Le blog de Ding

Abstract : Although we saw it in fog and rain, the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is definitely worth its reputation. Its structures are in good condition after restoration and the dramatic views on the site itself and the surrounding mountains and deep...

Chers parents, chers amis, chers lecteurs de ce blog, A vous tous, nous souhaitons une très bonne année 2025. Nous pensons à vous, particulièrement à ceux qui sont dans l'épreuve. Puisse 2025 vous apporter sérénité, joies et réconfort. Comme l'an dernier,...

Rome : la villa Adriana Partis de Paris en milieu d’après-midi le 22 décembre, nous sommes arrivés en pleine nuit à St Jean de Maurienne, où le train depuis des mois s’arrête, pour cause d’éboulement sur la voie ferrée. Une heure plus tard, nous embarquons...

Abstract : Kuelap in Northern Peru is a world class archeological site, a former walled city from which Chachapoya leaders ruled from 500 AD to the Inca conquest a thousand years later. Much less known is nearby Yalape which will reward the (slightly)...

Abstract : Mitad del Mundo, the middle of the world ! An impressive monument on the 0° 0’ 0’’ line. A great place to cross the Equator in style, in Ecuador. Sur les navires d’autrefois, le passage de la ligne – l’équateur – donnait lieu à des cérémonies...

Abstract : two weeks on the Caribean Coast of Colombia – which would deserve much more. Two cities with an impressive colonial heritage : world famous Cartagena de Indias with its picture perfect walls, churches and palatial houses ; Santa Marta may look...

La plage de Red Frog sur l'île de Bastimientos, Panama (photo 1) ; le volcan Concepción sur l'île d'Ometepe au Nicaragua (photo 2) Abstract : From September 22 to November 5, we traveled by car across six Central American countries : Guatemala, El Salvador,...

L'arche de Santa Catalina, monument-symbole d'Antigua Abstract : West of Guatemala City, we visited the old capital of Antigua Guatemala and further west the volcanic lake of Atitlán, « the most beautiful lake in the world » according to explorer Alexander...

Yaxha, Guatemala Abstract : travelling in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, we visited eight archeological sites, six of them from the Maya civilization. Palenque in Mexico, Tikal in Guatemala and Copán in Honduras are world class ruins, well known from...

Au Nebraska, le 18 mai Abstract : we did not travel by train in the US and Canada this year but we saw many trains, mostly freighter trains, often very long ones. We liked them since they are highly symbolic of America’s and Canada's history. In Mexico,...