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Infos Panama et Bocas del Toro?
by LAsteph · 2005-02-03 · 10 replies
Salut à tous!

J'ai dans l'idée de partir quelques temps en Amérique centrale avant fin 2005, et j'aurais aimé recevoir quelques petites infos sur le Panama, que je ne connais pas très bien, et en particulier Bocas del Toro, qui m'attire pas mal.

Budget journalier, meilleurs endroits où aller, bons plans logement et bouffe, conditions d'hygiène réelles, sécurité, meilleure période pour y aller, personne de contact sur place (sait-on jamais, si qqun connait qqun? 😛 ), qqs photos, ... +++ ...

Pour cibler un peu ma demande, quelques ptites précisions sur mon profil de voyageuse en herbe:

J'ai 25 ans et voyagerai certainement seule, étant donné que personne autour de moi ne se permet plus de 2 semaine de congé/an... Mon expérience de l'Amérique centrale se limite à 1 mois passé au Costa Rica en mars dernier, avec 3 amis, à vivre l'expérience au jour le jour en routards (faut pas me parler de "all in" 🤪, de 5 étoiles 😕 où de surfeurs américains plein aux as 😠 ...)

Je compte partir un bon mois et demi, voir 2 mois, et faire Guyane (chez mon cousin), Panama (qui m'attire pas mal), Costa Rica (car j'y ai un terrain). J'aime et j'essaie au max de vivre à fond mes voyages, c'est-à-dire pas comme une touriste, mais comme si je vivais là un pti temps...

Tous vos commentaires, impressions de voyage et infos seront les bienvenus! Merci!! 🙂

Stéphanie
Durian
by Acer · 2004-10-29 · 76 replies
Le goût et même l'odeur du Durian me font saliver, est ce que on peut en trouver en France ?
Amérique Centrale ou République Dominicaine?
by Tiz · 2004-10-13 · 7 replies
Salut à tous!

D'habitude je vais directement sur le forum des antilles... Je compte partir trois mois voire plus en Republique Dominicaine, mais depuis peu et après qq conversations intéressantes, j'hésite... Pq pas l'amérique centrale (ou meme amérique du sud)???

Alors, à tous ceux qui connaissent les deux, ou qui ont un avis sur le sujet, svp, partagez le!!! je suis dans le doute...

merci bcp, bcp!

tiz
Départ en Nouvelle-Calédonie
by Mariebeth · 2004-09-28 · 14 replies
bonjour, je suis infirmière puer, je pars en janvier a noumea et toutes les cliniques et hopitaux a qui g ecrit me repondent qu'après entretien sur le territoire ils seront susceptibles de me fournir un job....et en vrai c aussi facile? g vu que la question revenait svt, j'aimerais savoir ce qu'il en est des offres d'emploi ds le secteur en ce moment et avoir des temoignages (mm s'ils sont negatifs...ms pas trop qd mm, il faut que je reste motivée!) merci

marie
Quel pays choisir?
by Tehem · 2004-09-12 · 10 replies
Bonjour à tous,

Nous partons en voyage de noces l'année prochaine, et comme on aime pas vraiment le conventionnel et que l'amérique du sud nous attire beaucoup, j'aimerais vous demander conseil : quelle formule conseillerez vous pour une première approche ?

Sachant que : c'est la première fois qu'on partirait en dehors de l'Europe on adore marcher on est pas difficile sur la literie on est spécialement attiré par l'aspect faune & flore on a un budget d'environ 3000 Euros pour deux et pour 15 jours on aimerait quand même se réserver un peu de temps pour être cool (pas farniente pendant des heures mais ballade plutôt que rando !) on adorerait découvrir l'Amazonie...

Un grand merci par avance ! 🙂
Tour de la terre ou tour du monde?
by Zanax · 2004-09-03 · 4 replies
Lorsque l'on parle de "tour du monde" ne devrait-on pas plutôt employer l'expression : tour de la terre? pour moi un vrai tour du monde consisterai à visiter tous les pays existant. Le voyage de toute une vie en quelque sorte.
Budget pour un an en Australie
by Clea · 2004-07-11 · 12 replies
bonjour, je suis une jeune étudiante (j ai 20 ans) et j interromps mes études durant un an pour bouger, "voir le monde". Je voudrais savoir quelle était la somme de départ nécessaire pour partir en australie ou nz? Et si il faut mieux partir seule ou accompagnée?(En sachant que je voudrais travailler la bas!) Et si vous avez des conseils ou peut etre d autres idées de destinations pour une premiere aventure!Je ne suis pas encore sur de partir car j attends des réponses du service volontaire européen pour travailler dans un pays européen! (c est long d attendre!)

😉Donc voila! merci d avance, flo!
Itinéraire pour l'Amérique du Sud?
by Bayeux · 2004-04-15 · 1 reply
Bonjour à tous!

Je prepare avec mon amie un sejour de 6 à 8 mois en Amerique du Sud, à partir de mi-janvier 2005; alors je serai heureux de recevoir vos suggestions afin de concoter au mieux notre periple. Quels sont les endroits incontournables ou originaux que vous conseillez? Quel serait le meilleur parcours possible? en tenant compte des differents climats, en sachant que l'on souhaite prendre notre temps? Juste une chose, le point de depart de notre periple s'effectuera de Cayenne en Guyane Francaise, pays que nous allons rejoindre des la mi-juin pour y travailler.

Merci à tous pour votre aide.

M.
Transport en cargo vers l'Amérique du Sud
by Elpitchi · 2004-03-11 · 16 replies
bonjour à tous

je recherche un cargo " roro" pour le transport d'un camping car et de 2 personnes

ver le brésil ou l'equateur

si vous avez des adresses cela m'interesse

merci

elpitchi

il n'y a pas besoin de someil autour lorsque l'on vit ses rêves
Tour du monde humanitaire
by Matj · 2004-02-01 · 14 replies
Bonjour,

partant un an en juin 2004 pour faire un tour du Monde, je cherche des "ONG" en Amérique du sud

et en Asie qui proposent de participer à des chantiers humanitaires de 3-4 semaines max.

Merci pour les tuyaux.

Mat
Comment prévenir la dengue?
by Choupada · 2003-02-14 · 7 replies
🙁 j'ai peur d'attraper la dengue je me suis renseigneé un peu sur le net

pour d'eventuelles lotions anti moustiques mais pour ceux qui sont deja partis quelques petits trucs et conseils serait bienvenus😮

merçi
La Thaïlande hors des circuits touristiques
by Tony · 2002-12-18 · 16 replies
Re salut, pour ceux qui vienent de lire le post precedent.

Suis a hua Hin, c est gave de tourists. Je pars en courant.

Que me conseillez vous pour eviter cette horde ?

Sachant que je suis la 5 semaines et que je voudrais faire le tour de la Thailande.

Pour le sud : il faut peut etre attendre debut janvier ? et donc commencer par le Nord ?

Conseils pour Hua Hin:

1 Eviter la ville 2 la plage seulement a partir de 18h 3 Guest house AMMY 500b en face du Box Thail Center c est dans une petite ruelle

A+
Parle-t-on espagnol en Guyana?
by Yonanne · 2002-12-06 · 8 replies
Salut, Je ne connais pas du tout l'ameriq latine, je souhaite faire un voyage, qui me serviri en même temps d'assouvir mon plaisir de la decouverte, mais egalement de travailler l'espagnol car je travail avec des compagnies de cirque moderne espagnol et c une cata lorsque l'onessai de communiquer. J e cherche desesperement une" liste" des pays, iles ... avec une population parlant essentiellement l'espagnol. De plus, un pays plus riche q plage et sable fin et surtout praticable et interrsant pour une jeune femme seule avec son enfant. merci d'avance poue les renseignement. Anne
A Brief A to Z of Peru
by Mathews · 2026-03-25 · 28 replies
Foreword This text has been proofread many times. Sorry if some points in this A to Z have already been covered on this forum. Text and drawings by the author.

Peru is still a very vast country, with so much to see, and obviously this text can't list all the attractions of the country.

*Abiseo (River) A national park that's very hard to access and doesn’t seem open to visitors. Includes the Gran Pajaten site (see below). Personally, it really sparks my imagination (not visited personally)

*Aguas Calientes the town next to Machu Picchu, more precisely below the archaeological site. As far as I know, you can only get there by train. Reminds me of the market where stalls line both sides of the tracks near Bangkok. I love it

*Altiplano: somewhere the "heart" of the Andes. I was able to trek across it on foot, starting from Caracollo in Bolivia, and of course, it’s vast plains to explore. This is where people live in a very rural way. Andean populations are quite austere compared to those in the lowlands or on the coast. You really have to appreciate the harshness of life to live there. Life is anything but superficial. I set a compass heading and found myself walking west toward the expanse of water near a place called La Joya. For pitching the tent, the nights were still chilly

*Canyon del Colca One of the deepest canyons in the world. Personally, I hiked down and back up on foot. The toughest stretch I’ve ever covered in my life.

*Ceviche More or less the national dish. A marinade of fish, shellfish, and lime. But you can find it in some restaurants in Europe, France, and certainly in Belgium or Switzerland. In the small restaurants of Pisco, you can eat excellent ceviche

*Cerro Sechín: Mostly bas-reliefs. A site little known to travelers in the Casma province. The first vestiges of a pre-Inca civilization with iconography similar to that of Chavín (not visited personally)

*Chan Chan A large city of the Chimú civilization and relatively vast to visit. You can see adobe walls with bas-reliefs. Visit from Trujillo, take a colectivo. Plan for the whole day

*Charango: a small guitar widely used in Andean music

*Chauchilla A necropolis near Nazca where you can see mummies exposed on the ground. YouTubers can do paranormal experiments there. And for anyone wondering about the fate of the soul and body after death, here’s the answer: the body remains after death. You can imagine your own flesh and body exposed to the winds of the Pampa and before eternity... (not visited personally)



*Chavín de Huántar (Lanzón) The site’s appeal lies in its mountainous surroundings, the Lanzón stela, and the sculpted heads on the façades. What few people know is that the Chavín civilization began its expansion centuries before the Incas. Unfortunately, you can’t get too close to see the Lanzón—the day I was there, it was protected by grilles. To get there: minibus from Huaraz or trek from Olleros. Then cross a high pass (over 5,000m). If you do it solo on foot, be careful—the path isn’t obvious from Olleros

*Chullpa: funerary tower, notably at Sillustani in the Lake Titicaca region

*Chimú: pre-Inca civilization whose center was Chan Chan.

*Chola/Cholitas (Bolivia): typical clothing style of women from the Andean plateaus



*Chompa: pronounce it *Chompaaa!* A common term for a wool sweater with vicuña patterns, often knitted from alpaca wool. If you dress like this, it’s a bit kitschy around the edges

*Cuy That one isn’t a guinea pig like in Guyana but an actual guinea pig. During a trip to Peru, I was hiking near a village north of Quillabamba (the terminus of the train line that passes through Aguas Calientes), and I was invited to stay in a house. The family raised a few of these pets. Apparently, the locals eat them. Since I’m not much of a meat-eater, it doesn’t really tempt me. How about you?

*Pacific Coast or how to talk about a place you haven’t visited? Except for the coast near Pisco and San Andrés, I haven’t visited any coastal cities. But that doesn’t mean these places lack interest or poetry. For fans of clichéd images, pelicans, seabirds, and fishing boats appear by the sea.

*Gran Pajaten: also closed to the public. Features anthropomorphic bas-reliefs. (not visited personally)

*Huaca. Visit the Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la Luna, especially near Trujillo. However, you can skip them—Chan Chan is still more interesting. Don’t forget to spend time visiting Chan Chan

*Huacachina A small oasis in the desert near Ica. Yes, we’re talking about an oasis because for those who’ve never traveled to Peru, the coastal strip along the Pacific is almost entirely desert, from north to south. Peru is territorially made up of three different regions: the desert coast, the Altiplano stretching north to south with mountain ranges (the Cordilleras), and the Amazon basin to the east. (not visited personally)

*Inca Kola It’s neither Coca-Cola nor Pepsi but a unique cola with a slightly orange color. Tastes like bubble gum

*Intiwatana: a carved rock shaped like a parallelepiped. Is it a sundial?

*Ballestas Islands: a highlight in Peru, though very touristy. You can only get there by boat from the port of San Andrés, a few kilometers from Pisco. It’s a surreal place to me—actually islets with cavities where sea lions and fur seals live. Since it’s a protected area, you’re not allowed to disembark. Guano is harvested there, which can be used as fertilizer.

*Kuelap: a fortress built by the Chachapoyas people. Rarely visited by travelers. (not visited personally)

*Larco Museum: an iconic museum in Lima with a large collection of pieces from archaeological and pre-Columbian sites. From what I remember, it has many pieces from the Moche civilization. As for the Moche statuettes, the prudish might look away. Probably a veneration of the god Priapus without knowing it.

*Nazca Lines Discovered by German archaeologist Maria Reiche, they stretch for kilometers. The designs in the desert around Nazca depict animals and cabalistic signs. The question I ask myself is why the creators of these lines represented a monkey and a hummingbird—species endemic to the tropical forest, not the desert plains around Nazca.

*Machu Picchu: means "old mountain" in Quechua. There’s also Wayna Picchu. The ruins of the site emerge from a sort of small plateau above Aguas Calientes. When the mist rises above the site and the bend of the Urubamba River, it’s truly magical... Also the starting point of the Inca Trail.



*Coca tea A decoction/infusion of the coca plant, meant to ease altitude sickness or *soroche*

*Chullo A rough translation would be a Peruvian wool hat.

*Moche: a civilization established in the Moche Valley, hence the term *Mochica*. What characterizes this civilization are the distinctive clay pieces representing faces and erotic statuettes

*Papa a la Huancaína A local potato dish

*Pisac: a typical market near Cusco

*Pisco Sour: perhaps the Peruvian equivalent of the *caipirinha* you drink in Brazil.

*Puya Raimondii A Bromeliaceae that still looks like a cactus, endemic to the Altiplano

*Quechua The language spoken by the indigenous people of the high plateaus (as well as Aymara in Bolivia)

*Quipu A knotted string used for counting. Widely used by the Inca administration.

*Sacsayhuamán (Q’enqo, Inca Bath) From Cusco’s Plaza de Armas, take the streets that climb above the city. Sacsayhuamán is called a fortress and is made up of large stone blocks. You wonder how the Incas could cut such huge blocks to assemble them—just like some streets in Cusco. The Q’enqo block is enigmatic; no one really knows what it represents.

*Savia Andina An Andean folk group.

*Tambo (=> Ollantaytambo) The Inca emperor (Atahualpa, Manco Capac) had the mission of controlling a vast empire. An empire that was still very extensive. Hence the importance of these *tambos* or relay stations. Napoleon created the civil code; the Incas invented the *tambos* and *quipus*.

*Tawantinsuyu: the Inca Empire

*Tinku: a warrior dance practiced mainly in Bolivia

*Golden Tumi: a sacrificial weapon. Often featured in Peru travel guides. See illustration



*Terra X: a documentary series from the German TV channel that aired on Arte. Some episodes focused on pre-Inca and Inca Peru. I must have some old recording tapes. In memory of Gottfried Kirchner as a source of inspiration.

*Uros: I checked—it actually refers to the people who live on these floating islands. Even if it’s touristy, it’s a must-visit because it’s incredible how people can live on islets made from nothing. Take the boat from Puno

*Vicuña, llama, guanaco: camelids characteristic of the Altiplano



*Wayna Picchu The young Picchu mountain. In the first minutes of *Aguirre, the Wrath of God*, you see Klaus Kinski—well, Aguirre—making his way along the Inca Trail. Werner Herzog must have broken his back filming those sequences.

*Zampoña: pan flute
Precautions and Vaccines for Madagascar Starting in February
by Nyora972 · 2026-01-04 · 6 replies
Hello, We’re planning to spend 3 months in Madagascar starting in mid-February. Areas: Mahajanga, Tulear, Diego Suarez, and Sainte Marie—the order isn’t set yet. We’ll either drive for part of the trip or take flights. We’ve heard all sorts of things about required vaccines and medications (is anti-malarial mandatory?). What’s the exact situation for travelers? I’ll come back to you for other topics (like finding a reliable driver, among others). Thank you. Best wishes to you all, Nicole
A "relaxed" 16-day tour of Corsica in autumn 2024
by Cendryon · 2024-11-12 · 47 replies
CORSICA From September 24, 2024 to October 9, 2024 Thank you, thank you, thank you for reactivating my favorite forum, which has given me so many ideas for my trips since... 2008—it’s been ages, as they say! So, to celebrate its return, I’m sharing this little travel journal from our latest road trip, not too long ago, since it was Corsica in the autumn. Autumn is the ideal season to visit Corsica: fewer tourists, perfect temperatures around 25°C, and, most importantly, less stress on the roads. You can feel it everywhere. Servers and shopkeepers are more relaxed and have time to chat (yes, Corsicans do talk... but not all of them!)

09/24 Arrival in Erbalunga Whether you're from northern France or Belgium, like us, the easiest way to reach the Isle of Beauty is by flying from Lille-Lesquin Airport. Volotea offers two destinations: Bastia and Ajaccio. Be careful, though—while the ticket prices are attractive, the airline makes up for it with baggage fees. A 25kg suitcase for 212 €—that really drives up the cost of transportation! For us, it’ll be Bastia. After this short flight and an arrival that lets you clearly see the east coast of Cap Corse, we’re welcomed by our friend Jean-Claude, who’s kindly hosting us for a few days. We met this Corsican and his wife during our four-year stay in French Guiana, and I have to say, he completely changed my opinion of Corsicans and even made me want to visit his island. The house, clinging to the rock above the sea, is stunning and offers a breathtaking view of the island of Elba. I’d always heard of Elba but must admit I wouldn’t have known where to place it before. We’ll stay here for five nights, long enough to explore the north of the island.



Since we’ve just arrived, Jean-Claude wants to show us his village, ERLALUNGA, a quiet little port, and the small village of CASTELLO above it, where he spent a lot of time in his childhood...







Transiter par la France pour aller en Italie
by Arianep · 2020-09-17 · 27 replies
Bonjour, Maintenant que toute la France sauf la Creuse est passée en zone rouge, savez-vous si je peux la traverser en voiture de Belgique pour me rendre en Italie ? Et accessoirement, dois-je signer la déclaration sur l'honneur pour rentrer en Italie (j'ai lu quelque part que ce n'était pas nécessaire pour un voyage en voiture ). Merci de votre aide .
Why not explore Brazil by camper van?
by Petitdej2 · 2020-06-01 · 9 replies
Hi,

After reading tons of posts, blogs, and travel journals... there’s almost nothing about exploring Brazil by camper van. All the RTW (round-the-world) trips seem to skip this country. So why? Safety seems to be the main (and only?) reason. But we cross Pakistan, for example. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. PS: If you’ve got any links about this destination by camper van, I’d love to check them out.
Vol de retour de Guadeloupe
by Helonoemie · 2020-04-18 · 15 replies
Bonjour a tous

J ai mon conjoint qui est bloqué en gouadeloupe, son vol de retour était prévu pour le 1er avril mais son vol à été annulé comme beaucoup, nous avons vu un vol via air France le 29 avril mais nous avons peur de reprendre un billet car il y a les attestations. Sa résidence principal est bien en métropole et elle est indiqué sur son passeport peut il rentre avant la fin du confinement ? Faut il une attestation ? Si oui quel motif doit on mettre ? Merci à tous pour vos retour

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