Abstract : huge, magnificent, awesome … We visited four national parks in the Western United States : Rocky Mountains National Park (Colorado), Grand Teton, Yellowstone (both in Wyoming) and Glaciers (Montana). We marveled at their size, the grandeur and beauty of snow-capped peaks, lakes, rivers and forest. We saw very few bears but ma n y bison
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Une famille de voyageurs de retour à Paris après un séjour à Pékin.
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Blog familial de voyages, spécialisé en particulier sur l'Asie : Inde, Chine - dont Himalaya, Pamirs, Tibet - Indonésie - dont Wallacea, Moluques, petites îles de la Sonde. Des récits de voyage depuis 1984.
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Abstract : After visiting the US West Coast, the final leg of our North America road trip took us from San Diego, California, to Houston, Texas. It was, frankly, slightly austere with sometimes monotonous landscapes and a very hot and occasionally stormy weather. Yet, we visited several stunningly beautiful desert sites in Arizona and New Mexico an
L’Amérique du nord en voiture électrique : retour d’expérience
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 and using them was often challenging as charging procedures vary greatly from one station t
Le "belvédère de Fort Saganne" près de Chinguetti
Abstract : We left our car in Nouakchott, Mauritania, for four days and ventured northeast 600 km (375 miles) inland w i th a guide and a rental 4WD car. The Adrar region around the city of Atar offers an impressive variety of landscapes, from endless sand dunes to Grand Canyon like mountains. A
Abstract : We re-discovered San Francisco after 28 years. It remains an extraordinary city , very different than other US towns . The hills, the streetcars, the houses with so many different styles, its vast Chinatown. San Francisco is unique.
Nous n’étions pas venus à San Francisco depuis 1996. A notre soulagement, la ville n’a pas trop chan
A ma mère Marie-Annick (1934 – 2024), fidèle lectrice de ces récits de voyage pendant un demi-siècle, attentive à tous les détails (« même le prosaïque m’intéresse ») . Elle aurait certainement compati aux péripéties racontées ci-après si elle n’était partie trop tôt .
le Monument de Washington, le 11 mai
Abstract : to our gr
Abstract : Chicago prides itself of inventing the skyscrapers in the 1880s and being the capital of American – or World – architecture. Indeed, Chicago’s downtown is spectacular by all means. But the city has a lot more to offer : parks, world-class museums and beaches on Lake Michigan. Definitely worth a visit.
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Souvenir d'un festival culturel à Oussouye
Abstract : Sandwiched between the Gambia and Guinea Bissau, the Lower Casamance region is very different from the center and the north of Senegal. Rivers and mangroves provide hundreds of miles of waterways, rich with fish and birds. It is a fertile region with ricefields and orchards not to be found in t
Les 20 et 21 juin, en venant de Portland, nous avons parcouru le centre et le sud de la côte de l’Oregon, de la bourgade de Neotsu (45° N) à la frontière avec la Californie (42°N). Ceci représente 240 miles, soit 384 km, sur la route fédérale 101 qui longe la côte.
Alors que nous en attendions beaucoup, deux petites déceptions ont marqu
Downtown Denver
Abstract : Denver is not a very large city by US standards, but it is rising. It enjoys more sunny days than Miami according to the locals, and the Rocky mountains are at the city’s doorstep. An attractive city with a vibrant culture and art scene.
Les Rocheuses vues de Denver (photo 1). La South Platte River au confluent de Cherr