My last post was about the enormous water masses at Victoria Falls. Well, the little river Eygues that flows near my village Mirabel-aux-Baronnies in southern France can’t really compete with the mighty Zambezi. There is …
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‘Welcome to Namibia’, said my phone as I entered Zimbabwe
I thought my phone had gone completely mad: within a minute or possibly two I got the following messages: ‘Welcome to Zambia’, ‘Welcome to Angola’, ‘Welcome to Zimbabwe’ and ‘Welcome to Namibia’. The thing was …
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A ladder to heaven
If you drive to southern France from Brussels the most common and shortest route leads you through Luxembourg. If you have the time and want to explore northern France or the Champagne region there are …
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The man with the basil
It was hot and sunny when I arrived in Antibes (typical summer weather in fact, nothing to be surprised about or even mention really), so I thought that an insalata caprese would be the ideal …
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Map mysteries
Guessing game: What do the following places have in common? Aberdeen Chengdu Surabaya Antananarivo Kilimanjaro Hyderabad Calgary Ottawa Over the past few years I have travelled quite a lot to and from Asia with Qatar …
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Halong Bay mist
Everything on the ship was wet, but it wasn’t raining, it was just so incredibly misty. Together with some 20 people I had just boarded the Dragon’s Pearl junk for an overnight cruise in Halong …
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Why do I always get lost?
I love going for walks in the beautiful countryside around Mirabel-aux-Baronnies, and for that purpose I have a couple of guide books with itineraries, easy and difficult, short and long. The descriptions are rather detailed, …
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The embroidering ladies in Sapa
“Come sit down with us”, said the lady with a warm smile (the one looking at the camera in the photo here below). Rather, that’s what I concluded that she said since she gesticulated to …
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Meanwhile in Mirabel-aux-Baronnies
Mirabel-aux-Baronnies in southern France is a peaceful provençal village where the wisteria is in full bloom at this time of year. However, the past few days have been eventful. The first thing was that the …
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Old times coming alive
I passed under the railway in Old Hanoi and turned left, and suddenly I was no longer in a normal busy street but in an unusual busy street: quite a few people were dressed up, …
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