pekin paris par la route des indes

A Caroline, Thibaut et Clément, compagnons et soutiens de tous nos voyages. la porte Tiananmen à Pékin (août 2013) Abstract : we have just returned to Paris after travelling 21,500 miles overland from Beijing. Although we could not complete the entire...

Au sortir du pont sur le Bosphore, quand on vient de l’est, un panneau vous souhaite la bienvenue en Europe. Après un peu plus de 30 300 km sur les routes d’Asie, il en restait plus de 4 100 pour rejoindre Paris par une route pas tout à fait la plus courte....

Abstract : on a desolate plateau on the southern flank of the Caucasus, Ani became the prosperous capital of an Armenian kingdom in 961 AD. It was then known as “the city with 1,001 churches”. Devastated by an earquake and the Mongol invaders, it was...

Abstract : a very brief but great trip across Iran. Great deserts and mountains. Inspiring archeological sites, beautiful mosques and – yes – churches. Religion is everywhere. Wonderful people who do their utmost for the lucky few who visit their country....

La traversée commence au village d’al Hamra (57° 18’ E, 23° 07’N, alt. 500 m), à 200 km à peu près au sud ouest de Mascate, en Oman, au pied des montagnes de Hajar qui séparent la plaine de la mer. Al Hamra est justement connu pour ses anciennes maisons...

Embouteillage à la sortie de Gurgaon (Haryana) sur la route Delhi - Bombay Abstract : Driving a car on Indian roads is certainly not for the faint hearted. Foreigners are usually strongly advised not to drive themselves in India, for good reasons. Roads...

Abstract : Rajasthan is one of the most scenic and attractive Indian states. More arid and less densely populated than the Ganges plain, it has a lot to offer due its long and turbulent history : massive forts, most containing exquisitely carved palaces....

Abstract : the Mewar fort of Khumbalgarh, in Rajasthan, is known for its huge 15th century fort. Its thick walls stretch about 36 km long. Some people argue it is the second longest man-made wall in the world after the Great Wall of China (others say...

Pondichéry : devant l'Alliance française Abstract : France lost its Indian possessions to Britain in 1763 except for five tiny trading spots known as “comptoirs” which it retained from the Napoleonic wars to 1954. Today Pondicherry remains relatively...

Abstract : Mumbai – or Bombay, as it is still widely known despite its official renaming in 1996 – is an impossible city. Contrasts between affluence and abject misery, between serene beauty and sordid ugliness are to be found in every South Asian city,...