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Palestine

Palestine by Joe Sacco Palestine is a story of the Israeli occupation told using the form of a graphic novel. Based on several months of research and an extended visit to the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the early 1990s (where he conducted over 100 interviews...

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24 juillet 2006

Countries visited - Pays visités

Okay, we ventured into the political arena those last days, and some readers did not like it much... That was simply our way of showing solidarity for those suffering at present in Lebanon. Anyways, let's go back to our favourite subject: travel. This...

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7 juillet 2006

Ali Farka Toure

The problem living in Africa is that sometimes one misses crucial information. We're sad today. We've just learned that Ali Farka Toure - the great Malian artist - passed away. That was four months ago, on March 8th. A bit of a shock really. Certainly...

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4 juillet 2006

France - Brasil

This may be one of our worst photos. But it tells something special. It was taken in an open air bar, in Goma, as we were watching the game between France and Brasil, quarterfinal of the world cup. There are two main bars in Goma: one was full of fans...

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27 juin 2006

Football?? a passion....

Okay, football is not just about money. Millions of people are passionate with the game. But i's still a mistery to me how much people can talk about it, analize this and that, criticize any single move, praise this guy and hate another, and this for...

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23 juin 2006

The Utility of Force

The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World, by General Sir Rupert Smith Rupert Smith is an understated and thoughtful general who has very good reason to be critical of both governmental and public attitudes towards the employment of force...

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26 février 2006

A LIRE ABSOLUMENT

La Part de l'Autre, d'Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt 08 octobre 1908 : Adolf Hitler recalé. Que se serait-il passé si l'Ecole des beaux-arts de Vienne en avait décidé autrement ? Que serait-il arrivé si, cette minute là, le jury avait accepté et non refusé Adolf...

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23 avril 2022

On est de retour!

Stay tuned to find out more about how our life evolved. Yes, we now have 3 wonderful kids, and we keep travelling. We've been living in the Maldives for the past 2 years and we can't wait to tell you out insider stories and tips about local travel, diving...

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28 septembre 2011

From Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai

We pack our luggage once again and load everything in the car towards Chiang Mai. On the way south, 13 kms ahead, lies an out-of-this-world Wat: Rong Khun. The architectural and artistic design is very futuristic. The outside is a glittering white produced...

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11 janvier 2013

Mae Ping River

The heat is overwhelming, and there is lots of humidity (even for Lebanese standards). We spend the morning relaxing by the pool. Then, we take a small slow boat on the Mae Ping river and visit a farm house on the river bed. The trip is relaxing and lasts...

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3 janvier 2011

Corrida

Zacatecas, the city of first times for us: the Charreria, the rodeo, the visit to the mine and today the Corrida - no less. I will not go into encouraging such activities or the moral implications that is hardly regarded by some as a sport or entertainment...

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27 août 2010

Home in the city

We try to skip it every now and then, but no, Jeremie has a hard time convincing me not to go to the zoo when we travel. We spend the morning at the Auckland zoo and get a glimpse at the kiwi, the pinguins and try the cold weather sensation theater. It...

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26 août 2011

From Chiang Dao to Tha Ton

After an agitated night (we were four in one bed with Noemie snoring continuously), we leave early to the Chiang Dao market that takes place every Tuesday morning. Ethnic minorities come here every week from nearby villages to buy and sell supplies. There...

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17 août 2011

Week-end Market

I leave alone in the morning to Chatuchak, Bangkok’s biggest week-end market (over 18,000 shops) while Jeremie and Noemie go to the airport to meet Zoe who is joining us from France. Her trip went well and after a good shower, I meet the three of them...

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15 août 2011

Getting there

Afternoon flights are one of the greatest inventions. You spent a few hours at the office thinking about the trip ahead and how someone else will have to worry when receiving the ‘out of office’ reply… The plane to Kuwait is almost empty and we can lie...

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8 février 2011

Centro historico

Riviera's amazing murals The Palazio de Gobernio is a must to learn about history and a chance to visit Rivera’s murals. After a long queue, we are greeted by an impressive introductory video on the building of a nation. 3D, sound technology and all the...

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27 janvier 2011

Morelia - city of sweets

We start the day with breakfast, view on the cathedral. We take a stroll in the city that takes us from one church to another, from a nice little plaza with beautiful fountain to the aqueduct, Morelia’s pride with 253 arches. We pass through many, the...

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18 janvier 2011

Wandering around in San Miguel

Yes, it’s a cliché. Almost everyone passes here in a journey to Mexico. We came here hesitant. Why? Because we wanted to see real Mexico, not retired Americans, burger joints and made up things. Nothing as such here: beautiful colonial mansions with nice...

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20 août 2007

Home Sweet Home

. It’s been 2 years we haven’t been to our house in France. Needless to say we were pretty apprehensive about it, wondering in what condition we would find it. Not afraid it would be robbed or something (there are neighbours around watching what goes...

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23 août 2007

Côte de Granit Rose

. Briac has left early, as we were still asleep. He has to get back to work. With only a couple hours of sleep, I guess his day shall not be the very productive… We wake up pretty late and enjoy the morning. Time for some tourism. Since this is Boris’s...

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8 juillet 2007

Une vie Française

Une Vie Française, de Jean-Paul Dubois, Poche. Voici l’histoire de la vie de Paul Blick. Qui se confond avec celle de la cinquième République Française. Une France qui crut à de Gaulle après 1958 et à Pompidou après 68, s'offrit à Giscard avant de porter...

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24 août 2007

Last day in Brittany

. It’s a nice day with nothing much achieved except enjoying the sun and the day passing by. Jeremie does a bit of gardening again whereas Boris and Rita read some newspapers and rest. After another excellent lunch, time for Boris to head back to Paris....

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21 août 2007

Friends arrive

. Still many things to do in the house and in the garden before our friends arrive. The weather is fantastic. Okay, looks normal since we’re in July but hey, it’s Brittany and one never knows. Beautiful blue sky, very sunny, some winds to clear some daring...

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20 novembre 2006

Danse du Leopard

Danse du Leopard, de Lieve Joris. Au moment où l’auteur arrive au Congo (1997), les enfants-soldats de Laurent-Désiré Kabila prennent le contrôle de Kinshasa. Le "lion" a vaincu le "léopard" Mobutu, le vieux dictateur. De la capitale Kinshasa, en pleine...

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11 janvier 2007

Samarcande

Samarcande, de Amin Maalouf Avec Samarcande, Amin Maalouf nous offre une biographie romancée d’un homme génialement talentueux : Omar Kayyam. Ceci à partir d’un manuscrit égaré lors des invasions mongoles et retrouvé des siècles plus tard. Omar Kayyam...

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