Travel to change your life
On the road from Hûé to Hoi An, Vietnam: when a motorbike gets caught with a bus in its face I bought a small motorbike, a Honda Win 100, which is very popular in Vietnam. The project is to join Hanoi to Ho Chi Min by the very famous Ho Chi Min Trail road. … Read more
When travelling, the real luxury is the adventure! I have landed in many places in the world. Sometimes the country, the city or the village offers only Spartan accommodation. Or you have to pay the price of a five-star hotel. Sometimes it sounds shabby, and it is, but the stay is unforgettable.I slept on straw mattresses, … Read more
Burmese trains take you on an extraordinary journey The train is an ideal means of locomotion to discover a country. Usually the journey takes a long time, which gives the opportunity to enjoy the landscape. In a train, unlike a bus, you can move around, move from wagon to wagon and get to know other … Read more
Nothing is simpler than taking the train here, but you still need a ticket! Burma by train is an adventurer’s dream. It’s slow, it’s long but it’s beautiful and it’s a real cultural immersion. But sometimes, it is necessary to be incredibly patient to reach the journey. After my eighteen hours on the train, one … Read more
Forget what you thought was important to be happy. The mountain strips you of everything and gives you back to yourself Put on your fleece, your Charles Ingalls-style pant and your socks before slipping into your sleeping bag special mountain, guaranteed minus fifteen degrees. Because it freezes hard at five thousand.Cover your head, don’t … Read more
Going from Satna to Khajuraho on a motorbike with a stupid, drunken Indian: what a stupid idea! But what an idea, but what an idea, but what an idea? my mother would say.And she would add after a very short silence, but what idea did you have?After having lived funny adventures in the very astonishing city … Read more
For a long time I dreamed of the jungle. I’ve been waiting for this discovery all my life. The wildlife, the trees, the spiders, all that… The largest wild park in the country, the oldest forest on the planet. Jungle, here I am! When I left Malacca, I was ready to go there on … Read more
Boat, bus, train, taxi, tuk-tuk… Public transport is sometimes anything but relaxing or comfortable. Yet it is the best way to explore the world and to meet new people 24 hours of public transport to cover 800km: leaving an island, going from one golf course to another, crossing a border and finally reaching a cozy … Read more
Ready for a little scooter getaway off the beaten track? Discovering the world is really great, but sometimes it takes a bit of practice.Cambodia, Kompong Cham. This small provincial town is the third largest city in the country. It is the deepest Cambodia. The population is peasant, mostly rice farmers.You have to rent a scooter … Read more
Taking the boat in Asia is sometimes the opportunity to assess your resistance and ability to adapt The boat that connects Ko Tao to the port of Surat Thani, Thailand is a dormitory boat that I will take the time to describe.Four rows of thirty mattresses, sixty centimetres wide and one hundred and eighty long, … Read more
