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Intellectuals in action

A friend our ours recently was wondering what we were doing in Goma. I mean, apart from work. That's why we decided to talk a bit about us and our social life here. So you've recently seen the usual suspects (a non exhaustive list) and those excited ladies...

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17 novembre 2006

Buena Vista Social Club - Congolese syle!!!

It's not often we have the chance to have a band playing in Goma. Last night was somewhat a great event. Our friend Nono, owner of Chez Nono (former Coco Jambo- an open air restaurant and nightclub) decided to gather old Congolese musicians to play live....

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2 octobre 2006

Shekhawati

. Fancy ghost towns? Well, Shekhawati may be the place of your dreams. The area is said to be Rajasthan’s hidden gem. An off the beaten track destination well worth the trip. The region is famous for its painted havelis – unique grand houses with dazzling...

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Tags: India

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15 novembre 2006

An encounter

On the way back from the sites where new comers have just settled, I encounter an Impala. There is so little space left in Rwanda, that people are being installed just by the Akagera National Park. Needless to say this will seriously impact on wild animals...

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4 septembre 2006

Amber Palace and Bazaars in Jaipur

. The delicate, magnificent, pink-fort palace of Amber is an ethereal example of Rajpout architecture. It rises from a rocky mountainside about 11 kms north of Jaipur. Amber was built by the Kachwaha Rajputs. Despite being devout Hindus belonging to the...

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1 novembre 2006

Il faut GROSSIR pour être belle

Critère de beauté sur les podiums internationaux de la beauté, la taille fine ne fait plus recette en RDC. Les jeunes Congolaises se préfèrent plutôt bien en chair pour attirer l’attention des mâles. Ce qui les pousse à user de tous les stratagèmes pour...

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Tags: Congo

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4 janvier 2006

Kisantu et ses arbres multi-fonctions / Kisantu's multi purpose trees

Voici l'arbre qui marche. This is the walking tree. Non non, ce n'est pas un phénomène unique dans ce jardin botanique. Nous sommes à Kisantu, dans la Province du Bas Congo, à 2 heures de route de Kinshasa. Ce jardin botanique, qui s'étend sur 220 hectares,...

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3 juillet 2006

Local Pharmacy

Back to Congo. As you know health is a big issue in DRC. All its indicators are in the red, and despite massive assistance provided to the health care system, the country is in such a bad shape that huge number of people keep on dying from curable diseases...

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31 mars 2006

Baisha and Lijiang - DAY 2

The streams that trickle through Dayan emanate from the Black Dragon Pool, less than a kilometre north. Because the water here is a lucid green colour, it is also known as the Jade Spring and has been a public park since the Ming Dynasty. The Deyue Pavilion...

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Tags: China

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13 février 2006

C'EST SOUVENT RARE / IT'S OFTEN RARE

Mission de monitoring d'un projet de santé au Congo. En visitant un centre de santé, il s'agit entre autres de vérifier que l'approvisionnement en médicaments fonctionne bien. Jérémie : Bonjour Mr l’infirmier titulaire L'infirmier : Approchez Jérémie...

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27 avril 2006

Chinglish

One of the nice thing about visiting China is that you are exposed everyday to a bombardment of assaults on the English language known as "Chinglish". Chinglish is a term used to describe poor or 'broken' English employed by native Chinese speakers. So...

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29 avril 2006

BACK TO AFRICA - DE RETOUR EN AFRIQUE

Here we are back to Africa. Nice to be home again. Okay, Goma is not the liveliest city on earth but it feels good being here. The Lake Kivu is still a wonder with its range of colours. Chimps are still in good shape, and the rainy season comes to an...

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11 avril 2006

The Miao - Les Miao

The Miao women of the southeast prefer to wear their traditional garnments. The outfit comprises a long-sleeved, open-front jacket over a blouse and an ankle-length, back pleated skirt. The sleeves and lower half of the jacket, plus the top half of the...

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Tags: China

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4 avril 2006

The Bai - Les Bai

The Bai - numbering 1.5 million inhabitants - are Yunnan's second largest ethnic minority. They reside around Dali, Erhai and Lijiang. The Bai are thought to have settled in the area some 3,000 years ago. In the early 8th century they grouped together...

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Tags: China

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20 avril 2006

On the way to Yangshuo - DAY 14

One of the numerous shops in Kunming It's unfortunately time to move on from Xichuangbanna, as we wish to have some time to discover Guangxi, another region of China. We manage to secure a same day flight to its main city Guilin. Planes are full so we...

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14 avril 2006

I LOVE THE BUS - DAY 11 - J'AIME LE BUS

A nice choice of buses... / Un grand choix de bus That was a bus day. It felt so well being in Yuanyang, this small town lost in the middle of nowhere. But it's time to move on, and catch the bus that will bring us to Xichuangbanna, the region at the...

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Tags: China

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3 janvier 2006

LOOK AT THAT !!! FLAGRANT DELIT !!!

This year has barely started... Rita's firm new year resolutions made only few hours ago... (see latest message) and.... my sweet heart has not resisted this fantastic desert offered by Anno and Joyce. Does not even feel guilty.... So the big question...

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1 janvier 2006

New Year's Eve Hindi Style / 1er de l'an Indien au Congo

Okay, we’re in Congo, so the logic would be to go for a Congolese evening, celebrating this new year to come the African way. Well… we actually decided to do the exact opposite. So let’s celebrate the indian way then. We went with our friend Nadeem to...

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14 septembre 2011

Long Neck Karen

After a hearty breakfast we hit the road and head to a village where the famous Long neck Karen tribe can be found. We look for the place for hours and eventually we end up finding it. There are actually different communities that live together which...

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5 janvier 2010

Of tropical forests and glaciers

The itinerary takes us West where the plan is to skirt the coast of glaciers and beautiful beaches. We pass through Haast which is supposed to be of great scenery but the lush tropical rainforest on both sides of the road makes it a bit dark to see anything...

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Tags: New Zealand

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5 décembre 2010

Oaxaca to Zacatecas

During our travels, we rarely stay so long in a capital, let alone in a laid back city. But truth be told, Oaxaca is no usual city, it charmed us and made lots of promises, all of them fulfilled, except perhaps for the ‘mole’, the magic sauce that accompanies...

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23 décembre 2009

Queenstown

So we check-in in a real camping. Let’s face it, we need water, we need to charge our camera and laptop…and we need a good shower! We’ve always preferred to do camping in the wild, so organized camps are not our thing. But hey, we have to try it especially...

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7 janvier 2011

Last day in Zacatecas

A last stroll in the city gets us to the ex-Convento de San Augustin that is closed but quite nice colors and architecture on the outside, we pass by the Santo Domingo church that has quite nice golden ornaments. On the way back to the hotel, a shop called...

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23 mai 2008

From China to Sweden (with love)

Yokohama - Tokyo’s “undermined” neighbour - is our destination today. The metropolis is so big, officials apparently are struggling to tell where Tokyo ends and Yokohama starts. Yokohama is not another big city, shadowed by its older sister’s reputation....

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Tags: Japan

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18 avril 2008

Nara

Nara is a small town very rich in history and tradition. Japan’s first real capital, it is only second to Kyoto as a repository of Japan’s cultural legacy. Al though brief (in 710, for a mere 75 years) the Nara period was extraordinarily vigorous in its...

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