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Blog familial de voyages, surtout en Asie : Inde, Chine - dont Himalaya, Pamirs, Tibet - Indonésie - dont Wallacea, Moluques, petites îles de la Sonde. Des récits de voyage depuis 1983. Un grand voyage en cours depuis 2023 : autour du monde en 888 jours, #adm888
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Articles : 253
Depuis : 30/06/2009
Categorie : Tourisme, Lieux et Événements

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Trains d'Amérique du nord

Trains d'amérique du nord

Au nebraska, le 18 mai abstract : we did not travel by train in the us and canada this year but we saw many trains, mostly freighter trains, often very long ones. we liked them since they are highly symbolic of america’s and canada's history. in mexico, we saw the brand new maya train line launched in 2023 amid lasting controversies. l’existenc
Dans les parc nationaux des montagnes Rocheuses

Dans les parc nationaux des montagnes rocheuses

Abstract : huge, magnificent, awesome … we visited four national parks in the western united states : rocky mountains national park (colorado), grand teton, yellowstone (both in wyoming) and glaciers (montana). we marveled at their size, the grandeur and beauty of snow-capped peaks, lakes, rivers and forest. we saw very few bears but ma n y bison
La côte de l’Oregon

La côte de l’oregon

Les 20 et 21 juin, en venant de portland, nous avons parcouru le centre et le sud de la côte de l’oregon, de la bourgade de neotsu (45° n) à la frontière avec la californie (42°n). ceci représente 240 miles, soit 384 km, sur la route fédérale 101 qui longe la côte. alors que nous en attendions beaucoup, deux petites déceptions ont marqu
A Antigua et au lac Atitlán

A antigua et au lac atitlán

L'arche de santa catalina, monument-symbole d'antigua abstract : west of guatemala city, we visited the old capital of antigua guatemala and further west the volcanic lake of atitlán, « the most beautiful lake in the world » according to explorer alexander von humboldt (who probably enjoyed nicer weather than we did). antigua prides itself of it
Promenade à Chicago

Promenade à chicago

Abstract : chicago prides itself of inventing the skyscrapers in the 1880s and being the capital of american – or world – architecture. indeed, chicago’s downtown is spectacular by all means. but the city has a lot more to offer : parks, world-class museums and beaches on lake michigan. definitely worth a visit. loin de l’image violente qui
Flâneries à Denver

Flâneries à denver

Downtown denver abstract : denver is not a very large city by us standards, but it is rising. it enjoys more sunny days than miami according to the locals, and the rocky mountains are at the city’s doorstep. an attractive city with a vibrant culture and art scene. les rocheuses vues de denver (photo 1). la south platte river au confluent de cherr
Retour à San Francisco

Retour à san francisco

Abstract : we re-discovered san francisco after 28 years. it remains an extraordinary city , very different than other us towns . the hills, the streetcars, the houses with so many different styles, its vast chinatown. san francisco is unique. nous n’étions pas venus à san francisco depuis 1996. a notre soulagement, la ville n’a pas trop chan
L’Amérique du nord en voiture électrique : retour d’expérience

L’amérique du nord en voiture électrique : retour d’expérience

Abstract : from may 13 to july 8, we drove 7,818 miles across the us and canada with a compact chevrolet bolt ev electric car. although the rental company had warned us against long distance ev driving, we faced no major difficulty. finding charging stations and using them was often challenging as charging procedures vary greatly from one station t
Le sud-ouest américain de San Diego à Houston

Le sud-ouest américain de san diego à houston

Abstract : after visiting the us west coast, the final leg of our north america road trip took us from san diego, california, to houston, texas. it was, frankly, slightly austere with sometimes monotonous landscapes and a very hot and occasionally stormy weather. yet, we visited several stunningly beautiful desert sites in arizona and new mexico an
De Monte Albán à Copán, sur les traces des civilisations de la Mésoamérique

De monte albán à copán, sur les traces des civilisations de la mésoamérique

Yaxha, guatemala abstract : travelling in mexico, guatemala and honduras, we visited eight archeological sites, six of them from the maya civilization. palenque in mexico, tikal in guatemala and copán in honduras are world class ruins, well known from world travellers. the five other sites – monte albán, mitla, yaxha, uaxactún and quiriguá