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Passage Argentine-Chili par Socompa English translation pending
salut les globe-trotters 😉
je prévois de faire Salta - San Pedro de Atacama au Chili et je cherche à m'y rendre en passant par Socompa. Salta -Socompa ça a l'air possible par un train de marchandises mais qui peut me dire si on peut rejoindre San Pedro De Atacama depuis Socompa ?
muchas gracias d'avance
Sylvaie
je prévois de faire Salta - San Pedro de Atacama au Chili et je cherche à m'y rendre en passant par Socompa. Salta -Socompa ça a l'air possible par un train de marchandises mais qui peut me dire si on peut rejoindre San Pedro De Atacama depuis Socompa ?
muchas gracias d'avance
Sylvaie
Où aller pour 3 semaines en amérique centrale, Costa Rica? English translation pending
Salut,
Cet hiver, je souhaite aller en Amérique Centrale avec un pote, pour 3 semaines. Mes projets sont encore en cours d'ébauche, donc j'aurais besoin de conseil.
Je prévois pour l'instant de partir au Costa Rica, mais dernièrement j'ai lu que c'etait devenu très touristique, et donc moins bien que d'autres pays. Est-ce vrai? Quel pays conseillez vous pour un sejour court (3 semaines).
Pour vous donner une meilleure idee, nous partirons en mode "débrouille" (confort minimum, backpack sur le dos - on est assez débrouillards). Nous recherchons avant tout la découverte des paysages, de la nature, la randonnée (un peu), les plages (il faut bien se faire plaisir), avec plongée sous-marine, et la decouverte culturelle (si possible - rencontre des locaux, bouffes, ...). Nous pensons nous déplacer en 4x4 de location, ou en bus.
Niveau budget tout compris sur place (donc sans l'avion), nous tablons sur 500 à 800 euros pour les 3 semaines.
Nous pensons y aller en janvier (apparemment c'est mieux pour la meteo - moins pour les prix), mais c'est flexible (entre décembre et février)
Un detail important: nous ne parlons pas l'espagnol! Mais l'anglais n'est pas un problème. Je sais que c'est un problème, mais je veux vraiment visiter la région avant de savoir parler l'espagnol.
Donc voila, vos conseils sont les bienvenus! Pour résumer, vu notre profil, est-ce que le Costa Rica est une bonne idée? Ou un autre pays (Panama, Guatemala, ...) serait mieux?
Merci bien,
Tibo.
Cet hiver, je souhaite aller en Amérique Centrale avec un pote, pour 3 semaines. Mes projets sont encore en cours d'ébauche, donc j'aurais besoin de conseil.
Je prévois pour l'instant de partir au Costa Rica, mais dernièrement j'ai lu que c'etait devenu très touristique, et donc moins bien que d'autres pays. Est-ce vrai? Quel pays conseillez vous pour un sejour court (3 semaines).
Pour vous donner une meilleure idee, nous partirons en mode "débrouille" (confort minimum, backpack sur le dos - on est assez débrouillards). Nous recherchons avant tout la découverte des paysages, de la nature, la randonnée (un peu), les plages (il faut bien se faire plaisir), avec plongée sous-marine, et la decouverte culturelle (si possible - rencontre des locaux, bouffes, ...). Nous pensons nous déplacer en 4x4 de location, ou en bus.
Niveau budget tout compris sur place (donc sans l'avion), nous tablons sur 500 à 800 euros pour les 3 semaines.
Nous pensons y aller en janvier (apparemment c'est mieux pour la meteo - moins pour les prix), mais c'est flexible (entre décembre et février)
Un detail important: nous ne parlons pas l'espagnol! Mais l'anglais n'est pas un problème. Je sais que c'est un problème, mais je veux vraiment visiter la région avant de savoir parler l'espagnol.
Donc voila, vos conseils sont les bienvenus! Pour résumer, vu notre profil, est-ce que le Costa Rica est une bonne idée? Ou un autre pays (Panama, Guatemala, ...) serait mieux?
Merci bien,
Tibo.
Itinéraire au Chili English translation pending
salut à tous 🙂
nous serons au chili de mi-novembre à mi-decembre, arrivant de bolivie nous cherchons un itinéraire qui traverse le chili (avec les endroit à ne surtout pas manquer) afin de rejoindre ushuaia.
y à t'il des vols ushuaia-lima et à quel prix (car retour via lima obligatoire!).
de quelle autre ville est il possible de rejoindre lima par avion ?prix?
aurons nous le temps en deux mois de visiter un peu l'argentine ?
et enfin quel est le meilleur guide pour le chili ?
merci à tous et A+ 😛
nous serons au chili de mi-novembre à mi-decembre, arrivant de bolivie nous cherchons un itinéraire qui traverse le chili (avec les endroit à ne surtout pas manquer) afin de rejoindre ushuaia.
y à t'il des vols ushuaia-lima et à quel prix (car retour via lima obligatoire!).
de quelle autre ville est il possible de rejoindre lima par avion ?prix?
aurons nous le temps en deux mois de visiter un peu l'argentine ?
et enfin quel est le meilleur guide pour le chili ?
merci à tous et A+ 😛
Algarve au Sud du Portugal? English translation pending
Est-ce que c'est vraiment TROP touristique???? c'est à dire prix trop chers, ambience dénaturée etc...
Musiques antillaises English translation pending
... Voilà j'vais faire bref : ma mère s'est mis à chatter, donc j'essaie de lui trouver un forum sympa, hors il s'avère qu'elle m'a demandé de lui trouver des forums sur la musique du monde et sur les voyages, celui ci alliant les deux, il me semble parfait.
J'voudrai juste avec quelques conseils, des recommandations plutot : elle écoute de la musique antillaise depuis 4-5 ans, musique que je deteste, j'voudrais lui télécharger (qui a dit que c'était illegal? 😮) quelques trucs qui seraient plus écoutables pour moi (qui ne suis qu'une petite metalleuse). Si vous avez des artistes dans le genre musique cubaine, bresillienne, enfin, dans ce gout là, à me proposer, ça serait vraiment cool.
Merci d'avance
J'voudrai juste avec quelques conseils, des recommandations plutot : elle écoute de la musique antillaise depuis 4-5 ans, musique que je deteste, j'voudrais lui télécharger (qui a dit que c'était illegal? 😮) quelques trucs qui seraient plus écoutables pour moi (qui ne suis qu'une petite metalleuse). Si vous avez des artistes dans le genre musique cubaine, bresillienne, enfin, dans ce gout là, à me proposer, ça serait vraiment cool.
Merci d'avance
3 mois au Pérou et en Bolivie English translation pending
Je pars début juin pour 3 mois au Pérou et en Bolivie, et forcément beaucoup de questions se posent !
J'atteris à Lima et pense réaliser le crcuit suivant : ica / Nazca / Arequipa / Puno / La Paz / Salar de Uyuni / La Paz / Rurrenabaque / La Paz / Puno / Cuzco et Macchu Picchu / Lima
Déjà, au niveau des hotels : faut-il que je réserve à l'avance (et si oui, combien de temps) étant donné que je pars pendant les mois les plus touristiques ? Quant aux vêtements à emporter : les écarts de température peuvent être énormes surt ces différents trajets et évidemment je ne voudrais pas trop me charger. Mais 3 mois, c'est quand même long... Alors voilà, est-il facile de trouver des laveries sur place ? La doudoune est-elle une bonne idée (entre autres pour le Salar) sacahnt quand même que ça prend de la place ??
Merci pour vos réponses. Et si vous avez par ailleurs la moindre suggestion, des infos, trucs et astuces...
Déjà, au niveau des hotels : faut-il que je réserve à l'avance (et si oui, combien de temps) étant donné que je pars pendant les mois les plus touristiques ? Quant aux vêtements à emporter : les écarts de température peuvent être énormes surt ces différents trajets et évidemment je ne voudrais pas trop me charger. Mais 3 mois, c'est quand même long... Alors voilà, est-il facile de trouver des laveries sur place ? La doudoune est-elle une bonne idée (entre autres pour le Salar) sacahnt quand même que ça prend de la place ??
Merci pour vos réponses. Et si vous avez par ailleurs la moindre suggestion, des infos, trucs et astuces...
Récit d'une semaine en République Dominicaine English translation pending
Bonjour!
De retour de République Dominicaine depuis une semaine, nous souhaitons apporter notre contribution en racontant notre petit séjour. En effet les informations trouvées sur les forums nous ont été très utiles!! Nous avons saisi une super occase : un vol sec A/R Nantes-La Romana pour moins de 270 euros par personne, taxes comprises! Trouvé sur les enchères Internet de Nouvelles Frontières... qui dit mieux? Jeune couple au petit budget, pays inconnu pour nous et même pas une semaine pour se préparer : nous avons utilisé Internet à fond et voici ce que ça a donné.
Avant de partir : Nous avons opté pour des euros et seulement un petit peu de dollars (de quoi payer la taxe de sortie de 20 $/pers et un peu plus au cas où). Nous avons changé nos euros au fur et à mesure de nos besoins. (Période 29 mars-5 avril nous avons toujours échangé 1 euro contre environ 50 pesos. Le dollar valait moins, entre 40 et 43 pesos.) Il faut changer dans les maisons de change des villes et villages. On a choisi les euros car les tarifs de 2 hôtels où nous sommes allés étaient en euros, et en cas où il nous en restait, pas besoin de faire le change à notre retour. De plus quand on dit que l'on n’a pas de dollars mais des pesos, c'est plus facile de marchander et on obtient des prix plus avantageux. Prévoir chapeau, lunettes de soleil, crème solaire indice élevé!! Surtout pour les trajets en bateau. Malgré les précautions nous n'avons pas échappé aux coups de soleil! Et puis la bombe anti-moustique mais franchement on n'a pas vu beaucoup de moustiques.
1ère partie : BAYAHIBE.
Un Joli petit hôtel : Hôtel BOCA YATE à BAYAHIBE Dominicus (excentré par rapport au village de pêcheurs BAYAHIBE) où nous avons passé 3 nuits. Pour des conseils sur les aspects pratiques (change, transport...) ou sur les excursions demander au patron, c'est un lyonnais du nom de Pierre, très sympa, toujours prêt à rendre service. Et il a à coeur de faire aimer la République Dominicaine! Devant l'hôtel on trouve un chemin qui mène à la belle plage de Bayahibe. Malheureusement les grands hôtels environnants se sont accaparés une grande partie de cette plage... Dommage! Deuxième hic : sans véhicule, difficile de trouver un endroit où sortir le soir. Mais là encore, demander au patron de l'hôtel qui trouvera sûrement une solution!
1er jour : Ballade à LA ROMANA, le parque central, le marché, les motos-conchos partout qui t'emmènent ailleurs dans la ville pour quelques pesos... Couleurs, chaleur, sourires et bonne humeur ont été nos premières impressions…et elles se sont confirmées!! Retour en guagua, minibus pas cher et sympa, souvent pleins à craquer car on ne refuse jamais personne! (le plus qu'on a vu : 23 personnes dedans alors qu'il y a 12 places!!!) Dîner au restaurant de l'hôtel : "Le Lyonnais" c'est beau, bon accueil, bonne ambiance, très bonne cuisine.
2ème jour : Excursion à l'île SAONA avec Raoul comme capitaine (le demander au port). 120 $ le bateau (et pas par personne!!) pour la journée, très intéressant lorsque l'on est plusieurs (à faire à 4 ou 6). Et surtout c'est sûrement mieux que les catamarans bondés ou que les speed boat qui vont à toute allure. Raoul nous emmène à son rythme sur les jolis coins : piscine naturelle, mangrove, différentes plages de Saona. Une très belle journée. Avec le recul les plages de Saona sont les plus belles que l'on a vu.
2ème partie : SAMANA
3ème jour : Départ pour la presqu'île de Samana. Il faut compter la journée pour traverser. Guagua Bayahibe-La Romana-San Pedro de Marcoris-Hato Mayor-SABANA DEL MAR. Arrivés là, très important: ne pas se fier aux multiples arnaqueurs qui veulent vous faire faire la traversée pour 30$ par tête!! Surement on peut arriver à faire baisser leurs prix, mais ils proposent une bicoque très douteuse... Non il faut attendre le bateau "officiel" que tous les dominicains prennent pour faire la traversée jusqu'à Samana, pour 100 pesos (soit 2 euros) et en 1 heure. L'inconvénient c'est qu'il n'y en a pas beaucoup par jour et il faut attendre. Arrivés à SAMANA, moto-taxi (moto avec une charrette derrière) jusqu'à l'hôtel Ballenas Escondidas, du côté de Los Cacaos. Hôtel sublime que nous recommandons absolument!! Allez voir les photos vous comprendrez tout de suite. Avec l'accueil chaleureux de Alexandra et Laurent. Nous y avons passé 3 nuits.
4ème jour : Excursion à la cascade EL LIMON (parada Manzana avant d'arriver au village El Limon, demander Antonia). Cuisine délicieuse d'Antonia puis ballade à cheval vers la cascade, environ 2h aller/retour. Très beau et agréable, mais si on le refaisait ce serait à pied car les guides ne sont pas à cheval mais à pied à côté de nous, on a trouvé ça plutôt gênant!! Du coup on a donné de bons pourboires aux guides. Ballade à Samana, autour du marché. Tous les guaguas partent de là. Soirée au Bingo Bar de Las Galeras. Orchestre dominicain : merengue, bachata, salsa, et il faut voir ces musiques dansées par les dominicaines! Impressionnant.
5ème jour : Excursion 4*4 pour la plage EL VALLE. Nous avons eu la chance de la faire avec des gens de l'hôtel qui disposaient de ce véhicule indispensable étant donné l'état des pistes!! En effet El Valle n'est accessible que par une piste avec 2 gués à traverser. C'est vraiment à faire pour avoir un bon aperçu de tout à la fois : les paysages superbes, les habitations dominicaines étonnantes et colorées, les enfants adorables qui saluent de la main en souriant. La plage au bout est d'autant plus belle qu'elle est restée sauvage...
6ème jour : Départ de l'hôtel pour passer la dernière nuit à LAS GALERAS (dans l'hôtel le moins cher qu'on a pu trouver, car il ne nous restait plus grand chose!) Comme c'était notre dernière journée avant d'entreprendre la traversée du pays dans l'autre sens, il fallait qu'on fasse la plus fameuse : PLAYA RINCON. On a trouvé facilement un capitaine pour nous y emmener en bateau pour 10 dollars chacun. Belle journée détente pour finir en beauté.
7ème jour : Retour vers La Romana pour prendre l'avion. Bateau à prendre tôt à Samana (9h) sinon vous êtes grillés et vous êtes obligés d'attendre l'après-midi. Puis guagua Sabana del Mar-Miches. Bon repas à l'hotel La Loma, avec une belle vue en hauteur de MICHES. Puis guagua Miches-El Seibo-La Romana. En tout 150 pesos (soit 3 euros) chacun le guagua de Sabana del mar à La Romana. Pas cher!! Mais il faut supporter: très long et pas de confort (sac à dos sur les genoux). Et on a repris l'avion pour rentrer dans notre grisaille natale...Mais on se réhabitue!
Conseils sur place :il vaut mieux connaître avant les prix habituels des transports, des excursions, des objets etc. Les dominicains vont toujours partir assez haut mais vous saurez jusqu'où les faire baisser pour que ce soit raisonnable.Pour les guaguas, ils demandent parfois si on le veut en privé, pour beaucoup plus cher bien sûr. Ca permet d'aller plus vite et dans des conditions plus confortables, mais pour plus d'authentique, rien ne vaut le guagua public!n'allez pas trop voir l'arrière des plages... En effet c'est plein de déchets, beaucoup moins paradisiaque que le bord de l'eau!repas sur plages : il y a toujours un ou deux restaurants même sur les plus désertes, mais rien n'est préparé à l'avance, c'est à la commande. On nous propose des poissons ou fruits de mer fraîchement pêchés, et tout un accompagnement varié, crudités, riz, pommes de terre, plantains frites, fruits. Il faut se mettre d'accord sur la commande et sur le prix dès en arrivant sur la plage puis revenir 1 heure plus tard, le temps que cela se prépare... A essayer!incontournable : la bière Présidente!à essayer au moins une fois dans le séjour : la langouste, c'est délicieux! Par exemple à l’hôtel Ballenas Escondidas, formidablement cuisinée par Laurent.
Et on est à votre disposition si vous avez des questions ! A bientôt.
Christelle et Stéphane
De retour de République Dominicaine depuis une semaine, nous souhaitons apporter notre contribution en racontant notre petit séjour. En effet les informations trouvées sur les forums nous ont été très utiles!! Nous avons saisi une super occase : un vol sec A/R Nantes-La Romana pour moins de 270 euros par personne, taxes comprises! Trouvé sur les enchères Internet de Nouvelles Frontières... qui dit mieux? Jeune couple au petit budget, pays inconnu pour nous et même pas une semaine pour se préparer : nous avons utilisé Internet à fond et voici ce que ça a donné.
Avant de partir : Nous avons opté pour des euros et seulement un petit peu de dollars (de quoi payer la taxe de sortie de 20 $/pers et un peu plus au cas où). Nous avons changé nos euros au fur et à mesure de nos besoins. (Période 29 mars-5 avril nous avons toujours échangé 1 euro contre environ 50 pesos. Le dollar valait moins, entre 40 et 43 pesos.) Il faut changer dans les maisons de change des villes et villages. On a choisi les euros car les tarifs de 2 hôtels où nous sommes allés étaient en euros, et en cas où il nous en restait, pas besoin de faire le change à notre retour. De plus quand on dit que l'on n’a pas de dollars mais des pesos, c'est plus facile de marchander et on obtient des prix plus avantageux. Prévoir chapeau, lunettes de soleil, crème solaire indice élevé!! Surtout pour les trajets en bateau. Malgré les précautions nous n'avons pas échappé aux coups de soleil! Et puis la bombe anti-moustique mais franchement on n'a pas vu beaucoup de moustiques.
1ère partie : BAYAHIBE.
Un Joli petit hôtel : Hôtel BOCA YATE à BAYAHIBE Dominicus (excentré par rapport au village de pêcheurs BAYAHIBE) où nous avons passé 3 nuits. Pour des conseils sur les aspects pratiques (change, transport...) ou sur les excursions demander au patron, c'est un lyonnais du nom de Pierre, très sympa, toujours prêt à rendre service. Et il a à coeur de faire aimer la République Dominicaine! Devant l'hôtel on trouve un chemin qui mène à la belle plage de Bayahibe. Malheureusement les grands hôtels environnants se sont accaparés une grande partie de cette plage... Dommage! Deuxième hic : sans véhicule, difficile de trouver un endroit où sortir le soir. Mais là encore, demander au patron de l'hôtel qui trouvera sûrement une solution!
1er jour : Ballade à LA ROMANA, le parque central, le marché, les motos-conchos partout qui t'emmènent ailleurs dans la ville pour quelques pesos... Couleurs, chaleur, sourires et bonne humeur ont été nos premières impressions…et elles se sont confirmées!! Retour en guagua, minibus pas cher et sympa, souvent pleins à craquer car on ne refuse jamais personne! (le plus qu'on a vu : 23 personnes dedans alors qu'il y a 12 places!!!) Dîner au restaurant de l'hôtel : "Le Lyonnais" c'est beau, bon accueil, bonne ambiance, très bonne cuisine.
2ème jour : Excursion à l'île SAONA avec Raoul comme capitaine (le demander au port). 120 $ le bateau (et pas par personne!!) pour la journée, très intéressant lorsque l'on est plusieurs (à faire à 4 ou 6). Et surtout c'est sûrement mieux que les catamarans bondés ou que les speed boat qui vont à toute allure. Raoul nous emmène à son rythme sur les jolis coins : piscine naturelle, mangrove, différentes plages de Saona. Une très belle journée. Avec le recul les plages de Saona sont les plus belles que l'on a vu.
2ème partie : SAMANA
3ème jour : Départ pour la presqu'île de Samana. Il faut compter la journée pour traverser. Guagua Bayahibe-La Romana-San Pedro de Marcoris-Hato Mayor-SABANA DEL MAR. Arrivés là, très important: ne pas se fier aux multiples arnaqueurs qui veulent vous faire faire la traversée pour 30$ par tête!! Surement on peut arriver à faire baisser leurs prix, mais ils proposent une bicoque très douteuse... Non il faut attendre le bateau "officiel" que tous les dominicains prennent pour faire la traversée jusqu'à Samana, pour 100 pesos (soit 2 euros) et en 1 heure. L'inconvénient c'est qu'il n'y en a pas beaucoup par jour et il faut attendre. Arrivés à SAMANA, moto-taxi (moto avec une charrette derrière) jusqu'à l'hôtel Ballenas Escondidas, du côté de Los Cacaos. Hôtel sublime que nous recommandons absolument!! Allez voir les photos vous comprendrez tout de suite. Avec l'accueil chaleureux de Alexandra et Laurent. Nous y avons passé 3 nuits.
4ème jour : Excursion à la cascade EL LIMON (parada Manzana avant d'arriver au village El Limon, demander Antonia). Cuisine délicieuse d'Antonia puis ballade à cheval vers la cascade, environ 2h aller/retour. Très beau et agréable, mais si on le refaisait ce serait à pied car les guides ne sont pas à cheval mais à pied à côté de nous, on a trouvé ça plutôt gênant!! Du coup on a donné de bons pourboires aux guides. Ballade à Samana, autour du marché. Tous les guaguas partent de là. Soirée au Bingo Bar de Las Galeras. Orchestre dominicain : merengue, bachata, salsa, et il faut voir ces musiques dansées par les dominicaines! Impressionnant.
5ème jour : Excursion 4*4 pour la plage EL VALLE. Nous avons eu la chance de la faire avec des gens de l'hôtel qui disposaient de ce véhicule indispensable étant donné l'état des pistes!! En effet El Valle n'est accessible que par une piste avec 2 gués à traverser. C'est vraiment à faire pour avoir un bon aperçu de tout à la fois : les paysages superbes, les habitations dominicaines étonnantes et colorées, les enfants adorables qui saluent de la main en souriant. La plage au bout est d'autant plus belle qu'elle est restée sauvage...
6ème jour : Départ de l'hôtel pour passer la dernière nuit à LAS GALERAS (dans l'hôtel le moins cher qu'on a pu trouver, car il ne nous restait plus grand chose!) Comme c'était notre dernière journée avant d'entreprendre la traversée du pays dans l'autre sens, il fallait qu'on fasse la plus fameuse : PLAYA RINCON. On a trouvé facilement un capitaine pour nous y emmener en bateau pour 10 dollars chacun. Belle journée détente pour finir en beauté.
7ème jour : Retour vers La Romana pour prendre l'avion. Bateau à prendre tôt à Samana (9h) sinon vous êtes grillés et vous êtes obligés d'attendre l'après-midi. Puis guagua Sabana del Mar-Miches. Bon repas à l'hotel La Loma, avec une belle vue en hauteur de MICHES. Puis guagua Miches-El Seibo-La Romana. En tout 150 pesos (soit 3 euros) chacun le guagua de Sabana del mar à La Romana. Pas cher!! Mais il faut supporter: très long et pas de confort (sac à dos sur les genoux). Et on a repris l'avion pour rentrer dans notre grisaille natale...Mais on se réhabitue!
Conseils sur place :il vaut mieux connaître avant les prix habituels des transports, des excursions, des objets etc. Les dominicains vont toujours partir assez haut mais vous saurez jusqu'où les faire baisser pour que ce soit raisonnable.Pour les guaguas, ils demandent parfois si on le veut en privé, pour beaucoup plus cher bien sûr. Ca permet d'aller plus vite et dans des conditions plus confortables, mais pour plus d'authentique, rien ne vaut le guagua public!n'allez pas trop voir l'arrière des plages... En effet c'est plein de déchets, beaucoup moins paradisiaque que le bord de l'eau!repas sur plages : il y a toujours un ou deux restaurants même sur les plus désertes, mais rien n'est préparé à l'avance, c'est à la commande. On nous propose des poissons ou fruits de mer fraîchement pêchés, et tout un accompagnement varié, crudités, riz, pommes de terre, plantains frites, fruits. Il faut se mettre d'accord sur la commande et sur le prix dès en arrivant sur la plage puis revenir 1 heure plus tard, le temps que cela se prépare... A essayer!incontournable : la bière Présidente!à essayer au moins une fois dans le séjour : la langouste, c'est délicieux! Par exemple à l’hôtel Ballenas Escondidas, formidablement cuisinée par Laurent.
Et on est à votre disposition si vous avez des questions ! A bientôt.
Christelle et Stéphane
Conseils pour trajets en Argentine et logements English translation pending
Nous partons avec mon épouse et nos 3 enfants 12, deux fois 10 ans en Argentine en Août 2004. Cherchons logement sur Iguazu, Salta. Pensons faire BE Iguazu en bus et Iguazu Salta également. Est-ce faisable avec nos enfants ? Pouvez-vous nous donner des adresses sur Iguazu et Salta de logement ? Le Train dans les nuages est-il faisable avec nos enfants ou bien la solution de louer une voiture sur Salta pour réaliser le même circuit est-elle plus raisonnable ? Le sud à cette époque de l'année est-il vraiment déconseillé ?
Bonnes vacances en perspective. D'avance merci pour les réponses !
Bonnes vacances en perspective. D'avance merci pour les réponses !
Logement et location de voiture à Salta (Argentine) English translation pending
Salut à tous,
Nous venons de passer le carnaval a Corrientes (tres 'bresilien', mais plus amateur, moins touristique).
Nous allons a Salta : avez vous une bonne auberge ou loger (avec cuisine a disposition) ? nous pensons louer une voiture pour faire la boucle par Cafayate-Cachi : bonne idee ? y a t il 2 candidats pour se joindre a nous ? avez vous eu des coups de coeur dans la region, a partager ;-) ?
Nous nous balladerons aussi vers Humahuaca (carnaval next week end), JuJuy, Purmamarca. Peut etre San Pedro au Chile, quoique je ne sais pas si le sud bolivien n est pas moins touristique et aussi spectaculaire.
A bientôt,
Pierre et Gaelle
Nous venons de passer le carnaval a Corrientes (tres 'bresilien', mais plus amateur, moins touristique).
Nous allons a Salta : avez vous une bonne auberge ou loger (avec cuisine a disposition) ? nous pensons louer une voiture pour faire la boucle par Cafayate-Cachi : bonne idee ? y a t il 2 candidats pour se joindre a nous ? avez vous eu des coups de coeur dans la region, a partager ;-) ?
Nous nous balladerons aussi vers Humahuaca (carnaval next week end), JuJuy, Purmamarca. Peut etre San Pedro au Chile, quoique je ne sais pas si le sud bolivien n est pas moins touristique et aussi spectaculaire.
A bientôt,
Pierre et Gaelle
Budget mensuel pour l'Amérique Centrale? English translation pending
Bonjour!
J'aimerais si vous le voulez bien pour ceux qui sont déjà allés en Amérique Centrale le budget que vous avez utilisé en moyenne par mois pour tous. Je vous demande juste ça le montant, ce n'est pas très long à écrire! Merci, ça va me rendre service!
J'aimerais si vous le voulez bien pour ceux qui sont déjà allés en Amérique Centrale le budget que vous avez utilisé en moyenne par mois pour tous. Je vous demande juste ça le montant, ce n'est pas très long à écrire! Merci, ça va me rendre service!
Vos impressions sur la Jamaïque English translation pending
salut,
je veux aller en jamaique cet été (3à 4 mois) et je souhaiterai entendre des expériences de voyage danc ce pays. J'aimerai sur place faire du bénévolat (école, orphelinat) ou trouver un job (en hotel ou à la ferme).
merci de votre attention.
a bientot
Le sud du Costa Rica English translation pending
Qui es allé dans le sud du costa rica la ou il ny a plus delectricité . Ques ce quil y a la?
Jy vais le 21 janvier et je cherche une maison a loué en passant
Jy vais le 21 janvier et je cherche une maison a loué en passant
Conseils itinéraire Costa Rica English translation pending
Enfin nous avons notre destination de cet été pour nous 5 (enfants de 14 ans 6 ans et 4 ans) et je commence à préparer l'itinéraire pour 3 semaines et si vous le souhaitez vous pouvez nous aider en nous donnant des conseils.Merci à tous
1ERE nuit à ALAJUELA
puis une semaine dans une maison sur la péninsule d'osa
Quepos
ferry à puntaneras pour rejoindre la péninsule de nicoya :au choix tambor, montezuma cabo blanco
tamarindo
rincon de la vieja
lac arenal et volcan
cote caraibe cahuita puerto viejo et tortuguero
Voilà c'est peu être un peu beaucoup en 3 semaines ?
La péninsule de nicoya et le guanacaste très touristique vaut il le détour ?
Peut on passer sans difficultés de la fortuna à la cote caraibes par la route de puerto viejo?
Pour tortuguero dans les guides tout me semble bien compliqué pour le logement et la location de bateau help svp
Pour la location de voiture j'ai vu la discussion du lyonnais mais nous choisirons quand même le 4x4 merci pour les adresses de loueurs intéréssantes
Merci d'avance bonnes fêtes de noel à tous
1ERE nuit à ALAJUELA
puis une semaine dans une maison sur la péninsule d'osa
Quepos
ferry à puntaneras pour rejoindre la péninsule de nicoya :au choix tambor, montezuma cabo blanco
tamarindo
rincon de la vieja
lac arenal et volcan
cote caraibe cahuita puerto viejo et tortuguero
Voilà c'est peu être un peu beaucoup en 3 semaines ?
La péninsule de nicoya et le guanacaste très touristique vaut il le détour ?
Peut on passer sans difficultés de la fortuna à la cote caraibes par la route de puerto viejo?
Pour tortuguero dans les guides tout me semble bien compliqué pour le logement et la location de bateau help svp
Pour la location de voiture j'ai vu la discussion du lyonnais mais nous choisirons quand même le 4x4 merci pour les adresses de loueurs intéréssantes
Merci d'avance bonnes fêtes de noel à tous
Qui est parti au Costa Rica sac a dos? English translation pending
Salut tout le monde.
Je suis en train de me demander 🤪 où je vais partir dans 3 mois et donc j'ai eu une petite lueure 😎 pour le Costa Rica.
Est-il facile d'y barouder 🏴☠️ ?
Racontez-moi votre émerveillement 😎 . Quels endroits vous ont marqué ? Et dites moi tout ce que vous avez envie de me dire sur ce pays... même les cotés noirs 😠 . C'est toujours intéressant et c'est ce qui fait un pays a part entiere.
MERCI 😛
Je suis en train de me demander 🤪 où je vais partir dans 3 mois et donc j'ai eu une petite lueure 😎 pour le Costa Rica.
Est-il facile d'y barouder 🏴☠️ ?
Racontez-moi votre émerveillement 😎 . Quels endroits vous ont marqué ? Et dites moi tout ce que vous avez envie de me dire sur ce pays... même les cotés noirs 😠 . C'est toujours intéressant et c'est ce qui fait un pays a part entiere.
MERCI 😛
Tour d'Europe de trois mois English translation pending
Bonjour à tous et à toutes,
Pour l'été prochain nous avons un projet de tour d'Europe de trois mois passant par la Belgique, la Hollande, l'Allemagne (Brême, Hambourg), le Danemark, la Suède, la Finlande, la Russie (St Pétersbourg), les pays baltes, la Pologne, la slovaquie, la Hongrie, la Roumanie, Belgrade, la Croatie, la Slovénie, l'Italie du nord, la Suisse (Sion, Lausanne).
Donc si dans ces régions vous pensez qu'il y a des évènements, des lieux a voir absolument n'hésitez pas ) nous répondre.
Guillaud
Guillaud
Moustiques au Costa rica? English translation pending
Mon message peut sembler étrange mais je cherche simplement a mieux comprendre, voila j'ai lu dans un guide anglophone que dans la jungle costaricaine qu'il y a une mouche qui penetre l'épiderme😕 mais il ne parle pas des conséquences et des precautions a prendre???
Frontiere entre le Costa rica et le Panama! English translation pending
Salut je voudrais savoir si c'est compliquer de passer la frontiere entre le costa rica et le panama et quelles sont les complications et délai?
Ensuite j'ai lu que c'était moins cher de reserver un véhicule du québec que sur place surprenant donc j'aimerais bien avoir l'avis de ceux qui ont fais l'expérience et les endroits a éviter?
Je dispose de 3 semaines pleines pour parcourir ces 2 pays esce assez?
Ensuite j'ai lu que c'était moins cher de reserver un véhicule du québec que sur place surprenant donc j'aimerais bien avoir l'avis de ceux qui ont fais l'expérience et les endroits a éviter?
Je dispose de 3 semaines pleines pour parcourir ces 2 pays esce assez?
Bons plans au Costa Rica English translation pending
Bonjour à toutes et tous,
Je prevois partir au Costa Rica avec mon copain et mes deux enfants dans la période des fêtes de Noël.
Auriez vous des bons plans à me conseiller/suggérer? (gens/hébergement/activités/culturel)
Je ne connais rien du Costa Rica, hormis mes lectures sur le sujet et des ouï-dires 😕.
Par exemple, on m'a dit que la cote Pacifique était plus intérressante que la cote Caraîbe. Pourquoi????Tout ce que la personne trouvait à me dire était "plus craignos" (sous quel critère, j'en sais rien, je répète je n'y ai jamais mis les pieds).
Alors...HELP...tout renseignement sera bon à prendre.
Merci
Je prevois partir au Costa Rica avec mon copain et mes deux enfants dans la période des fêtes de Noël.
Auriez vous des bons plans à me conseiller/suggérer? (gens/hébergement/activités/culturel)
Je ne connais rien du Costa Rica, hormis mes lectures sur le sujet et des ouï-dires 😕.
Par exemple, on m'a dit que la cote Pacifique était plus intérressante que la cote Caraîbe. Pourquoi????Tout ce que la personne trouvait à me dire était "plus craignos" (sous quel critère, j'en sais rien, je répète je n'y ai jamais mis les pieds).
Alors...HELP...tout renseignement sera bon à prendre.
Merci
Flamenco English translation pending
bonjour à tous,
d'origine espagnole et ayant déjà testé plusieurs styles de danses ( classique évidemment mais aussi jazz, hip-hop, salsa et orientale) j'aimerais savoir si vous connaissez un cours de danse flamenco potable (attention: pas de sévillanes!) sur Paris et pas trop cher tant qu'à faire.
J'essaie d'écouter également de la musique flamenco mais mon répertoire reste limité étant donné que je ne m'y connais pas encore vraiment...
Merci de m'ouvrir musicalement parlant ! 😉
d'origine espagnole et ayant déjà testé plusieurs styles de danses ( classique évidemment mais aussi jazz, hip-hop, salsa et orientale) j'aimerais savoir si vous connaissez un cours de danse flamenco potable (attention: pas de sévillanes!) sur Paris et pas trop cher tant qu'à faire.
J'essaie d'écouter également de la musique flamenco mais mon répertoire reste limité étant donné que je ne m'y connais pas encore vraiment...
Merci de m'ouvrir musicalement parlant ! 😉
Costa Rica: voyage organisé ou individuel? English translation pending
Bonjour 😎 je voudrais partir au costa rica mi juillet pour une durée de 15 jours. J'hésite entre un circuit aventure (15 participants maximum + tour opérator) avec visites des réserves par le biais de différentes activités : marche, VTT, rafting, cheval, parcours à la cime des arbres ... ou partir sans tour opérator et donc trouver un vol abordable + hébergement sur place + déplacement (bus locaux ou location de voiture ?). Nous serions 3 ou 4 personnes à partir mais nous ne parlons pas espagnol. Selon vous quelle est la formule la plus intéressante financièrement parlant ? Dans l'attente de vos conseils. Laurence
Quoi voir au Portugal? English translation pending
Bonjour,
J'envisage de partir au portugal fin juin 2003 pour 10 jours. Si quelqu'un pouvait me conseiller sur les villes qu'il faut voir absolument et me faire profiter de ses expériences à travers ce pays. Merci d'avance
J'envisage de partir au portugal fin juin 2003 pour 10 jours. Si quelqu'un pouvait me conseiller sur les villes qu'il faut voir absolument et me faire profiter de ses expériences à travers ce pays. Merci d'avance
Africa: A Heartfelt Love for a Continent
“When the Whites came to Africa, we had the land and they had the Bible. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed: when we opened them, the Whites had the land and we had the Bible.” Jomo Kenyatta (p.7)
The Maggi cube, an unchallenged hegemony, and so much more
“The hopeless continent,” headlined The Economist, a British magazine, in July 2000 about Africa. Eleven years later, the same magazine headlined “Africa rising” instead. Images of Africa in the prosperous North constantly oscillate between apocalyptic scenarios and enthusiastic projections. A key issue with such images lies in the generalization they entail. If you look at the continent, considerable contrasts emerge depending on space and time. It’s no surprise that a region of the world encompassing such diverse ecological zones, maintaining such varied ties with other continents, comprising nearly fifty nation-states in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and characterized by a great diversity of languages, belief systems, and historical paths, doesn’t share a single destiny.
And yet, for many people outside Africa, as well as for many Africans, the continent constitutes a single entity, defined by criteria such as skin color, a colonial past, poverty, and the art of survival. Until now, these perspectives were generally accompanied by the idea that Africa had to—or should have—followed a single path together, sometimes called development, sometimes modernization, sometimes liberation, then a market economy. None of these paths delivered on their promises.
The two writers Alain Mabanckou and Abdourahman Waberi—one from Congo, the other raised in Djibouti, both long settled in France and now professors at renowned North American universities (Los Angeles, Washington)—have had enough of pessimistic scenarios: “We are aware that Africa is in the world and the world is in Africa. The same goes for all other continents, as our destinies are inextricably linked for better or worse. We refuse to see Africa as a reservoir of misfortunes or a continent cursed by atavistic misfortune and characterized by ethnic conflicts. [...] It’s this passionate flame we wanted to capture in a book [...] a kind of stroll through African cultures, without any demands, each letter of the alphabet leading us to a notion, a practice, a concept, a moment in history, literature, painting, politics, economics, cuisine, etc.” (p.10-11). Africa, they write, is on the verge of “imposing a signature, a style, a way of being in the world and in relation to the rest of the world.” (p.11) To put words to the continent’s diversity and dynamism, the two authors created a “rambling ABC,” a kind of portrait—or more precisely, a mythography—that lets you see and feel the pulse of a vast continent whose cultural power is unfolding before our eyes. Once marginalized or even mocked, the voice and importance of the Continent in global affairs are now undeniable” (p.11), containing over a hundred entries, mostly concise, written in a relaxed and casual style. The optimistic, even exuberant tone is set from the brief introduction. The duo of authors wants to “sing a love song to the cultures of our continent, to its inhabitants past and present, to its exceptional resources and its spectacular globalization despite a certain pollution that still clouds our skies due to the unmatched duration of dictatorships in some of our regions.” (p.12) In doing so, they don’t want to be too distracted by today’s Afewerki-Biya-Bongo-Déby & Co. ...
Of course, you’ll find tributes to great precursors like Frantz Fanon (“[...] it was a love story and admiration that wasn’t dimmed by the four decades separating his birth from ours. Let’s add that we were born while the native of Fort-de-France had left the world’s stage four years earlier, in the prime of life” p.141), Mongo Beti (“You must read and reread Mongo Beti, a genius who used his fame to support often just causes in Africa, like defending oppressed groups. His place is already in History. His oppressors, like the dictators Ahmadou Ahidjo and Paul Biya, can’t compete in the same category” p.64), the Malian Amadou Hampâté Bâ
(“Posterity remembers him mainly as an tireless defender of African cultures. His plea for the collection and preservation of traditional African knowledge remains a major event for all men and women of good will. One day in 1960, at the UNESCO podium, the native of Bandiagara sounded the alarm: ‘[...] Since we’ve admitted that the humanity of each people is the heritage of all humanity, if African traditions aren’t collected in time and written down, they’ll one day be missing from the universal archives of humanity.’” p.51),
Kwame Nkrumah, “one of the founders of Pan-Africanism, father of Ghana’s independence” (p.239), as well as the historian Cheikh Anta Diop, the writer, poet, and politician Aimé Césaire, and the economist and thinker Samir Amin, but also very warm tributes to certain contemporary African intellectuals like Souleymane Bachir Diagne and Achille Mbembe
(“A few years ago, in dominant economic circles, a rumor often resurfaced, usually disguised as a cold and scientifically proven analysis: Africa is useless. It’s a burden for the rest of the human community. With its 2% share in world trade, it would disappear from stock market radars without anyone noticing. So? Maybe it’ll be pulled up by other continents. Wanting to surpass itself is a crazy bet for Africans, they concluded. Arrogant or clueless, President Nicolas Sarkozy declared before an audience of students and teachers at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar: ‘The African man hasn’t entered history enough [...] He only knows the eternal repetition of time marked by the endless repetition of the same gestures and words.’ That was in 2007. For decades, armed only with reason, an intellectual often steps up to debunk prejudices, lazy readings, and dishonest frameworks used as false fronts by those who, like Nicolas Sarkozy or former journalist Stephen Smith, out of ignorance, contempt, or condescension, distort African reality. This intellectual is none other than the historian and political scientist Achille Mbembe. This heir of Frantz Fanon, Amílcar Cabral, Jean-Marc Ela, and Fabien Eboussi-Boulaga was born in 1957 in Cameroon, in the Bassa region. Marked early by the upheavals of a fratricidal war, Achille Mbembe became the guardian of the memory of martyrs. After brilliant studies in Paris, he went on to teach at the best American universities, but the call of the Continent was stronger than anything else. In Dakar, he once directed CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa) before joining the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Even though the author of *Critique of Black Reason* (Éditions La Découverte, 2015) spends a few months at Duke University in North Carolina, his observation post remains South Africa. From Johannesburg, Achille Mbembe scrutinizes Africa and the whole world. A lucid observer with an elegant and generous pen, Achille Mbembe knows how to blend big and small history: ‘I was born one day in July, as the month was drawing to a close. It was 1957, in that part of Africa recently named ‘Cameroon,’ a memory of the wonder that seized Portuguese sailors in the 15th century when, sailing up the river near Douala, they couldn’t help but note the presence of a multitude of crustaceans, and named it *Rio dos Camarões*, meaning ‘River of Shrimp.’ I grew up in the shadow of this nameless land, since, in a way, the name it bears is only the product of someone else’s astonishment: a lexical mistake, if you will.’ From this mistake or wound, he made leaven, a springboard to compose a rich work, recognized worldwide. To denounce barriers and barbarians too. But that’s not enough. Among his peers in circles of thought and action, Achille Mbembe passionately and consistently defends human dignity and the beauty of the world. In doing so, he fulfills the mission Frantz Fanon entrusted to him.” (p.227-229),
as well as entries dedicated to lesser-known artists and intellectuals, like the French journalist and activist Rokhaya Diallo, daughter of Senegalese and Gambian parents, or the Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima, who has long lived in the United States. Other names from politics, sports, music, art, and literature: Kofi Annan, p.36; Barack Obama, p.243; Thomas Sankara, p.277; Ousmane Sow, p.285; Yambo Ouologuem, p.250; Léopold Sédar Senghor, p.282; Muhammad Ali, p.30; Nuruddin Farah, p.146; Salif Keita, p.203; Ahmadou Kourouma, p.206; Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, p.236; Winnie Mandela, p.224; Kylian Mbappé, p.226 ...
The authors, who resolutely commit to a “mythography” (p.11) of Africa, also pay special attention to local social movements, cultural events, and aspects of daily life. *Y’en a marre*, “which also meant ‘we’re fed up with sitting on our hands’” (p.320-321), emerged about a decade ago in Senegal as a citizen movement of peaceful resistance and symbolizes, the authors emphasize, the fact that African youth are increasingly fed up “with the political circus deployed in Africa since independence, as our parents would say, ‘since the White man left’...” (p.321). A full entry is dedicated to the Maggi bouillon cube, which has flooded African markets for about forty years and enjoys immense popularity (“It’s everywhere in Africa, from Dakar to Djibouti, and from Tangier to Cape Town. It’s in every pot, every stew. Little hands put it in every sauce, every local or adapted dish. An unchallenged hegemony! You’ll find it in diasporas too. The culinary strolls in Paris, in the [...] neighborhood” p.90). Critics blame it not only for impoverishing the aromatic diversity of local dishes but also for being harmful to health. And yet, “he poorest Africans, those who eat only once a day, a few spoonfuls of white beans and a ball of *foufou*, for example, are the most fervent users of the magic cube.” (p.92-93)
For *fonio*, “the new trendy cereal. [...] From the millet family, fonio is probably the oldest cereal cultivated in West Africa, and mainly in its sub-Saharan part, for millennia. [...] Easy to grow, water-efficient, fonio grows everywhere except on clay soils. Long neglected because it was considered the poor man’s crop, fonio is now a source of pride for the farmers who cultivate it and cherish it like the apple of their eye” (p.156-157), the authors immediately offer a detailed recipe, letting the reader know that “e can’t resist sharing this fonio with chicken recipe from Mali with you:
Ingredients: 1 chicken 3 large ripe red tomatoes 4 tbsp tomato paste 4 large onions 1 garlic clove 1/2 cup oil 2 Maggi cubes or salt 2 large carrots 1 turnip 1 large cabbage 2 large potatoes 1 celery stalk 1 packet pre-cooked fonio 4 okra (or okra powder) salt, pepper
Preparation: 1. Prepare the sauce: wash and cut the chicken. Peel the onions, garlic, and vegetables. 2. In a pot, fry the chicken pieces. 3. Dice the onions, tomatoes, carrots, and turnip very small and add them to the pot. 4. Add the tomato paste, salt, and pepper. 5. Simmer for 15 min, then add 2 L of water and the cooked chicken pieces. 6. Simmer for 30 min, then add the crushed garlic and celery, plus the cabbage cut into 4 and the potatoes cut in half. 7. Prepare the fonio: cover it with warm water, let it rest for 15 min, and cook it over low heat. 8. In a small pot, boil the okra and crush them. 9. Mix the crushed okra with the cooked fonio, then salt. Serve hot.” (p.158-159)
The comedy *Black Mic Mac*, released in French theaters in 1986 and addressing France’s increasingly restrictive immigration policy at the time, also gets an entry, as do *Tintin in the Congo*, the popular comic, and *Jip’s Café* (“[...] a little Africa in the heart of Paris, with passersby stopping to admire the ‘ambianceurs’ on the dance floor or attend the cultural events offered by the place” (p.194), an African establishment in Paris that Alain Mabanckou already immortalized in one of his novels.
The duo of authors also tackles thorny subjects like jihadism (p.119), the Rwandan genocide (p.272), the CFA franc (p.82), and dictatorship (p.110). While the two strike the right tone here, many entries leave a slightly bitter taste. Two examples: why doesn’t the text on Barack Obama mention the great disappointment of many people in Africa, who expected more from the African policy of the first U.S. president with African roots than just occasional warm words? Why do the comments on Winnie Mandela gloss over the fact that she was a highly controversial icon of the anti-apartheid movement due to her involvement in kidnappings, acts of torture, and murders of alleged apartheid collaborators? Instead, there’s a compassion that brings tears to the eyes: “She was often reduced to a secondary role, the wife of a great man” or “When victory came, she didn’t taste its fruits. Divorced, isolated. She would never be a ‘first lady’ in an evening gown, posing before a bed of chrysanthemums. They’d keep her far from the circles of power” (p.224-225). At this point, I would’ve liked the authors to take a slightly more critical stance...
That said, these “weaknesses” (if you can call them that) shouldn’t overshadow the book as a whole. It remains an informative, sometimes very entertaining, and often even original work in its own way.
Book information (the original French and the German translation):
Alain Mabanckou/Abdourahman Waberi. Dictionnaire enjoué des cultures africaines. Fayard, 2019. Alain Mabanckou/Abdourahman Waberi. Der Puls Afrikas. Eine Liebeserklärung von A bis Z. Reclam, 2022.
Hery
The Maggi cube, an unchallenged hegemony, and so much more
“The hopeless continent,” headlined The Economist, a British magazine, in July 2000 about Africa. Eleven years later, the same magazine headlined “Africa rising” instead. Images of Africa in the prosperous North constantly oscillate between apocalyptic scenarios and enthusiastic projections. A key issue with such images lies in the generalization they entail. If you look at the continent, considerable contrasts emerge depending on space and time. It’s no surprise that a region of the world encompassing such diverse ecological zones, maintaining such varied ties with other continents, comprising nearly fifty nation-states in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and characterized by a great diversity of languages, belief systems, and historical paths, doesn’t share a single destiny.
And yet, for many people outside Africa, as well as for many Africans, the continent constitutes a single entity, defined by criteria such as skin color, a colonial past, poverty, and the art of survival. Until now, these perspectives were generally accompanied by the idea that Africa had to—or should have—followed a single path together, sometimes called development, sometimes modernization, sometimes liberation, then a market economy. None of these paths delivered on their promises.
The two writers Alain Mabanckou and Abdourahman Waberi—one from Congo, the other raised in Djibouti, both long settled in France and now professors at renowned North American universities (Los Angeles, Washington)—have had enough of pessimistic scenarios: “We are aware that Africa is in the world and the world is in Africa. The same goes for all other continents, as our destinies are inextricably linked for better or worse. We refuse to see Africa as a reservoir of misfortunes or a continent cursed by atavistic misfortune and characterized by ethnic conflicts. [...] It’s this passionate flame we wanted to capture in a book [...] a kind of stroll through African cultures, without any demands, each letter of the alphabet leading us to a notion, a practice, a concept, a moment in history, literature, painting, politics, economics, cuisine, etc.” (p.10-11). Africa, they write, is on the verge of “imposing a signature, a style, a way of being in the world and in relation to the rest of the world.” (p.11) To put words to the continent’s diversity and dynamism, the two authors created a “rambling ABC,” a kind of portrait—or more precisely, a mythography—that lets you see and feel the pulse of a vast continent whose cultural power is unfolding before our eyes. Once marginalized or even mocked, the voice and importance of the Continent in global affairs are now undeniable” (p.11), containing over a hundred entries, mostly concise, written in a relaxed and casual style. The optimistic, even exuberant tone is set from the brief introduction. The duo of authors wants to “sing a love song to the cultures of our continent, to its inhabitants past and present, to its exceptional resources and its spectacular globalization despite a certain pollution that still clouds our skies due to the unmatched duration of dictatorships in some of our regions.” (p.12) In doing so, they don’t want to be too distracted by today’s Afewerki-Biya-Bongo-Déby & Co. ...
Of course, you’ll find tributes to great precursors like Frantz Fanon (“[...] it was a love story and admiration that wasn’t dimmed by the four decades separating his birth from ours. Let’s add that we were born while the native of Fort-de-France had left the world’s stage four years earlier, in the prime of life” p.141), Mongo Beti (“You must read and reread Mongo Beti, a genius who used his fame to support often just causes in Africa, like defending oppressed groups. His place is already in History. His oppressors, like the dictators Ahmadou Ahidjo and Paul Biya, can’t compete in the same category” p.64), the Malian Amadou Hampâté Bâ
(“Posterity remembers him mainly as an tireless defender of African cultures. His plea for the collection and preservation of traditional African knowledge remains a major event for all men and women of good will. One day in 1960, at the UNESCO podium, the native of Bandiagara sounded the alarm: ‘[...] Since we’ve admitted that the humanity of each people is the heritage of all humanity, if African traditions aren’t collected in time and written down, they’ll one day be missing from the universal archives of humanity.’” p.51),
Kwame Nkrumah, “one of the founders of Pan-Africanism, father of Ghana’s independence” (p.239), as well as the historian Cheikh Anta Diop, the writer, poet, and politician Aimé Césaire, and the economist and thinker Samir Amin, but also very warm tributes to certain contemporary African intellectuals like Souleymane Bachir Diagne and Achille Mbembe
(“A few years ago, in dominant economic circles, a rumor often resurfaced, usually disguised as a cold and scientifically proven analysis: Africa is useless. It’s a burden for the rest of the human community. With its 2% share in world trade, it would disappear from stock market radars without anyone noticing. So? Maybe it’ll be pulled up by other continents. Wanting to surpass itself is a crazy bet for Africans, they concluded. Arrogant or clueless, President Nicolas Sarkozy declared before an audience of students and teachers at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar: ‘The African man hasn’t entered history enough [...] He only knows the eternal repetition of time marked by the endless repetition of the same gestures and words.’ That was in 2007. For decades, armed only with reason, an intellectual often steps up to debunk prejudices, lazy readings, and dishonest frameworks used as false fronts by those who, like Nicolas Sarkozy or former journalist Stephen Smith, out of ignorance, contempt, or condescension, distort African reality. This intellectual is none other than the historian and political scientist Achille Mbembe. This heir of Frantz Fanon, Amílcar Cabral, Jean-Marc Ela, and Fabien Eboussi-Boulaga was born in 1957 in Cameroon, in the Bassa region. Marked early by the upheavals of a fratricidal war, Achille Mbembe became the guardian of the memory of martyrs. After brilliant studies in Paris, he went on to teach at the best American universities, but the call of the Continent was stronger than anything else. In Dakar, he once directed CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa) before joining the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Even though the author of *Critique of Black Reason* (Éditions La Découverte, 2015) spends a few months at Duke University in North Carolina, his observation post remains South Africa. From Johannesburg, Achille Mbembe scrutinizes Africa and the whole world. A lucid observer with an elegant and generous pen, Achille Mbembe knows how to blend big and small history: ‘I was born one day in July, as the month was drawing to a close. It was 1957, in that part of Africa recently named ‘Cameroon,’ a memory of the wonder that seized Portuguese sailors in the 15th century when, sailing up the river near Douala, they couldn’t help but note the presence of a multitude of crustaceans, and named it *Rio dos Camarões*, meaning ‘River of Shrimp.’ I grew up in the shadow of this nameless land, since, in a way, the name it bears is only the product of someone else’s astonishment: a lexical mistake, if you will.’ From this mistake or wound, he made leaven, a springboard to compose a rich work, recognized worldwide. To denounce barriers and barbarians too. But that’s not enough. Among his peers in circles of thought and action, Achille Mbembe passionately and consistently defends human dignity and the beauty of the world. In doing so, he fulfills the mission Frantz Fanon entrusted to him.” (p.227-229),
as well as entries dedicated to lesser-known artists and intellectuals, like the French journalist and activist Rokhaya Diallo, daughter of Senegalese and Gambian parents, or the Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima, who has long lived in the United States. Other names from politics, sports, music, art, and literature: Kofi Annan, p.36; Barack Obama, p.243; Thomas Sankara, p.277; Ousmane Sow, p.285; Yambo Ouologuem, p.250; Léopold Sédar Senghor, p.282; Muhammad Ali, p.30; Nuruddin Farah, p.146; Salif Keita, p.203; Ahmadou Kourouma, p.206; Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, p.236; Winnie Mandela, p.224; Kylian Mbappé, p.226 ...
The authors, who resolutely commit to a “mythography” (p.11) of Africa, also pay special attention to local social movements, cultural events, and aspects of daily life. *Y’en a marre*, “which also meant ‘we’re fed up with sitting on our hands’” (p.320-321), emerged about a decade ago in Senegal as a citizen movement of peaceful resistance and symbolizes, the authors emphasize, the fact that African youth are increasingly fed up “with the political circus deployed in Africa since independence, as our parents would say, ‘since the White man left’...” (p.321). A full entry is dedicated to the Maggi bouillon cube, which has flooded African markets for about forty years and enjoys immense popularity (“It’s everywhere in Africa, from Dakar to Djibouti, and from Tangier to Cape Town. It’s in every pot, every stew. Little hands put it in every sauce, every local or adapted dish. An unchallenged hegemony! You’ll find it in diasporas too. The culinary strolls in Paris, in the [...] neighborhood” p.90). Critics blame it not only for impoverishing the aromatic diversity of local dishes but also for being harmful to health. And yet, “he poorest Africans, those who eat only once a day, a few spoonfuls of white beans and a ball of *foufou*, for example, are the most fervent users of the magic cube.” (p.92-93)
For *fonio*, “the new trendy cereal. [...] From the millet family, fonio is probably the oldest cereal cultivated in West Africa, and mainly in its sub-Saharan part, for millennia. [...] Easy to grow, water-efficient, fonio grows everywhere except on clay soils. Long neglected because it was considered the poor man’s crop, fonio is now a source of pride for the farmers who cultivate it and cherish it like the apple of their eye” (p.156-157), the authors immediately offer a detailed recipe, letting the reader know that “e can’t resist sharing this fonio with chicken recipe from Mali with you:
Ingredients: 1 chicken 3 large ripe red tomatoes 4 tbsp tomato paste 4 large onions 1 garlic clove 1/2 cup oil 2 Maggi cubes or salt 2 large carrots 1 turnip 1 large cabbage 2 large potatoes 1 celery stalk 1 packet pre-cooked fonio 4 okra (or okra powder) salt, pepper
Preparation: 1. Prepare the sauce: wash and cut the chicken. Peel the onions, garlic, and vegetables. 2. In a pot, fry the chicken pieces. 3. Dice the onions, tomatoes, carrots, and turnip very small and add them to the pot. 4. Add the tomato paste, salt, and pepper. 5. Simmer for 15 min, then add 2 L of water and the cooked chicken pieces. 6. Simmer for 30 min, then add the crushed garlic and celery, plus the cabbage cut into 4 and the potatoes cut in half. 7. Prepare the fonio: cover it with warm water, let it rest for 15 min, and cook it over low heat. 8. In a small pot, boil the okra and crush them. 9. Mix the crushed okra with the cooked fonio, then salt. Serve hot.” (p.158-159)
The comedy *Black Mic Mac*, released in French theaters in 1986 and addressing France’s increasingly restrictive immigration policy at the time, also gets an entry, as do *Tintin in the Congo*, the popular comic, and *Jip’s Café* (“[...] a little Africa in the heart of Paris, with passersby stopping to admire the ‘ambianceurs’ on the dance floor or attend the cultural events offered by the place” (p.194), an African establishment in Paris that Alain Mabanckou already immortalized in one of his novels.
The duo of authors also tackles thorny subjects like jihadism (p.119), the Rwandan genocide (p.272), the CFA franc (p.82), and dictatorship (p.110). While the two strike the right tone here, many entries leave a slightly bitter taste. Two examples: why doesn’t the text on Barack Obama mention the great disappointment of many people in Africa, who expected more from the African policy of the first U.S. president with African roots than just occasional warm words? Why do the comments on Winnie Mandela gloss over the fact that she was a highly controversial icon of the anti-apartheid movement due to her involvement in kidnappings, acts of torture, and murders of alleged apartheid collaborators? Instead, there’s a compassion that brings tears to the eyes: “She was often reduced to a secondary role, the wife of a great man” or “When victory came, she didn’t taste its fruits. Divorced, isolated. She would never be a ‘first lady’ in an evening gown, posing before a bed of chrysanthemums. They’d keep her far from the circles of power” (p.224-225). At this point, I would’ve liked the authors to take a slightly more critical stance...
That said, these “weaknesses” (if you can call them that) shouldn’t overshadow the book as a whole. It remains an informative, sometimes very entertaining, and often even original work in its own way.
Book information (the original French and the German translation):
Alain Mabanckou/Abdourahman Waberi. Dictionnaire enjoué des cultures africaines. Fayard, 2019. Alain Mabanckou/Abdourahman Waberi. Der Puls Afrikas. Eine Liebeserklärung von A bis Z. Reclam, 2022.
Hery
3-Week Itinerary - Santiago, Fogo & Maio - Family of 5
Hello,
We’re a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids who’ll be 2, 7, and 10 years old) planning to visit the islands of Santiago, Fogo, and Maio this summer. We’ll have 22 full days on the ground. It’s a shame (financially, logistically, and environmentally speaking!), but we’ll be taking 4 flights: a round-trip from Santiago to Fogo and another from Santiago to Maio. We’d like to position Maio toward the end of our stay since we enjoy ending our trips with a quieter beach phase.
For now, based on flight schedules and dates, we’re thinking of doing: 23/07: Arrival in Santiago 24/07 – 30/07: Fogo (5 full days) 30/07 – 05/08: Santiago (5 full days) 05/08 – 11/08: Maio (5 full days) 11/08 – 15/08: Santiago (3 full days) 15/08: Return to France
FOGO: Of course, we want to visit Cha das Caldeiras, where we’d like to spend 3 nights. We’d love to explore the valley and are also considering hiking the smaller Pico (the taller one seems too ambitious for us with the kids). Do you have any info on that hike? What else do you recommend doing on the other days? Where can we go for other walks? I’ve seen that it’s possible to descend from Cha das Caldeiras to Monteiros, but I’m worried it might still be too challenging. It looks amazing!! But how do we manage with our luggage? Otherwise, the north of the island intrigues me, though we’re not thrilled about São Filipe, even though we know we’ll have to spend at least one night there before returning to Santiago.
On this island, we initially thought about not renting a car, but I’m wondering if that’s a good idea for us with all the luggage. If we do rent one, is it easy to reach Cha das Caldeiras by car? Any advice is welcome!
MAIO: Here, I think renting a car will be essential for us to get around easily. We’d like to do an excursion to observe turtle nesting. I haven’t found much info on this—where and with whom should we go? Otherwise, the plan is to do some snorkeling directly from the beach, independently, since we’ll need to take turns so one adult can stay with our 2-year-old. Any spots you’d recommend?
Which towns would you suggest staying in? All options work for us—we’re fine with settling in one place or splitting our time (e.g., 3 nights in one spot and 3 nights elsewhere).
Basically, I’m open to all tips and recommendations for this little week on Maio (short walks, places to relax, beaches, etc.)!
SANTIAGO: Nothing too original, but for Santiago, we’re considering visiting Cidade Velha, Tarrafal, and Ribeira da Prata (for the black sand beach and natural pools), as well as Serra Malagueta for a hike. There must be so much more to do, especially with the time we have. What else would you recommend?
I’m struggling to figure out how to organize our time there since we’ll have 5 full days first, then 3 more. How would you do it?
Thanks,
For now, based on flight schedules and dates, we’re thinking of doing: 23/07: Arrival in Santiago 24/07 – 30/07: Fogo (5 full days) 30/07 – 05/08: Santiago (5 full days) 05/08 – 11/08: Maio (5 full days) 11/08 – 15/08: Santiago (3 full days) 15/08: Return to France
FOGO: Of course, we want to visit Cha das Caldeiras, where we’d like to spend 3 nights. We’d love to explore the valley and are also considering hiking the smaller Pico (the taller one seems too ambitious for us with the kids). Do you have any info on that hike? What else do you recommend doing on the other days? Where can we go for other walks? I’ve seen that it’s possible to descend from Cha das Caldeiras to Monteiros, but I’m worried it might still be too challenging. It looks amazing!! But how do we manage with our luggage? Otherwise, the north of the island intrigues me, though we’re not thrilled about São Filipe, even though we know we’ll have to spend at least one night there before returning to Santiago.
On this island, we initially thought about not renting a car, but I’m wondering if that’s a good idea for us with all the luggage. If we do rent one, is it easy to reach Cha das Caldeiras by car? Any advice is welcome!
MAIO: Here, I think renting a car will be essential for us to get around easily. We’d like to do an excursion to observe turtle nesting. I haven’t found much info on this—where and with whom should we go? Otherwise, the plan is to do some snorkeling directly from the beach, independently, since we’ll need to take turns so one adult can stay with our 2-year-old. Any spots you’d recommend?
Which towns would you suggest staying in? All options work for us—we’re fine with settling in one place or splitting our time (e.g., 3 nights in one spot and 3 nights elsewhere).
Basically, I’m open to all tips and recommendations for this little week on Maio (short walks, places to relax, beaches, etc.)!
SANTIAGO: Nothing too original, but for Santiago, we’re considering visiting Cidade Velha, Tarrafal, and Ribeira da Prata (for the black sand beach and natural pools), as well as Serra Malagueta for a hike. There must be so much more to do, especially with the time we have. What else would you recommend?
I’m struggling to figure out how to organize our time there since we’ll have 5 full days first, then 3 more. How would you do it?
Thanks,
Costa Rica: The dry season isn't what it used to be!
Introduction:
For years, I’ve heard about Costa Rica, which seems like a country "made for me"—nature, not cities.
I almost went in 2019, but a family issue made me cancel.
Initially, I wanted to spend at least three weeks there, planning to go in our summer despite it being the rainy season. Then I realized what I wanted to do could fit into two weeks, so I ended up going in February.
Plus, January’s weather was so awful that some sunshine should do me good.
I found a flight at a decent price, but with two downsides.
The first is that it leaves from Paris CDG, and the second is that it’s with Air France—a airline I’d sworn off after my misadventures with them back in 2008. We’ll see how it goes!
Need help organizing a trip to Cape Verde during Carnival
Hi everyone,
After a year where I’ve worked way too much and with a house under renovation, it’s become essential to take a breather. My contract ends on 01/30, and I’ll try to find a new client for early March, so overall, let’s go somewhere in February!
I thought Réunion with the full trek around the Mafate cirque for reconnecting with Nature would be perfect, but since it’s cyclone season, it wasn’t such a great idea. Then came the idea that Southeast Asia could fulfill the peace-and-beach vibe, especially Cambodia with its cultural past, but the flight ticket price and a chat with a friend made me change my mind—and boom, Cape Verde popped up, with Santo Antão for hiking and São Vicente for culture and the beach.
So I bought a ticket a week ago, and oh, what a coincidence—it’s during Carnival!
Except now, I don’t know if it’s reality or just exhaustion talking, but I feel like I’m making a mess of things.
I’ve traveled a lot without even booking the first night, but this time, I pre-booked 2 nights in Mindelo (though one of them ended up canceling itself).
But the main issue is that I arrive on Monday, 02/09 at 6 PM and leave on Sunday, 02/22 at 11 AM, and there’s a little hiccup in the logical organization—actually, several hiccups—since I don’t really have any organization right now, and that’s where I need help
Because Carnival is in full swing from 02/15 to 02/17, right in the middle of my trip, so the logic of my visit to Santo Antão isn’t clicking for me. Plus, I just checked, and there’s zero accommodation available in Mindelo from 02/15 to 02/18 😕
So I don’t know: should I skip Carnival, should I forget about planning and just wing it once I’m there, should I stay on São Vicente after Carnival (because I read Montaganrd’s trip report, and he made São Vicente sound like a rock !), or should I keep in mind the option of heading to Santiago afterward and buying a return flight to Paris from Praia?
I need help 🏴☠️
Martine from DD in Arizona and New Mexico
Good evening everyone! 🙂
We’re back from our September 2025 road trip, this time to explore Arizona and New Mexico, and it’s time for me to start my travel journal—especially since everything’s already booked for another trip in September 2026 (to California), and I need to get started on the planning.
I was a little worried this new visit to Uncle Sam’s country might not be as "wow" as the others, but we still discovered some incredible places.
For those who don’t know us, we’re a couple in our seventies who speak very little English, but that didn’t stop us from fully enjoying our stay.
For this 6th road trip in the U.S., we spent 21 nights there, drove 4,160 km by car, and walked nearly 160 km in a loop starting from Phoenix.
We’d been to Arizona before (but not this side) and never to New Mexico. This whole road trip was a huge discovery for us.
In the prices mentioned (some in euros, others in dollars), bank fees and exchange charges are included. The flights, car rental, and parking were all paid for in December 2024 when we booked.
We’d downloaded the MPC (Mobile Passport Control) app, but there wasn’t a dedicated line at Phoenix Airport. Still, we got through quickly with friendly, smiling agents.
I don’t drive at all (I hate it), so the stops were chosen based on activities but also, for some, to limit daily mileage for the sole driver. The kilometers listed in the itinerary are the daily distances.
We traveled from September 9th to 22nd, unfortunately once again without our dear friends Mimi and Maumau.
The itinerary
Day 1: Flight Marseille-Paris-Phoenix, then Gold Canyon (133 km) Day 2: Tucson (271 km) Lost Dutchman State Park Day 3: Tucson (155 km) Day 4: Tucson (34 km) Day 5: Bisbee (182 km) Day 6: Lordsburg (345 km) Day 7: Las Cruces (253 km) Day 8: Alamogordo (162 km) Day 9: Roswell (264 km) Day 10: Tucumcari (369 km) Day 11: Las Vegas (281 km) – the one in New Mexico Day 12: Taos (213 km) Day 13: Santa Fe (224 km) Day 14: Albuquerque (123 km) Day 15: Gallup (246 km) Day 16: Holbrook (224 km) Day 17: Flagstaff (179 km) Day 18: Sedona (118 km) Day 19: Sedona (48 km) Day 20: Sedona (41 km) Day 21: Phoenix (256 km) Day 22: Phoenix Airport (35 km)
📊 **Budget**: A little over 7,500 € for both of us, all included. The exchange rate was in our favor (1.17 dollars to 1 €). 📊 **Flights**: Marseille-Paris Charles de Gaulle-Phoenix: 1,787 € for two, with one checked bag each (Air France) 📊 **ESTA**: $42 📊 **America the Beautiful Pass**: $80 📊 **Parking**: 134 € (super eco at Marseille) 📊 **Car rental (Hertz)**: 865 €. Since there were no SUVs left in the reserved category (Nissan Rogue), we got an upgrade (4x4 Ford Explorer). We booked through Air France (15% discount). We’d originally reserved it in December for 1,140 €, but since prices dropped in March, we canceled and rebooked for 865 €. Hertz offers a free Hertz Gold Plus Rewards program, which gives you priority counter service when picking up the car. 📊 **Accommodation**: 2,400 € We stayed in hotels and motels of varying standards (from 60 to 203 € per night, depending on the city), all booked through Booking.com or Hotels.com. Out of 21 nights, only two didn’t include breakfast in the price. Booking.com sometimes offers slightly cheaper rates if you book by phone using the mobile app, and our Genius 3 status on the site also got us some preferential rates. 📊 **Supplementary insurance**: AVA 200 € for medical care if needed 📊 **Cash**: $2,078. We left with 1,000 € exchanged before departure and made two withdrawals of $500. This cash covered: - Evening restaurants and tips - Midday picnics - Gas: $298 for 4,160 km - Museum and private park entries (per person): - Lost Dutchman: $10 - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: $28 - Bird Cage Theater: $16 - Tombstone Shootout: $8 - New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum: $12 - Roswell International UFO Museum: $5 - Billy the Kid Museum: $7 - Rancho de Taos: $22 - West Fork Oak Creek Trail entry: $15 We got a few discounts thanks to our senior age (+65). - Souvenirs and little treats
Like on our previous road trips, we didn’t rent a GPS. We got around using offline GPS apps Here WeGo and Organic Maps, with maps of the states we visited downloaded before we left (on our phones).
❤️❤️❤️ **Highlights** (there are so many!) 📍 Goldfield Ghost Town (even if it’s a reconstruction) 📍 The standing army of Saguaro cacti at Saguaro National Park West 📍 Diving into the cowboy universe of Tombstone 📍 The welcome from Rick and Henry at our guesthouse in Bisbee (Garden at Mile High Ranch) 📍 The tangled rocks of Chiricahua National Monument 📍 The flavored pistachios from Dwayne’s Fresh Jerky and Mac Ginnis Pistachioland 📍 Restaurants: La Posta (Las Cruces), Diner 66 (Albuquerque), and the Haunted Hamburger (Jerome) 📍 The old plazas of New Mexico 📍 The solitude and beauty of the white dunes at White Sands National Park 📍 Stepping back in time at the Billy the Kid Museum (Fort Stanton) 📍 Sections of historic Route 66 and the old motels of Tucumcari, especially at night when all the neon lights are on 📍 Taos Pueblo and diving into Native American culture 📍 After the Rio Grande Bridge, the descent via NM 567 to the very bottom of the Rio Grande Gorge, then the road along the riverbanks to Taos 📍 The tranquility of the Chimayo Sanctuary 📍 Discovering the ingenious native dwellings at Bandelier National Monument and Walnut Canyon National Park 📍 The small towns along the Turquoise Trail 📍 The red rocks of Red Rock Park and the Painted Desert 📍 The extraordinary colors of the petrified trees at Petrified Forest National Park 📍 Sedona, its red rocks, and the reward of the viewpoints at the end of hikes (Devil’s Bridge, The Subway, and West Fork Oak Creek) 📍 The immersion in Mexico when visiting Tlaquepaque 📍 The almost-ghost town of Jerome and its terraced streets 📍 The incredible kindness of Americans, always ready to help and up for a chat ❤️
☹️☹️☹️ **Flops** (there are very few) 📍 Several museums and churches being closed, so we couldn’t visit them 📍 Some museums and visitor centers opening late (10 AM) and closing early (4 PM) 📍 A 64 € phone roaming charge because we got near the Mexican border and picked up their cell tower 📍 The outrageous price ($5.99) for a gallon of gas at the Shell near Phoenix Airport
I hope this helps! Anyway, thanks for reading my long post. Don’t hesitate to reach out, even via PM, if you see I haven’t replied and you’d like more details. Have a great evening, everyone! 🙂
We’re back from our September 2025 road trip, this time to explore Arizona and New Mexico, and it’s time for me to start my travel journal—especially since everything’s already booked for another trip in September 2026 (to California), and I need to get started on the planning.
I was a little worried this new visit to Uncle Sam’s country might not be as "wow" as the others, but we still discovered some incredible places.
For those who don’t know us, we’re a couple in our seventies who speak very little English, but that didn’t stop us from fully enjoying our stay.
For this 6th road trip in the U.S., we spent 21 nights there, drove 4,160 km by car, and walked nearly 160 km in a loop starting from Phoenix.
We’d been to Arizona before (but not this side) and never to New Mexico. This whole road trip was a huge discovery for us.
In the prices mentioned (some in euros, others in dollars), bank fees and exchange charges are included. The flights, car rental, and parking were all paid for in December 2024 when we booked.
We’d downloaded the MPC (Mobile Passport Control) app, but there wasn’t a dedicated line at Phoenix Airport. Still, we got through quickly with friendly, smiling agents.
I don’t drive at all (I hate it), so the stops were chosen based on activities but also, for some, to limit daily mileage for the sole driver. The kilometers listed in the itinerary are the daily distances.
We traveled from September 9th to 22nd, unfortunately once again without our dear friends Mimi and Maumau.
The itinerary
Day 1: Flight Marseille-Paris-Phoenix, then Gold Canyon (133 km) Day 2: Tucson (271 km) Lost Dutchman State Park Day 3: Tucson (155 km) Day 4: Tucson (34 km) Day 5: Bisbee (182 km) Day 6: Lordsburg (345 km) Day 7: Las Cruces (253 km) Day 8: Alamogordo (162 km) Day 9: Roswell (264 km) Day 10: Tucumcari (369 km) Day 11: Las Vegas (281 km) – the one in New Mexico Day 12: Taos (213 km) Day 13: Santa Fe (224 km) Day 14: Albuquerque (123 km) Day 15: Gallup (246 km) Day 16: Holbrook (224 km) Day 17: Flagstaff (179 km) Day 18: Sedona (118 km) Day 19: Sedona (48 km) Day 20: Sedona (41 km) Day 21: Phoenix (256 km) Day 22: Phoenix Airport (35 km)
📊 **Budget**: A little over 7,500 € for both of us, all included. The exchange rate was in our favor (1.17 dollars to 1 €). 📊 **Flights**: Marseille-Paris Charles de Gaulle-Phoenix: 1,787 € for two, with one checked bag each (Air France) 📊 **ESTA**: $42 📊 **America the Beautiful Pass**: $80 📊 **Parking**: 134 € (super eco at Marseille) 📊 **Car rental (Hertz)**: 865 €. Since there were no SUVs left in the reserved category (Nissan Rogue), we got an upgrade (4x4 Ford Explorer). We booked through Air France (15% discount). We’d originally reserved it in December for 1,140 €, but since prices dropped in March, we canceled and rebooked for 865 €. Hertz offers a free Hertz Gold Plus Rewards program, which gives you priority counter service when picking up the car. 📊 **Accommodation**: 2,400 € We stayed in hotels and motels of varying standards (from 60 to 203 € per night, depending on the city), all booked through Booking.com or Hotels.com. Out of 21 nights, only two didn’t include breakfast in the price. Booking.com sometimes offers slightly cheaper rates if you book by phone using the mobile app, and our Genius 3 status on the site also got us some preferential rates. 📊 **Supplementary insurance**: AVA 200 € for medical care if needed 📊 **Cash**: $2,078. We left with 1,000 € exchanged before departure and made two withdrawals of $500. This cash covered: - Evening restaurants and tips - Midday picnics - Gas: $298 for 4,160 km - Museum and private park entries (per person): - Lost Dutchman: $10 - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: $28 - Bird Cage Theater: $16 - Tombstone Shootout: $8 - New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum: $12 - Roswell International UFO Museum: $5 - Billy the Kid Museum: $7 - Rancho de Taos: $22 - West Fork Oak Creek Trail entry: $15 We got a few discounts thanks to our senior age (+65). - Souvenirs and little treats
Like on our previous road trips, we didn’t rent a GPS. We got around using offline GPS apps Here WeGo and Organic Maps, with maps of the states we visited downloaded before we left (on our phones).
❤️❤️❤️ **Highlights** (there are so many!) 📍 Goldfield Ghost Town (even if it’s a reconstruction) 📍 The standing army of Saguaro cacti at Saguaro National Park West 📍 Diving into the cowboy universe of Tombstone 📍 The welcome from Rick and Henry at our guesthouse in Bisbee (Garden at Mile High Ranch) 📍 The tangled rocks of Chiricahua National Monument 📍 The flavored pistachios from Dwayne’s Fresh Jerky and Mac Ginnis Pistachioland 📍 Restaurants: La Posta (Las Cruces), Diner 66 (Albuquerque), and the Haunted Hamburger (Jerome) 📍 The old plazas of New Mexico 📍 The solitude and beauty of the white dunes at White Sands National Park 📍 Stepping back in time at the Billy the Kid Museum (Fort Stanton) 📍 Sections of historic Route 66 and the old motels of Tucumcari, especially at night when all the neon lights are on 📍 Taos Pueblo and diving into Native American culture 📍 After the Rio Grande Bridge, the descent via NM 567 to the very bottom of the Rio Grande Gorge, then the road along the riverbanks to Taos 📍 The tranquility of the Chimayo Sanctuary 📍 Discovering the ingenious native dwellings at Bandelier National Monument and Walnut Canyon National Park 📍 The small towns along the Turquoise Trail 📍 The red rocks of Red Rock Park and the Painted Desert 📍 The extraordinary colors of the petrified trees at Petrified Forest National Park 📍 Sedona, its red rocks, and the reward of the viewpoints at the end of hikes (Devil’s Bridge, The Subway, and West Fork Oak Creek) 📍 The immersion in Mexico when visiting Tlaquepaque 📍 The almost-ghost town of Jerome and its terraced streets 📍 The incredible kindness of Americans, always ready to help and up for a chat ❤️
☹️☹️☹️ **Flops** (there are very few) 📍 Several museums and churches being closed, so we couldn’t visit them 📍 Some museums and visitor centers opening late (10 AM) and closing early (4 PM) 📍 A 64 € phone roaming charge because we got near the Mexican border and picked up their cell tower 📍 The outrageous price ($5.99) for a gallon of gas at the Shell near Phoenix Airport
I hope this helps! Anyway, thanks for reading my long post. Don’t hesitate to reach out, even via PM, if you see I haven’t replied and you’d like more details. Have a great evening, everyone! 🙂
Berlin impressions (live)
Hi there,
I arrived in Berlin last night. In another discussion, I shared how much of a "nightmare" the flights from Nice were.
I’ll be posting some impressions here—what I liked and what I didn’t like as much.
This is my first time in Berlin. I’m staying for two weeks. For now, I’m alone, but I’ll be joined by someone in a few days.
Just to clarify, I won’t be posting any photos because my camera gave up the ghost the day before I left. It refused to read memory cards, and I don’t have a smartphone—just a tablet that I leave at the hotel.
Speaking of photos, a few years ago, at the Ducasse d’Ath in Belgium, I met a retired teacher who wasn’t taking any pictures of the festival. I asked her, "You’re not taking any photos?" She told me that during a trip to Nicaragua, she’d photographed howler monkeys and only noticed when looking at the pictures later that the males had huge testicles—something she hadn’t realized in person. She said, "Since then, I don’t bother with photos anymore!" I’ve thought about that often and wonder if I should do the same and stop taking pictures. Still, I’ll probably get a smartphone since it’s hard to go without one these days.
I arrived in Berlin last night. In another discussion, I shared how much of a "nightmare" the flights from Nice were.
I’ll be posting some impressions here—what I liked and what I didn’t like as much.
This is my first time in Berlin. I’m staying for two weeks. For now, I’m alone, but I’ll be joined by someone in a few days.
Just to clarify, I won’t be posting any photos because my camera gave up the ghost the day before I left. It refused to read memory cards, and I don’t have a smartphone—just a tablet that I leave at the hotel.
Speaking of photos, a few years ago, at the Ducasse d’Ath in Belgium, I met a retired teacher who wasn’t taking any pictures of the festival. I asked her, "You’re not taking any photos?" She told me that during a trip to Nicaragua, she’d photographed howler monkeys and only noticed when looking at the pictures later that the males had huge testicles—something she hadn’t realized in person. She said, "Since then, I don’t bother with photos anymore!" I’ve thought about that often and wonder if I should do the same and stop taking pictures. Still, I’ll probably get a smartphone since it’s hard to go without one these days.
Join me in discovering Gran Canaria
Introduction
We stayed on the island of Gran Canaria during the first three months of 2024. It’s the third Canary Island we’ve visited, after Tenerife and Lanzarote.
We rented an apartment in Temisas. By staying in the same place for such a long period, the total price dropped by 50%.
We also rented a vehicle to make getting around the island easier.
Why the Canary Islands, and Gran Canaria in particular? For its pleasant climate, the nature and diversity of its landscapes, the charming villages, and especially the beauty of its many beaches.
In this travel journal, you’ll find a list of the many activities we did during our stay to explore the different attractions of this island.
These attractions are categorized to make it easier to find what interests you.
Videos are included throughout the summary. Click on the image to start the video.
To jump to a specific post, here are the relevant links:
HIKES:
Roque Nublo Maspalomas Dunes - Part 1 Maspalomas Dunes - Part 2 Los Azulejos de Veneguera Barranco de Las Vacas Ventana del Bentayga (Arco del Aserrador) Caves of the King Ventana de Morro (Ventana de la Ganifa) The Dog of Bentayga Cave of the Four Doors Ventana del Nublo Artenera - Caves of Acusa Seca Temisas - El Gigante Cave Fortress of Ansite Puerto de Las Nieves - Roque de Las Nieves Temisas - Cuevas de la Audiencia Roque Bentayga Guayadeque Ravine (Guayadeque Hermitage) Guayadeque Ravine (Cueva de Bartalo) El Zumacal - Barranco Tauco Casablanca Dam (Los Dolores Dam) Ayagaures - La Angostura Dam & Gambuesa Dam Santa Brígida - Alonso Ravine & Centennial Dragon Tree Pino Santo Hike in the Azuaje Ravine Gáldar - Red Lands of Samarrita Tejeda - Charco de La Paloma Bandama Boiler (Camino Borde de Caldera Bandama) Teror - Alamo Ravine Trail – SL-4 Telde - Calasio Caves Special Natural Reserve of Los Tilos de Moya Los Azulejos - Charco de Las Aneas Fataga Ravine Arinaga Military Battery Trail Maspalomas - Las Fuentes and del Canizo Ravines Mogán - Tauro Mountain Trail Tamabada - Llanos de La Mimbre & Sobre la Cueva Viewpoints Trail Hike to the Coronadero Arch via Barranco Hondo Barranco de Silva - Hike to the Jerez Caves Gáldar - Samson Cave - La Atalaya Peak Agaete - Roque Guayedra and Guayedra Ravine Artenara - Caballero Caves Arucas - Bufadero Salt Flats Barranco de Pino Gordo - Natural Pools Telde - Los Cernícalos Ravine Las Cruces - Toba Caves & Picón Puerto de Las Nieves - Moro Cave Agüimes - Morros de Ávila Caves Juncalillo del Sur - Laguna & Salinas de Abajo Caves of Camino de San Felipe Cruz de Tejeda, Cruz Chico and Degollada Viewpoint Hike on the Patalavaca Circuit Motor Grande - Puerto Rico Arch El Montañón - Los Hornos Dam Seafront Walk - Amadores Beach – Puerto Rico Beach Las Niñas Dam El Hornillo - Omega & Omicron Caves Arteara Necropolis Mogán - El Mulato Dam Las Garzas - El Regante Dam La Plata Route - Cho Flores Dam & El Charco Hondo Vega de Acusa - La Candelaria Dam Candelaria Hermitage – Acusa Seca Viewpoint Valsequillo de Gran Canaria – Roque La Vela Ayagaures Dam – GC-602 Lomo del Palo - Monte Pavón Trail Lugar La Laguna - Levada Fataga Dam & Ravine
BEACHES:
Mogán Beach Taurito Beach Tauro Beach Amadores Beach Puerto Rico Beach Anfi del Mar Beach Patalavaca Beach Meloneras Beach Maspalomas Beach English Beach (Playa del Inglés) Las Burras Beach San Agustin Beach Las Alcaravaneras Beach Las Canteras Beach (La Cicer) Las Canteras Beach (La Puntilla) Las Canteras Beach (Santa Catalina) Aquamarina Beach El Agujero - Bocabarranco Beach Hoya Del Pozo Beach Hoya Del Pozo Beach - Lizard with amputated tail El Cabron Beach Ojos de Garza Beach El Burrero Beach
NATURAL POOLS:
Charco Azul - El Risco Agaete Salt Flats Charco de Los Espejos - Sardina del Norte Natural Pools of Punta de Gáldar Snorkeling in the natural pool of Punta de Gáldar Natural Pool La Furnia o El Clavo - Gáldar Natural Pool of Los Dos Roques Emiliano Natural Pool - El Agujero Natural Pool of El Agujero Natural Pools of Roque Prieto Natural Pool El Altillo Los Charcones de Bañaderos – Arucas Natural Pools of El Charco de Las Palomas – Arucas Natural Pools of La Laja - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Cueva de la Reina Mora - La Garita Natural Pools of Castillo del Romeral
TOWNS:
Center
Santa Brigida Vega de San Mateo Tejeda Artenara Vallesco Teror
Southwest
Santa Lucia de Tirajana Fataga San Bartolomé de Tirajana Puerto de Mogán La Aldea de San Nicolas
North
Arucas Firgas Moya Santa Maria de Guia Gáldar Agaete Puerto de Las Nieves
East
Vegueta - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Triana - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Ciudad Jardin - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Canteras - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Telde Valsequillo de Gran Canaria Ingenio Agüimes Temisas
VIEWPOINTS:
GC-60 Route (or nearby) GC-210 Route (or nearby) GC-210 Route between the tunnel and La Aldea de San Nicolás GC-215 & GC-65 Routes (or nearby) GC-200 Route (or nearby) GC-130 Route (or nearby) & GC-605 GC-70 Route (or nearby) & GC-21 Sheep herd on GC-70 Route GC-150, GC-240, GC-305, GC-350 & GC-301 Routes GC-606, GC-295, GC-231 and GC-41 Routes (or nearby) Viewpoints – GC-1 Route (or nearby) Viewpoints - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Viewpoints - GC-2, GC-21, GC-15, GC-216 and GC-132 Routes (or nearby) Viewpoints - GC-503 & GC-217 Routes Viewpoints - GC-604, GC-505, GC-132, GC-42 and GC-802 Routes
MISCELLANEOUS:
San Rafael Aqueduct - Telde Abandoned San Rafael Estate - La Higuera Cenobio de Valerón La Cesta - Tejeda Puerto de la Aldea Scenic Route GC-671 to El Espinillo Scenic Route GC-607 to El Chorrillo The Galdar Cube (Santiago Quarry) Scenic Route GC-504 to Ayagaures Abandoned seaside resort in the Azuaje Ravine El Bufadero de La Garita – Telde GC-505 Route Abandoned Finca Las Haciendas (Los Mocanes) – Las Vegas de Valsequillo Ruins of San Juan Battery - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Viera y Clavijo Canarian Botanical Garden - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Tenefé Salt Flats Los Pérez, Lugarejos & Las Hoyas Dams Monte Pavón, Gran Canaria’s little Ireland Valleseco Lagoon Recreational Area Climbing - Fataga Ravine Surfing – El Agujero El Cairete Restaurant - Carrizal de Tejeda Paragliding flight observation - Los Giles La Cuevita Ayagaures Restaurant Statues and Murals - Cruce de Arinaga Aviation Monument (Las Majoreras) & Murals – Carrizal Artistic recycling by Antonio Peñita - Ojos de Garza Rainbows
We stayed on the island of Gran Canaria during the first three months of 2024. It’s the third Canary Island we’ve visited, after Tenerife and Lanzarote.
We rented an apartment in Temisas. By staying in the same place for such a long period, the total price dropped by 50%.
We also rented a vehicle to make getting around the island easier.
Why the Canary Islands, and Gran Canaria in particular? For its pleasant climate, the nature and diversity of its landscapes, the charming villages, and especially the beauty of its many beaches.
In this travel journal, you’ll find a list of the many activities we did during our stay to explore the different attractions of this island.
These attractions are categorized to make it easier to find what interests you.
Videos are included throughout the summary. Click on the image to start the video.
To jump to a specific post, here are the relevant links:
HIKES:
Roque Nublo Maspalomas Dunes - Part 1 Maspalomas Dunes - Part 2 Los Azulejos de Veneguera Barranco de Las Vacas Ventana del Bentayga (Arco del Aserrador) Caves of the King Ventana de Morro (Ventana de la Ganifa) The Dog of Bentayga Cave of the Four Doors Ventana del Nublo Artenera - Caves of Acusa Seca Temisas - El Gigante Cave Fortress of Ansite Puerto de Las Nieves - Roque de Las Nieves Temisas - Cuevas de la Audiencia Roque Bentayga Guayadeque Ravine (Guayadeque Hermitage) Guayadeque Ravine (Cueva de Bartalo) El Zumacal - Barranco Tauco Casablanca Dam (Los Dolores Dam) Ayagaures - La Angostura Dam & Gambuesa Dam Santa Brígida - Alonso Ravine & Centennial Dragon Tree Pino Santo Hike in the Azuaje Ravine Gáldar - Red Lands of Samarrita Tejeda - Charco de La Paloma Bandama Boiler (Camino Borde de Caldera Bandama) Teror - Alamo Ravine Trail – SL-4 Telde - Calasio Caves Special Natural Reserve of Los Tilos de Moya Los Azulejos - Charco de Las Aneas Fataga Ravine Arinaga Military Battery Trail Maspalomas - Las Fuentes and del Canizo Ravines Mogán - Tauro Mountain Trail Tamabada - Llanos de La Mimbre & Sobre la Cueva Viewpoints Trail Hike to the Coronadero Arch via Barranco Hondo Barranco de Silva - Hike to the Jerez Caves Gáldar - Samson Cave - La Atalaya Peak Agaete - Roque Guayedra and Guayedra Ravine Artenara - Caballero Caves Arucas - Bufadero Salt Flats Barranco de Pino Gordo - Natural Pools Telde - Los Cernícalos Ravine Las Cruces - Toba Caves & Picón Puerto de Las Nieves - Moro Cave Agüimes - Morros de Ávila Caves Juncalillo del Sur - Laguna & Salinas de Abajo Caves of Camino de San Felipe Cruz de Tejeda, Cruz Chico and Degollada Viewpoint Hike on the Patalavaca Circuit Motor Grande - Puerto Rico Arch El Montañón - Los Hornos Dam Seafront Walk - Amadores Beach – Puerto Rico Beach Las Niñas Dam El Hornillo - Omega & Omicron Caves Arteara Necropolis Mogán - El Mulato Dam Las Garzas - El Regante Dam La Plata Route - Cho Flores Dam & El Charco Hondo Vega de Acusa - La Candelaria Dam Candelaria Hermitage – Acusa Seca Viewpoint Valsequillo de Gran Canaria – Roque La Vela Ayagaures Dam – GC-602 Lomo del Palo - Monte Pavón Trail Lugar La Laguna - Levada Fataga Dam & Ravine
BEACHES:
Mogán Beach Taurito Beach Tauro Beach Amadores Beach Puerto Rico Beach Anfi del Mar Beach Patalavaca Beach Meloneras Beach Maspalomas Beach English Beach (Playa del Inglés) Las Burras Beach San Agustin Beach Las Alcaravaneras Beach Las Canteras Beach (La Cicer) Las Canteras Beach (La Puntilla) Las Canteras Beach (Santa Catalina) Aquamarina Beach El Agujero - Bocabarranco Beach Hoya Del Pozo Beach Hoya Del Pozo Beach - Lizard with amputated tail El Cabron Beach Ojos de Garza Beach El Burrero Beach
NATURAL POOLS:
Charco Azul - El Risco Agaete Salt Flats Charco de Los Espejos - Sardina del Norte Natural Pools of Punta de Gáldar Snorkeling in the natural pool of Punta de Gáldar Natural Pool La Furnia o El Clavo - Gáldar Natural Pool of Los Dos Roques Emiliano Natural Pool - El Agujero Natural Pool of El Agujero Natural Pools of Roque Prieto Natural Pool El Altillo Los Charcones de Bañaderos – Arucas Natural Pools of El Charco de Las Palomas – Arucas Natural Pools of La Laja - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Cueva de la Reina Mora - La Garita Natural Pools of Castillo del Romeral
TOWNS:
Center
Santa Brigida Vega de San Mateo Tejeda Artenara Vallesco Teror
Southwest
Santa Lucia de Tirajana Fataga San Bartolomé de Tirajana Puerto de Mogán La Aldea de San Nicolas
North
Arucas Firgas Moya Santa Maria de Guia Gáldar Agaete Puerto de Las Nieves
East
Vegueta - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Triana - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Ciudad Jardin - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Canteras - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Telde Valsequillo de Gran Canaria Ingenio Agüimes Temisas
VIEWPOINTS:
GC-60 Route (or nearby) GC-210 Route (or nearby) GC-210 Route between the tunnel and La Aldea de San Nicolás GC-215 & GC-65 Routes (or nearby) GC-200 Route (or nearby) GC-130 Route (or nearby) & GC-605 GC-70 Route (or nearby) & GC-21 Sheep herd on GC-70 Route GC-150, GC-240, GC-305, GC-350 & GC-301 Routes GC-606, GC-295, GC-231 and GC-41 Routes (or nearby) Viewpoints – GC-1 Route (or nearby) Viewpoints - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Viewpoints - GC-2, GC-21, GC-15, GC-216 and GC-132 Routes (or nearby) Viewpoints - GC-503 & GC-217 Routes Viewpoints - GC-604, GC-505, GC-132, GC-42 and GC-802 Routes
MISCELLANEOUS:
San Rafael Aqueduct - Telde Abandoned San Rafael Estate - La Higuera Cenobio de Valerón La Cesta - Tejeda Puerto de la Aldea Scenic Route GC-671 to El Espinillo Scenic Route GC-607 to El Chorrillo The Galdar Cube (Santiago Quarry) Scenic Route GC-504 to Ayagaures Abandoned seaside resort in the Azuaje Ravine El Bufadero de La Garita – Telde GC-505 Route Abandoned Finca Las Haciendas (Los Mocanes) – Las Vegas de Valsequillo Ruins of San Juan Battery - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Viera y Clavijo Canarian Botanical Garden - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Tenefé Salt Flats Los Pérez, Lugarejos & Las Hoyas Dams Monte Pavón, Gran Canaria’s little Ireland Valleseco Lagoon Recreational Area Climbing - Fataga Ravine Surfing – El Agujero El Cairete Restaurant - Carrizal de Tejeda Paragliding flight observation - Los Giles La Cuevita Ayagaures Restaurant Statues and Murals - Cruce de Arinaga Aviation Monument (Las Majoreras) & Murals – Carrizal Artistic recycling by Antonio Peñita - Ojos de Garza Rainbows
USA 2022 Road Trip
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 - Zion National Park - Mount Carmel Highway Scenic Drive Utah - Kanab - Jackson Flat Reservoir Utah - Toadstools Trail in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Arizona - Page - Glen Canyon Dam Overlook Arizona - Page - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Arizona - Page - Horseshoe Bend Overlook Arizona - Page - Upper Antelope Canyon Arizona - Page - Navajo Canyon Boat Tour at Lake Powell Arizona - Page - Antelope Canyon X Arizona - Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Chelly Canyon Arizona - Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Canyon del Muerto Arizona - Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Utah - Mexican Hat Utah - Mexican Hat - Goosenecks State Park Utah - Mexican Hat - Valley of the Gods Utah - The Moki Dugway Scenic Backway Utah - Blanding - Natural Bridges National Monument Utah - Lake Powell - Hite Crossing Bridge Utah - Lake Powell - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - Hite Overlook Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Chimney Rock Loop Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Hickman Bridge Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Grand Wash Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Sunset Point Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Goosenecks Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Viewpoints - Fruita Area Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Viewpoints - Scenic Drive Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Cassidy Arch Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - On the way to Capitol Gorge Trailhead Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Capitol Gorge Trailhead Utah - Monroe - Mystic Hot Springs Utah - Scenic Overlooks on UT-24, UT-119 & I-70 Utah - Arches National Park - Park Avenue Trail Utah - Arches National Park - Courthouse Towers Section's Viewpoints Utah - Arches National Park - Balanced Rock, Pothole Arch, Ham Rock & Garden of Eden Utah - Arches National Park - Double Arch Trail, Cove Arch, Cove of Caves & Panorama Point Utah - Arches National Park - Windows Loop & Turret Arch Trail Utah - Arches National Park - Delicate Arch Trail Utah - Arches National Park - Upper Delicate Arch Viewpoint Trail Utah - Arches National Park - Fiery Furnace Section - Viewpoints Utah - Arches National Park - Sand Dune Arch Trail Utah - Arches National Park - Skyline Arch Trail Utah - Arches National Park - Devils Garden Trail Utah - Dead Horse Point State Park - West Rim Trail Utah - Dead Horse Point State Park - East Rim Trail Utah - Moab - Utah State Route 279 (Potash Road) Utah - Moab - Shafer Trail - Potash Evaporation Ponds Utah - Moab - Potash Road Dinosaur Tracks and Petroglyphs Utah - Moab - Potash Road - Corona, Bowtie & Pinto Arches Trail Utah - Moab - Potash Road - Wall Street Climbing Area Utah - Moab - Kane Springs Road Utah - Moab - Kane Springs Road - Side By Side Adventure Utah - Moab - Kane Springs Road to Moab Utah - Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky - Mesa Arch Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky - Aztec Butte Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky - Whale Rock Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky - Upheaval Dome Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky - Grand View Point Overlook Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky - White Rim Overlook Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky - Overlooks Utah - Moab - Wilson Arch Utah - Monticello - Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument Utah - Canyonlands National Park - The Needles - Road Side Ruin Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - The Needles - Cave Spring Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - The Needles - Pothole Point Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - The Needles - Big Spring Canyon Overlook Trail Utah - Canyonlands National Park - The Needles - Overlooks Colorado - Mesa Verde National Park - Mesa Top Ruins Road Colorado - Mesa Verde National Park - Chapin Mesa Road Colorado - Mesa Verde National Park - Mesa Top Loop Colorado - Mesa Verde National Park - Wetherill Mesa Road Colorado - Great Sand Dunes National Park Colorado - Mosca - Zapata Falls Colorado - Colorado Springs - Garden of the Gods Colorado - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado - Gunnison - Curecanti National Recreation Area Colorado - Gunnison - Blue Mesa Dam & Reservoir Colorado - Lake Pueblo State Park (Pueblo Reservoir) Kentucky - Mayfield, 5 months after an EF4 tornado Tennessee - Nashville - Downtown Walking Tour Tennessee - Graceland Mansion - Home of Elvis Presley Tennessee - Graceland - Lisa Marie & Hound Dog II Jets Tennessee - Graceland - Elvis Presley Automobile Museum & Exhibits Tennessee - Exploring Memphis Louisiana - Exploring Baton Rouge Louisiana - Exploring Lafayette Louisiana - Exploring Houma Louisiana - New Orleans - French Quarter Tour Louisiana - New Orleans - Garden District Tour Louisiana - New Orleans - Creole Queen Mississippi River Cruise Florida - Clearwater Beach Florida - Sanibel Island - Bowman's Beach Florida - Siesta Key Beach Florida - Captiva Island - Turner Beach Florida - Key Largo - Sunset Florida - Key West - Smathers Beach Florida - Miami Beach - Art Deco District Florida - Miami Beach South Carolina - Myrtle Beach Virginia - Virginia Beach Maine - Scarborough - Pine Point Beach
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 - Zion National Park - Mount Carmel Highway Scenic Drive Utah - Kanab - Jackson Flat Reservoir Utah - Toadstools Trail in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Arizona - Page - Glen Canyon Dam Overlook Arizona - Page - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Arizona - Page - Horseshoe Bend Overlook Arizona - Page - Upper Antelope Canyon Arizona - Page - Navajo Canyon Boat Tour at Lake Powell Arizona - Page - Antelope Canyon X Arizona - Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Chelly Canyon Arizona - Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Canyon del Muerto Arizona - Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Utah - Mexican Hat Utah - Mexican Hat - Goosenecks State Park Utah - Mexican Hat - Valley of the Gods Utah - The Moki Dugway Scenic Backway Utah - Blanding - Natural Bridges National Monument Utah - Lake Powell - Hite Crossing Bridge Utah - Lake Powell - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - Hite Overlook Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Chimney Rock Loop Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Hickman Bridge Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Grand Wash Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Sunset Point Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Goosenecks Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Viewpoints - Fruita Area Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Viewpoints - Scenic Drive Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Cassidy Arch Trail Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - On the way to Capitol Gorge Trailhead Utah - Capitol Reef National Park - Capitol Gorge Trailhead Utah - Monroe - Mystic Hot Springs Utah - Scenic Overlooks on UT-24, UT-119 & I-70 Utah - Arches National Park - Park Avenue Trail Utah - Arches National Park - Courthouse Towers Section's Viewpoints Utah - Arches National Park - Balanced Rock, Pothole Arch, Ham Rock & Garden of Eden Utah - Arches National Park - Double Arch Trail, Cove Arch, Cove of Caves & Panorama Point Utah - Arches National Park - Windows Loop & Turret Arch Trail Utah - Arches National Park - Delicate Arch Trail Utah - Arches National Park - 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Tips for visiting Peru on this itinerary
Hi there,
I’m planning a trip to Peru and have estimated how many days I’ll spend in each place.
Any advice on must-see sights and tourist traps to avoid?
September–October
5 days in Lima
Bus: 07:00→13:30 or 06:00 to 09:30 (express) (3 hr 30 min journey) 3 days in Paracas (beach)
3 days in Nazca
3 days in Arequipa
3 days in Puno (Lake Titicaca)
5 days in Cusco
Thanks in advance
5 days in Lima
Bus: 07:00→13:30 or 06:00 to 09:30 (express) (3 hr 30 min journey) 3 days in Paracas (beach)
3 days in Nazca
3 days in Arequipa
3 days in Puno (Lake Titicaca)
5 days in Cusco
Thanks in advance