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Last day in Chiang Mai

A painful awakening at 6 am got me to the yoga class - scheduled with the hotel which turned out to be a private class; just me and the teacher. Since everyone else is still sleeping, I took the hotel bike and went for a stroll which ended up being a...

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22 août 2011

Elephantastic!

We wake up at dawn to catch the plane to Chiang Mai. Noemie takes on her to make a show in the plane and we end up running after her during the whole trip. Upon arrival, our rented car is awaiting us and all goes just as planned; just a few minutes to...

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15 février 2011

Bosque de Chapultepec and the Museum

The Museo de Antropologia is perhaps one of the best in South America and arguably in the world. We spend the morning hours going from one exhibit to another but it is impossible to give all of them the importance they deserve. It would take days. On...

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4 septembre 2011

Tribes and Golden Triangle

We leave early for Mae Salong, a village where many ethnic minorities live. On the way, we discover a tiny Akha village. We sit down and try to engage a conversation based on sign language. Having a young child helps a lot to break the ice and suddenly...

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16 août 2006

Wild Swans - Cygnes Sauvages

Wild Swans, by Jung Chang In Wild Swans Jung Chang recounts the evocative, unsettling, and insistently gripping story of how three generations of women in her family fared in the political maelstrom of China during the 20th century. Chang's grandmother...

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15 juillet 2006

Ma vie avec Mozart

Ma vie avec Mozart, D'Eric Emmanuel Schmidt. Les habitués de ce blog savent que nous sommes attachés à Eric-Emmanuel Schmidt et tous ses précédents livres qui sont de vrais monuments de littérature. Alors c'est plus par fidélité qu'autre chose que nous...

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17 juin 2006

The Shackled Continent: Africa's Past, Present and Future

The Shackled Continent: Africa's Past, Present and Future, by Robert Guest Africa is the only continent to have grown poorer over the last three decades. Why? The Shackled Continent seeks to diagnose the sickness that continues to hobble Africa's development....

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2 juin 2006

Les Echelles du Levant

Les Echelles du Levant, de Amin Maalouf "Echelles du Levant", c’est le nom qu’on donnait autrefois à ce chapelet de cités marchandes par lesquelles les voyageurs d’Europe accédaient à l’Orient. Lieux de brassage, univers précaires que l’Histoire avait...

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22 février 2013

Sigiriya

Breakfast is not a joke at our resort. It is all good and nicely presented and we are quite heavy, but prepared nevertheless to conquer the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya, one of Sri Lanka’s major touristic highlights. It involves climbing a huge rock...

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18 février 2013

Dambulla

This is it for Kandy. We gather our stuff and hit the road in the direction of Dambulla and its famous rock caves. It is around 70 kms from Kandy and takes us two slow and long hours of driving nevertheless. Did I mention that our driver is not a formula...

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1 octobre 2011

Wat in Chiang Mai

We chose our hotel (U Chiang Mai) mainly because we wanted to take it easy and have some time to swim and relax. The breakfast is amazing especially the choices of different coffees and teas and the wonderfully prepared egg combinations. The day starts...

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30 août 2011

Chilling out at Tha Ton

It doesn’t take us a lot of thinking to figure out what we will do today. We have been moving a lot these past days and we decide to stay and enjoy the pool. It will be farniente time! We spend time on the terrace, walk around in the beautiful garden...

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25 janvier 2013

Bangkok Royal Palace

Here we are in Bangkok. We enjoy a nice swim at the wonderful pool right after breakfast. Bangkok’s tourist attractions - though not always full with history or cultural traditions, are not to be missed. We head first to the grand monuments at Ko Ramanakosin....

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9 janvier 2013

Cooking Thai

We have moved rooms to be placed just in front of the infinity pool. What a nice feeling to wake up in serenity and enjoy simple pleasures. We have a light lunch at the pool of the hotel, after which I head out with Zoe to a cooking course for the afternoon....

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30 septembre 2010

Monte Alban

The morning is busy: withdrawing money, buying plane tickets to Zacatecas and run to the bus departure place bound for Monte Alban . This site, where 30,000 Zapotecs lived, was deserted suddenly around the year 1000 AD. Although the site is huge, it is...

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24 janvier 2011

Reaching Morelia

Though we left San Miguel early in the day, the connections to Morelia prove time-consuming and we don’t get there until late afternoon. Nevertheless, check in at the hotel is smooth and what’s more, it is just in front of the cathedral with the main...

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15 février 2013

Temples around Kandy

Kandy After a good night’s sleep, we have our breakfast outside, on a nice terrace, in front of a huge garden. Completely recovered from the long journey and jet lag, we take off late morning for a loop in the deep countryside where we visit three lovely...

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21 janvier 2011

Lazy day

Today it is Jeremie’s turn to get sick, but really sick. He gets some rest but finally makes it out of the room around 1pm. We go straight to the Instituto Allende to walk around and enjoy the atmosphere and the painted walls. Then we have lunch a very...

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29 janvier 2013

Last day in Bangkok

In the pool, Zoe and Rita decide to burn all calories gained during the wonderful breakfast. Zoe is now a fast swimmer and proves hard to beat! Today is our last full day. Walking around in Chinatown, I make the observation that all Chinatowns in the...

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15 janvier 2011

San Miguel de Allende

The bus to San Miguel is easy to catch and we are ready to face the land of retired ‘gringos’ cause San Miguel has a big colony of Americans who come to retire, live artistry lives or study. We arrive to our hotel, located on top of the hill, in Fuentes...

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8 décembre 2010

The feria

Here we are; ready to discover Zacatecas, where the far west comes alive. We start inquiring about the activities during the feria. After a visit to the tourist office, we end up buying tickets for tonight’s rodeo show and Sunday’s Corrida. We also decide...

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2 octobre 2010

Villages in the central valley

Today we are going to the countryside and discover the eastern region of Oaxaca. The white mini-van we have reserved yesterday takes us (with a handful of other Mexican tourists) to Tule where one can see the biggest tree in the world, 2011 years old....

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26 septembre 2010

Market day in Cholula

View of Cholula and the Popocatepetl volcano On Sundays the streets of Cholula , a small city 20 minutes from Puebla , get filled with stalls selling all sorts of things. It’s early in the morning and vendors are still arriving with loads of things in...

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23 août 2010

Volcano in the city

Auckland is one of those amazing cities that sits on the highest number of active volcanos. Rangitoto island is the result of a volcanic explosion, and one of the best places to have a panorama of the city, from amidst the trees. The volcano is not considered...

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2 février 2011

Mexico city - First encounter with the not so bustling city

We do not want to start with hardcore busy Mexico and choose the more fashionable areas of Roma and Zona Rosa. We spend easily three hours walking street by street looking for the so-called hype stores, galleries and fashion but find very, very little;...

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