Three Months Around the World

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1. 1Lisbon PortugalRide the trams through Alfama and take a day trip to Sintra.6 nuits
   $966 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Seven hills, Atlantic light and Europe's most established nomad capital.

   Lisbon became the reference European nomad city in the late 2010s and has paid the price in rents, but the reasons remain: 300 days of sun, a walkable centre of tiled facades and miradouros, surf beaches thirty minutes away by train, a D8 visa that actually works and a city that is still, by Western European…

   Budget quotidien

   $69–$317 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $966 6 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct

   Internet

   300 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Alfama and the miradouros Santa Luzia and Graça viewpoints at sunset; fado in a small house, not a dinner show.
   • Belem The Jeronimos monastery, the Tower, the MAAT museum and the original pasteis de nata.
   • LX Factory and Alcantara Converted industrial quarter under the bridge.
   • Sintra Pena palace and the Moorish castle; go on a weekday at opening.

   Portugal: faits pratiques

   Devise

   Euro (EUR) · 0.89 EUR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Portuguese; English widely spoken in cities and the Algarve

   Prises et tension

   C, F (230 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Safe to drink

   Urgence

   112

   Avis américain

   Niveau 1

   Guide complet de la destination →Portugal guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   flight · à propos 4.5 heures

2. 2Marrakech MoroccoExplore the medina and souks and take a day trip into the Atlas Mountains.5 nuits
   $455 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: Herokk · CC BY-SA 4.0

   The red city: medina, mountains and desert three hours from Europe.

   Marrakech is the sensory overload Europe keeps on its doorstep: the Jemaa el-Fna square at dusk, the souks' kilometres of lanes, riads hidden behind blank walls, and the snow-capped Atlas on the skyline. Budget airlines make it a long weekend from London or Paris; the longer-stay traveller finds a riad room for the…

   Budget quotidien

   $37–$211 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $455 5 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov

   Internet

   50 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Jemaa el-Fna at dusk Storytellers, musicians, food smoke; watch from a cafe terrace, then dive in.
   • The souks and the Medersa Ben Youssef Get lost on purpose; the restored medersa is the medina's finest interior.
   • Jardin Majorelle and the YSL museum Book online; go at opening.
   • Bahia Palace and the Saadian Tombs Two of the best historic sites, close together.

   Morocco: faits pratiques

   Devise

   Moroccan dirham (MAD) · 9.76 MAD/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Arabic and Amazigh; French widely spoken; English growing in tourism

   Prises et tension

   C, E (220 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Treated in cities but most visitors drink bottled

   Urgence

   19 police, 15 ambulance

   Avis américain

   Niveau 2

   Guide complet de la destination →Morocco guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   flight · à propos 8.0 heures

3. 3Istanbul Türkiye (Turkey)See the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar.6 nuits
   $702 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Two continents, sixteen million people and a Bosphorus ferry for the price of a simit.

   Istanbul has been a capital of empires for 1,600 years and still behaves like the centre of the world: the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet, the Grand Bazaar's covered kilometres, Beyoglu's nineteenth-century avenues, Kadikoy's Asian-side food streets, and the Bosphorus running through all of it with…

   Budget quotidien

   $49–$248 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $702 6 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct

   Internet

   100 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Sultanahmet's core; go at opening, dress modestly.
   • Bosphorus ferry to Anadolu Kavagi The full-length public ferry is the best day out for a few lira.
   • Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar Then the quieter hans behind them.
   • Kadikoy and Moda Food market, street art, the Moda seafront at sunset.

   Türkiye (Turkey): faits pratiques

   Devise

   Turkish lira (TRY) · 50.04 TRY/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Turkish; English in tourism

   Prises et tension

   C, F (230 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Treated but most residents drink bottled

   Urgence

   112

   Avis américain

   non disponible

   Guide complet de la destination →Türkiye (Turkey) guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   long-haul flight · à propos 14.0 heures

4. 4Bangkok ThailandVisit the Grand Palace and Wat Pho and take a canal boat along the Chao Phraya.5 nuits
   $440 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: Tee-12838 · CC BY-SA 4.0

   The hinge of Southeast Asia: everyone passes through, and the smart ones stay a while.

   Bangkok is where most long trips through Asia begin, and it rewards more than the two jet-lagged nights it usually gets. It is a city of neighbourhoods rather than sights: the canals of Thonburi, the Chinese shophouses of Talat Noi, the office-tower cafes of Sathorn, the night markets of Ratchada. Flights, trains and…

   Budget quotidien

   $32–$208 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $440 5 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

   Internet

   200 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Wat Pho and the Grand Palace Go at 8 a.m. before the heat and the tour groups; dress code enforced.
   • Chinatown at night Yaowarat Road's seafood stalls and the lanes behind them.
   • Chatuchak Weekend Market 15,000 stalls; go early, stay hydrated.
   • Klong tour in Thonburi A long-tail boat through the canals shows the city that existed before the roads.

   Thailand: faits pratiques

   Devise

   Thai baht (THB) · 33.44 THB/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Thai; English widely used in tourism

   Prises et tension

   A, B, C, O (230 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Not recommended; bottled or filtered water is standard

   Urgence

   191 police, 1669 medical, 1155 tourist police

   Avis américain

   Niveau 1

   Guide complet de la destination →Thailand guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   overnight sleeper train · à propos 12.5 heures

5. 5Chiang Mai ThailandExplore the Old City temples and ride up to Doi Suthep.6 nuits
   $414 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: ผู้สร้างสรรค์ผลงาน/ส่งข้อมูลเก็บในคลังข้อมูลเสรีวิกิมีเดียคอมมอนส์ - เทวประภาส ม · CC BY 3.0

   The original digital nomad capital, still the gentlest big town in Thailand.

   Chiang Mai is a moated old city of three hundred temples ringed by mountains, and for fifteen years it has been the place remote workers go to find out whether the lifestyle suits them. The answer is usually yes: rents are among the lowest of any established nomad hub, the cafe culture is serious, and the Nimman…

   Budget quotidien

   $26–$165 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $414 6 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Nov, Dec, Jan

   Internet

   150 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Doi Suthep The gilded hilltop temple above the city; go for sunrise or sunset to avoid the crowds.
   • Old City temple walk Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Phra Singh and the quieter Wat Umong in the forest.
   • Ethical elephant sanctuaries Elephant Nature Park and similar no-riding sanctuaries; book ahead.
   • Doi Inthanon National Park Thailand's highest peak, waterfalls and the Karen villages on its slopes.

   Thailand: faits pratiques

   Devise

   Thai baht (THB) · 33.44 THB/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Thai; English widely used in tourism

   Prises et tension

   A, B, C, O (230 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Not recommended; bottled or filtered water is standard

   Urgence

   191 police, 1669 medical, 1155 tourist police

   Avis américain

   Niveau 1

   Guide complet de la destination →Thailand guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   direct flight · à propos 5.0 heures

6. 6Hanoi VietnamWalk the Old Quarter and take a day trip to Ninh Binh's karsts.6 nuits
   $408 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

   A thousand-year-old capital eaten one bowl of pho at a time.

   Hanoi is Vietnam's intellectual, political and culinary capital, a city of lakes, French villas, Soviet blocks and a medieval Old Quarter whose 36 streets are still roughly organised by trade. The traffic is a river of scooters you learn to wade through; the reward is the best street food in the country, a cafe…

   Budget quotidien

   $25–$165 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $408 6 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Oct, Nov, Mar, Apr

   Internet

   90 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake Dawn tai chi at the lake, then the 36 streets.
   • Temple of Literature Vietnam's first university, 1070.
   • Train Street Access is periodically restricted; respect the barriers.
   • Ha Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay Overnight cruises; Lan Ha from Cat Ba is quieter.

   Vietnam: faits pratiques

   Devise

   Vietnamese dong (VND) · 25,699.00 VND/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Vietnamese; English common in tourism and among younger people

   Prises et tension

   A, C, F (220 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Not drinkable; bottled or boiled only

   Urgence

   113 police, 115 ambulance

   Avis américain

   Niveau 1

   Guide complet de la destination →Vietnam guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   flight · à propos 9.0 heures

7. 7Tokyo JapanMix neighbourhoods such as Asakusa, Shinjuku and Yanaka with autumn colour in the parks.7 nuits
   $1,176 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: Asanagi · CC0

   The largest city on earth, and somehow the most orderly.

   Tokyo is forty million people organised into villages: Shimokitazawa's vintage shops, Yanaka's temple lanes, Koenji's live houses, Nakameguro's canal cafes, Shinjuku's neon and the hushed back streets of Kagurazaka. Trains arrive to the second, convenience stores sell meals that would embarrass restaurants elsewhere…

   Budget quotidien

   $70–$362 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $1,176 7 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov

   Internet

   300 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Senso-ji at dawn Asakusa's great temple before the crowds, then the Sumida river.
   • Shibuya crossing and Shimokitazawa The famous scramble, then the city's best neighbourhood two stops away.
   • teamLab Planets Immersive digital art in Toyosu; book weeks ahead.
   • Meiji shrine and Harajuku Forest calm beside the fashion chaos.

   Japan: faits pratiques

   Devise

   Japanese yen (JPY) · 157.87 JPY/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Japanese; English signage in cities, spoken English limited

   Prises et tension

   A, B (100 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Safe to drink everywhere

   Urgence

   110 police, 119 fire and ambulance

   Avis américain

   Niveau 1

   Guide complet de la destination →Japan guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   bullet train · à propos 3.0 heures

8. 8Kyoto JapanSee Fushimi Inari and the temple gardens at the height of the autumn foliage.4 nuits
   $648 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Two thousand temples, a thousand years of capital, and back lanes the tour buses never reach.

   Kyoto was Japan's capital for over a millennium and it still behaves like one: seventeen UNESCO sites, geisha districts, Zen gardens raked each dawn, and a grid of machiya townhouses now turned into cafes, ryokan and craft studios. The famous sights (Fushimi Inari, Kinkaku-ji, Arashiyama's bamboo) are overrun by…

   Budget quotidien

   $67–$342 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $648 4 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Apr, May, Oct, Nov

   Internet

   250 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Fushimi Inari at dawn Ten thousand torii gates; climb past the crowds to the summit loop.
   • Arashiyama Bamboo grove before 8 a.m., then the Okochi Sanso villa and the river.
   • Philosopher's Path and Nanzen-ji Canal-side walk, especially in cherry and maple season.
   • Gion at dusk Hanamikoji and the Shirakawa canal; photograph buildings, not geiko.

   Japan: faits pratiques

   Devise

   Japanese yen (JPY) · 157.87 JPY/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Japanese; English signage in cities, spoken English limited

   Prises et tension

   A, B (100 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Safe to drink everywhere

   Urgence

   110 police, 119 fire and ambulance

   Avis américain

   Niveau 1

   Guide complet de la destination →Japan guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   trans-Pacific flight from Osaka or Tokyo · à propos 20.0 heures

9. 9Mexico City MexicoVisit the Museo Nacional de Antropologia and the pyramids of Teotihuacan.7 nuits
   $791 milieu de gamme▾

   Photo: Jeses · CC BY-SA 2.5

   A world capital of food, art and neighbourhood life at 2,240 metres.

   Mexico City is the largest city in North America and, for the long-stay traveller, one of its richest: the Aztec and colonial centre, Roma and Condesa's art deco streets of cafes and galleries, Coyoacan's plazas, the canals of Xochimilco, the pyramids of Teotihuacan an hour away, museums by the hundred and a food…

   Budget quotidien

   $43–$243 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

   Cette étape

   $791 7 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

   Meilleurs mois

   Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

   Internet

   100 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

   Activités

   • Centro Historico The Zocalo, the Templo Mayor, Diego Rivera's murals in the Palacio Nacional, the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
   • Teotihuacan The Pyramids of the Sun and Moon; go early by bus from the northern terminal.
   • Museo Nacional de Antropologia One of the world's great museums; half a day minimum.
   • Coyoacan and the Frida Kahlo museum Book Casa Azul weeks ahead; the market and plazas need no ticket.

   Mexico: faits pratiques

   Devise

   Mexican peso (MXN) · 18.56 MXN/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

   Langue

   Spanish; English in tourist zones

   Prises et tension

   A, B (127 V)

   Eau du robinet

   Not drinkable; bottled or filtered (garrafones) everywhere

   Urgence

   911

   Avis américain

   Niveau 2

   Guide complet de la destination →Mexico guide du pays →Règles de visa →

   first-class bus · à propos 7.0 heures

10. 10Oaxaca MexicoVisit Monte Alban and eat through the markets of the old town.5 nuits
    $485 milieu de gamme▾

    Photo: Nanahuatl · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Mezcal, mole and Zapotec markets in Mexico's most beloved colonial city.

    Oaxaca is the Mexico that travellers fall for: a green-stone colonial centre, a Zapotec and Mixtec cultural heartland, the markets of 20 de Noviembre and Benito Juarez, seven moles, the mezcal villages of the valley, Monte Alban's mountaintop ruins and a Day of the Dead that is the most moving in the country. It is…

    Budget quotidien

    $38–$208 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

    Cette étape

    $485 5 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

    Meilleurs mois

    Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

    Internet

    50 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

    Activités

    • Monte Alban The Zapotec capital on a flattened mountaintop; early morning.
    • Markets 20 de Noviembre (food), Benito Juarez (everything), the Sunday tianguis at Tlacolula.
    • Mezcal palenques Santiago Matatlan's family distilleries; go with a guide who knows the makers.
    • Hierve el Agua Petrified waterfalls and mineral pools; check access (community disputes close it at times).

    Mexico: faits pratiques

    Devise

    Mexican peso (MXN) · 18.56 MXN/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

    Langue

    Spanish; English in tourist zones

    Prises et tension

    A, B (127 V)

    Eau du robinet

    Not drinkable; bottled or filtered (garrafones) everywhere

    Urgence

    911

    Avis américain

    Niveau 2

    Guide complet de la destination →Mexico guide du pays →Règles de visa →

    flights via Mexico City and Lima · à propos 14.0 heures

11. 11Cusco PeruAcclimatise in the old town, then visit the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.6 nuits
    $552 milieu de gamme▾

    Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

    The Inca capital at 3,400 metres, and the only sensible place to wait for your lungs before Machu Picchu.

    Cusco was the centre of the Inca world and the Spanish built their churches on its temples' foundations, which is why the streets of the old town are lined with perfect Inca masonry under colonial balconies. It is the base for Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, the Salkantay and Ausangate treks and Rainbow Mountain, and…

    Budget quotidien

    $38–$211 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

    Cette étape

    $552 6 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

    Meilleurs mois

    May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

    Internet

    40 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

    Activités

    • Machu Picchu Book entry (and the Huayna Picchu or Montana add-ons) weeks to months ahead; the circuits are timed.
    • Sacred Valley Pisac market and ruins, Ollantaytambo's fortress, Moray and the Maras salt pans.
    • Sacsayhuaman The zigzag walls above the city; walk up through San Blas.
    • Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) A 5,000 m day trip; acclimatise first.

    Peru: faits pratiques

    Devise

    Peruvian sol (PEN) · 3.45 PEN/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

    Langue

    Spanish; Quechua and Aymara in the Andes; English in tourism

    Prises et tension

    A, C (220 V)

    Eau du robinet

    Not drinkable

    Urgence

    105 police, 116 ambulance

    Avis américain

    Niveau 2

    Guide complet de la destination →Peru guide du pays →Règles de visa →

    flight via Lima · à propos 10.0 heures

12. 12Buenos Aires ArgentinaExplore San Telmo, Recoleta and Palermo and see a tango show.7 nuits
    $735 milieu de gamme▾

    Photo: Luis Argerich from Buenos Aires, Argentina · CC BY 2.0

    Paris on the Rio de la Plata: steak, tango, bookshops and a long tourist stamp.

    Buenos Aires is the most European city in the Americas and the most Argentine city anywhere: grand avenues and cafes notables, the Recoleta cemetery, San Telmo's Sunday market, Palermo's tree-lined streets of bars and boutiques, football at La Bombonera, steak at a parrilla at 10 p.m. and tango in a milonga at…

    Budget quotidien

    $40–$223 par personne, de l'auberge au confort, estimation éditoriale, Oct 2026

    Cette étape

    $735 7 nuits sur la base de l'estimation journalière milieu de gamme

    Meilleurs mois

    Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

    Internet

    100 Mbps ligne fixe typique, éditorial

    Activités

    • San Telmo Sunday market and Plaza Dorrego Antiques, street tango, the Defensa street crowd.
    • Recoleta cemetery Evita's tomb and a city of marble.
    • La Boca and Caminito Painted houses and the Bombonera stadium; stay on the tourist streets.
    • A milonga Tango danced by locals: La Viruta, Salon Canning, or a class first.

    Argentina: faits pratiques

    Devise

    Argentine peso (ARS) · 1,547.00 ARS/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)

    Langue

    Spanish (Rioplatense); English in Buenos Aires

    Prises et tension

    C, I (220 V)

    Eau du robinet

    Safe in Buenos Aires

    Urgence

    911 (Buenos Aires), 101 police, 107 ambulance

    Avis américain

    Niveau 1

    Guide complet de la destination →Argentina guide du pays →Règles de visa →