On this forum, I shared my first trip to Tunisia from mid-February to early March (voyageforum.com/...en-direct-d11460662/), a trip I enjoyed so much that six weeks later, I’m back in Tunisia for a full 15 days.
This was my first time returning to Japan since the COVID lockdown.
My trips are always intense. We're not here to relax. We're here to explore, mingle with locals, be welcomed into associations and museums, and discover things most people wouldn’t even suspect exist on the other side of the world.
Here we go, the big day has finally arrived. A trip eagerly awaited by the whole family (my two kids, my husband, and me).
To keep it short, we left Nice and arrived in Namibia on June 25, 2025, then left again on the 21st—so four weeks later.
All aboard our tuk-tuk! Yes, you read that right: a real tuk-tuk, a tiny, colorful, rattling box on wheels that putters along at a snail’s pace. The idea? Well, first off, Sri Lanka and its winding roads leading to vast expanses of lush nature are *perfect* for this kind of ride. And since it’s one of only two countries in the world that let foreigners rent and drive these mini speedsters, we’re gonna crisscross the island behind the wheel of our rolling two-square-meter adventure.
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So, off we go on a somewhat adventurous trip with three domestic flights (two on the first day and one on the last day), two overnight bus rides to make short hops, several car rentals, the services of multiple drivers to improve travel comfort, and even a tour operator for crossing the Salar...
We’re going to have our hot-air balloon baptism over the Teotihuacan site and the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon! We had to give up on this experience about a dozen years ago in Myanmar, over the temples of Bagan, for budget reasons. In 2019, we were supposed to do it over the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, but the unpredictable weather (too much wind) didn’t allow the flight to go ahead. So this year, we didn’t want to miss the opportunity.
From March 27 to 29, 2026, the Occ'ygène festival returns to the MEETT in Toulouse. My Atlas / Voyage Forum and Les Rencontres Voyageurs are welcoming Cimalp as a partner for this year's event.
This is a trip of about a month (from September 3, 2025, to October 4, 2025), or rather a part of that trip. This part matches the title exactly: an opera festival in Verona (one evening) and the Dolomites in the Veneto region.
Ours was supposed to happen in 2020. Everything was ready: the itinerary, the flight tickets, the hotel reservations and Machu Picchu, the rental car, the dreams of high altitudes and wide-open spaces. And then the world stopped.
For Avenue Bourguiba at nightfall, I wouldn’t say it was deserted—far from it! There were *so* many cats! During the day, you don’t see them much on this avenue. I think they’re scared off by the people and traffic, but in the evening, they come out—it’s incredible how many cats there are in Tunis!
Previously, I shared a trip report/safari in southern Tanzania in June 2024, in the Mikumi and Selous reserves.
This time, still in southern Tanzania, I invite you to join us in the Ruaha Reserve.
In this story, written by Richard and illustrated by me, we’ll take you through the journey of four friends: Catherine, Richard, Nathalie, and Bruno. A reinvented but overall successful trip, filled with discoveries and surprises, the scents of spices and frangipane flowers, food that was (way too) spicy, sunsets, and... one major hassle.
Mark your calendars: from March 26th to 28th, the MEETT in Toulouse turns into base camp for all adventure enthusiasts. At My Atlas, we wouldn’t miss this for the world!
This monastery is stunning and houses immense treasures. It’s located at the tip of the peninsula near the Mekong. It’s one of the most beautiful in Luang Prabang. The temple walls are covered in mosaics.
Its façade is gilded on a richly decorated red background.
A must-attend event for all adventure and discovery enthusiasts: My Atlas will be back at the Occ'ygène festival in Toulouse from March 26 to 28, 2026! Just like last year, we’ll be partners of the Les Rencontres Voyageurs space—a place for authentic exchanges between globetrotters, adventurers, and dreamers from around the world.
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In 2026, traveling becomes a choice. While the same destinations are buckling under mass tourism, there are still preserved alternatives—often just a few hours away from the well-trodden paths. This guide doesn’t ban any countries but instead suggests different approaches and destinations that still have room to breathe.
The next day, it's pouring rain when we wake up, but after a good breakfast, the rain has calmed down... off to the medersa, which allows for a relatively sheltered visit. We had visited this palace 15 years ago—it’s been renovated since then.
Not usually a fan of organized trips, during my stop in Labuan Bajo on Flores in May 2024, I started looking for a fisherman who could show me the islands around Komodo. At the port, I met Ari, a former spearfisher who knows the islands well—especially the best spots for fish and coral.
So I arrived in Berlin at night in the fog, and today the city was still a bit misty. I'm staying near Alexanderplatz, and the top of the TV Tower was hidden in the fog—it's perfect, it matches exactly the cliché I had of Berlin: a gray and cold city!
It’s busy today because it’s Sunday and Moroccans, especially from Casablanca, come here to spend the weekend.
In town, the café terraces are packed with people having breakfast—msemens (flaky pancakes) spread with kiri and honey. Every café has little stalls on their terrace to cook these delicious pancakes, and we can’t resist buying some for our lunch...