Hi everyone,

I’ve just returned from a trip through the national parks of southern Ethiopia, and I wanted to share an encounter that will stay with me forever: that of the Ethiopian Wolf.

Spotting this canid—the rarest in the world—on the barren Sanetti plateaus at over 13,000 feet is a breathtaking experience (literally, given the oxygen levels!). Beyond the luck of photographing it in its fiery red coat, it was the mystical atmosphere of these highlands—the "Roof of Africa"—that left its mark on me.

I’ve posted a detailed account with my photo series on my travel journal for anyone planning a trip to the Bale region or simply curious about this magnificent and endangered species.

You can find the full report here: 👉 https://www.toucan-photo.com/fr/le-loup-ethiopie-le-loup-sur-le-toit-de-lafrique/

Don’t hesitate to ask if you have questions about accessing the park or spotting local wildlife—I’d be happy to chat! !

✈️ One-month itinerary idea for Laos 🇱🇦

We’re sharing this trip from July 2024—a pretty classic route for a first visit to Laos. An amazing country that’s still authentic and just starting to embrace tourism. Hope this gives some ideas to anyone thinking of heading to Southeast Asia!

You can check out our day-by-day adventure on our travel journal. There are plenty of photos there too.

✈️ One-month Thailand itinerary idea 🇹🇭

We’re sharing this trip from July 2023—a pretty classic route from Bangkok to northern Thailand. A great circuit for discovering this amazing country. Hope it gives some ideas to those who’d like to head to Southeast Asia!

You can check out our day-by-day adventure on our TRAVEL JOURNAL. There are lots of photos there.

It’d been 30 years since I last set foot in the United States, and I hadn’t really felt the urge to return.

Reading Marati’s trip report sparked a bit of nostalgia for this destination that my partner had never experienced.

So, we chose the American West as the goal for our spring getaway.

With only 15 days, we couldn’t be too ambitious...

I cut Los Angeles from the itinerary—it didn’t leave a lasting impression on me—and San Francisco, which is tricky to reach from the East this time of year.

We’ll land in Las Vegas, which will also be our return point, and do a classic loop covering the highlights of Utah and Arizona.

The plan includes plenty of hikes but also lots of miles behind the wheel to admire the natural wonders of the West.

You can find the details of our transatlantic wanderings here.

Happy reading!

And if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to share!

After watching the *Échappées Belles* episode on this spectacular chain of islands lost in the North Atlantic, we’ve been dreaming of going there. Why not summer 2023?

Since we love road trips for the way they let you really grasp distances, we’re choosing to travel by car and ferry.

It’s not exactly fast, but it’s a great way to see the countryside!

We’ll explore part of the archipelago starting from three bases—charming apartments we rented through a well-known platform...

Hiking, hiking, and more hiking.

Green, green, and more green.

Sunshine, wind, a few raindrops, and a pretty cool climate...

But most of all, a peaceful escape from the hustle of cities in a stunning landscape of cliffs and untouched nature.

You can find the details of our Nordic adventure here.

Happy reading!

And if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to share!

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share my experience from a trip to Amsterdam. Spring is coming, and it’s one of my favorite destinations for this season, especially with the Keukenhof in bloom.

There are so many museums to visit and places to see, like Dam Square, the Royal Palace, Museum Square, the Red Light District... Some spots, like the Anne Frank House, require reservations. You can also take walks along the canals or even go on canal cruises.

For museums, I really enjoyed the Rijksmuseum for works by Rembrandt and Vermeer, as well as the Van Gogh Museum (combo tickets are available).



For more nature-focused outings, there’s Vondelpark, Keukenhof Park, and the windmills at Zaanse Schans... You can find all my photos and details about my trip budget on my travel journal for Amsterdam.

Hi everyone, So glad to be back on this amazing peer-to-peer travel forum! I used to keep travel journals after trips, but I’ve switched to video—here are two from our 2024 and 2025 travels. If you have any questions about rentals (car, hotels, excursions, etc.), don’t hesitate to ask! Mauritius is a fantastic island where I dream of retiring one day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcaugcfGLX0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il9Ee-nvCSk

For our first post-COVID trip outside Europe, we’ve chosen a North African destination: Morocco.

I’ve already visited this country four times, but my partner has never set foot there.

Since we both prefer wide-open spaces over even imperial cities, our itinerary will focus on nature and villages.

Starting point: Casablanca, easily accessible with a direct flight from Lyon.

Our ride: a Dacia Logan, perfect for navigating roads turned into Swiss cheese by corruption and the weather.

Stops: Demnate, Aït Ben Haddou, the Dadès Gorges, N'Kob, Zagora, the Todhra Gorges, the Merzouga dunes, Tinejdad, Agoudal, Lake Bin El Ouidane, the Vallée Heureuse, the Ouzoud waterfalls, and finally El Jadida.

Season: November, when there’s no tourist pressure. Sure, it can be chilly, but what peace and quiet!

You can find the details of our journey beyond the Rif here.

Happy reading!

And if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate!

Here are my two blogs dedicated to travel, especially in France.

If you have any topics you'd like me to cover, I'm all ears!

Villes.fr Top-Vacances.com

Thanks, and have a great day

Hi everyone, I’d like to share my travel blog about France, destinations around the world, and especially Corsica: Top-vacances.com

If you’ve got any topic ideas to suggest, I’m all ears.

Hi there! In this post, you’ll find our 15-day itinerary in Sicily, including 2 days spent on the Aeolian Islands. It’s packed with info: our visits, favorite spots, hikes, volcanoes, and more! https://worldseenbymathilde.blogspot.com/2023/10/notre-itineraire-de-15-jours-en-sicile.html Feel free to ask if you have any questions! :)

¡Hola everyone! 🇪🇸✨ We dared to leave everything behind to make our dream come true: a new life in Spain! 🌍🔥 If you're curious to discover our adventure, our challenges, and our first steps under the Andalusian sun, come join us!

👉 Tips, struggles, magical moments—we’re sharing it all here: https://youtu.be/QEDXWU_TyOA?si=b3q__rspjjKp39LW

If you’ve got any advice or you’re also on this journey, don’t hesitate to connect with us! We support each other as adventurers! 😉💪

¡Gracias a todos and see you soon! 🎥✨

A November trip, 15 days of vacation.

What if we finally headed to Réunion Island for that trip canceled by the COVID wave?

A car, 5 stops, and a craving for nature...

The details of our southern adventures are here.

Happy reading!

And if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate!

A warning to women traveling alone around the world. August 2024 I was alone in Egypt and experienced some not-so-pleasant things. Here’s a link to my TIPS so you don’t find yourself in the same situation I did during your trip (local resident entering my hotel room to kiss me... Dive guide who takes you underwater for 45 minutes and acts suspicious, does weird things... Scams... Street harassment...).

https://lonyssa.gumroad.com/l/dmcgbh?_gl=1*llhqzs*_ga*Mjc0MTU3NjIxLjE3MzQ1OTg3NzQ.*_ga_6LJN6D94N6*MTczNDYwODcxOC4yLjEuMTczNDYxNTAyMi4wLjAuMA..

Hi there,

We passed through Guilin during our trip to China, arriving by train from Beijing. The journey is quite long, but it actually became part of the experience: watching the landscapes gradually change, taking the Chinese high-speed train, and getting a better sense of the country’s vast distances. It was already a step of the journey in itself.

Once there, Guilin seemed like a nice place to catch our breath between big cities. The city isn’t huge, and there isn’t an endless list of things to see, but the atmosphere around the lakes, the Li River, and the karst mountains is really special.

In 3 days, you can already see the highlights without rushing: the Sun and Moon Pagodas, walks around the lakes, Seven Star Park with its monkeys, and possibly Elephant Trunk Hill—though we were a bit disappointed by the latter. Guilin is also a good base for heading to Yangshuo or the Longji rice terraces if you have more time.

We’ve put together our feedback, prices, visit times, and what we’d do (or skip) next time in this article, in case it helps you plan your stop: https://aventures-sans-mesaventure.com/que-faire-a-guilin-en-3-jours/

Hi everyone, I just published an article with our itinerary for visiting Copenhagen in 4 days during winter (December): day-by-day schedule, practical info (budget, weather, transport, Copenhagen Card), where to stay, plus our thoughts on the must-sees (Nyhavn, The Little Mermaid, Amalienborg, contemporary art museum, botanical garden) and a balanced take on Christiania. If it can help those planning a city trip: https://aventures-sans-mesaventure.blogspot.com/2026/01/visiter-copenhague-en-4-jours-que-faire.html Happy planning, and if you have any questions, I’m happy to answer! !

Hi everyone,

I just got back from a 10-day trip to Albania, and I wanted to share a great discovery for those looking for spots still untouched by mass tourism: the Karaburun peninsula.

It’s a pretty wild area, with impressive cliffs, coves only accessible by boat, and water in an incredible shade of blue. It’s easy to get there from Vlora, by water taxi or on an excursion.

For accommodation, we preferred staying in Vlora itself, which makes it easy to explore the region without moving around too much.

I put together a little practical guide for those interested (with info on access, beaches, boat tips, etc.): 👉 Karaburun

If you’ve also visited the area or have other little-known spots to recommend in the region, I’d love to hear about them! 😊

Hi everyone, after a 4-day, 3-night trek in the Bukit Lawang jungle in search of orangutans, I wrote an article to explain how those few days unfolded, what we saw, how we experienced it, and everything you need to know before embarking on this adventure. Here’s the link if you need more info: https://worldseenbymathilde.blogspot.com/2024/10/bukit-lawang-4eme-stop-2-semaines.html

Hi everyone,

Here’s a blog about a one-month trip for two in Namibia that we took very recently, planned in the third quarter of 2024. The blog covers general considerations for planning, the itinerary we chose, and then the stops we made in chronological order, with links to the photos and videos we took. It also includes links to the campsites and lodges where we stayed, as well as links to activities we didn’t do on our own. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

https://serialvolageur.blogspot.com/2025/

Hi, We visited Iguazu Falls on both the Brazilian and Argentine sides over a couple of days. I wrote a post to share our experience and give details about how we organized the trip. Hope it can help other travelers: https://worldseenbymathilde.blogspot.com/2024/09/chutes-diguacu-cotes-bresil-argentine.html

We loved both sides and really recommend crossing the border to experience both.

Hi, I’m Emile Le Jeune, a young IT student in Brest doing my BTS, and I’m currently on an Erasmus internship in Poland. I’m working with a classmate to create a website about our city. We’re covering various aspects of Brest—its history, activities you can do, nearby towns (Quimper, Concarneau, Morlaix, etc.), and we want the site to be really focused on tourism around Brest. It’s still under development, and we plan to make more changes. I’m posting here to ask for feedback—if you have any comments, criticisms, or suggestions for improvements, don’t hesitate! We’re still beginners in this field, so please bear with us :pray: If you’re curious, our site is infobrest

Have a great day

Hi there, my partner and I did a road trip in Oman in January 2025 with a 4x4 and a rooftop tent. We only slept in free spots out in nature. It’s essential to have a 4x4 to experience this. The *Oman Off Road* book was a huge help—we bought it locally. I’ve written up our whole adventure and shared all our tips on my blog, including GPS coordinates to help you find campsites or even cross the desert on your own. Here’s the link: https://worldseenbymathilde.blogspot.com/2025/02/notre-itineraire-de-10-jours-oman-en.html

Hi everyone,

I’ve just returned from an immersive trip to the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, where I had the chance to visit the villages of Bheeyasar and Bhoyasar. Here’s what stood out to me:

The simplicity and authenticity of rural life, with incredibly warm and welcoming locals. A weaver keeping an ancient craft alive, reminiscent of some African artisanal traditions. A camel ride through the dunes, surrounded by peaceful silence and stunning landscapes. And a magical encounter with peacocks in full display 🦚—an unforgettable sight!

I’ve written a detailed article about this experience: https://noirenvoyage.com/bheeyasar-experience-authentique-dans-le-desert-traditions-et-nature/ 💬 If you’ve visited the Thar Desert, which villages or experiences left an impression on you? I’d love to swap ideas and recommendations for future explorations. Thanks in advance for your thoughts, and happy travels to all! 😊

Hi there, We traveled to Norway in early March 2024 for a 10-day winter trip and visited Tromsø, Kvaløya, Sommarøy, part of Senja, and then spent 6 days in the Lofoten Islands. Here’s my feedback, on my blog Hellolemonde:

- A practical guide and tips for seeing the northern lights without a guide: https://hellolemonde.fr/10-jours-tromso-aux-iles-lofoten-en-mars/

- Articles on each stop here: https://hellolemonde.fr/tromso-lofoten-en-hiver-articles/

Don’t hesitate if you have any questions—I’d be happy to answer! ;)

Hi everyone,

For those of you who might be planning to explore the Amazon on the Peruvian side, I wanted to share a little feedback about my own experience, which I had back in 2018. It was honestly one of the most amazing travel experiences of my life—I’d dreamed of discovering the Amazon since I was a kid!

I’m sharing this now, in 2024, because I’ve just finished putting together a short documentary about the family’s ecotourism project. This gave me the chance to reconnect with them, and thanks to the magic of social media, even though they’d had to pause their activities after COVID and the closure of international borders, our reunion helped me put them in touch with the association ARUTAM Zero Deforestation, which has allowed them to restart their ecotourism. That’s why I’m posting here! :)

You can find all the details of my experience in this immersive adventure via this link: http://kikienvadrouille.com/?p=7939

Here are some key highlights from this adventure:

I spent 5 days with Wilder and Jessica’s family, along the banks of the Tahuayo River, a 7-hour slow boat ride from Iquitos <3

I arranged this experience through a French association (Latitud Sur at the time), which fights against deforestation and works to promote and protect the culture of Indigenous peoples in South America.

This is an experience far from the "clichés" you might have about the Amazon—simple yet authentic, with a focus on funding projects that preserve biodiversity and support the well-being of local communities.

The stay is completely customizable in terms of duration and activities (you can ask to go on a hike in the Amazon rainforest, learn about medicinal plants, fish in the river, make necklaces, baskets, or other Amazonian handicrafts, understand the Amazonian agroforestry system, and meet local producers, etc.)—everything is open for discussion! :)

The cost is calculated per day per person: 50 USD per person per day (down from 90 USD previously).

This price includes the 7-hour boat trip from Iquitos (an adventure in itself!), as well as food, accommodation, and activities. If you buy any handicrafts on-site, you’ll obviously need to budget a little extra.

It’s essential to speak and understand at least some Spanish :)

The intercultural exchanges with the family are what truly make this stay special.

Don’t hesitate to ask me any questions! I can also put you directly in touch with Wilder. Happy travels, everyone! Christelle

Summer 2020, Transavia cancels at the end of June the flights they put on sale at the beginning of the same month... Not enough customers!

Too bad, it was a unique opportunity to discover Iceland without its overwhelming number of tourists.

Summer 2021, the entry conditions for the island keep changing.

Summer 2022, the Icelandair ticket is booked, the Duster 4x4 is rented, accommodations are reserved—it’s finally our turn to discover this northern gem!

In 3 weeks, we’ll have to make choices.

Our itinerary will skip the Westfjords.

We’ll start our Icelandic adventure in Snæfellsnes and finish at the Golden Circle.

In between, there’ll be roads, tracks, glaciers, volcanoes, fjords, wind, cold, rain, snow, fog, and a touch of sunshine...

A few hikes, a hot spring, and plenty of wonder, especially on the backroads where travelers often find themselves alone against the elements.

Bundle up in your down jacket, grab your scarf and hat to warmly discover the full detailed story of this trip...

Happy reading!

And if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate!

Our trip to Puglia left a bitter taste—between the trash, privatized beaches, and relentless heat.

But on our way home, a short stop in Tuscany reconciled us with Italy.

This new summer, we’ve decided to add this beautiful region to our itinerary!

As usual for relatively nearby destinations, we’ll be driving via the Col de la Lombarde on the way there and Mont Cenis Pass on the way back.

A chance to kill two birds with one stone: one trip, multiple landscapes crossed.

For our Tuscan stay, we’ve chosen a house tucked away in the Chianti vineyards.

Peace and quiet, barely disturbed by the occasional wild boar or deer!

You’ve probably gathered that we won’t be sightseeing fanatics, even if classics like Siena, Florence, San Gimignano, Pisa, and the Abbey of Saint Michael of the Cluse are on the agenda.

You can find the details of our journey beyond the Alps here.

Happy reading!

And if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate!

During our stay in Lanzarote, we spent a few days in Fuerteventura. We particularly loved:

- The short hike up Volcán Calderon Hondo

- The center of the island, with a stop in Betancuria while driving along the stunning FV30 road

- The unmissable Cofete, a real end-of-the-world vibe. Everyone seems to get there at their own risk in a rental car, by the way.

- The Mirador de Sicasumbre is our favorite viewpoint on Fuerteventura

For the beaches, I’d say you can sum it up like this: the east coast is windy with calm waters, while the west coast is less windy but has big waves.

- East coast beaches: Sotavento and Corralejo - West coast beaches: La Pared and Cofete

No issues bringing our rental car from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura.

For more info, check out my blog (click the link)

Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

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Hi everyone,

At the end of October 2024, we were lucky enough to spend a little over a week in Turkey—heading to Antalya. We then set off on a 6-day road trip exploring southern and western Turkey! Since planning a trip isn’t always easy, we’re sharing our itinerary and feedback on the different places we visited.

With a few photos, we hope to wow you 😎!

Here’s our loop itinerary starting from Antalya (a packed schedule, but it let us see so much):

Day 1 - Antalya (Kaleiçi, the historic center of Antalya) and Lara Beach



Day 2 - The Lycian site of Myra and the port of Kaş





Day 3 - The Turquoise Coast: Kaputaş Beach, the beach and dunes of Patara, the Saklıkent Canyon, the “ghost village” of Kayaköy, the ruins of Telmessos, and the Tomb of Amyntas







Day 4 - The Iztuzu Beach and the village of Şirince





Day 5 - The ancient city of Ephesus and the rural village of Birgi



Day 6 - Pamukkale and Hierapolis, then the seaside resort of Side before returning to Antalya (Day 7 in the morning).



So, does this make you want to take a little road trip in Turkey or what 😉?

For each visit, we’ve shared on our personal blog https://ideesdevoyage.fr (type it directly into your address bar) the practical info you need to know (hours, prices, etc.), but most importantly, tips to make the most of your visit (where to park for free, how to avoid crowds, the best time for great lighting, must-see photo spots, and more).

We hope this itinerary and our tips will inspire you and help you plan your future trip to southern and western Turkey.

If you’d like to react or have any questions, don’t hesitate!