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Bonjour,

Toute nouvelle sur ce forum, j'attend vos impressions sur la République Dominicaine. Je dois y partir au mois de novembre, et depuis que j'ai fait ma réservation, de nombreuses personnes m'ont dit que je n'avais pas fait le bon choix 🙁.... que je serai déçue, que le pays, mis à part ses plages n'avait rien d'extraordinaire et que l'insécurité était quasi permanente.... Sympa, à présent je flippe un peu et espère ne pas avoir à regrtetter mon choix. Qu'en pensez vous?

Bonjour a tous,

Ce qui me remplit le coeur de joie, c'est de voyager. C'est etonnant sur vf, hein???

Maintenant quand j'y reflechis un peu, je vois bien d'autres choses qui me font plaisir, mais si on me demande qu'est ce que j'ai envie faire dans ma vie, il y a que "voyage" qui me vient a l'esprit.

C'est grave? C'est bien ici qu'il faut en parler, hein ???

Je suis fou ou bien???🤪😉

La question qui vient alors c'est celle la: Vous en avez peut etre vu des meilleures, mais c'est vraiment ma question personnelle que je me pose a moi meme...

Personnellement.

La question donc, celle qui vient ensuite, la voici:

Comment on fait quand on a envie d'aller partout?😕 C'est con a dire mais j'en suis la.

Si y a quelqu'un qui voit quelque chose a dire, j'ecoute... Ouvert a toute suggestion!!!

Cependant voila ce qui me trotte dans la tete depuis quelque mois et qui m'est apparu comme une qasi-necessite cet apres midi lors d'une ballade en foret. J'habite pres d'un fleuve, ca peu paraitre bete comme ca mais sur un fleuve y a des bateaux qui remontent et des fleuves y en a partout. Hier je bouquinais quelque chose sur l'Alaska et je me suis rendu compte qu'il y a quelques milliers de kilometres ou la cote n'est accessible que par bateau ou hydravion.

Je ne veux pas parler de voyage en hydravion, mais bien en bateau...

Je m'appercois de plus en plus des avantages immenses: Pas d'avion cher qui pollue L'acces (je me demande d'ailleurs dans quelles mesures???) a la plupart des pays (peut etre pas le tibet), et a l'interieur des terres graces aux reseaux fluviales! Pas de loyers(ou du moins que du gardiennage) et le choix (en temps et en lieu) de rester ou pas. La possibilite d'explorer les pays plus a l'interieur des terres avec un point fixe quand meme! Tu peux passer ta vie en voyage et avoir quelques affaires a toi. (En effet apres quatre ans ou ma vie tient dans un sac a dos, il y a toujours plein de choses que tu abandonnes (musique, livre, outils, etc...)) Et surtout le plaisir (et ca je me l'imagine deja si bien que ca fait battre mon p'tit coeur version chiot de six semaines), le plaisir, donc, que dis je ? La jouissance de se reveiller apres quelques semaines ou quelques mois a decouvrir un pays et de te dire qu'est ce que je fais aujourd'hui???

Tiens et si je mettais les voiles pour aller voir ce qui se passe chez le voisin???

Je vais me prendre un petit dej au cafe des pecheurs (qui doit avoir un equivalent dans a peu pres toutes les langues d'ailleurs, excepte le bolivien 😕, a bon entendeur salop) dire au revoir aux potes du port et je largue les ammarres (c'est surement pas la bonne orthographe, faudrait peut etre que je commence par ca😊)

Qu'est ce qu'il y a un peu plus loin?😠

ouhhh les arbres y sont diffrerents!🙂

ouhhh la bas y a plus d'arbres!😮

Ouhh dans le coin ca a l'air marecageux!!! Je me demande a quoi ca ressemble a l'interieur???

Ouhhh Mais dis donc, dis donc, elle a l'air mignonne cette riviere qu'est ce tu penses de passer une nuit ou deux avec nos potes les moustiques???😏

Bref excusez les elucubrations de fin de semaines. La question, la vraie c'est celle-ci:😐

Est ce que certains d'entre vous on fait leur voyage ou plutot on decide de vivre sur un bateau pour avoir leur dose???

Pourriez vous m'ouvrir les yeux, il y a surement des defauts auxquels je n'ai pas pense.😠

Sinon ca coute combien un vingt metres???

J'ai entendu des problèmes avec ce TO: merci de me faire part de ce que vous savez sur le sujet.

Ya t-il de réels soucis avec ce TO ou tout se passe bien?

Je pars pour la Rép. Dom!

Pour les interessés:

Le salon du véhicule récréatif (motorisés) aura lieu: Montréal du 11 au 14 Mars( Stade olympique) Québec du 25 au 28 mars (Centre des foires)

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bjr et bonne annee a tous et a toutes! je prevois de partir seul fin 2004 debut 2005 pr une duree de 9 a 12 mois, en amerique du sud et centrale. ce sera ma premiere experience en la matiere, j ai attendu 44a pour enfin me decider. j aimerais savoir si les (on dit) concernant certain de ces pays sont a prendre au serieux ou trop exagere:enlevement, meurtre, disparition, etc etc. d autres part quel guides selon vos propes experience sont les plus fiables concernant tte adresses resto et hotels et autres a bon marche.pensez vous qu il soit preferable de planifier a l avance tt ce que je veus voir ou le faire une fois sur place . pour l equipement que me conseille vous de prendre qui selon votre experience soit primordial;bref comme vous l avez compris je serais ravi d avoir les conseils en tout genre de personnes ayant deja fait ce genre de periple de longue dure.

merci d avance a vous et au plaisir!

jacques

bonjour a tout les trekkeurs....

je suis en pleine reflexion sur le court de ma vie. Je viens d'ouvrir un dossier pour faire mon service volontaire européen (SVE) en espagne, je viens de trouver une association qui me demande 1000 euros pour partir 14 mois au costa rica pour m'occuper des tortues Baulas et j'ai pour propoger depuis longtemps de partir minimum 6 mois en asie et plus particulierement au tibet et en mongolie mais le nepal et la chine m'intersse aussi.

si vous avez deja fait l'un de c trois projet ou si vous avez des conseille a me donner je vous attend.

merci a l'avance et au plaisir de ce voir sur les routes.

quentin

Ns sommes de retour depuis hier d'un voyage de 15 jours au Guatemala. nous pouvons répondre a vos questions et donner des conseils.

Bonjour à tous, Nouveau membre de VF depuis peu (grans lecteur mais pas acteur jusqu'à présent). Nous avons un projet un peu fou, mais qui semble être de plus en plus en vogue : faire le tour du monde en famille et en sacs à dos, au plus prêts des populations locales. Départ prévu en Août 2014 (papa 38 ans, maman 40 ans, enfants 15 et 9 ans au moment du départ), si les fonds nécessaires sont réunis. Nous en sommes à quel stade ? - le compte bancaire spécifiquement dédié est ouvert et alimenté (20% du budget global est déjà constitué, reste plus que 80%.....) - la mape-monde est affichée (1mx2m) à la maison et les petite pastilles de couleur (4 couleurs, papa, maman, 2 enfants) sont collées sur tous les pays à visiter. - le livre de bord est également ouvert. Encore 2 ans à mettre de l'argent de côté avant d'entamer les aspects pratiques (billets avions, cours des enfants, vaccins, assurances, etc, etc....) et le thème-objectif général à définir.

Nous cherchons à échanger avec des familles qui ont déjà tenté l'expérience (ou qui sont en cours de préparation plus ou moins avancée), afin de se refiler quelques bon tuyaux et surtout de se rassurer sur la faisabilité de notre projet.

Merci pour vos conseils constructifs....

Bonjour à tous!!

Petit sondage pour un tour du monde d'1 an, en mode "roots": peu de confort, à la recherche de bons plans, choix des pays pas cher (Amérique latine et Asie): 12 000 euros TOUT compris ( vie sur place + préparatifs + billets + équipements + visas + santé) Nous avons budgeté une moyenne de 20 euros / jours / personne (hebergement, nourriture, activités, transports sur place).

Qu'en pensez vous? Est ce possible ou complétement idyllique?

Merci pour votre aide et vos conseils qui seront plus qu'utiles!!! 🙂

Bonjour, Je souhaiterai dans un avenir proche (printemps), Faire un voyage en Amerique mais quand on regarde la télé toute les villes font rêver la bas, New York, Miami, Los Angeles... Du coup j'arrive pas a me décider, pouvez vous me dire quel a été pour vous le plus bel endroit ou vous êtes aller au States, avec quel compagnie et a quel prix. je partirai de Paris CDG. merci, n'hésitez pas a me laisser vos avis 😉

J'ai fait et refait mes calculs plusieurs fois, j'ai consulté google et les astres pour vérifier, et j'ai même demandé à un lapin de me tirer les cartes pour être sûr, au cas où, et il semblerait donc bien que j'ai enfin accompli L'EXPLOIT: éviter le passage de 2007 à 2008.

Disons pour simplifier que dans un fuseau horaire donné, l'entrée dans la nouvelle année se déroule quelque part entre le 31 décembre à 23.59.59 et le 1er janvier à 00.00.01. L'immense majorité des terriens a donc vécu à un moment ou à un autre ce passage, quel que soit l'endroit où il se trouve. Impossible d'y échapper sauf à être capable de faire des bonds dans le temps ou d'avoir des copains extra-terrestres bien placés et capables de procéder à une abduction au moment judicieux.

Impossible donc? Non pas tout à fait, il existe un moyen d'y échapper, et c'est ce que j'ai réussi cette nuit à bord du vol EK 122 Istambul - Dubai assuré par l'excellente Emirates Airlines, dont l'horaire de départ était le 31 décembre à 19.10 (heure turque) et l'horaire d'arrivée le 1er janvier à 1.15 (heure des Emirats). Un heureux concours de circonstances a fait que l'avion est parti à l'heure et est en fait arrivé environ une demi-heure en avance, soit autour de 0.45.

Essayons donc d'expliquer ce phénomène de la manière la moins fastidieuse possible.

Lorsqu'il est 00.00 (minuit) à Dubai, il est 22.00 à Istambul et 23.30 en Iran. Le vol Istambul - Dubai traverse la Turquie d'Ouest en Est, passe juste au nord de la frontière irakienne, et oblique vers le sud-est pour survoler les monts Zagros, puis le sud de l'Iran et enfin le Golfe Persique avant d'atterrir à Dubai. Dans notre démonstration, c'est la dernière heure de vol qui est importante, et ce passage de l'Iran vers les eaux internationales puis les Emirats Arabes Unis. Les Emirats sont en avance d'une demi-heure sur l'Iran et c'est donc à une demi-heure d'intervalle que ces deux pays sont passés à l'an 2008, de même que toutes les personnes s'y trouvant à ce moment-là. Il est raisonnable de penser que le même traitement vaut pour ceux situés dans un avion situé à la verticale de ces pays.

Ainsi, et - patience - j'en viens au point crucial de la démonstration, lorsqu'il est 00.00 à Dubai, il n'est que 23.30 en Iran. Et lorsqu'il est 00.00 en Iran, il est déjà 00.30 à Dubai. Quiconque passe donc d'un pays à l'autre dans ce laps de temps d'une demi-heure passe en quelque sorte directement et sans transition du 31 décembre 23.45 au 1er janvier 00.15 (pour prendre un exemple médian). Et si j'étudie bien la carte de la région en essayant d'apprécier les distances et les temps de vol d'un point à l'autre de la carte, il me semble que le passage de l'Iran aux Emirats du vol EK 122 de la nuit dernière a justement eu lieu pendant cette demi-heure fatidique, hors du temps. Il n'est donc pas déraisonnable de dire que les heureux passagers (et l'équipage, n'oublions pas l'équipage) de ce vol n'a pas connu le passage à l'an 2008.

Alors certes il faudrait un peu affiner le raisonnement, et vérifier que la portion du Golfe Persique traversée à ce moment-là ne se situait pas par hasard dans des eaux internationales voire saoudiennes ou bahreinites, ce qui potentiellement pourrait impliquer de revoir certains calculs ou de prendre en compte d'autres fuseaux horaires que les deux qui nous intéressent. Mais de grâce, qu'on me laisse donc rêver et croire que j'ai accompli le but ultime de tout grincheux qui se respecte en snobant ainsi l'entrée dans une nouvelle année.

Et ce ne sont pas les couinements hystériques de quelques hôtesses écervelées lorsque l'heure de Dubai est passée à 00.00 (alors que nom de dieu de bordel de merde, on n'était pas encore dans le fuseau horaire de Dubai à ce moment-là!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) qui sauront réfréner mon enthousiasme. Comme il s'agissait de femmes, je n'ai même pas essayé de leur faire cette démonstration lorsqu'elles ont circulé dans le couloir en souhaitant la bonne année à tout le monde, car je savais que le temps qu'elles comprennent de quoi je parle, j'aurais déjà raté ma correspondance pour le vol suivant. Je me suis donc contenté de savourer silencieusement ma victoire.

Pour finir, je souhaiterais remercier le commandant de bord du vol EK 122 grâce à qui le vol a pris un peu d'avance (sinon c'était foutu, j'aurais passé le cap de 00.00 en Iran), ainsi que les vents favorables qui ont sans doute rendu la chose possible. Je souhaiterais aussi remercier feu-Saddam Hussein qui, s'il n'avait pas fait sa connerie en 1990 n'aurait pas provoqué un blocus aérien de l'Irak, bouleversant ainsi la plupart des liaisons aériennes du Moyen-Orient, et notamment celle entre Istambul et Dubai. Merci à toi Saddam, où que tu sois.

Hello everyone,

It’s something we often notice in this forum—and many others—this behavioral shift.

A long-time member, or even a new one, asks a question. They get one or more answers, some brief, some detailed, and then... nothing???

Not even a simple thank you!!!

From what I’ve gathered, if the answers don’t align with what they wanted to hear, it seems natural for the asker to just disappear!! 😕 Unless—(and I fear this is the case)—basic politeness is no longer part of our society????

Please forgive my little rant.

Wishing everyone all the best. Cheers,

Puma2A



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Hi everyone, Okay, here I go—I haven’t done a cruise review in ages, and even longer since I’ve posted one on this forum. So, this is kinda your fault, Catherine, if I’m getting back into it... I just hope I haven’t lost my touch!

It’s a transatlantic cruise, so there are a lot of sea days. That means this review will mostly focus on the ship, especially the "Haven" section, which doesn’t get much coverage on this forum. There’ll definitely be some comparisons with MSC’s Yacht Club, since they’re direct competitors.

This will be my third cruise with NCL—a company I really love—but my first in The Haven.

My two previous cruises were on smaller ships: the NCL Sun for the Chilean fjords and the NCL Spirit in February 2025 in Asia, departing from Taiwan and arriving in Korea. I *loved* the Spirit.

Alright, let’s get started!

This trip was booked almost last-minute in early October for late November, after I had to cut short my August trip for medical reasons.

At first, when I looked at this cruise, I hadn’t specifically decided to go for The Haven. I wanted a relaxing cruise but still with destinations I hadn’t been to before. I kinda stumbled upon this one, and the itinerary appealed to me. I also found the balcony cabin price pretty good—around 2800 € for a balcony cabin (for two), all-inclusive package included. Not including flights, of course. In the end, we decided to try The Haven (obviously not the same price), but I think we got a great deal for the promised perks.

Itinerary: Departure from Lisbon, arrival in Galveston, Texas. Stops: St. Martin, St. Thomas, La Romana, Cabo Rojo, Falmouth in Jamaica.

And we still haven’t seen everything! Before setting off for new horizons at the end of this year, it’s time for me to share my trip to Cape Verde this summer 2025.

I particularly love these spontaneous trips, and our stay in Cape Verde is one of those because it was only at the beginning of April that we decided on this getaway, which had been catching our eye for a while, given our love for the mountains.

As always—well, when it’s open—I turned to VF, and I want to immediately thank Marie, aka ptitortue, who helped me a lot in planning this trip through her travel journals and our exchanges!

Because Cape Verde is both small and vast! We decided not to rush from one airport to another, to enjoy the places and the people, but also to relax, since the work backlog from being stuck in May (see my previous travel journal 😅) had to be caught up on in June.

So, 4 islands will be our winners from 06/28 to 07/19:

Santiago first for logistical reasons, as round-trip flights from the capital Praia were the cheapest (650 €/person from Lyon via Lisbon with TAP, still!)

São Vicente, because it’s the gateway to the next one but ultimately more than that...

Santo Antão, pretty much the main goal of the trip since Marie (and the photos) had really sold it to me.

And finally, Sal Island, for some rest—a non-negotiable condition for my other half—and we’ll see that I should’ve listened to Marie...

That said, what a chatterbox I am—buckle up, flight attendants at the doors, off we go on new beautiful escapes! (Thanks to Sophie for the easy loan)

Last note for my eager fan club 😏: yes, there will be alcohol—how could there not be in the land of grogue!

It starts here:

https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=10790234;a=10790234

We did the Langtang trek (hike) from September 10th to 17th, with the first and last days being the trip from Kathmandu and back—so 6 days of actual walking. It’s a fairly well-known trek but certainly not as famous or crowded as those in the Annapurna or Everest regions, which is why we chose it.

In theory, it’s mandatory to have a guide for this trek. In reality, it seems there are ways to bypass the regulations: we met at least two people hiking without a guide—a South Korean, a New Zealander, and possibly also a couple of English women and an American couple, though we’re not sure if they had a guide.

The agency we booked with had told us it was an affordable trek for relatively older people in good shape—which is our case (I’m 72 myself). I have to say upfront that we found it quite challenging, maybe because we didn’t have good weather—it was the end of the monsoon season. To be clear, no matter your fitness level, I’d say doing this trek in the middle of the monsoon season would be suicidal.

Day 1 – Journey from Kathmandu to Syapru Besi

On Monday, September 8th, there had been violent protests in Kathmandu against the government, which had, among other things, blocked access to social media and been accused of nepotism and corruption. There were 19 deaths. The situation was very tense on the day of our departure, Wednesday the 10th. The agency warned us that public transport was very unreliable. So, we decided to take a jeep, at an additional cost of $100 ($160 minus what was already budgeted for the bus).

We left a little before 7 a.m. and it took us a good hour just to reach the outskirts of Kathmandu. Along the way, we saw several houses and vehicles set on fire by protesters.

The road to Syapru Besi is only 120 km, but it’s frankly awful. It’s always narrow, winds through endless mountains, and the shoulders range from bad to confusing to nonexistent. Several sections are just dirt tracks. We didn’t regret opting for the jeep, as we could stop several times at our convenience—if only to let Y (my Thai partner) throw up everything she had. She’d taken her usual motion sickness medication, but the constant turns, accelerations, and braking eventually made her terribly carsick.

In Nuwakot, we stopped for breakfast at a nice little restaurant, Jimbu. It was around 8:30 a.m., and we’d barely covered 60 km. The restaurant has a lovely garden overlooking the Trishuli Ganga, the river flowing down from Syapru Besi. First photo: the river in the bottom right corner, mist and clouds over the mountain on the other side.

An hour later, my second photo: the hills along the Trishuli Ganga. You can see the different crops—lush green rice paddies in the lower right and corn, already yellowed and likely harvested, in the foreground on the left. And of course, the mist and clouds through which you can glimpse the mountain on the other side of the river.

From Southern Shikoku, between land and sea, to the blue waters of Miyakojima and finally Tokyo’s megacity

Hi everyone,

I have to admit, I really hesitated before deciding to write this travel journal... Writing one takes a lot of time and energy, and since this is my 4th trip, I wondered if it would actually interest anyone other than myself (both for the discovery and the writing). But after a few "Are you going to write a journal?" requests and especially the renewed pleasure from reading other travelers’ travel journals about Japan or elsewhere on this forum or elsewhere, I’ve decided to share this 4th installment in the Land of the Rising Sun here.

The itinerary: 27 full days, from late May to late June 2025, right in the middle of the rainy season, including:

-->13 days in Shikoku, from Kochi (Kochi Prefecture) to Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture)



-->7 days in Miyakojima (Okinawa Prefecture)



-->7 days in Tokyo



The trip was decided on fairly last-minute this year, as usual.

I regularly check flight prices to track fluctuations for this destination, even without concrete plans. Finding a slightly cheaper direct flight (900 €) than what I’d seen in previous months (around 1,200–1,400 € on average) for a Paris-Tokyo route with Japanese airline ANA was too tempting to resist the urge to return to this enchanting country. After long hesitations between exploring the San’in region (Matsue, Tottori, Yamaguchi) and southern Shikoku, the decision was made—I took the plunge! The tickets are booked: Paris to Kochi with a layover in Tokyo, all with ANA, the airline I’d been dreaming of... for 1,120 € per person. Okay, it’s not cheap, but it’s still better than in 2023.

We leave in 2 weeks!! Now it’s just a matter of getting everything ready!

Intense work ahead in these 2 weeks to:

finalize a more precise itinerary and reach an agreement—yep, because even though we both love Japan, our preferences differ slightly, and we have to choose between exploring new places or taking time to revisit beloved spots... decide how much time to spend in each selected area without rushing while still exploring research places that might interest us and watch videos about Japan book accommodations: yes, it’s possible to do this on the spot as we go, but last year, we noticed that last-minute options were pretty expensive, so we’re booking ahead—even if it means keeping a few options open while we decide or see if better deals pop up later reserve rental cars order yen check the weather regularly and wonder if choosing the *tsuyu* (rainy season) was really a good idea—and whether we’ll be stuck in non-stop rain???

What a tough job, right? Traveling to Japan for a month—such a hard life! Despite this being my 4th trip, the excitement is just as intense as the first time.

The only small downside is that when we booked the flight tickets, there were only a few seats left, so we’re only sitting together on the international return flight. Plus, on the outbound flight, we’ve got the middle seats. Another lingering question: what French-language films will be available? According to the internet, the selection seems limited. Oh well, these are just minor details—it’s almost time to fly!

PS: I’ll be posting slowly and irregularly... so for those interested, be patient or maybe set an alert...

We’ve read it all about Bali: mass tourism, non-stop parties, ferry disasters, the kingdom of “Instagrammers,” pollution, “Bali belly”... But luckily, this island isn’t just about Kuta’s beaches and the Lempuyang Temple.

Sure, it’s not as exotic or off-the-beaten-path as other Indonesian islands (the Moluccas, Timor, Flores...), but we spent 3 weeks there and loved it!

Our (planned) itinerary in 7 stops: - Ubud (4 nights) - Sidemen (2 nights) - Gili Meno (3 nights) - Amed (2 nights) - Pemuteran (4 nights) - Munduk (2 nights) - Jatiluwih (2 nights)



We booked our accommodations in advance, and for the rest (drivers, activities...), we took it day by day with help from the homestays (making sure to contact them a few days ahead via WhatsApp).

In the end, it’s an “easy” destination, very affordable, and one that’s managed to keep a certain authenticity.

During our first road trip across the United States, we covered 23,000 km and crossed 28 states in 53 days.

Originally, we had planned to drive Route 66 all the way to Oatman in Arizona and visit various national parks in the American West over a two-month period.

This itinerary was planned before our departure, and all the relevant information had been gathered to stick to the schedule.

Everything went so smoothly that we finished visiting the national parks well ahead of our planned return date.

It helped that having a bed, a portable toilet, and a cooler in our vehicle gave us some autonomy since we didn’t have to worry about accommodation.

So, we decided to extend our road trip to the cities of Nashville and Memphis in Tennessee.

We then headed to Louisiana to visit Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

We crossed Mississippi and Alabama before driving along Florida’s west coast all the way to Key West.

We returned via Florida’s east coast and then crossed the eastern U.S. states to get back to Quebec through the Jackman border crossing in Maine.

So, I invite you to keep reading this long recap, which will let you discover the different attractions we visited throughout this amazing journey.

Videos are included throughout the recap. Click on the image to start the video.

To jump to a specific post, here are the relevant links:

Route 66 - Illinois & Missouri Route 66 - St. Louis (Missouri) - Gateway Arch National Park Route 66 - Cuba (Missouri) - City Murals Route 66 - Springfield (Missouri) - Fantastic Caverns Route 66 - Kansas & Oklahoma Route 66 - Texas & Arizona Route 66 - Texas - The Stations of the Cross in Groom Route 66 - Texas - Panhandle - VW Slug Bug Ranch Texas - Palo Duro Canyon State Park - Juniper Trails Texas - Palo Duro Canyon State Park - The Lighthouse Trail Route 66 - Texas - Amarillo - Cadillac Ranch Route 66 - New Mexico - Santa Rosa Blue Hole New Mexico - Bandelier National Monument - Alcove House Trail via Main Loop Trail New Mexico - Bandelier National Monument - Tsankawi Ruins Trail New Mexico - White Rock Overlook Route 66 - New Mexico - Albuquerque - Old Town New Mexico - White Sands National Park New Mexico - White Sands National Park - Dune Life Nature Trail New Mexico - White Sands National Park - Playa Trail New Mexico - White Sands National Park - Interdune Boardwalk New Mexico - Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument New Mexico - Grants - Ice Cave & Bandera Volcano New Mexico - Gallup - Pyramide Rock Trail & Church Rock Trail Arizona - Holbrook - Painted Desert Arizona - Petrified Forest National Park - Puerco Pueblo & Newspaper Rock Viewpoint Arizona - Petrified Forest National Park - Blue Mesa Arizona - Petrified Forest National Park - The Teepees, Agate Bridge & Jasper Forest Overlook Arizona - Petrified Forest National Park - Crystal Forest Trail Arizona - Petrified Forest National Park - Giant Logs Trail Arizona - Winslow - Two Guns Ghost Town Arizona - Cameron - Little Colorado River Gorge Overlooks Arizona - Grand Canyon National Park - Shoshone Point Trail Arizona - Grand Canyon National Park - Desert View Drive Arizona - Grand Canyon National Park - Rim Route (Orange) & Village Route (Blue) Arizona - Grand Canyon National Park - Hermit Route (Red Line) Route 66 - Arizona - Historic Town of Oatman Arizona - Bullhead City Community Park Nevada - Red Rock Canyon - Calico I & II & Sandstone Quarry Nevada - Red Rock Canyon - Willow Springs Nevada - Red Rock Canyon Lookouts Nevada - Valley of Fire State Park - White Domes Trail Nevada - Valley of Fire State Park - Seven Wonders Trail, Pink Canyon, Fire Wave Nevada - Valley of Fire State Park - Rainbow Vista Trail Nevada - Valley of Fire State Park - Mouse's Tank Trail Nevada - Valley of Fire State Park - Rock Formations Nevada - Valley of Fire State Park - Scenic Routes Nevada - Cathedral Gorge State Park - Slot Canyons Nevada - Cathedral Gorge State Park - Eagle Point & Miller Point Utah - Bryce Canyon National Park - Mossy Cave & Tropic Ditch Waterfall Trail Utah - Bryce Canyon National Park - Scenic Drive Utah - Zion National Park - Pa'rus Trail Utah - Zion National Park - Sand Bench Trail Utah - Zion National Park - Emerald Pools Trail Utah - Zion National Park - West Rim Trail (Trail connecting to Angels Landing) Utah - Zion National Park - Riverside Walk Utah - Zion National Park - Court of The Patriarchs & Big Bend Utah - 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Hi there,

The title might be a bit long, but I hope it’s completely understandable!

When it comes to choosing your next trip, what tips the scales in favor of Eritrea over Ibiza?

Why pick Canada over French Polynesia?

The price? A magazine or TV report, a travel journal, an Instagram ad? Ease of travel? Minimal time difference? The country that has the most in common with all the trip participants? Activities? Relaxation? The desire to push your limits?

A photo?



What else, I wonder...

Personally, I often prioritize simple destinations (no administrative hassles), where I’m not at risk (nothing extraordinary like getting kidnapped by Daesh or ending up in a jail cell because the current geopolitics aren’t favorable to my passport, etc.), and where I can drive.

Wide-open natural spaces are more my thing than urban anthills.

Finally, I try not to spend three days on a plane to reach my destination, and I aim for a maximum budget of 3500 € (for 3 weeks) in comfortable conditions—that means charming hotels, good meals, etc.

What about you?🙂

“Slow travel” is a concept that some tout as a philosophical revolution in travel. But on closer inspection, it’s nothing more than a marketing repackaging of an age-old practice.

This term is wrapped in an aura of intellectualism. It promises to reinvent the experience of travel by valuing slowness, contemplation, and cultural immersion.

The term “slow travel” claims to bring depth to travel, but it often relies on clichés.

Taking your time, meeting locals, avoiding quick visits—these practices have always existed and are nothing revolutionary.

Before the era of airplanes, high-speed trains, and express stays, traveling necessarily meant taking your time. Pilgrims, merchants, and explorers already practiced a form of “slow travel,” without hashtags or self-proclaimed spiritual guides.

Crossing lands on foot or by horse required total immersion in the landscapes, cultures, and unpredictability of the journey. Yet, no one attributed philosophical intentions to them: it was a necessity.

Slow travel, in its current version, may be less a philosophy than a reflection of the contradictions of an affluent class searching for meaning in a world they help overload.

So-called “slow” travel is presented as a privileged way to understand a culture, but this claim is debatable. A region never represents an entire country.

Immersing yourself in a community doesn’t guarantee a complete or more authentic understanding than any other way of traveling.

Slowness in itself doesn’t guarantee depth or ethics. You can immerse yourself in a place over a weekend, just as you can spend months in a country without grasping its subtleties.

By positioning itself as an antidote to “fast” tourism, slow travel fetishizes a temporality that only makes sense if it’s accompanied by real openness and an effort to integrate.

But this over-intellectualization often masks a desire to belong to a trend or a need to stand out socially.

Behind this posture sometimes lies a whim: the urge to reinvent one’s life elsewhere in an idealized form. But this quest for elsewhere remains fundamentally a way to escape or respond to unease, rather than a true commitment to the cultures visited.

When we talk about “encounters” while traveling, we often forget that these exchanges are facilitated by biased contexts. As a traveler, you’re seen as a temporary visitor, unattached, and that changes the dynamic.

Locals, whether curious or used to tourists, adopt a different stance than they would with a neighbor they see daily.

This interaction is also tinged with asymmetry: the traveler has the luxury of time and availability, while in daily life, personal concerns often take precedence over the desire to connect.

The flip side is that the openness displayed while traveling is often a facade. We boast about chatting with a fisherman or sharing a meal with a local family, but how many of these encounters lead to a real understanding of cultural differences or sincere reflection?

Once home, these moments become anecdotes, social trophies to show off, without fundamentally changing our relationship with others in our daily lives.

By imposing a definition, we push people to adapt their practices to fit an idealized model. This can lead to a paradoxical standardization: “slow travel” becomes a checklist of behaviors (meetings, immersion, slowness).

The “bobos” (bourgeois-bohemians), often in search of meaning in a world saturated with options, believe that giving a name to a practice grants it legitimacy or moral value. But this obsession with framing and theorizing travel only drains it of its spontaneity.

Someone who grew up at the crossroads of multiple cultures, on the other hand, doesn’t feel this need. For them, traveling isn’t a philosophical project but an intrinsic part of their life.

The very concept of “slow travel” can seem absurd: why glorify what’s simply natural?

Why try to turn into an ideology what should be a personal, intimate experience, free from semantic constraints?

Ultimately, this need for labeling, this frantic quest to name every gesture, reveals a society craving simplicity.

Travel, in its purest form, doesn’t need justification or slogans. It doesn’t need slowness or speed: it’s simply lived.

Perhaps the real challenge is to unlearn this Western habit of conceptualizing everything that should simply be felt.

For many, travel is a parenthesis, a temporary break from daily life. But if we reject this distinction between “home” and “elsewhere,” every human life becomes a continuous journey through varied environments.

From this perspective, “slow travel” loses all meaning, because living somewhere—whether for a week or five years—is part of the same experience of adaptation.

So, we ask the fans of marketing slogans: is travel a parenthesis or a journey?

“Slow travel” is often driven by a Western eco-bobo ideology, tinged with post-colonial guilt. This discourse promotes a supposedly virtuous way of traveling while forgetting that these practices remain a privilege.

Far from deconstructing power dynamics, it sometimes reinforces them by glorifying a different kind of consumption, still centered on comfort.

There’s also a condescending side to this rhetoric. By idealizing slowness, slow travel advocates imply that those who travel quickly or on a budget are less “authentic” in their approach.

Yet, isn’t that a form of contempt? Do those who leave for a well-deserved week after months of hard work deserve less consideration?

Concepts like “slow travel” or “sustainable tourism” seem hollow when reduced to marketing slogans or standardized behaviors. They confine travel to preconceived frameworks, stripping it of its spontaneous and unpredictable dimension.

Instead of categorizing, it would be more relevant to recognize the plurality of human experiences without trying to define them.

Slow travel doesn’t invent anything. It simply puts into words—and often slogans—what travel has always been for those who practice it with intention.

Maybe we should stop trying to theorize every movement and simply rediscover travel for what it is: a human experience, sometimes slow, sometimes fast, but always personal.

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