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“The value of things is not in duration, but in the intensity where they arrive. That’s why there are unforgettable moments, inexplicable things and incomparable people.” Fernando PESSOA
“The value of things is not in duration, but in the intensity where they arrive. That’s why there are unforgettable moments, inexplicable things and incomparable people.” Fernando PESSOA
Take a Walk through Essaouira’s Fishing Port
ESSAOUIRA, 2018 Version française en seconde partie The former Mogador entrenched in its walls looks out to sea. There is still an 18th century fortress here that is classed as a UNESCO World Heriatge site. The site has been a prosperous trading post since antiquity, and a crossroads of sub-Saharan African land routes and sea…
[Travel to India] Portraits of Varanasi
INDIA, 2017 “Once you have felt the dust of India, you will never be free of it.” Rumer Godden “Une fois que vous aurez senti la poussière de l’Inde, vous ne vous en libèrerez jamais.” Rumer Godden The clash of cultures Varanasi, formerly Benares, is one of those places that will mark you forever. The…
Amsterdam City, beyond the horizon
Gleaming 17th century facades follow each other along circular canals. Bunches of cyclists chase each other relentlessly. Tourists dressed in their Sunday best stroll around, amazed but confused. Canal highways busy with all sorts of boats and prestigious museums decorated with long waiting lines. Large avenues with major brands, quirky side streets, fragments of ultra-modern urban planning, houseboats as a way of life, peripheral areas being redeveloped, pieces of street art scattered through the city.
Why you should discover Beirut, the intercultural capital of Lebanon
Beyrouth possède une musique particulière et sensible. Tout à la fois ouverte, sectaire, cosmopolite, standardisée, partisane, dévote et bling-bling, la ville est en devenir et son futur peut se réinventer au-delà des frontières qui la cadenassent. La ville est aussi un entre-deux temporel ou autrement dit à un tournant de son histoire.
Travel Inspiration | Thailand, Exploration 1.0
Lorsque l’on tente de se projeter en Asie du Sud-Est, on s’imagine le chaos d’un Extrême-Orient vu de l’Occident, l’atmosphère suffocante, les odeurs de street food envahissantes, une foule motorisée fourmillante, un tourisme déviant, un danger permanent.