autour du monde en 888 jours

Qallaq'asa, partie supérieure du site de Pisac Abstract : Machu Picchu is a household name and attracts millions of tourists each year but the sacred valley of Cusco in Southern Peru has hundreds of other archeological sites to show, many of them outstanding....

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...

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,...

Abstract : From May 13 to July 8, we drove 7,818 miles across the US and Canada with a compact Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car. Although the rental company had warned us against long distance EV driving, we faced no major difficulty. Finding charging stations...