Landing a few miles from Essaouira, leaving the madness of the western world, getting into a big blue Mogador taxi and… …arrive in Ouassane, a small village on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. These 15 short kilometres are enough to give time a new course and to activate the function « take life as it comes »….
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Bistros and brasseries in Paris
Ah that first coffee in the early morning, around the zinc just in front of the Port Royal metro station, a real ceremony for some of the regulars of the area. And these evening meetings on the terrace of a bistro or a brasserie with friends are a sure way to enjoy a lively evening….
Bagno Vignoni and the waterfalls of Saturnia: all the magic of water in Val d’Orcia
Let yourself be rocked by the springs of Saturnia and Bagno Vignoni
Renata, a fairy for biodiversity
It is in the small fishing village of Marta, on the shores of Lake Bolsena, in Italy, in the province of Lazio… …that a few years ago we met the biodiversity fairy: Renata! From her house you can see the day rising and setting over the town of Capodimonte and its castle… because she lives…
Bucolic landscapes of Tuscany
Relaxation guaranteed under the Tuscan skies…
The girl on the balcony enchants the 14th district with a few guitar chords
Saturday, 11:30 am, the spring sun has managed to rise enough to illuminate some of the cobblestones of the villa, it is more than time to go out for a walk in the 14th district in order to… …savouring the calm of the small cobbled streets, with the gutter transformed into a small stream, watering…
Trikaipetta: the wonderful and exotic nature of Wayanad.
Immerse yourself in the heart of the Wayanad and discover the inhabitants, the fauna and the flora!
Time for an Italian break before turning the page
Taking a break in Italy before making a new start…
On a beautiful spring evening in Paris!
A stroll through springtime Paris and an evening at the Certa!
New start, new rhythm…
Make a fresh start and choose to walk to work to take time to meditate before starting the day. Decide to change your pace. In the Jardin du Luxembourg, discover the space that awaits pétanque players. A little further on, decide to stop for a few minutes to admire nature. Be amused to see the…
Last days in Cochin…
Touched by the charm of Old Kochi on the Malabar Coast, it’s time to share moments that will be forever etched in our memories…
Let it bee… or the march for a real climate law
To realise that despite the confinement, when it comes to demonstrating for the planet, we are a huge force.
Between light and shadow, fall under the spell of the cities of the South
Walking the cobbled streets of cities always in search of shade and light, freshness and sunshine.
Enchantment among marsh birds
Welcome to you friend, reader of this blog or regular walker, to you who has been fascinated by the previous articles or who is discovering them today for the first time. Here are a few minutes of pure happiness to discover the great birds of the marshes… Take your time, move slowly through the marshes,…
A visit to the dancers of the air
We were delighted to find an old tandem bike for rent, forgotten by two Canadians at a Dutchman’s house after a tour of Europe. This will allow us to go for a ride in the heart of the marshes. Decide to go to Latte to see the storks nesting in the marshes. To be amazed…
From Mont Saint-Clair, admire the canals of the port of Sète!
Get a good view of the port of Sète and its canals.
It is neither « The Raft of the Medusa » nor « Les Copains d’abord » but « La Barcasse » and « Antiphrite »…
Nice escape on the canals of the small port of Sète
A Sunday in Montpellier
Stroll through the streets of the town centre, stroll along the Peyrou esplanade, enjoy the sun at the beach…
Montpellier is revealed from above the roofs
From a terrace overlooking the tiled roofs, imagine the discoveries to be made in the city of Montpellier.
Women of Rajasthan
On this 8th March: International Women’s Rights Day, remember all the women you met in Rajasthan!
In search of the Slavic taste of our 15 years
During a stroll through the Russian district of the 8th arrondissement, marvel at the rediscovered taste of a vatruchka and an apple and cinnamon sharlotka
Little corners of paradise in the 14th borough of Paris
A walk to discover the hidden treasures of Petit-Montrouge
Silhouettes through the Medina
Walk through Mogador and meet unforgettable characters
The Seine takes on a seaside feel …
Under the sun, a walk on the left bank, from Bir Hackem bridge to Mirabeau bridge
Pushkar, a must see holy city
Get excited about the camel fair, marvel at the multitude of temples, dive into the ghats and finish at Nirvana.
Why stay in Pushkar?
Meeting humanity, touching the sky and reaching Nirvana…
Why go to Pushkar?
Get lost in the crowd and fall under the spell of the city’s 400 temples.
Why is it essential to go to Pushkar?
What happens during kartik month?
With HK, we want to keep dancing!
Against gloom; against the cold, against the Covid!
And suddenly Paris awakens under the first rays of the sun.
In just a few moments, the sky over Paris is ablaze,
And here is that at night, the Seine came out of its bed
Surreptitiously, insidiously, Demoiselle la Seine, like a young person in revolt, suddenly got out of bed. Without warning anyone, she made herself comfortable, gaining new territories in the middle of the night, leaving her loved ones, for a moment, completely destitute. Taking Parisians and seagulls by surprise, all the inhabitants found themselves astonished, on the…
The first signs of spring in Paris
To chase away the gloom, learn to grasp the little signs that Mother Nature sends us even in the heart of the Quatorzième in Paris!
Take a break in the sun…
Take a break in the sun to re-enchant your everyday life!
Blue, more blue, sunshine and seagulls
Stroll on the Promenade des Anglais
On the rooftops of Cairo
Gaining height, observing, wondering
Parisian stroll in black and white!
Stroll through Paris from the heights of the 14th century to St Germain des Près and rave around every corner.
Colourful scenes under the sun of the Thar Desert
Share the life of the inhabitants of the Thar Desert and return to Paris filled with joy and energy.
The sunny grain market of a thousand colours
The white Essaouira, a case of colours.
Dhritman, lightweight driver
The truckers are nice here too!
Paris puts on her white coat
Paris adorns itself with its white coat and allows Parisians, for a few hours, to forget the worries of this period between curfew and confinement…
Follow the thread in the Medina of Essaouira
Stroll through the Medina and try to follow the thread…
Because happiness is sometimes just a little patch of blue sky over Paris…
Raise your eyes at every hour of the day in search of a little piece of blue sky over Paris, for a little moment of happiness!
Meeting Amrita, inhabitant of the Tibetan Majnu-ka-tila neighbourhood
Imaginary, culinary, sensory or cultural journeys… We portray the landscape, the character, the context… it’s up to you to dream and imagine what happens next… Amrita lives in the Tibetan refugee colony « Majnu-ka-tila », north of Delhi, a stone’s throw from the Yamuna River. Every morning she is seen in the small square in front of…
Even hidden in the mist, the Iron Lady watches over Paris.
When the Iron Lady is having fun and hides for a short while…
The delicious pappadams of Usha, an inhabitant of Mothakkara, in the Wayanad, in the south of India.
Taste a pappaddam prepared by Usha and meet around a table in the heart of India.
Teresa’s « Alfredo » fettuchines, basket weaving in Castelsardo
Discover the art of basketry in the small streets of Castelsardo in Sardinia.
Emotion in front of the Taj Mahal
Quand l’émotion nous saisit face au Taj Mahal, alors que l’on ne s’y attendait pas…
Vitamin-packed morning in Essaouira
Fill up on vitamins and poetry on the seafront in Essaouira
The pakoras of Bhuvan and Tilak, pakorawalas in Old Delhi and Deshnoke
Spicy, not too greasy, small and tasty as you like. You can find them everywhere in India, here are the pakoras!
Enjoy the Coregone of Leandro and Emilio on the shores of Lake Bolsena
Fishing trip on the lake of Bolsena