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Salut à tous !!

Je compte partir pour le Népal durant le mois de Septembre-Octobre et j'ai trouvé des billets sur lastminute.com à 800 eurospar la compagnie Qatar airways.

Tout d'abord il me semble que le prix est interessant mais je voudrais savoir ce que vous en pensez vous?

Je voudrais savoir si qqu'un serait déjà passé par cette compagnie et s'il n'a pas eu de soucis quels qu'ils soient?

Ensuite je suis sceptique sur le fait de prendre mon billet par le net, comment ca se passe pour les assurances, le retrait des billets, je suis ouvert à tous les conseils que vous pourriez me donner pour ne pas me faire avoir!!

Merci à tous!

Christophe

PS: J'ai d'autres questions mais celles la concerne mon séjour au Népal lui meme, donc si vous pensez aussi pouvoir m'aider, rendez-vous sur le forum qui va bien (voyager à pieds me semble-t-il!!!!)

Hi there, I’m planning a winter trip across India. Departing in early December and returning to France in mid-April. My main concern is finding an airline that offers this round-trip with the fewest hassles regarding cancellations or flight schedule changes. The unstable geopolitical situation in the Middle East isn’t making this search any easier—recent reviews online about airlines from Gulf states describe quite a few struggles over the past few months. The direct Paris-Delhi round-trip flights offered by Air France or Air India are probably the safest options, but not the cheapest! Given this uncertainty, I’m still holding off on finalizing my ticket purchase... Maybe some of you India lovers on VoyageForum have tips or experiences to share? Thanks, and happy travels to all.

Hi Has anyone been to Rwanda recently and gotten a 3-month visa on arrival easily? Thanks

So, even before starting my explanation, I’d like to introduce myself since this is my first post on the forum :) I’m Jérôme, a huge Asia enthusiast, and I’m currently in the process of moving to Japan with my family in 2028.

Now, onto the topic :)

We’re a family of four traveling together to Seoul, with two separate bookings.

Our original itinerary was: Madrid → Doha → Seoul (March 23–24)

The issue is that our entire outbound flight was canceled, and the airline simply rescheduled the Madrid → Doha leg. Now we’re left with an incomplete journey, with no solution to reach our final destination (Seoul).

Since then:

- Can’t modify flights online (technical error every time) - Can’t get help via chat or WhatsApp - Phone support is unreachable, and the usual French number isn’t working right now

We don’t want a refund. We just want to be rerouted to Seoul, as our original ticket promised.

We’re flexible:

- On dates (we can leave on March 21 or 22 instead of the 23rd) - On the itinerary (different layovers if needed)

Have any of you dealt with this before? Do you know how to unlock a booking in this case or get a rerouting? We’re considering going straight to the airport to resolve it at the Qatar Airways counter....

Thanks so much for your help! 😊

Hey everyone, We're currently in Thailand. I'm opening this thread to share practical info for those planning their trip. As for impressions and feelings—I love it, but I'll let everyone form their own opinions. The goal here is more about: how to do this or that, how to get there, etc.

Well, I still feel a bit lonely about this destination—no requests for info, no travel journals, or trip reports since I last posted over a year ago. A little disheartening.

That said, I did cross paths with slightly more tourists this time. Not a ton, but enough to notice compared to my last stay. Beyond that, not much has changed—the people are just as lovely, and every interaction, whether at the market, in the medinas, in town, or in the countryside, was positive. It was so pleasant; my "alert meter" stayed at zero the whole time (which is pretty different from some other places I visit now and then). The roads outside the cities remain dangerous, and the accident rate seems high. Best to drive during the day and take it easy (on some rough stretches, you don’t really have a choice anyway). The scattered plastic and metal waste hasn’t magically disappeared, and it’s still pretty discouraging to see the most beautiful beaches surrounded by empty bottles, straws, diapers, and rusted carcasses of an old Xantia or a skeletal Espace. When it’s not on the beach itself (since those are cleaned), it’s just a few meters away. Usually, there’s not much in the water or close to shore—the seabeds are gorgeous, with coral and a wide variety of scaly friends... But stepping back onto the hardened lava, you dodge a chip bag or a shriveled battery. Such a paradox. Honestly, it’s like this almost everywhere except on hotel beaches or those far from human settlements. But otherwise, in places like Chomoni, Bouni, Itsandra, Moya, and Domoni (on Anjouan), Nioumachoua (on Mohéli, and even on the nearby islets), it’s hard to ignore. And it unfortunately tarnishes the beauty of these otherwise stunning spots.

That said, you can still find secluded micro-bays, protected and remote, where this isn’t an issue. And where there are hotels—like in Petite Itsandra in Moroni, in front of Laka Lodge in Nioumachoua, Trou du Prophète, or even Chomoni (though the surrounding areas are so littered...)—the beaches are cleaned, so...

So why go? Why still love it despite all this? Well, first, the Comorians themselves—that’s already essential and probably the main reason. Then there’s the breathtaking topography: the imposing Karthala, the dizzying peaks and cliffs of Anjouan, vast ravines, a tortured geology covered in lush nature, and Mohéli, much more serene and gentle, blanketed in spice plants and trees with names that make you dream, like an open-air spice market. The flora across the islands—the fields, trees, scents: clove trees, cinnamon trees, lychee, mango, cardamom, nutmeg, vanilla, coconut palms, banana trees, coffee plants, cocoa... A profusion of green dotted with red, white, and yellow berries and flowers... The seabeds are stunning in many places, and there are some beautiful beaches/oceanfront spots, especially near Trou du Prophète (but not only there). The history and culture—between traditional festivals, but especially the medinas with their staircases, covered passages, palaces, and mosques that create Escher-like constructions. I love wandering through them for hours, stumbling upon an unlikely shop, a more or less philosophical saying like "pain is a warning," "a promise is a debt," or the less original "little by little, the bird makes its nest." A grocery store, women negotiating freshly caught fish (usually tuna, immediately cut and ready to sell), kids playing, old men playing checkers, a call to prayer... In Moroni, Mutsamudu, and Domoni, I spent most of my "urban" time.

If anyone’s interested—though given the hype about Comoros on the forum, I doubt it—but if you need info on accommodation across the three islands, some restaurants, or sites to visit, don’t hesitate to ask.

This message is another message in a bottle (one more, if I dare...) for the Comoros destination.

The recipe for the cocktail: endless beaches, a dazzling palette of colors, some breathtaking hikes, and excellent cuisine...

For the tasting, follow along in the pages of this travel journal! 😉

Don’t forget your hiking shoes, a swimsuit, sunscreen, but also a sweater, your driver’s license, and your credit card...

Just over 11 hours of flight, and we’ll be setting foot on Mauritian soil!

Hi,

I received an email from the airline saying my return flight was canceled and rescheduled to another flight.

Nothing about the connection in France...

I checked my passenger file, everything is the same as when I first booked.

I asked for an explanation by email.

They replied that my original flight was canceled and that I should sort it out with Air France since I bought the ticket through their site.

I called Air France. Finally got through to someone. The agent checked my file and told me there were no changes and therefore couldn’t reschedule my flight.

I checked my file again: the flight is the same as on the day I bought it.

They suggested I change it by paying!!!

I forwarded Air Mauritius’s emails to Air France. Waiting to see what happens next...

Have you ever had this kind of problem? What’s going on with Air Mauritius? Have they become a third-rate airline that’s absolutely not recommendable?

Thanks for your thoughts and any attempts at explaining this...

(The Air Mauritius flight is no longer for sale on Google Flights. The replacement flight isn’t either... Yet it still appears on the Air Mauritius site as the replacement flight.)

Hey everyone, We bought a ticket a month ago on Trip. It was supposed to be a flight leaving at 2:30 AM to arrive in Kuwait at 4:30 AM to catch a connecting flight with the same airline (Kuwait Airways) at 8:30 AM the same day, arriving in Paris at 12:45 PM. But Trip just informed us that KA "modified" the first flight to depart at 1:20 PM, which means we’ll miss the second leg of the journey. No alternative offered for that portion. After checking, the only solution is to take the flight the next day—so more than 17 hours of layover. We have to go back to work the next day, even though we’d planned a rest day. Trip’s only options are to cancel or accept the change!!! We asked them to propose an alternative flight, but their response was to contact the airline. We did, and their answer? Wait a bit longer for the final schedule!!! From my research, this counts as a cancellation or at least a delay of over 3 hours, so the airline is obligated to find us an alternative flight and compensate us. Has anyone had this experience with this airline or another? Any advice? Thanks in advance

We’ve read it all about Bali: mass tourism, non-stop parties, ferry disasters, the kingdom of “Instagrammers,” pollution, “Bali belly”... But luckily, this island isn’t just about Kuta’s beaches and the Lempuyang Temple.

Sure, it’s not as exotic or off-the-beaten-path as other Indonesian islands (the Moluccas, Timor, Flores...), but we spent 3 weeks there and loved it!

Our (planned) itinerary in 7 stops: - Ubud (4 nights) - Sidemen (2 nights) - Gili Meno (3 nights) - Amed (2 nights) - Pemuteran (4 nights) - Munduk (2 nights) - Jatiluwih (2 nights)



We booked our accommodations in advance, and for the rest (drivers, activities...), we took it day by day with help from the homestays (making sure to contact them a few days ahead via WhatsApp).

In the end, it’s an “easy” destination, very affordable, and one that’s managed to keep a certain authenticity.

Hello to all the Thailand regulars.

I’ve been to Thailand several times, but it was about 20 years ago…

There’s a new system in place now, it seems.

TDAC – Thailand Digital Arrival Card.

Before arriving, I apply for a TDAC, okay. If during my stay I cross the border to spend a few days in Malaysia and then re-enter Thailand, do I need to submit a new TDAC application? Do I use the same TDAC as when I first entered the country?

Or do I initially have to pay for a Thai multi-entry visa?

Thanks in advance for your insights—I can’t find the answer online.

Pierre

Hi everyone, I’m planning a third trip to Madagascar in 2026. This time, heading north and then part of the west coast before going back up. The question I’m asking myself—same as during our first visits—is Nosy Be or not? Of course, the photos show stunning beaches, and when you mention Madagascar, almost everyone says Nosy Be or at least has heard of it. That’s actually why we didn’t include it in our itineraries before, especially since we’d already seen paradise-like beaches in the south, and we had them all to ourselves because they were hard to reach. On the other hand, I’ve always been drawn to Île Sainte-Marie, but from the north, you have to go back down to Tana, which I’m okay with in principle. So, what’s your take? Nosy Be and its surroundings—what do you think? Just tourists looking to party? Thanks

Hi everyone, we need your advice to avoid being denied boarding at Paris CDG.

We’re planning a one-month trip to China, which matches the 30-day visa on arrival, but with a return ticket from Vietnam. For example, we’d arrive in Chengdu, then travel via Lao Cai to Vietnam, and fly back to Paris CDG from Hanoi 45 days later. Do you think this could be an issue at boarding?

Second option: arrive in Chengdu (*30-day visa duration*), then fly from Kunming to Hanoi 45 days later (Vietnam visa duration), and return to Paris CDG from Hanoi. Thanks for your input!

Hi there, We're thinking of spending 3 weeks in Koh Samui at the start of 2026. Where can we find accommodation close to a pretty beach that's not too touristy but not isolated either, near a small town or village? We've already been to Surin Beach on Phuket Island. We really liked that spot, but we've heard Koh Samui is great too. Thanks for your tips!

Olà, Je devais aller à Los Angeles le 26/06 mais je crois que c'est compromis maintenant... J'envisage maintenant de modifier mon voyage pour aller soit à Cabo, Puerto Vallarta ou Cancun. Je compte y passer 15 jours le temps d’être à l’extérieur de la zone Schengen et ensuite prendre un vol pour LAX. Que pensez vous de la faisabilité de ce projet ? Je ne suis jamais allé au Mexique lequel de ces 3 destinations ci-dessus me conseillez vous ? Mon voyage dure 8 semaines. Merci de votre attention.

Bjr,

En l'état actuel des choses il est préférable d'attendre début juin pour acheter son billet. Le gouvernement doit faire des annonces pour les vacances d'été, les 3 semaines de dé confinement jusqu’à début juin sera un test grandeur nature pour voir si on peut supprimé les 100KM de son domicile et partir en vacances en France tout d'abord, en Europe ensuite sous conditions que ces pays ouvrent leurs frontières. Pour les voyages au delà de l'Europe c'est trop aléatoire, fermeture ou ouverture des frontières de ces pays, quarantaine à l'arrivée ou pas, voir quarantaine au retour, ça veut dire 1 mois en tout si cela est le cas. Je pense qu'il est préférable d'attendre le plus tard possible (15 jours avant le départ) pour acheter son billet pour ne pas rentrer dans des galères de remboursements ou bon à valoir, et d'y voir plus clair quand à l'ouverture des frontières Si durant les 3 semaines du 11 mai au 31 mai le dé confinement se passe mal (remonter en flèche des cas covid en réanimation) la messe sera dite pour cet été au moins.😕

Ne pas oublier qu'il faudra sortir couvert (masque)😄 pour l'aéroport et vol, règle qui sera de mise pour les prochains voyages en avion.

bonjour,

J'ai fait une simulation vol Paris-Papeete avec french bee pour un départ dans six mois. ça donne la "modique" somme de 1.200 A/R. Vous confirmez pour ceux qui ont fait récemment le trajet ?

Ensuite Papeete-Hiva Oa avec Air Tahiti c'est environ 700 euros A/R. Soit près de 2.000 euros rien que pour les vols.

Avez vous de meilleurs plans ? Je précise que ce serait pour le mois d'octobre, donc pleine saison pour la Polynésie si mes sources sont exactes.

Bonne journée.

Hello,

Je ne peux que vous recommander la plus grande prudence avec la compagnie aérienne SAA, en effet ils étaient au bord du dépôt de bilan avant le Covid-19, alors maintenant ... Et dans ce cas point de remboursement de billets 😕

After several discussions on VF about travel journals from the Philippines, I decided to write this curiosity: a trip report from a journey made in 1984, when traveling to the Philippines was still an adventure.

A curiosity because writing a travel journal about a trip 35 years later isn’t common, but also (mostly?) because exploring the Philippines at that time had little in common with traveling there today.

Obviously, I’ve forgotten a number of facts, most of the details, but with the help of a few notes from that time and a stack of slides (yes, there was life before digital 😊), many memories came back and added to the highlights I’d never forgotten. The scanned slides aren’t always great quality, but there are still quite a few to brighten up this chatter. Back then, we didn’t snap photos like we do now—film was too expensive—so I don’t have pictures of every place we visited... too bad, comparing some of those spots to how they look today would’ve been interesting.

Why "Adventures"? Why call it "Adventures" in the Philippines in 1984, a word so often used for a simple exotic trip? - Because the lack of information (no *Guide du Routard*, no *Lonely Planet*, no *Michelin Guide*, nothing, and obviously no internet) gave this trip what’s at the heart of adventure: the unknown. - Because the political situation made the stay sometimes dangerous. - Because transportation conditions were always epic, often perilous. - Because the question of where we’d spend the night came up almost every evening. - And for... quite a few other reasons.

That said, we weren’t exactly explorers!

Why the Philippines? First of all, why go to the Philippines in 1984—a country not exactly set up for tourism and about which we knew very little? How could we get an idea of the beauty of the Philippines and its points of interest when we had no guides or photos?

The idea came to us from Thailand a year earlier, during our first long-haul trip. After touring the north of the country, we met a Frenchman living in Phuket, where there were only a few tourists in Patong, with just a few small hotels and guesthouses. Kata and Karon had no buildings or roads, Rawai only had three palm-thatched bungalows, including ours, and the other islands were unknown to tourists. There was plenty to discover, and we wanted to return to this beautiful country... but the Frenchman made us dream about the Philippines—a country to explore, with wild landscapes.

Long evenings of discussion over multiple Sprite-Mekong cocktails (what memories of those headaches!) finally convinced us we had to go to the Philippines.

Episode 0: Before Departure The decision was made: we’d go to the Philippines in May 1984. Our friends and family were surprised when we announced we were going on vacation to the Philippines (a bit like saying today we were going paddleboarding in the Kerguelen Islands 🤪).

These days, preparing for each of our trips takes long evenings of research, planning, and noting down good addresses... etc. But for the Philippines in 1984, preparation was quick: we had very little information about the country, we were leaving almost at random, and the discovery would only be more exciting.

We still had a few bits of info gathered here and there: the rice terraces in northern Luzon, volcanoes, Negros where we were supposed to visit an acquaintance, Cebu and its marine life (we ended up going elsewhere), and absolutely avoid Mindanao, which was practically at war with the regime. That was about it, but it was already a great itinerary.

Nothing was organized in advance; we’d see day by day. We had no idea about travel times or even the existence of transportation options. The main (and sometimes only) way to connect two islands was by overloaded, rusty ferry. Only the big cities had airports.

Let’s Go: Episode 1: Paris to Manila My travel journals always start after arriving at the airport—the Europe-to-“Other Continent” trip isn’t interesting—but the flight to the Philippines was already an adventure, so I’ll make an exception.

This was the era when only a few Asian airlines were on par with Western ones: Thai, Singapore Airlines, and Philippine Airlines. They had beautiful, brand-new planes, and to attract customers (almost exclusively “businessmen”) from the usual airlines (Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways), there was opulence on board: unlimited champagne, all sorts of cocktails... Compared to today’s long-haul flights, there was still one small difference: no personal screens, just one screen at the front of the cabin with one mandatory movie. And I don’t know why, but we only got James Bond films, both ways... that must’ve been the trend at the time.

The tourism boom to Southeast Asia hadn’t started yet, and the “Asian Tigers” weren’t a thing, so there weren’t many business trips. That meant long-haul flights made stops everywhere to fill the planes. Our Philippine Airlines Boeing 747 left London, picked us up in Paris, then stopped in Frankfurt to take on a few Germans. I don’t know why we then made a stop in Dubai—a totally exotic place at the time. There was nothing to do there... things have changed a lot since. It was a small town lost in the desert. The airport was tiny, with just one or two buildings and a supermarket. During the stopover, everyone had to get off the plane and walk to the supermarket. Photo and electronic equipment were dirt cheap—I guess that was the only reason for the stop. Maybe it was their first commercial move. Emirates didn’t exist yet, as I checked online, but anyway, the idea that such a remote place could have its own airline was unthinkable.

Online, I found this photo of Dubai Airport in 1980. Anyone who’s transited through today’s massive airport with its rows of A380s will appreciate it:

Next stop: New Delhi to drop off some Europeans and pick up a few Indians, and finally, the terminus: Manila. I don’t remember how long the trip took with its five stops—an unimaginable journey today. Despite all those stops to fill the plane, there was still enough space to stretch out on the four center seats of the 747, something that never happens these days despite all the flights in every direction.

So here we are, finally at Manila Airport around midnight.

Episode 1: Manila and Baguio To start, a quick note on the political and economic situation in the Philippines in 1984, which had consequences for us as tourists, as we’d soon realize upon arrival.

After several centuries of Spanish colonization, the Philippines became American at the start of the 20th century, then independent. In 1966, Marcos took power, and little by little, his regime sank into corruption and mismanagement, becoming a dictatorship with martial law, all for the benefit of his family and friends, who enriched themselves endlessly. The peak was the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino in August 1983, which triggered harshly repressed protests. So we arrived a few months later in a very poor country, with omnipresent corruption and an extremely tense political situation, as we’d soon see for ourselves. Major protests took place in the main cities during our trip—I’ll come back to that. Two years later, Marcos fled to Hawaii after being forced out of power following rigged elections. This historical context explains a lot of the situations we found ourselves in over the following weeks.

Arriving in the middle of the night isn’t very cheerful. Manila was already a huge city with many slums, where you could find a few business hotels like the Hilton or Intercontinental—way out of our budget—and plenty of run-down hotels. Luckily, two Indians we’d chatted with on the plane offered to take us to their usual hotel. They came to Manila twice a year for business. We accepted their offer, relieved not to have to look for a place to stay in the middle of the night, figuring the address must be good since they came back every time... we were wrong 🙁

We left the airport and immediately got a taste of the local vibe when we got into the taxi: the police asked for our passports. We thought: what’s more normal than police in a dictatorship?

But that wasn’t it at all. Our two Indian friends explained that the police were noting our names along with the taxi number and time. Crime in Manila was so bad that the taxi driver would be held responsible if anything happened to us... welcome to the Philippines 😎 😎

Historically, the Philippines was a very violent country, where everything was settled with guns or machetes. Previous governments had banned carrying weapons, but Marcos later allowed the free sale and carrying of guns, and disputes were settled with pistols again (or worse, as we’d discover later). Since he’d released most of the criminals from prison to form a paramilitary militia at his service (I’ll talk about our encounter with these “heroes” later), it was pretty dangerous to go into many parts of Manila, where these “tonton macoutes” ruled.

We arrived at our hotel without incident... and then things started badly. The room was infested with big cockroaches—exactly what I hate most in those kinds of countries. No way to find another hotel at that hour. After the long flight, the urge to take a shower was so strong that we squeezed into the bathroom as best we could. After that, I don’t remember—I guess we must’ve fallen asleep exhausted under the sheets in the heat... air conditioning wasn’t widespread yet.

The next day, we just wanted to leave that dump as soon as possible. So we decided to head north right away, stopping in Baguio, and we’d visit Manila a bit on the way back.

When we stepped outside, we discovered a pretty run-down neighborhood with potholed streets. But we also discovered the jeepneys. They were everywhere, flooding the streets.





They had crazy sound systems, each one blasting louder than the last. The interiors were kitschy but fun. There weren’t many private cars—almost all transportation was by jeepney, with buses reserved for intercity trips.





Before heading to the bus terminal for the north, somewhere on the outskirts of the city, we needed to exchange some money. I don’t remember how we ended up in a policeman’s jeep who offered his services: - Exchange money on the black market at a better rate than the banks. - Take us wherever we wanted, in this case, the bus terminal.

We accepted both offers (we’d still checked the official exchange rate from dollars to pesos). So we found ourselves in his jeep. After exchanging money, we left in his vehicle and stopped for gas. Without turning off the engine, he calmly smoked a cigarette while filling up. Since we were in a jeep with no doors or roof, we were ready to jump out if things went south, our travel bag in hand.

But we weren’t done with surprises yet. Once we left the small streets, we ended up in a neighborhood with wide avenues and not much traffic, which didn’t justify his incredible behavior. At every intersection, he made the sign of the cross, closed his eyes, and crossed without looking. I was more stunned than terrified! It wasn’t until we got out of the car later that I told Anne-Marie what had happened. I’d seen everything because the cop had put me in the front seat. Luckily, A-Marie hadn’t noticed anything from the back. Crossing Manila by trusting God rather than the rules of the road was ultimately effective. We were lucky—the trip was off to a good start. 🙂 🙂

We then passed through a neighborhood where slums stretched on for a while, and we left our policeman—friendly but a bit crazy—with relief.

A few hours by bus later, here we are in Baguio, cool in the mountains. My memories of Baguio are pretty fuzzy. I remember a small town. After some research while writing this journal, I found that the population was 120,000 in 1980. Given the population density in each home, that confirms my memory of a smallish town. Outside the “official” district with the president’s summer residence and government buildings, there were two or three paved streets with nice houses. The rest was very dirty and very poor, with lots of slums and dirt roads.







People we met on the street invited us to stay with them. These days, we wouldn’t just show up at strangers’ houses, which we should’ve done in Baguio—it would’ve saved us from an unimaginable and dangerous situation... which I won’t say anything about... !😊

The simple wooden house was on stilts at the edge of a hill with a view of the mountains. Since it was the start of the rainy season in a city that gets a lot of rain, we saw a lot of water. Our outings in town happened between downpours.

View from our lodging:

Episode 2: Baguio to Bontoc Aside from the situation briefly mentioned above, it was on the next leg to Bontoc that the adventure really began: an endless and dangerous road, a bus from another era, breathtaking landscapes, and surprising people.

We didn’t know the distance or how long it would take to get to Bontoc. When we arrived after about ten hours, we learned that Baguio to Bontoc was 140 km.

We got on a bus with wooden seats and settled in, two to a seat meant for two. As the bus filled up, passengers squeezed in three or four per seat, with chickens and baskets full of all sorts of things in the aisle. A little embarrassed, we didn’t know if we should squeeze in three on our seat. The seats were super tight (luckily, Filipinos are small), and I didn’t know where to put my legs given my height. I don’t remember if we stayed alone on our bench or if we ended up sharing with others.



The “road” was a dirt track (or rather, a mud track) with endless turns. We held on as best we could to our slippery wooden seats—it was shaking in every direction. The woman behind us was carsick and throwing up... gross... but what were we doing there? Then we plunged into the Sierra Madre... just the name is dreamy!

Rice terraces started to appear:



they took up more and more space along cliffs where we weren’t always reassured,



with lots of waterfalls (all that water had to go somewhere).

A few miserable villages stretched along the track, most often just a few houses balancing between the road and the drop. The bus stopped in every village—people got on or off and settled inside or on the roof. Street vendors offered their products to the bus passengers—a common sight in Asia, even today.



We were in another world—villagers were in loincloths, others had spears. The atmosphere was strange... but all good, we wanted exoticism, and we got it:

This so-called traditional outfit was everyday wear—it wasn’t for tourists since there weren’t any.

Genting, la puissante compagnie de croisière basée à Hong Kong vient de publier ses nouvelles normes d'exploitation tirant les conséquences de la crise provoquée par le coronavirus. Elles annoncent certainement ce qui devra être fait également ailleurs.

Genting prévoit des contrôles de température à l'embarquement, exigera des certificats de bonne santé pour les passagers de plus de 70 ans et amplifiera le check in en ligne.

Des mesures d'hygiène draconiennes seront mises en oeuvre : nettoyage systématiques des ascenseurs toutes les deux heures, des rambardes et objets fréquemment touchés toutes les heures, nettoyage bi quotidien des cabines, fumigation des cabines entre deux occupants.

Une des mesures les plus importantes est la suppression des self services, tous les repas devant désormais être servis à table par des serveurs masqués.

Autre mesure importante : tous les bateaux seront utilisés à mi capacité, cette mesure s'étendant aux bus des excursions !!

Genting s'engage également à revoir complètement les systèmes de ventilation et à y renforcer les filtres.

Ces mesures préfigurent celles qui devront être adoptées par l'ensemble des compagnies et vont bouleverser l'économie de la croisière, car on n'imagine pas que le surcoût induit par ces mesures ne soient pas répercutés aux clients! Source : Cruise Critic

Bonjour,

Ce carnet qu'en principe je n'aurais pas du faire, il m'a été soufflé par certains membres de VF et en ces temps troublés de Covid-19, nous en avons justement du temps, quoi que pour certains pour une fois ils croulent sous le travail (il se reconnaîtra 😇)

Je vais vous conter (un bien grand mot pour moi, vu que je ne suis pas très à l'aise avec les mots) ce périple vous amènera à Banaue et ses magnifiques rizière en terrasses, au sud sur l'île de Siargao et au centre à sur l'île de Panglao

Il n'y aura pas d'animaux pétrifiés, de rochers à perte de vue et de champignons hallucinogènes (elle se reconnaitra)

Il a commencé par un vol à destination de Manilles via Doha,



Une photo qui aurait eu sa place sur sans problème sur passenger shaming, ils nous a fait une très grande prestation jusqu'à Doha





On se retrouve bientôt à Manille 🙂

bonjour à tous Voici un compte rendu assez rapide de mes 2 semaines sur le COSTA MEDITERRANEA sur l’itinéraire OCEAN INDIEN AVERTISSEMENT Ce compte rendu sera à l'image de mon propre ressenti au cours de cette croisière et s'adresse à toute personne intéressée de lire un compte rendu faisant part de critiques positives et aussi négatives sur la compagnie COSTA croisières Des comparaisons ou allusions aux compagnies américaines peuvent être évoquées, donc merci d'arrêter de me lire ici si cela vous insupporte...

Ce fut notre croisière numéro 25, cela faisait 5 ans que nous n'avions plus pris COSTA CROISIERES. Nous avons choisi cette croisière avant tout pour son itinéraire que seule COSTA proposait et pour mettre toutes nos chances de notre côté nous avons pour la première fois opté pour une suite.

CHAPITRE 1 LE DEPART Nous avons acheté le vol séparément avec AIR MAURITIUS (affreté par AIR FRANCE à l'aller) cout du vol PARIS / PORT LOUIS 830 euros par personne aller / retour

Nous décollons donc le 14 février à 23h30 sur un BOEING 777 d'air FRANCE, les écrans sont minuscules et le mien ne fonctionne pas. Énormément d'enfants à bord... dieu merci pour notre tranquillité ils sont plus au milieu et nous à l’arrière de l'avion. On nous sert un diner vers 1h du matin... c'est pas terrible on n'a pas vraiment faim puis après avoir desservi ils éteignent les lumières. Nous sommes assez serrés et on ne dormira pas beaucoup 😕 Après un vol assez remuant nous atterrissons enfin ! il est 13h35.

Nous ne sommes pas au bout de notre peine.. il faut ensuite passer le contrôle de la température puis une longue attente d'une heure 30 pour passer la douane puis un nouveau guichet qui nous demande d'attester qu'on n'est pas allé en Chine les 3 derniers mois puis les bagages puis enfin la sortie ... OUF !! Notre chauffeur est là !! encore 45mn de route et nous voilà arrivés devant un terminal ...euh une grande tente amènagée, très rudimentaire 🤪 On dépose nos valises, puis assez rapidement on monte sur le bateau ... Il nous disent que nos cabines sont prêtes !! LOL heureusement à cette heure là !! eh oui il est déjà 16h30 !! On n'avait jamais embarqué aussi tard 😕 ... DIRECTION PONT 7 CABINE 7341 une très grande suite à l'arrière ! cout 2250 euros par personne pour 14 nuits / 15 jours (boissons à volonté / restaurant club / places reservées aux 3 premiers rangs du théatre / débarquement prioritaire en cas de chaloupe / majordome ) Nous sommes enchantés ! cabine très spacieuse, couloir, salon, petite pièce qui dessert chambre et dressing et d'un autre coté salle de bain double vasque avec douche hydromassante... j'aurais préféré une baignoire jaccuzi mais j'avoue que la douche a jets a aussi été très agrèable. Sans oublier un très très grand balcon qui fait le tiers de derriere du paquebot + un peu sur le coté 😎 J'ouvre le frigo 7 / 8 boissons pas très intéressantes... Tiens on frappe ? Le majordome vient se présenter, je lui fais tout de suite une liste de ce que je veux avoir dans le frigo - jus de pêche - jus d'ananas -jus d'orance - seven up - fanta orange

Il me dit s'en occuper.. Il demande à voir notre carte.. il me dit que nous sommes affectés au second service au restaurant des suites... et la je lui dis que je ne suis pas d'accord pour me voir attribuer un service.. Géné il me dit qu'il faut voir avec la maitre d'hotel... Je lui dis que je vais effectivement voir cela avec lui !!!

A SUIVRE.... 😉 CHAPITRE 2 : Quand le maitre d'hotel du club Médusa se rend compte que poupou10 est une dure à cuire... 😄

Bonjour, je prévois un voyage en NC courant novembre décembre pour un mois. Les billets AR sont pour le moment entre 1420 et 1600 euros selon la compagnie. Pensez-vous que ce tarif soit intéressant ? Je vous remercie

Bonjour a tous. Apres recherche sur le forum ce que j y trouve est desuet d ou ma question : y a-t-il une taxe de depart lorsqu on quitte Manille au retour ? Est-elle inclus dans le billet d avion ? Sinon doit-on l acquitter avant de se presenter pour l enregistrement? Merci de l info

Bonjour à tous, Je sais que la question a souvent été posée mais je n'ai pas trouver de réponses a mon pb (enfin pas aussi précisément que j'en ai besoin). Lors de mon retour de pointe a pitre l'avion avait plus de 30 minute de retards ce qui m'a fait rater la navette orly CDG prévue, j 'ai pris la suivante et bien sur l vion allait décoller le comptoir Air France m'as donc remis sur un autre vol ce qui m'a fait atterir a Montpellier avec plus de 5 heures de retard. J'ai don fait une reclamation mais Air France me réponds que c'est la faute du prestataire extérieur a Air france si mon premier vol était en retard (je vous met la réponse de KLM

"Je regrette que ma réponse précédente ne vous ait pas donné entière satisfaction.Je suis navrée du manque de précision de ma réponse. En effet, d'après les informations à ma disposition, votre vol AF797 a été retardé en raison de l'attente du prestataire effectuant la prise en charge d'un client nécessitant une assistance pour débarquer de l'avion, lors de l'arrivée du vol d'apport.Dans ces circonstances, la responsabilité de notre compagnie n'est pas engagée, c'est pourquoi je ne suis pas en mesure de répondre favorablement à votre demande d'indemnisation.Il apparaît dans votre compte Flying Blue que ce voyage vous a fait bénéficier de 3332 miles. Prenant en considération la gêne occasionnée par cette attente importante de votre nouveau vol à destination de Montpellier, j'ai souhaité vous offrir 5000 miles supplémentaires à titre commercial, "Puis-je faire quelque chose ou me contenter des miles Merci de votre expertise