qq jours a Santorini, je n'y suis jamais aller et je me demande si fin avril je pourrais profiter de la plage et de son soleil ? quelle est la meilleure facon de se loger ? je voudrais un petit hotel typique rien a voir avec les luxueux hotels 4/5 etoiles et 300 ch, pas pour faire des economies mais pour profiter d'une ambiance, d'un acceuil personaliser et familier... je voudrais etre le plus proche de la plage parcequ'en ce moment je suis a Madrid et l'hiver ce fait trop long 😠... est-ce que la vie quotidienne est chere, les transports, les restaurants, les boites de nuits etc etc etc... quels sont les souvenirs a acheter sans tomber dans les "embuscades"... je ne parle que qq mots d'anglais, les habitants sont-ils reserves ? en fait je voudrais "tout" savoir !

Merci infiniment pour vos messages, je vous reserverais de tres belles photos...

Hello,

Je compte me rende en Amérique du sud (via le Brésil) à partir de Juin pour une durée indéterminée (6, 9, 12 mois voir plus) et passer de pays en pays par des frontières terrestres. Le consulat du Brésil me dit que je ne peux entrer sans billet retour ou de continuation. Le truc est que je ne sais pas qd je vais revenir et que je ne compte pas passer en Argentine par avion. Connaissez vous un moyen d'acheter un aller simple, ou un retour avec une date super open mais pas hors de prix. Y'a bien un truc non ? je suis pas le premier dans ce cas.

Merci beaucoup pour vos réponses

Beseos

Steve

Salut à tous,

Je suis en plein dilemme. Je suis en train de planifier un voyage fin mai et juin + juillet. Je le fais seul, Sac-à-Dos, Auberge jeunesse, camping, train et/ou bus. J'ai 27 ans (suis malgré tout étudiant). Je prévoyais un long itinéraire pour 2 mois (54 jours) de voyage (une vrai course). Voici ce que ça donnait:

Départ pour Lyon (j'y ai un ami que je veux voir), Carcasonne, Barcelone, Valence, Catagene, Malaga, Algéciras-Tanger, Fès, Marrakech, Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat, Tanger-Algéciras, Séville, Tolède, Madrid, Bilbao, Bordeaux, BRETAGNE, NORMANDIE, Paris, Retour sur Montréal (1, 2, 3 ou 4 jours dans les principales villes, une dizaine de jours en Bretagne et Normandie)... ...une vrai course je vous dit !

Billets d'avion (Air Transat), Bouffe, Déplacement dans les villes, Europass... j'évalue le tout à 5 500 $. J'ai les moyens, mais je veux pas me prendre à la gorge au retour. J'envisage l'option de couper de deux semaines et donc de réduire à 40 jours afin de minimiser les frais du voyage.

Je dois prendre une décision rapide, jusqu'au 31 janvier j'ai un deal sur Air Transat. J'entrevois la possibilité d'arriver sur Paris, de faire un bout de Normandie et Bretagne (Mont St-Michel) de descendre en Espagne, faire les grands centres Barcelone, Madrid, Séville et de me rendre au Maroc et de faire un retour Casablanca - Montréal (ce qui augmente le coût du billet d'avion pour le retour), mais cette option implique que je ne rend pas visite à mon vieille ami de Lyon.

Y'a des trucs auxquels je tiens particulièrement (et qu'il me serait triste d'évincer de mon itinéraire) tel que: Lyon (et la visite de l'ami en question), le Mont St-Michel, Barcelone, Séville, Marrakech et Casablanca.

J'aimerais lire vos suggestions, réflexions et idées (d'ailleurs je vais repasser souvent, car je dois définir mon itinéraire sous peu et faire des choix). Je vous demandes donc de m'éclairer !

Aussi: EuroRail ou Euroline ? Le second me semble plus opportun compte-tenu que le gros des distances, je les parcours en Espagne.

Comme vous le constater, je suis relativement bien informer sur les différents aspects du voyage, ceci dit, je suis en plein dilemme. Besoin de lumière concernant l'itinéraire et les coûts estimés pour le voyage...

Merci mille fois, je reviens régulièrement vous lire... MERCI !

Rmutt

PS: Est-ce que les taxes sont applicable sur les billets d'avion ?

PPS: Désolé d'en écrire si long 😊 😛

Etant donné que les billets d'avions depuis la Suisse sont un peu trop "pas-bon-marché-du-tout-du-tout", est-ce que qqn sait depuis quelles villes européennes (entre celles de l'Espagne, France, Allemagne, Italie, ...) seraient les moins chères pour un billet pour Santiago de Chile? Si oui, depuis ou et quelles compagnies faut-il prendre et bien sur, à quel prix!!! merci! ü...

Bonjour,

Je recherche des billets pour Punta Cana ou St Domingue vers 06/07/2004. Les différents moteurs de recherches classiques donnent tous le même résultats, il faut au départ donner des dates pour avoir un prix, je préfèrerai avoir le prix le moins cher et partir aux dates de celui çi.

Donc je passe des heures à changer les dates pour avoir des prix. Le résultat est bien décevant. Je trouve curieux qu'à part un Air Europa qui a un vol à 643 euros taxes incluses avec une escale à Madrid on passe ensuite à Air France, vol direct 699 € avec taxes. Ces prix sont jusqu'au 24/06/04 car après sa monte les vacances arrivent...

Pour les vols charters impossible d'avoir des prix les dates sont trop éloignées. Corsair (Nouvelles frontières) me donne une estimation à 658 € sans les taxes (80€) pour un charter ils se foutent du monde.

A part acheter des billets en last minute, ce qui pose problème pour les réservations d'hôtels, quelqu'un a t'il une idée voire une solution car je pense ne pas être le seul dans ce cas.

Merci pour vos réponses.

salut tout le monde

ça y'est je me décide, ça sera le maroc avec ma fille de 19 mois

trop envie de repartir, viens d'avoir le déclic hier

(je souhaite y retourner avec mes plus grands dans l'avenir, si tout se passe bien)

je pense y aller fin septembre ou début octobre (sauf empechement de dernière minute...)

je pense aller à marrakkech, et plus au sud, voir le désert (sauf si pb pour ma fille?...) essaouira, rabat

si j'ai plus de temps d'autres villes aussi?

mais je ne connais pas du tout ce pays

qui peut me parler de son experience avec un petit de cet age là? est ce que le voyage avec un petit enfant pose de gros problèmes? poussette ou pas poussette? couche? alimentation?

ça serait vraiment sympa :)

avec les plus grands, ça m'interesse aussi, mais c'est moins urgent... et bien moins problèmatique, me semble... :)

Bonjour,

Je suis une étudiante Québécoise inscrite pour un semestre en Espagne. Je n'ai pas encore trouvé de billet d'avion à prix abordable, et je me demandais si je ne pouvais pas voyager Stand-by, mais je ne sais pas comment ça fonctionne ? Est-ce que quelqu'un a une idée là-dessus, voir des expériences à partager ?

Merci !

Caroline 🙂

Je penses partir au Pérou au mois de janvier (pour un mois). Quelqu'un aurait-il des plans pour partir le moins cher possible ? A quel moment est il préférable de prendre les billets ? Chez qui? Jouables en dernière minutes ?

salut,

je compte aller au Mexique et j'hésite sur le choix de l'hôtel (bahia principe tulum ou club akumal, iberostar playa paraiso, gala resort) et sur le tour opérateur (marsans, kuoni, nouvelles frontières ou air transat).

si quelqu'un pourrait me renseigner....

J'aurais également voulu avoir des renseignements sur les excursions à ne pas rater.

Merci

Voilà... Je voudrais partir une année (ou plus) en Espagne / sept. 2003... Dans une ville sympa, vivante où je suivrais des cours d'espagnol et de danse. Barcelone me tentait mais les locations me semblent hors de prix... Alors, si l'une ou l'autre ville espagnole vous a séduit, ou si au contraire, il y en a à éviter, n'hésitez pas à m'écrire: TOUS les conseils sont les bienvenus (concernant les locations, possibilités de jobs, ect, ect...). MERCI d'avance!!!! Alice

Bonjour! Je compte faire un voyage de deux ou trois semaines au mois de mai. Je commence à faire mes recherches sur quels endroits je désire visiter. Je suis allé à Paris deux ans passé, alors si je mets les pieds en France ce sera pour aller dire un petit bonjour à une amie à Montpellier. J'aimerais pouvoir me promener de villages en villages simplement avec le transport de mes pieds (du moins le plus possible). Même si je peux faire trois ou quatres jours comme ça pour par la suite prendre un moyen de transport et me rendre dans un autre coin ou même un autre pays. Ha oui...le coin que vous allez me conseillez...s'il y a une grande ville pas trop loin que je ne dois pas manqué...n'hésitez pas à me le faire savoir!

Donc si vous avez des suggestions...ne vous gênez surtout pas! Puis j'aime faire la connaissance de nouvelles personnes...dites moi un petit bonjour!

Hi there,

Last February, I made a trip using "public transport" from France to southern Senegal via Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauritania.

It’s a journey of about 5,000 km, where I took trains (as far as Marrakech), ferries (to cross Gibraltar and then to reach Casamance from Dakar), and mostly buses on the long desert straightaways. I hadn’t planned any stops in advance or booked any hotels, except for the very first train to Spain, which left plenty of room for the unexpected. Why travel by land and sea? In recent years, flight-free travel has been gaining popularity. On social media, posts explaining how to cross Europe by train as quickly as possible go viral. Traveling without flying—and making sure people know about it—has become a great way to earn a badge of eco-responsibility: an essential totem for anyone wanting to prove both their dedication to the ecological cause and the wisdom of slow travel. I haven’t flown in years, and this journey to West Africa could easily be filed under "responsible travel." But it wouldn’t be honest to say that: in reality, it wasn’t really my aversion to flying that motivated this long trek. I see overland travel primarily as a way to experience the world’s geography at a grounded, earthly pace—the pace of the locals. Besides, I’ll be flying back, which disqualifies any claim to being a model of sustainability. So no eco-badge, and no adventurer’s badge either: you won’t find any heroic tales of camel rides in lost lands or mineral train wagons in this account (popular with influencers, the Mauritania iron ore train now attracts tourists from all over the world, turning "the experience" into something you "have to do at least once in your life"). This five-part story, written on the road, has no other ambition than to recount a journey through places and people, and to share the thoughts they inspire in me. As simply and, I hope, as humbly as possible.

I’m posting the episodes here, which you can also find on my blog (with more photos) at the following links:

Episode 1: Spain, from Avignon to Algeciras

Episode 2: Morocco, from Tangier to Tarfaya

Episode 3: Western Sahara, from Tarfaya to Guerguerat

Episode 4: Mauritania, from Guerguerat to Nouakchott

Episode 5: Senegal, from Rosso to Saloulou

To help those who might want to make the same trip, I’ve also put together a summary of the route with recommendations—you can read it at the end of the story and on the blog: From France to Senegal Without Flying: Route and Itinerary Recommendations

Happy reading, and safe travels!

Hello everyone,

For our latest 3-week family trip (yes, the kids are growing up, and two of them are about to enter the working world), we’re heading to South America! For our first time on this continent, I had planned a classic 3-week loop in Peru.

But since we won’t be returning to this part of the world anytime soon, I thought: why not follow in the footsteps of Franck, aka Bibouns51, who, in 18 days, didn’t just stick to Peru but also added two of the planet’s most stunning landscapes to his itinerary... the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia and its neighbor, the fabulous Atacama Desert in northern Chile !!

So, I set about the tricky task of limiting the regions we’d visit in Peru to those we considered must-sees, to avoid rushing too much. The visit schedules were optimized, including several comfortable overnight buses that have the huge advantage of letting us hop between regions.

So, we’re off on a somewhat adventurous trip with three domestic flights (two on the first day and one on the last), two overnight buses for quick hops, several car rentals, the services of a few drivers to make the trip more comfortable, and even a tour operator for crossing the Salar...

Our main concern is altitude sickness, and we’re bringing Diamox, aspirin, etc., just in case.

Our second worry before departure was not even getting off the ground... Yes, for once, we’re leaving from France—Marseille, to be exact. The week before our departure, with the surprise air traffic controllers’ strike, I remembered why we usually prefer to leave from abroad, like Turin or Barcelona... In the end, it wasn’t the air traffic controllers who made us nervous but the early July wildfires that paralyzed the airport a few days before our departure. Fortunately, the fires were quickly brought under control, and on the big day, everything was smooth sailing!

Detailed itinerary (which changed on Day 1 due to departure hiccups): Day 0: Flight Marseille - Madrid - Lima PERU Theoretical and abandoned Day 1: Flight Lima - Cuzco and visit Cuzco (Puka Pukara, Tambomachay, Cristo Blanco Observatory, Sacsayhuaman sunset) - Night in Cuzco Day 2: Taxi -> Chinchero - Moray - Maras Salt Mines - Ollantaytambo - Train to Aguas Calientes Day 3: Machu Picchu - Return train to Ollantaytambo Day 4: 2-day taxi -> Pisac - Tipon - Andahuaylillas - Huaro - Night in San Pedro Day 5: Palcoyo - Checacupe - Vinicunca - Return and night in Cuzco Day 6: Day in Cuzco (catch-up on Sacsayhuaman, San Blas district, Temple of the Sun) - Overnight bus to Arequipa Day 7: Rental car -> On the road to Colca Canyon, night in Cabanaconde Day 8: Descent to the bottom of Colca Canyon, night at Oasis Sangalle Day 9: Ascent from the canyon - Maca - Chivay - Return and night in Arequipa Day 10: Visit Arequipa (Santa Catalina Convent, La Recoleta Church and Monastery, La Compañía Church, Cathedral) - Overnight bus to Puno Day 11: Lake Titicaca - Night in Puno BOLIVIA Day 12: Shared taxi -> Road to La Paz, visit downtown La Paz - Night 1 in La Paz Day 13: Moon Valley and Las Animas Valley - Night 2 in La Paz Day 14: Day in La Paz - Night 3 in La Paz Day 15: Flight to Uyuni - Day 1 of Salar de Uyuni tour - Night at the edge of the Salar Day 16: Crossing the Lipez region and lagoons - Night near Laguna Colorada Day 17: Sol de Mañana CHILE Day 17 cont.: Pre-booked transfer to SPDA - 4x4 rental - Pukara de Quitor - Stargazing tour - Night 1 in SPDA Day 18: Death Valley and Moon Valley - Night 2 in SPDA Day 19: Miscanti and Miniques Lagoons, Salar de Aguas Calientes and its Piedra Roja, Tebenquiche Lagoon and Quebrada del Diablo - Night 3 in SPDA Day 20: Rainbow Valley and swim in the Puritama River - Night 4 in SPDA Day 21: Tebenquiche Lagoon - Bus to Calama - Flight to Santiago Day 22: Return Santiago - Madrid - Marseille

Day 0 - 11/07: Destination Lima

Our first flight from Marseille went smoothly to our Iberia layover in Madrid.

In Madrid, just after getting off the plane around 8 PM, and as we were walking through the terminal, we got a rude awakening!!

We saw the word "Cancelled" next to our flight number on the display boards. Thinking it must be a glitch, we checked another screen, but the system was stubborn, and the same dreaded word appeared !

So, we headed to the Iberia counter, where an agent confirmed that our Friday evening flight was canceled and rescheduled for the next morning. The reason? A breakdown and no replacement plane, even though we were in Madrid, Iberia’s home base!

To make matters worse, I remembered our super-tight schedule, planned to the minute, with no buffer day in Lima. Since I’m a bit phobic of megacities and hadn’t found anything appealing in the Peruvian capital in our guidebooks, we’d planned to leave Lima as soon as possible for Cusco, the heart of the Sacred Valley, to spend our first day there.

Bad idea, because we already knew the 4-hour buffer wouldn’t be enough, and we’d miss the domestic flight, which was, of course, non-refundable and non-changeable. So, we had to call LATAM from Madrid to find another flight for Saturday evening and negotiate a rate to recover some of our initial outlay.

After an hour on the phone with customer service, several endless holds, and three failed attempts to dictate our credit card number over the phone to a Spaniard speaking English with a thick accent, we finally managed to confirm the transaction, securing our new flight tickets for a moderate extra cost of just 150 € total.

At first, we were pretty bummed about losing a day and incurring extra fees to reschedule the domestic flight, but then, when we learned from an Iberia customer service rep that we’d receive the max compensation of 600 € per traveler, we even ended up grinning... because 3000 € in refunds for only losing the first day in Cusco? We’d sign up for that 10 times over!!

Iberia then took care of us, putting us up in a hotel where we had dinner before a short 5-hour night and an early morning departure. I took the opportunity to improvise a quick day of sightseeing in Lima, focusing on the Barranco and Miraflores districts.

Some trips are born twice.

Ours was supposed to happen in 2020. Everything was ready: the itinerary, the flight tickets, hotel reservations and Machu Picchu, the rental car, dreams of high altitudes and wide-open spaces. And then the world stopped.

Like so many other plans, our trip to Peru was put on hold. Disappointment was followed by a more concrete reality: paperwork, endless back-and-forth, and battles to recover some of the costs we’d already paid.

The years went by. Life moved on, with its shifting priorities and unexpected twists. Rescheduling this trip wasn’t possible until 2025.

The itinerary stayed mostly true to what we’d imagined five years earlier. One major difference, though—in 2020, we’d planned to rent a car and explore the roads completely independently. Most importantly, we hadn’t included the three-day Ausangate trek, due to lack of time.

For 2025, our plans evolved. 4x4 rental prices had skyrocketed, and when we looked at our schedule more closely, we realized quite a few days didn’t actually need a vehicle. So we made a different choice and opted for private drivers instead. A decision we never regretted. Always punctual, thoughtful, and available... they were so much more than just drivers.

All our reservations were made in January, except for the trek, which we booked in February.

Finding reliable drivers on our own was tough, so we asked Laurent from Tout Pérou to handle it for us. Going through Tout Pérou also gave us a discount on the train ride to Aguas Calientes, so Laurent booked those tickets too. He also bought our Machu Picchu entrance tickets at the same price we would’ve paid on the official website. When comparing domestic flight prices, we found it was cheaper to book from Peru, so Laurent took care of those as well.

This time, nothing was going to stop us. Peru was waiting. And we were ready. 🙂

IMPORTANT NOTICE for those planning to take a bus to another city, state, or destination from Salvador!

Starting January 20, 2026, the intercity bus station Rodoviária is changing its address! The Rodoviária is leaving the Iguatemi area and will now be located in ÁGUAS CLARAS (about twenty kilometers from downtown Salvador).

A brand-new station (the most modern in Brazil) has just been set up there, accessible by car/taxi/Uber/metro. Allow for much more transfer time (especially during rush hours), so leave early if you're heading to Chapada Diamantina or other Brazilian cities by bus.

Remember, there are also private transfers (even French-speaking ones) that can take you directly from your hotel in Salvador to your hotel in Chapada. Sure, it’ll be more expensive, but you’ll save on transfer time and comfort.

Tropical greetings from Salvador,

@ivanbahiaguide

Loyal member of the French-Speaking Brazil Forums for over 15 years already 😊 🇧🇷

Hello, We're heading to Peru at the end of July 2026 for 18 days. We're a couple with two teenagers aged 14 and 16. I'm considering booking our Paris - Lima - Paris flight with AVIANCA because the fare is very competitive compared to other airlines. The return trip would include a 15h30 stopover in Bogota, with the idea of spending the night in a hotel near the airport to catch the 1:30 PM flight the next day. The arrival and departure times in Bogota work well. Have any of you already flown with AVIANCA on a Paris - Lima route? What was your experience with this airline? Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts. I'm hesitant to book with them, but the price difference with the cheapest alternative (Air France) is 1500 €, which is significant... thanks for your help! !

CUSCO-LA PAZ FLIGHT Hi, I’d like to fly from Cusco to LA PAZ (to save time… so I don’t want to deal with a canceled flight). Any feedback on Avianca? (It’s the only direct flight I’ve found.) Thanks

Hi, I’m planning a trip to Australia—Paris to Melbourne. I’m flying with Etihad and have a 1-hour connection in Abu Dhabi. Does that seem doable to you? Thanks for your feedback and experiences!

Hi everyone,

Next summer, we (2 adults and a 12-year-old child) have decided to visit Japan.

Admittedly, it’s still early to plan everything, but my wife will soon need to request her vacation time—either in August or July... and we’re hesitating.

I know summer isn’t the ideal time to visit Japan, but we don’t really have a choice... It’s either July or August. On one hand, I’d love to experience the O-Bon festivities from August 14th to 16th, and I’ve drafted an initial itinerary that would let us experience the Gujo Hachiman Bon Odori, possibly visit the Okunoin Cemetery in Koyasan, and be in Kyoto on the 16th for the Gozan Okuribi fires. But on the other hand, I’m worried it’ll be *packed*, especially in Kyoto, and less enjoyable than in July. So, have any of you experienced these celebrations? Are they worth it? Too crowded? Do you know of other celebrations or festivals in July? Thanks for your input!

Hi everyone, With a friend, we’re planning a big trip to South America from January to mid-April 2026. Our planned itinerary:

Argentina Chile Brazil (for Rio’s Carnival) Peru Then heading to Costa Rica to wrap up the trip.

We don’t have a precise route yet, but here are the key stops we’d absolutely love to include:

Iguazu Falls (Foz de Iguaçu) Patagonia (especially the Perito Moreno Glacier) Atacama Desert Rio Carnival Machu Picchu

This is our first time taking a trip of this scale, and we’d love some advice from more experienced travelers. To narrow it down, here are the main things we’re worried about:

1. Travel agency

For a trip this big, do you think a travel agency is helpful, or is it better to organize everything ourselves? If so, which ones would you recommend for a tight budget? We were considering G Adventures for parts of the trip. Any feedback on them?

2. Practical tips and money

For luggage, would you recommend a small rolling suitcase or a big backpack?

About payments: Is it easy to pay by card, or is cash the way to go? If cash is king, how do you manage your budget—do you use services like Western Union for transfers? Currency exchange: Is it easy to exchange money on the spot? Which places are best for that? For costs, what’s a reasonable monthly budget for average travelers?

3. Accommodation

Is it easy to find hotels/hostels on the fly, or is it better to book a few days/weeks in advance (especially in high season)?

4. Transportation

Same question for buses: Can you buy tickets the same day, or should you book a few days/weeks (or even months) ahead for certain routes? Any recommendations for reliable companies between these countries and within them?

5. Phone service

How do you handle mobile networks, especially when crossing borders? Do you need a SIM card per country? Are there plans that cover multiple countries? Are eSIMs available? What’s the best way to set it up? Thanks in advance for your tips and experiences! We’re all ears for any great tips, hacks, or pitfalls to avoid.

Hi everyone,

Even though I come to Morocco four times a year, it’s been a long time since I’ve made the trip by car. I need to refresh my knowledge! I’ll be traveling in early October. I have a car that’s about 20 years old. The plan is to cross via Algeciras/Ceuta.

A few questions:

1) Does this crossing still exist? If so, do I need to buy the ticket in advance or on the spot? From whom? Any advice is welcome!

2) What documents are required for the car?

3) If anyone is making the trip around the same time, it could be fun to drive together 😊

I know there are experts on this forum.

Thanks in advance

This is where you can chat about all things feline. Here’s a beautiful specimen already:

In January 2023, we started our second road trip across the United States. We stayed from January to mid-March, which gave us plenty of time to visit several cities, attractions, and parks in multiple states.

This travel journal will be split into two parts due to the considerable number of places we visited.

This first journal covers the following states: Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California, and takes you through the outbound leg of our road trip.

The second journal will showcase the attractions we visited on the return trip, which mainly follows the famous Highway 1 along the Pacific coast.

So, I invite you to keep reading this first journal, which serves as a long recap to help you discover the various attractions we explored throughout this road trip.

Videos are included throughout the recap. Please click on the image to start the video.

Here are the links to jump to a specific post:

OHIO:

WinterLand - Christmas Lights at Cleveland Public Square Lake View Cemetery - Cleveland - Part 1 Lake View Cemetery - Cleveland - Part 2 Stroll through Columbus Upper Falls to Lower Falls via Buckeye Trail - Hocking Hills State Park – Logan Cedar Falls & Whispering Falls Hiking Trail - Hocking Hills State Park – Logan Ash Cave Hiking Trail - Hocking Hills State Park – Logan Exploring Cincinnati

INDIANA:

Visiting Indianapolis

MISSOURI:

Exploring St. Louis

OKLAHOMA:

Catoosa Blue Whale Discovering Tulsa Exploring Oklahoma City

TEXAS:

Exploring Shamrock Discovering McLean Exploring Amarillo

NEW MEXICO:

Ancestral Sites Trail - Pecos National Historical Park Discovering Santa Fe The Santuario de Chimayó Stroll through Los Cerrillos Walk through the village of Madrid San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church & The Bottle House - Golden Albuquerque Murals 66 Diner - Albuquerque Stroll through Old Town (Albuquerque) Rinconada Canyon Trail - Petroglyph National Monument Mesa Point Trail - Boca Negra Canyon - Petroglyph National Monument Macaw Trail - Boca Negra Canyon - Petroglyph National Monument Cliff Base Trail - Boca Negra Canyon - Petroglyph National Monument Piedras Marcadas Canyon - Petroglyph National Monument Sandstone Bluffs & Ventana Natural Arch - El Malpais National Monument

ARIZONA:

Stewart's Petrified Wood Shop – Holbrook Stroll through Holbrook Discovering Joseph City Exploring Winslow Grand Falls (The "Chocolate Falls") – Leupp Island Trail - Walnut Canyon National Monument Rim Trail - Walnut Canyon National Monument Wukoki Pueblo Trail – Wupatki National Monument Wupatki Pueblo Trail – Wupatki National Monument Doney Mountain Trail – Wupatki National Monument Citadel & Nalakihu Pueblos Trail – Wupatki National Monument Lomaki & Box Canyon Pueblos Trail – Wupatki National Monument Discovering Flagstaff On the way to Sedona Slide Rock State Park – Sedona Midgley Bridge Trail – Wilson Canyon – Sedona Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village Walking Tour - Sedona Chapel of the Holy Cross - Sedona Hiking at Cathedral Rock - Sedona Hiking the Bell Rock Trail - Sedona Hiking the Airport Loop Trail - Sedona Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park - Sedona Hiking the Boynton Canyon Vortex Trail - Sedona Hiking the Devil's Bridge Trail - Sedona Hiking the Birthing Cave Trail - Sedona Bell Rock Inn - Sedona On the roads of Sedona - Part 1 On the roads of Sedona - Part 2 Keyhole Sink Hiking Trail - Kaibab National Forest Discovering Williams Exploring Ash Fork Discovering Kingman Ramada by Wyndham Kingman Davis Camp Park - Bullhead City Discovering Yucca Lake Havasu Boardwalk Tour A duck catches a lobster – Lake Havasu Boardwalk

CALIFORNIA:

Exploring Needles Discovering Goffs Discovering Amboy Visiting the famous Bagdad Cafe - Newberry Springs Exploring Barstow Vehicles from Hell (Mad Max Cars) - Barstow Peggy Sue's 50's Diner - Yermo Liberty Sculpture Park - Yermo Lake Dolores Water Park - Newberry Springs ZZYZX Road - Mojave National Preserve Alien Fresh Jerky - Baker Kelso Dunes Trail - Mojave National Preserve Hole-in-the-Wall Rings Trail - Mojave National Preserve Visiting Mitchell Caverns - Mojave National Preserve Dante's View - Death Valley National Park Zabriskie Point - Death Valley National Park Golden Canyon - Death Valley National Park Artists Drive & Artists Palette - Death Valley National Park Devil's Golf Course - Death Valley National Park Natural Bridge Trail - Death Valley National Park Badwater Basin - Death Valley National Park Harmony Borax Works - Death Valley National Park Devil's Cornfield - Death Valley National Park Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes - Death Valley National Park Mosaic Canyon Trail - Death Valley National Park On the road - Death Valley National Park

NEVADA:

Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health - Las Vegas Exploring Downtown Las Vegas SlotZilla Zipline - Fremont Street Experience – Downtown Las Vegas Viva Vision Light Show 1 - Fremont Street Experience - Downtown Las Vegas Viva Vision Light Show 2 - Fremont Street Experience - Downtown Las Vegas Viva Vision Light Show 3 - Fremont Street Experience - Downtown Las Vegas Viva Vision Light Show 4 - Fremont Street Experience - Downtown Las Vegas Free Live Music – Fremont Street Experience - Downtown Las Vegas Chucky – Fremont Street Experience - Downtown Las Vegas Las Vegas Strip - Part 1 Las Vegas Strip - Part 2 Las Vegas Strip - Part 3 Las Vegas Strip - Part 4 Las Vegas Strip - Part 5 Tom Devlin's Monster Museum - Boulder City Hoover Dam Lake Mead - Lakeview Overlook - Boulder City Nelson Ghost Town - Searchlight

CALIFORNIA:

Scenic Route through Joshua Tree National Park via the North Entrance Hidden Valley Trail - Joshua Tree National Park Barker Dam Trail - Joshua Tree National Park Cap Rock Trail - Joshua Tree National Park Keys View Trail - Joshua Tree National Park Hall of Horrors Trail - Joshua Tree National Park Skull Rock Trail - Joshua Tree National Park Arch Rock Trail - Joshua Tree National Park Cholla Cactus Garden Trail - Joshua Tree National Park Lone Pine - Owens Valley Miss Alabama & Shark Fin - Alabama Hills - Owens Valley Lone Ranger Canyon - Alabama Hills - Owens Valley Mobius Arch Loop Trail (Heart Arch & Lathe Arch) - Alabama Hills - Owens Valley Eye of the Alabama Hills Arch - Alabama Hills - Owens Valley Boot & Cyclops Arches - Alabama Hills - Owens Valley One Mile Arch, Bowling Ball and Pins & Gunga Din Area - Alabama Hills - Owens Valley Whitney Portal Arch Trailhead - Alabama Hills - Owens Valley Fish Rocks & Trona Pinnacles - Mojave Desert Red Cliffs Trail - Red Rock Canyon State Park Hagen Canyon Nature Trail - Red Rock Canyon State Park Tour of Historic Downtown Tehachapi View of the Tehachapi Loop – Monolith César E. Chávez National Monument – Keene Discovering Bakersfield Kern County Museum – Bakersfield Bravo Farms, Tree House & Petting Zoo - Traver Walking Tour of Kingsburg Exploring Fresno Simonian Farms & Soul Consoling Japanese Internment Tower - Fresno Duncan Ceramic Products (iLoveToCreate) - Fresno Walking Tour of Modesto Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple - Stockton Walking Tour of Stockton Discovering Stockton University of the Pacific - Stockton Visiting Lodi Sutter's Fort State Historic Park - Sacramento California State Capitol - Sacramento Walking Tour - Sacramento Walking Tour - Winters Walking Tour - Napa The Chandelier Tree In Drive-Thru Tree Park - Leggett One Log House - Garberville Grandfather Tree - Piercy The Living Chimney Tree - Avenue of the Giants Stephens Grove Loop Trail - Avenue of the Giants Gould Grove Nature Loop Trail - Avenue of the Giants Fleishmann Grove Trail - Avenue of the Giants Mahan Plaque Trail - Avenue of the Giants Founders Grove Nature Loop Trail - Avenue of the Giants Eternal Tree House & Immortal Tree - Avenue of the Giants Drury-Chaney Loop Trail - Avenue of the Giants Walking Tour - Redcrest

COMING UP NEXT:

USA Road Trip 2023 - Part 2

Hi there,

My partner and I are heading to Malaysia in early July. We arrive in KL on 03/07 in the late afternoon and leave from KL on 18/07 in the evening.

We’ve planned: Day 1: KL Day 2: Cameron Highlands day trip from KL Day 3: KL → Taman Negara (bus) Day 4 & 5: Trek in Taman Negara Day 6: Taman Negara → Perhentians (bus + boat) Day 7 & 8: Perhentians Day 9: Perhentians → Pulau Redang (boat + bus + boat) Day 10 & 11: Pulau Redang Day 12: Pulau Redang → George Town (flight) Day 13: George Town Day 14: George Town → KL (flight) Day 15: KL + return flight at 23:45

I feel like this might not be the most efficient route. Any tips on how to optimize the order of things (even though I’d prefer to start with Taman Negara)? How’s the best way to travel between places?

Should we book everything (transport, accommodation, activities) in advance, or can we figure it out day by day? I prefer spontaneous travel to keep things flexible, but will there be availability, or will we be struggling constantly?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can share!