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Above Lake Edward - Au dessus du lac Edward

In the Great lakes region, there are... great lakes! Whilst flying to Ituri from Goma (where Jeremie is once again going this week), one can see the superb Lake Edward, south of lake Albert but north of Lake Kivu! Dans la région des grands lacs, il y...

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13 mai 2006

Rwanda: precolonial times - Le Rwanda du début du siècle

Here are some photos of life in Rwanda, in early 20th century. All are on display at the national museum in Butare. Voici quelques photos de la vie au Rwanda au siècle dernier. Celles-ci peuvent être admirées au musée national de Butare. Early 20th century...

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12 mai 2006

Butare's museum - Le musée de Butare

Traditional pipes The National museum of Rwanda is located in the town of Butare approximately 135 km from the capital city of Kigali . (Butare is considered to be the intellectual centre of the country with its National Museum , arboretum, and several...

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9 avril 2006

Jianshui - DAY　8

Three hours bus ride south of Kunming, Jianshui is home of the Hani and Yi ethnies. It is the most attractive municipality of the Honghe region, in terms of architecture and historical interest. The city's old quarter has many elegant private houses in...

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23 février 2006

China !!!!!!

You guessed it right: that's where we're going for a well deserved (mmmh...) holidays. It's a long time we want to go there and unfortunately it never materialised. But we're stubborn (or travel addicts, as you prefer). We now got our plane tickets in...

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30 janvier 2006

Rita et les chimpanzés / Rita and the Chimps

Rita has found new friends. She's always been very sociable, but I have to say this time was pretty quick. They are a bit hairy, but she seems fine with it. Yes, her new friends are chimpanzees. Those who know her well will not be surprised: she loves...

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9 mai 2006

Jeannette en safari

This was Jeannette's first trip to Africa. It was great having Rita's mom making the big journey from Lebanon to Congo. With more than 3 weeks here she had the chance to discover a bit of this fascinating country. But no trip to Africa would be complete...

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6 mai 2006

Safari - part 2

Gracious impalas Impalas are abundant in Akagera. This antilope is characterized by the black and white lines on her tail. Impalas can jump up to 4 meters height and 11 meters long. They did not seem very shy to us. Bushbucks can be massive Yawning Hippo...

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17 janvier 2006

Le marché de Bunia / Bunia's market

One of Africa's highlights certainly is its markets. I took the opportunity of a two hours break to wander into Bunia's. That's the most important one of this district. People come all over Ituri to sell their production. Ituri is a huge agricultural...

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7 février 2006

United Chukudu

You certainly remember what a chukudu is (cf. posting of January 21st). This young boy was fed up being obliged to pay bribes to the police whenever they saw him with his stuff on his chukudu. So he decided to paint it with the colours of the United Nations....

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25 avril 2006

Guangzhou - DAY 19 - Canton

A major discovery took place in 1983 in Canton. As some excavation were undertaken in the heart of the city to build yet another skyscraper, a cave was found. It turned out to be a tomb. This tomb was the one of the Emperor Wen, the second ruler of the...

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24 avril 2006

Guangzhou - DAY 18 - Canton

An ad in Guangzhou's metro. Guess what it is about? We arrive fresh and sound at Guangzhou. Yuannan and Yuangsho are very far away. We're now in a BIG city, that has more than 3.5 millions inhabitants. Known for centuries as Canton, it is one of China...

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17 avril 2006

XICHUANGBANNA - Menghun, Jin'zhen & Galamba - DAY 13

We wake up early to catch a bus that will bring us to Menghun, an hour and half away from Jinghong. It is Sunday and this sleepy village comes to life for its market. People from all over the region come over to buy and purchase any kinds of goods and...

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4 mai 2006

Akagera National Park

Akagera National Park covers over 1000 sq km of savannah west of the Kagera River, which denotes the frontier with Tanzania. It was first established in 1934. The park has beautiful undulating plains with dense, broad-leafed woodland, lighter acacia woodland...

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15 avril 2006

XICHUANGBANNA - Bapu & Jinuo - DAY 12

We check in our hotel, the first one we find! A good shower, and hop, we decide to start visiting the villages around. Ethnic monorities abound in Xichuangbanna. Aini, Dai, Bulang, Yi and numerous others ethnic groups can be found here. One needs to move...

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3 avril 2006

A scary experience - DAY 5 - Quelques frayeurs

We wake up early, as we have some plans for this day. It should be only 2 hours walk before we reach Walnut Garden, that is said to be very nice. But this day will not go as planned... The trek is superb with still some great views over the gorge. We...

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2 avril 2006

Tiger Leaping Gorge - DAY 4

We wake up early to catch a bus that will bring us to one of the most fascinating places of this region: the Tiger Leaping Gorge. This Gorge is the deepest in the world with the Yantze river surging between the Mt Yulong (5596 m) and Mt Haba (5396 m)....

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29 mars 2006

Lijiang - DAY 1

This is our first day in China. We have arrived to Lijiang, a real gem in Northen Yunnan. Recently declared World Heritage Site by Unesco, the old Naxi city - called Dayan - is a well preserved traditional town with the snow peaks of Jade Dragon Snow...

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28 mars 2006

An introduction to Yunnan / Présentation du Yunnan

Yunnan is the other China, the periphery, the borderlands where civilisations blend, peoples of different origins mix and Chinese influence is attenuated. In all China, no province can boast of as much diversity and attractions - physical, cultural and...

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27 mai 2006

Meeting under the tree - Rencontre sous l'arbre

I take the opportunity to be in Komanda to visit some areas where people have recently returned. I stop by a village and start chattering with women. I explain who I am and why I am around. They tell me about their life and their daily efforts to make...

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26 avril 2006

Time to leave

This is our last day in China. Before leaving, let's have a last walk in town. Qingping market is famous all over China. It was one of the first first private market to flourish as a result of Deng Xiaoping's radical economic reforms when it opened in...

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3 mai 2006

Trip to Rwanda

Rwanda. What one usually associates with this country is either the genocide (that took place 12 years ago) or the famous gorillas. We're not going to talk of any of these here. Those interested knowing more on the 1994 massacres definitely should watch...

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18 décembre 2005

L'Afrique comme on l'aime

On votait ce dimanche au Congo. L'objectif : doter le pays d'une nouvelle constitution, qui ouvrirait ensuite le pays vers de nouvelles élections en 2006 : présidentielles et législatives. Cela peut paraitre annodin, mais pour un pays qui a vécu des des...

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1 avril 2006

Jade Dragon Snow Moutain - DAY 3 - La Montagne du Dragon de Jade

Thirty five kilometres north of Lijiang lies the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Xueshan) also known as Mt Satseto. We rent a taxi for the day and leave Lijiang to a little village: Yulong Si. Once there, we start negotiating the price for renting the...

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24 février 2006

Theater play, Lubero style

Families in Africa, especially Eastern DRC, can grow big. The average family has 6 children. Some have up to 12 or more. As part of the JGI health activities, we implement sensitisation of family planning methods. The idea being that by leaving a sufficient...

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Above Lake Edward - Au dessus du lac Edward

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Rwanda: precolonial times - Le Rwanda du début du siècle

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Butare's museum - Le musée de Butare

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Jianshui - DAY 8

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China !!!!!!

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Rita et les chimpanzés / Rita and the Chimps

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Jeannette en safari

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Safari - part 2

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Le marché de Bunia / Bunia's market

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United Chukudu

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Guangzhou - DAY 19 - Canton

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Guangzhou - DAY 18 - Canton

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XICHUANGBANNA - Menghun, Jin'zhen & Galamba - DAY 13

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Akagera National Park

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XICHUANGBANNA - Bapu & Jinuo - DAY 12

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A scary experience - DAY 5 - Quelques frayeurs

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Tiger Leaping Gorge - DAY 4

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Lijiang - DAY 1

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An introduction to Yunnan / Présentation du Yunnan

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Meeting under the tree - Rencontre sous l'arbre

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Time to leave

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Trip to Rwanda

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L'Afrique comme on l'aime

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Jade Dragon Snow Moutain - DAY 3 - La Montagne du Dragon de Jade

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Theater play, Lubero style

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Jianshui - DAY　8