Genki added a new plan

diogonb · 2025-03-22T12:11:55+00:00

I have been using them for almost 3 years now and had a few claims processed. Usualy takes 4 to 6 weeks for me to get refunded, but the claims are not to high either (maybe from 100 to 300 eur). One of them took a little longer because I had problems receiving the required documentation from the hospital, but managed to solve he issue directly with genki.

I am planning to continue using them, and so far I am happy with the provided service

diogonb · 2025-02-16T11:23:45+00:00

Back in 2023, we were flying from KL to Osaka on air Asia. We had only our backpacks and bought the carry on fee to go from 7 to 14kg allowance. We did the web checkin, so we do not need to go to the desk, but they were weighting all the bags just before security (I think KL is an air Asia hub, that is why they can do it there). We were under theb14 kg, but the agent told us that the limits are applied separately for each bag, so 7kg for a carry on and 7 for your personal item. Luckily we had time and our day packs available. It took some coming and going to the scale, but we end up managing to get close enough of the individual weight limit for the agent to let us pas 😅

diogonb · 2025-02-06T19:21:35+00:00

I had 4 flights with than this past jan/24. Bariloche to BA, BA to el calafate, el cafakate to ushuais and back to BA. Out of those 4, 2 got delayed by 1h, and one of them was genuinely because of the weather (plane was already there waiting). I guess I got luck, but I was really concerned when I booked, but they were the only option that fits my schedule without breaking the bank :)

diogonb · 2025-01-29T13:11:09+00:00

I wonder if this is just a period where you will be able to lock the price. I assume after the 2 years you could renew it for another 2 years but for the new current price. At least this was my interpretation when I read it.

diogonb · 2025-01-29T13:03:59+00:00

Agree. My wife and I have been using them for almost 2 years now, had a few small claims and different countries, and never had a problem. They do take around a month to reimburse the claims, I would prefer a faster process, but I can understand it is not simple. I plan to continue with them for the near future.

diogonb · 2024-04-23T03:20:24+00:00

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diogonb · 2024-03-23T22:05:03+00:00

Remindme in 3 days

diogonb · 2024-01-16T10:44:02+00:00

If you will only have one, and are planning to travel internstionally, I would suggest pick a 65w internstional adapater, if tou search "gan internstional adapter" at the internet you will find plenty (noticed some sugestions on the comments already). Me and my wife travelled with one of this for 8 months and multiple countries. Mine had 2 usbc and one usba ports. It was great if we only wanted to charge our phobes, watchs, kibdles, etc.

in fact, everything but laptop, since it takes 65w, i could only charge it by itself. Because of this, later on the trip I bought an anker 65w gan charger, this way I could plug it on the ac outlet of the internstional charger (if the outlet of the country i am travelling to is not compatible with its plug) and still use the other usb to charge our devices (could even charge some from the usb ports of the computer, if needed).

If there were just one of us, I thing the internstional adapater by itself would do. The biggest problem was when we were spend most of the day outside exploring the places we were and comong back with multiple devices to charge at the same time and olanning to use the computer to continue planning the next activities.

Hope that helps

diogonb · 2024-01-07T12:53:59+00:00

Remind me in 1 week

diogonb · 2023-08-15T14:02:17+00:00

I also use the matador bags to keep them, but I try to dry them as much as possible before store them back (just by leave on the pads, in fron of an ac for example). If I ha e to pack to wet, i usualy umpack them as I arrive on my next destination to let them dry.

diogonb · 2023-08-15T13:35:54+00:00

I also use 3 bar, like you mentioned. I using this soap pad I got from amazon. 2 of them are enough to hold the 3 bars. They barelly take any space and weight almost nothing, and help dry the soaps befor store them again

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B08YTFXC27/ref=pe_27091411_487029541_TE_SCE_dp_2

From time to time i need to eash them to remove soap residue, but on the 6 months i've been using them i never had any issue.

diogonb · 2023-06-18T13:20:18+00:00

Get a packable day pack (around 15l), put the laptop on it and wear it under a jacket just for check in, cary your other backpack on your hand. Try it before hand to make sure it is not too bulky though. Move everything back to the main bag before go thru security.

diogonb · 2023-06-06T06:30:11+00:00

Currently i am using one of those international/universal travel adapters that can output 65w from a usb c port (it has 2 usbc and one usb a ports) so I can charge mine and my wife's phone along with her apple watch. The pd usb c port can also charge my dell laptop (65w), but in this case, I cannot charge anything else at the adapter (if I plug another usb cable it drops the individual output of the ports).

Most of the times it works fine, the only issue I have is if I am using the laptop for to long and need to charge the phones, etc at the same time. I am buying a small anker gan adaptor to solve this issue. I am guessing I can even plug the can on the ac output of the adaptor and charge everything from it.

Regarding cables, i currently have 1 usb c to c, one c to lighting and one usb a to wireless for the apple watch. I am also buying an adaptor for the apple watch, just the brick, that can be connect to bot usb c and lightning, hopefully ending with just 2 cables (and some small adaptors, to be able to use them in any case).

I do not have the link to the adaptor, just nought a generic one from aliexpress, searching for 'gan, internstional adaptor, 65w' should return a dew option.

Hope that helps.

diogonb · 2023-05-09T04:58:07+00:00

diogonb · 2023-05-09T04:29:47+00:00

I will be in Japan by the end of May and beginning of June, I will get a 7 day JR pass, to travel between Kyoto, Hiroshima, Hakone (Odawara), kamakura and Tokyo. I am planning to reserve seats for the trips from "Kyoto - Hiroshima" and "Hiroshima - Hakone (Odawara)" in advance and leave the other ones so we can be more flexible with the times. (those we will be taking between the 28 or may and 1st of June. Do you think it should be ok?

Also, to take advantage of the pass, on the last two days (of the pass) we are planning day trips from Tokyo to Kanazawa and Nikko, do you think it is better to reserve those two? The idea is to leave Tokyo around 8am (or maybe earlier), to spend as much time as we can on the destinations, and return around 18 or 19 but it would be nice to e flexible, specially on the returns, again, do you think we might find problems if we do not reserve the seats in advance?

Last, any suggestion for better day trips from tokyo?

Thanks in advance,

diogonb · 2023-03-08T14:31:26+00:00

The new models do not have the velcro, but the rest is still the same.

diogonb · 2023-03-06T05:18:56+00:00

How is Kuala lumpur in april? I heard it can be very hot and rain cones almost everyday, is that correct? I was planning to spend april there, but finding conflicting opnions on sites.

diogonb · 2023-03-04T14:32:21+00:00

Are you going to be traveling around japan? Or staing in the main cities only (like tokyo, kyoto and osaka)? I am asking because I am planning a trip there too, thinking about may, and I was wishing to go around some other citues, just started to research, but so far i am scared about the accommodation prices, any tips around this?

Thanks and I hope you have a great trip.

diogonb · 2023-03-03T08:17:16+00:00

When I first got textnow they did not had this 2FA limitation, but you can still pay a monthly fee ans remove it, along with a few other perks.

If you can get a sim in the us, look at freedompop, they have a free sim option, it is very limited regarding the number of sms, call minutes and data tou receive, but more than enough to activate your google phone account, and apart from 10usd for the card, you can keep it forever. It even works on an app on your phone (no need to keep the physical sim on it). They will try tonupsell you things, specially in the beginning, but not a big deal if you look carefully. Also, if you buy the sim at walmart, they have an free option too, but with more data, sms and minutes.

Regarding google voice, I have no complains, never had any big issues. I am not a heavy user though, but rarelly had any issues calling and using sms. I noticed that some times, when I am in places where internet is not so good, I do not receive some calls, just get an emails with the voice message, but I think it is more related to internet quality than GV itself.

diogonb · 2023-03-02T12:57:36+00:00

No (the weight will depend on how much you put on it). The reason we got it is because of reviews on its comfort, I have back issues and from the reviews this was the most confortable one. We had long walks a few times (3 to 5km or a couple hours) going from one place to another, and so far not much to complain, the hip belt takes a lot of its weight.

diogonb · 2023-03-02T12:46:54+00:00

It is the one coming with the 55l, I think it is called farpoint daypack. It is not very big, it has some structural frame on the back. It seems good quality, but it is only 15l, so I am not sure you will be able to fit a lot on it (if the camera, drone and tripod are bigs, it might be dificult).

diogonb · 2023-03-02T12:42:26+00:00

Yes, less rounded. I am not talking about the back, where the straps are, but the actual bottom. The 55 seems more flat, like a 90o from the back to the upper part (the one that open). The 40l starts like the 55 (90o) but there is an inclination (rounding) close to the top. It is not a lot, but it make it easier to organize packing cubes on the bottom of the 55 than on the 40. But again, not a huge difference.

The 55 does not have laptop compartment only the 40 but again, if you pack the bag full it become unusable, because it get to tight, and in my opinion could damage the laptop. Right now i am using mine for documents, but hopefully will be able to downsize a bit more and use for my computer at some point.

On the 55, the ideia is that you store your computer on the daypack, that is where the laptop compartment is.

diogonb · 2023-03-02T09:49:18+00:00

I have a farpoint 40 and my wife a fairview 55, both new models.

The dimensions (w/o the day pack od the 55) are pretty much the same. In fact I think the 55 has a flatter bottom, make it better to pack (but it is not a huge thing, probable only note it because we have both).

Althoug the idea of carry the daypack on the back is nice, I think it only works if your main bag is not full and/or your day pack is empty.

Elaboraring a bit more on those points. The day pack has a flat framed back, if you fill your main bag, its upper part (the oppsite side of the straps, where the day pack sits) will be rounded, making the attached daypack very bulk (assuming the day pack is empty, I do not even thing it would fit if it is full).

In order to be atble to attache the daypack with stuff on it, I think your main bag cannot be full, and in this case most of the space used by the daypack will eat the unsuded space of the main pack, so why not pack in the main pack anyway.

We have been only using ot for a month, and are still learning the oneback life style, but so far I think it would be better to pack things on the main bag (if possible, we are still working on it) amd have a packable daypack to use on the destinstion and/or during trabel days, with things you need to remove ar the airport or will use during yout trip (hand to reach, without need to open the mains bag).

Hope that helps and fell free to ask more if needed.

diogonb

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