PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
How to get your visa: you may need a visa to travel in some countries. If you do not have the time to visit the closest consular office and follow the usual apprication process and run for your invitation letter, you might just as well resort to a visa company such as visa-express.com. An insurance certificate may be requiered to enter some countries (Russia, China, Ecuador), check with the pertaining consular authorities before your trip.
New 2018 : if no visa is necessary for stays in Ecuador under 90 days, from May 1st 2018 a travel insurance certificate in Spanish will be required from any tourist or traveler to enter Ecuador.
You will receive AVI insurance certificate by email with your travel insurance documents and may even choose its language for visa applications.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE
The sports covered by your travel insurance without additional coverage: Leisure and holiday sports are covered provided they are performed as "amateur"
The following sports are also covered:
- Winter sports practice including skiing and sledding.
- Sea cruises,
- Any aircraft as a passenger,
- Practice of ice hockey in states or regions where this sport is practiced by youth within the age of the insured.
Sports and leisure extension: It extends your coverage to the consequences of an accident you were victim to while practicing one of the sports listed in annex 1 of the General Conditions of Insurance.
In the case of accident while practicing a sport in a club, the Insurer will act as secondary insurer after all the insurance coverage of your sport club available.
USEFUL CONTACTS
You want to leave a positive impact during your trip by sharing your knowledge or experience and promoting intercultural dialogue? Join the engaged traveling community of voyageons-autrement.com
You wish to contact other travelers, exchange ideas about your next destination or share your travel feedback?
Join Aventures du Bout du Monde, the association that brings together travel and adventure lovers on www.abm.fr
You want to travel differently? www.voyageons-autrement.com aims at raising awareness and put the sustainable tourism players, ecotourism and responsible tourism forward.
How to get your visa: Wherever you go, you may need a visa. If you do not have the time to come to Paris to wait in line at the appropriate consular office, run for your invitation letter, you might just as well resort to a visas-express.fr company and save time by receiving your travel documents by post.
Traveling with children: talking about health, nobody wants to take risks for their little ones. In addition, you will need to organize yourself for school. Our bloggers have identified a number of sites that might help you:
Family travel advice
Round the world tour advice
Rent your car during your trip around the world with our partner: www.travelercar.com
BLOGS OF PARTNERS AND TRAVELERS
Ryan is a travel blogger; he travels the world and delivers advice to travel better and cheaper: follow him on: lesacados.fr
Sylvain and François have been on a round-the-world tour, check their tips on their site: tourdumondiste.com
The Roux family has been traveling the world in a motorhome with their children for many years, follow them on: familleroux.top-depart.com/preparatifs.html
Valentin is traveling on a world tour by bicycle; share his journey on his blog: mybikeisyourbike.com
Elsa and Alexia, the Trouvé sisters, are traveling together for round-the world tour, read their latest news on: www.runaftertheWorld2015.com