Hors le fait que nul ne lève jamais la tête, (je situe la proportion des gens qui lèvent les yeux au ciel à 0, 1% et uniquement si le ciel est menaçant), j’aperçois tous les cheveux qui passent sous ma fenêtre. Des tonsures librement acceptées, des tonsures soigneusement cachées par la mèche largement rabattue, pathétiquement ridicule, des tonsures comblées par des implants roussâtres, je vois aussi des racines grises des colorations trop anciennes, des fausses blondes qui oublient que vu du haut on les découvre superbement brunes et toutes les couleurs artificiellement crées par des coloristes voulant mettre de la belle humeur sur les têtes à défaut de l’intérieur de ces mêmes têtes.
Que vois-je encore, des casquettes, des bobs et autres couvre-chefs parfois maintenus par grand vent. Quelques bandanas, quelques foulards noirs bien serrés ne laissant échapper aucune mèche, parfois une calvitie totale cachée tristement par un foulard noué sur le dessus (là, j’ai envie de crier, t’inquiète, ça repousse).
Des cheveux de petits garçons, si légers, qu’ils sont tout ébouriffés, des couettes et tresses de petites filles avec leurs barrettes multicolores.
Des crânes rasés où j’entrevois des cicatrices anciennes qui font des petits traits blancs sur le cuir chevelu.
Une marée de tête vue du haut.
Je vous entends d’ici, " aucun rapport avec le voyage, comme un cheveu sur la soupe…, on va lui sucrer son post"
Et je pense .mais oui, ça m’arrive !
Je pense aux magnifiques cheveux des indiennes dévotes collectés par les temples et revendus à l’Occident pour les perruques et pour ces fameux rajouts si « tendance »
Je pense aux asiatiques qui veulent être blondes
Je pense aux africaines qui veulent des cheveux raides
Je pense aux indiens si soigneusement coiffés, la raie bien droite et le cheveu huilé.
Je pense aux fichus de nos grand-mères qu’on trouve encore parfois dans nos campagnes et aux mantilles pour aller à la messe autrefois. L’époque où sortir en cheveux c’était pour les femmes mal élevées.
Je pense aux femmes tondues à la libération.
Je pense aux morpions, aux poux et autres bêtes
Je pense aux nonnes et à leur tête rasée sous la coiffe
Et je me dis qu’il n’y a pas un seul pays au monde ou cheveux et poils n’ont aucune importance. Je crois que c’est la seule et unique partie du corps dont tous les humains se préoccupent, bien plus que les mains, les pieds, les seins, les muscles….. Les cheveux symbole de force, de séduction. Les cheveux des guerriers, la tonsure des bonzes. Et chez nous, baromètre du moral (j’vais chez le coiffeur, j’supporte plus ma tête)
C’est sacrément important la chevelure….et les poils…
Et ma pensée s’étire et je pense à nos différences physiques. Les asiatiques ne veulent plus de l’épicanthus qui font leur regard délicieusement bridé, les brésiliennes veulent des derrières hauts perchés (eh ! c’est pas très beau la fesse en goutte d’huile). En Chine on ne bande plus les pieds, en Thaïlande on étire encore les cous, en Afrique on perce le nez et partout dans le monde on cherche à être beau, toujours plus beau avec la chirurgie, avec les artifices, les crèmes, les enduits, les onguents, les pilules, etc.….On s’épile chaque poil mal venu même en vacances, y’a qu’à voir, ici, les questions existentielles sur les centres de beauté, sur les branchements électriques pour épilateur.
Et même, on ne dit plus « c’était au poil » ce n’est plus in. Le poil, c’est sale, faut le couper, le raser, le tondre, le parfumer, l’oindre. Ah les belles barbes douces, elles n’ont plus le vent en poupe… Les moustaches, ça reste viril, presque tous les moustachus se concentrent en Inde, (statistiquement, c’est là qu’il y a le plus d’hommes !), en Occident, c’est démodé la moustache..
Pfuuu, y’a pas à dire le poil est un problème. L’éliminer ou le garder ?
Comme quoi, même sur un balcon y’a matière à couper les cheveux en quatre…
Me reste le poil dans la main, mais faut de l’ art pour le planquer…l’ est mal vu…
Pondy,
Si tu n'existais pas, il faudrait t'inventer, mais comme tout ce qui est fabriqué, la réussite ne serait pas à la mesure de la réalité dans laquelle tu nous plonges !
J'adore ta façon de nous montrer ce que nous ne voyons plus -ou que nous ne voulons plus voir- et surtout entendre. Mais attention, tu risques de te mettre à dos pas mal de monde, notamment les inconditionnels de la beauté à tout prix, à n'importe quel prix.
Mais tu as raison, je te suis tout à fait dans le raisonnement. Qu'y a-t-il d'important dans la vie ? Ce qui n'exclut pas "être belle" ou "beau" qui à mon avis est avant tout "être bien dans sa peau"
Attention, la pomémique est peut-être lancée. Attendons la suite..... 🏴☠️ ?
Bonne journée ensoleillée à tout le monde
Geli 😎
je venais sur vf pour les voyages et maintenant les récits de voyage
et aujourd'hui meme pas eu le temps de faire ma couleur sur mes cheveux gris
et d'épiler mes poils aux pattes !!!
merci pondy
le mérite d'un homme réside dans sa connaissance et dans ses actes et non point dans la couleur de sa peau ou de sa religion!
Khalil Gibran
Mon controle parental n'a pas aimé du tout les mots clés ! Il y a 2 catégories de gens : ceux ou celles qui les enlèvent ceux qui les cherchent et en rajoutent.
Certains appartiennent parfois à l'une, puis à l'autre catégorie. Pas facile la vie !
Marie.
Il n'est rien de plus beau que l'instant qui précède le voyage.
Jour 18, Ban Khioukhan, Les marchands de cheveux itinérants chinois
Un marchand de cheveux chinois est ce soir dans le village. C'est la troisième fois que je rencontre un homme de cette "corporation" dans les montagnes du nord Laos. Il y a quatre ou cinq ans, dans la province de Luang Nam Tha, j'en avais même accompagné un pendant plusieurs jours. Étonnante épopée d'une autre époque, ensemble on avait alors sillonné pendant huit jours la région située au nord-ouest de Muang Sing. Un marchand de cheveux c'est un type qui parcourt, toujours seul, les villages montagnards à pied avec son barda sur le dos. À l'intérieur de celui-ci il y a deux choses capitales : un sac contenant les cheveux récoltés et un autre rempli de bibelots à deux sous sans aucune valeur et de mauvaises fabrications chinoises. Dès l'arrivée dans un village, il en parcourt quelques allées en criant un message annonçant sa présence puis, s'installant sur une aire dégagée, généralement juste devant une maison, il y étale, sur un bout de bâche plastique déposée au sol, ses "trésors" : épingles à nourrice, aiguilles à coudre et fils de couleur, coupe-ongles, ballons de baudruche, petits peignes et miroirs, bijoux de toc, pendentifs en plastique imitant le jade, etc. Les femmes arrivent alors avec, dans le creux de la main, une ou quelques mèches de cheveux amassées en une petite boule de jamais plus grosse taille que celle d'un œuf de poule. Ces mèches ont été conservées depuis une retouche antérieure, lors d'une précédente coupe des pointes et, au lieu d'être jetées, ont été vaguement rangées quelque part, coincées entre deux planches d'une paroi ou en sous-face de la toiture de chaume, en attendant le passage du prochain marchand de cheveux. Une petite poignée de mèches d'à peine le volume d'un œuf vaut, par exemple au choix, soit un petit ballon de baudruche, soit quelques fils à coudre de couleur ou encore une épingle à nourrice. Le marchand croisé il y a quatre ans avait, au jour de notre rencontre, accumulé environ trois ou quatre kilos de cheveux, mais au bout de déjà deux semaines de campagne. La finalité de ce "métier" reste à ce jour un mystère complet pour moi. Je n'ai aucune idée de ce que deviennent, rapportés en Chine, les cheveux récoltés, s'ils sont revendus, et à qui surtout, et puis ce qu'ils deviennent, s'ils sont ensuite transformés, etc. Je ne suis jamais parvenu à me faire expliquer quoi que ce soit à ce sujet. Et puis, autre questionnement, ces marchands ne "commercialisent" jamais en plaine ; pourtant là-bas il leur suffirait d'aller rencontrer les coiffeurs, qui chaque jour se débarrassent de bien plus grandes quantités de matériaux capillaires que les misérables petites poignées qu'eux récoltent ici dans le même temps. Enfin et surtout, ils se donnent une peine énorme pour parvenir à leurs fins : parfois, dans certains villages qui leur ont nécessités deux ou trois heures de marche et d'effort pour les atteindre, ce ne sont que quelques grammes de cheveux qu'ils en emporteront. En tout cas, l'arrivée d'un marchand de cheveux dans un village constitue à chaque fois un petit évènement. Pour l'occasion même les opiomanes invisibles apparaissent à la lumière pour venir contempler ses trésors. Même si ce n'est pas son but premier, on peut aussi éventuellement lui acheter, pour deux sous donc, un de ses gadgets. Pour ma part, frustré depuis de nombreux jours de ne plus pouvoir assouvir ma culture dépensière et consommatrice, pour 2000 kips (15 centimes d'euros) j'ai acquis une petite paire de ciseaux pliants assez efficaces. Si c'est le village dans lequel le marchand passera la nuit, alors il y aura une deuxième "représentation" le lendemain matin très tôt, dès le lever du soleil et juste avant son départ vers un autre village.
200 jours à pied,
seul, sans guide,
aux confins du Laos : CLIC
Tu nous avais caché ce beau petit texte, tout t'inspire, tout te fait voyager, tout te fait rêver... y-a-t-il un seul sujet qui te rebute ? si oui, fais le nous connaitre avec un joli billet dont tu as le secret !
Bises voyageuses...
La liberté, c'est un cadeau qu'on se fait à soi-même - (L.Gauthier)
C’est intéressant ton histoire et cela a un très ancien écho dans ma mémoire. J’avais lu, il y a longtemps et je ne sais même plus où, qu’il y avait en Chine des collecteurs de pointes de cheveux de bébé. Ceux-ci servaient à la fabrication des pinceaux. Les pinceaux en pointe de cheveux de bébé, voir d’enfants ou de très jeunes femmes permettraient une calligraphie encore plus belle. S’y attachaient une superstition mais j’avoue ne plus savoir laquelle.
Les collecteurs achètent trois fois rien ces petits cheveux, revendent un bon prix. Quant aux pinceaux, ils valent une petite fortune.
Voilà tout ce que je peux te dire.
Dom
En Afrique aussi, du moins j'ai vu ça au Gabon, les coiffeuses récupèrent les cheveux coupés et ils servent ensuite pour fabriquer des perruques ou des rajouts tres utilisés là bas, ce qui a l'avantage de pouvoir changer de coiffures tous les jours !!
Il existait aussi des " collecteurs de cheveux " en Europe ( vu ds un reportage sur l'Italie). En Inde, les cheveux recoltés sont utilisés pr faire des perruques, qui sont vendues ds les pays riches. Je crois que les prix varient selon la qualité, la couleur, ect...
Intéressante histoire de ce coupeur de cheveux au Laos.
Marie
Marie.
Il n'est rien de plus beau que l'instant qui précède le voyage.
Vu dans courier international (version electronique). Je le partage avec vous car j'ai asssiste a une de ces coupe de cheveux et vu pendant 2 jours plus de…
Il y a 3 semaines, ma fille s'est fait faire 5 longues tresses sur la plage en République Dominicaine. Peut-on les garder longtemps si elles sont encore…
Je souhaite importer des mèches de cheveux indiens. Je compte me rendre moi même à Chennai au mois de septembre et j'aimerais bien avoir un contact sur place…
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Many of us have noticed that bugs have been making it difficult to navigate the forum lately.
I’ll let Kate and Ticapi explain the issue:
I went to your profile to check out the Thailand travel journal, and when I clicked on it, it brought me back here again. All week, I’ve been dealing with bugs like this—it’s really discouraging from continuing on VF.🙁
I had the same thing happen, and multiple times. For me, it was Montagnard’s latest journal that kept coming up no matter which discussion I clicked on.
Hi everyone, fellow travelers!
I’m looking for anyone who’s in Kyoto or planning to visit Nishiki Market! Here’s the thing: during our trip there in April, we discovered a jewelry artisan (highly recommended!) on the left when exiting through the west exit of Nishiki Market (which is a long covered east-west street). I bought a piece of jewelry for my daughter there, but she lost it. I’d love to buy her another one! In the photo, it’s the shop with the yellow awning to the right of the restaurant with the blue awning, "Sushi Sakai." Would any kind soul be willing to get the shop’s name, email, or phone number for me? Despite my Google/AI searches, it’s nowhere to be found. A thousand thanks to whoever can help me out! Wishing you all great vacations!
Sabrina
Hello everyone! 🙂🙂,
A BIG thank you to all the travelers who sent us postcards this year—my students are becoming real geography whizzes!!!!!!!! I’m renewing my call for your kindness this year! We’re also working on food, so if your postcards can make our mouths water with local dishes, traditional meals, or typical recipes, that’d be amazing!!
Here’s a quick recap of the project:
I’m reaching out to all travelers and globetrotters on this forum. I’m a teacher in Creuse, working in a ULIS program (which welcomes children aged 6 to 12 with disabilities into a mainstream school). This year, I’m starting a school journal project that will involve the kids in many different topics. A big part of the journal will focus on opening up to the world, diversity, travel, countries, culture...
I’m launching a call to invite as many of you as possible to send us a little postcard (from France or anywhere in the world!) to take us on a journey and help us discover new places, countries, and horizons—much more fun and exciting than a regular geography textbook! One section of our journal could be called "We received mail from " and would be an opportunity to research that location and share what we learn with our readers (a super enriching activity in class).
The project starts in September 2025 but has no real end date, as this journal and world discovery initiative will span several school years (the kids stay in my ULIS program for multiple years). Postcards can be sent anytime—throughout the year, across seasons, even during holidays! (The kids will find them when they return.)
I hope this idea appeals to as many of you as possible and that you’ll spread the word to your fellow traveler friends. Make us dream, take us on a journey!!!
For those who’d like to write to us in a language other than French, no problem—quite the opposite!!
Thank you in advance for your participation(s)! Below is our address. Feel free to leave your own address on a corner of the postcard if you’d like us to write back! 😊
The ULIS program students
Bonnat Elementary School
12 rue Georges Sand
23220 BONNAT
Thank you, and see you soon, I hope! 😁
Julien
Regarding the amount of tobacco you can buy during a trip in the European Union and bring back to France, we can't really talk about a "duty-free allowance," because the rules around how much tobacco you can bring back to France aren't straightforward at all under French law.
BOLIVIA: THE COUNTRY ON THE BRINK (What's Really Happening)
A dramatic saga is unfolding before our eyes in the Andes. Between suffocating blockades, clashes, an international airlift, and historic political decisions, Bolivia has just experienced 48 hours of rare intensity.
Here’s the full breakdown (economic, social, and political) of the last 48 hours:
For travelers and tourists: the article also includes an important note about the upcoming publication (starting tomorrow) of the precise status of roadblocks, route by route.
I’ll post the full update here on Voyage Forum!
Don’t miss this in-depth analysis. History is being written before our eyes! https://www.petitherge.com/bolivie-paralysie-et-ultimatum
I just discovered a great show on Arte.
It's called "7 en route": seven young European journalists travel around Europe in a fully converted bus, making reports on every city they visit. It's amazing! 🙂
Yesterday, for example, they were in Rome, Italy, and the reports included things like the world's smallest restaurant—a super romantic spot for two. There was also a report on the king of paparazzi in Italy.
They have to pick topics that let us discover the little quirks of each country. And at the end of each episode, we get to see the finished report.
It's such a great show, mixing journalism, travel, and discovery—basically, a must-watch!
It airs in the evening starting at 6:50 PM (I think), and it started this past Monday, July 14th.
If you watch it, let me know—we can chat about it!
I left my heart’s country eight days ago and returned to my adopted one—or was it the other way around? Scotland-Morvan, Morvan-Scotland, I’m not quite sure anymore.
After a quarter without dragging my slippers around here, even though I’d loudly declared I had no interest left in this site, here I am again!
My imagination never stays fallow for long. Just enough time for my inner land to rest. It gets overgrown with fresh nettles, the kind you can pick without getting stung. Then, it’s time to till the fragrant earth and let the story grow.
I hesitated over where to set this story.
Maybe the Highlands, maybe the Hebrides, maybe the Orkney Islands, maybe the Shetland Islands. All of Scotland is myth—easy to embroider.
But in the end, no. I’d almost be too afraid to bare my soul.
The story will take place at home. Simple, practical.
1)
This morning, I was up well before dawn, feeling a bit grumpy, but nothing a bowl of coffee won’t fix. I love my bowl, and no one dares take it. It’s porcelain, edged with intertwined blue flowers. On the bottom, it says "Revol." The factory has existed long before the Revolution. It was my great-grandmother’s bowl. She drank roasted barley from it during the war, then her Leroux chicory.
Last year, a little guy dropped it. My bowl broke into three pieces. A black anger vibrated deep inside me. The little boy was so upset, on the verge of tears. How could I scold him!
I picked up the three pieces and took Little Boy in my arms. His hair smelled of the light, sweet sweat of toddlers. A gentle hug that healed—his budding sorrow and my anger—everything vanished, and time carried on.
Today, my bowl is even prettier. Man fixed it using the traditional kintsugi technique, except he didn’t use gold powder or lacquer but superglue, and he delicately painted the cracks with woad blue. And my bowl is even more beautiful now.
I’m lingering, I can tell—it’s just that a story wraps itself in life, and life can’t be told in the snap of a finger. Life is long. Like in architecture, you start with a rough sketch, called a "sous-cul" (the initial pencil drawing), then you make a tracing, which is the work itself, the one you later carefully roll up in a wooden tube.
Life is like that: you erase, you start over, you use the nub of the pencil until it’s tiny, but you keep going—dreaming, loving.
"Living is a full-time occupation, a unique adventure. Always a surprise and a wonder, which sometimes turns into astonishment. And, from time to time, happiness."*
Alright, enough digressing—this introduction is definitely too long.
Tomorrow, I’ll get to the heart of the matter.
(I hate that expression; it feels like I’m cutting into someone’s skin.)
I’m Yann, a 28-year-old TikToker who loves traveling!
Since I’ve been to several destinations, I’d love to get a flag from each one as a sort of trophy. But from what I’ve seen online, a lot of sites sell them with what looks like really poor quality...
So I’m reaching out to you all to share a site you usually use—help me start my collection! :)
hi there
I’d love to get some opinions—I’ve never used Airbnb before.
They’re offering a key handover via lockbox.
Any tips or advice?
Is it reliable?
Best,
Hi there, I’m Laura, and I’m looking for a few people to answer some questions so I can understand your travel wishes and challenges. It won’t take long—I can chat here, by email, or by phone. Don’t worry, I’m not selling anything! 😊
On this forum, we talk a lot about trekking in the Himalayas, but I’d love to share another side of Nepal: its spiritual, cultural, and religious atmosphere, especially in Kathmandu.
Nepal, much like Tibet and Bhutan, is deeply connected to the Himalayas—the ultimate sacred mountain range. This small country exudes a calming vibe, shaped by a strong spiritual dimension. What I loved most was the unique sensory experience you get there. Walking around temples and tantric monasteries, a distinct scent fills the air—aromatic plants used for ritual fumigation. Locals mainly burn Himalayan juniper, cedar, sandalwood, and other local essences. This fragrant smoke is a way to purify the space and reach the deities, and you’re constantly enveloped in these aromas.
Another striking aspect is the sound. As soon as you step outside, you hear bells ringing in front of temples. People ring them three times before praying to announce their presence to the deities. Nepal is also the birthplace of singing bowls and sound meditation practices. In Kathmandu, you can easily find meditation sessions or "sound baths."
The spiritual dimension is everywhere: a Hindu sadhu practicing asceticism, a lama in deep red robes with his mala, turning a prayer wheel while murmuring "Om mani padme hum." Newar Buddhism, Tantrism, and Hinduism coexist harmoniously in daily life.
For those who love exploring a destination through its culture and spirituality, Nepal is an unforgettable place. What was your spiritual experience in Nepal like?
Hi,
I’m landing in Quebec and then heading to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. I’d like to rent a pick-up. My question is: does this vehicle come with a cover and is it secure enough to store luggage in? I’ve heard two conflicting opinions. Thanks
I just installed the Maps.Me app on my phone. I only recently found out about this app. I’m traveling in 2 weeks and a few days, and I’m a bit stuck on how to use it.
I’m from the Montreal (Quebec) area, and I’d love to know if there’s a kind soul out there who could help me get started and use the app at least minimally.
If there are private lessons available, I’d be interested in those too.
Like many others, I’m overjoyed to hear that VoyageForum is reopening! I’ve been waiting hopefully for this, and it’s wonderful that it’s finally happening!
I just couldn’t bring myself to actively participate in other French-language travel forums—their format and way of doing things never appealed to me as much. I really hope that VF’s structure, categories, and interface won’t change too much despite the handover, because I’m very attached to them. Through thick and thin, the site has held strong—it’s amazing!
In a previous message, François mentioned that there were positions to fill ahead of the reopening, including moderators...
I’ve been eagerly waiting for this and hoping to send in my CV.
Now, after reading the latest message, it seems like the team is already fully formed. But are there still a few spots left to fill?
I’ve been a VF member for 20 years (since 2004). I’d love to contribute to this wonderful adventure as a moderator if VF would trust me with the role. If the team is open to reviewing it, I’m ready to send my CV. Could you let me know the next steps?
I’m planning a 3-week trip to Japan in May with Voyage Privé. The package includes a 5 GB eSIM, but my phone isn’t new enough to support it. VP told me I could buy a SIM card when I arrive at the airport.
Sure enough, I’ve seen online that this is possible with different providers.
I only need it for checking routes, looking up addresses, train schedules, etc.—basically using Google Maps, TripAdvisor, and similar apps. No heavy downloads or major internet use. All hotels should provide free Wi-Fi for that, right?
Has anyone got any tips for me on this? What have you tried, and how much did it cost?
Thanks for your help!
I’d like to know if you can buy reef-safe sunscreen sprays at 7-Eleven. If so, how much do they cost? We’re traveling with backpacks, so we’ll either buy 100ml here or in Thailand.
I wanted to share a really unpleasant experience from our last trip booked with Promoséjours and organized by FTI.
We booked an 8-day/7-night stay in Egypt, from June 8 to 15.
The flight initially scheduled was changed a week before departure to take off at 10 PM from Paris CDG.
In the end, it took off with a 1-hour delay and included an unmentioned stopover in Marsa Alam.
We landed in Hurghada at 4 AM and arrived at the hotel at 6 AM.
So, we spent our first night on the plane.
For the return trip, surprise—the flight was moved up. We left the hotel at 10:30 PM on Friday the 14th to take off at 2 AM and land at 7 AM at Paris CDG.
So, we spent our last night on the plane too.
After sending a complaint letter to Promoséjours / FTI, they replied that the first and last days can be dedicated to transport (which I already knew) and that no matter how many nights you book, you’re not guaranteed to spend them in the hotel—it could just as well be on the plane.
I’m really questioning this.
Isn’t there a law that protects customers in cases like this?
Because when I do the math, the first and part of the second day were spent on transport, same for the second-to-last and last day. And I paid for 7 nights for a stay that only lasted 5.
Anyway, I just want to say thanks to them—thanks to their two sleepless nights in transit, I’m coming back even more exhausted from a trip that was supposed to be restful!
I also want to warn anyone booking through this agency about visas for Egypt.
At booking, they told me the visa was included in the price, then they sent me an email saying I’d have to pay for it on-site at 25 €.
Once there, we were directed to a special line for FTI customers, and guess what? They charged us 30 €!
Basically, they’re great at making sure you *enjoy* your vacation—mostly by enjoying your wallet!
If anyone has dealt with this kind of situation and won their case, I’m all ears.
Hi there!
I’m heading to Thailand for two months.
So I thought I’d get a Thai SIM card to use Google Maps for getting around cities, mostly.
Here’s my question: will this SIM affect my apps? Or will they work the same as with my Orange SIM?
Is there any setup I need to do, or can I just pop in the Thai SIM?
I’d also like to switch back to my Orange SIM now and then while I’m in Thailand—on the same phone. Will I need to reset the phone, or will it reconnect without any issues?
Thanks in advance for your tips!
Best,
Huiclos
Hi, I’d like to know where we can buy beer or wine in Chefchaouen and around Merzouga. We’ll be doing a circuit and staying at the Parador Hotel in Chefchaouen and in a bivouac in Merzouga.
Thanks for any info you can share!
Hello everyone,
I’m reaching out to all travelers and globe-trotters on this forum. I’m a teacher in Creuse working in a ULIS program (which welcomes children aged 6 to 12 with disabilities into a mainstream school). This year, I’m launching a school journal project that will involve the kids in many different topics. A big part of this journal will focus on opening up to the world, embracing differences, travel, global cultures, and more.
I’m putting out a call to invite as many of you as possible to send us a postcard (from France or anywhere in the world)! The goal is to help us "travel" and discover new places, countries, and horizons in a way that’s much more fun and exciting than a geography textbook. One section of our journal could be called "We received a letter from ," where we’d research the location and share what we learn with our readers—a really enriching activity for the classroom.
The project starts in September 2025 but doesn’t have a strict end date, since this journal and world-discovery initiative will span several school years (the kids stay in the ULIS program for multiple years). Postcards can be sent anytime—throughout the year, across seasons, even during holidays! The kids will find them when they return.
I hope this idea appeals to as many of you as possible, and that you’ll spread the word to your fellow travelers. Help us dream and explore!
For those who’d like to write to us in a language other than French, no problem—quite the opposite!
Thank you in advance for your participation! Below is our address. If you’d like us to write back, feel free to leave your address on a corner of the postcard! 😊
ULIS program students
Bonnat Elementary School
12 rue Georges Sand
23220 BONNAT
Thank you, and I hope to hear from you soon! 😊
Julien
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Hi there! I have to leave Ivato/Antananarivo on December 16th. I have a lot of ariary that I’d like to exchange for euros since I might not be coming back to Madagascar (after this 21st trip). I think the exchange office at Ivato also buys ariary back. If any of you have seen the rate for this buyback in advance, thanks a million!
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a website that would let me plot my travel route in advance so I can print it out. The idea is to create a map with a little “me” on a bike that my parents can move along as I progress, since I’m planning to cycle all the way to Nepal.
If any of you have done something similar or know of a good tool, I’d love to hear your tips!
Thanks in advance! 😊
I'm looking to buy an ultra-lightweight 50/55L travel backpack with a suitcase or front opening.
Does anyone have any brand and/or model recommendations?
Thanks,
Emma
Hello. We’re a retired couple heading to Sri Lanka from January to March. After the November floods, I’d like to know if we can offer hands-on help to the locals, maybe pack some clothes or other items people might need in our luggage, and who we could give them to. Thanks for any info from those on the ground.