Japan - Irena Trevisan
8 October 2018
From northern Japan to the southern islands, Irena Trevisan paints a characteristic picture of the Land of the Rising Sun.
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Burma - From Bhamo to Mandalay along the Irrawaddy River
7 August 2018
This is one of Burma's most interesting and least popular river cruises. From golden pagodas to monasteries, from forests to rice fields, from the fantastic to the unreal, the Irrawaddy reveals its world of beliefs and superstitions. Welcome to the land of...
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Light laughing from the sky - Yahne Le Toumelin
30 April 2018
This book reveals a glimpse of the palette of Yahne Le Toumelin, painter and Buddhist nun, mother of Matthieu Ricard, monk and interpreter of the Dalai Lama. From her surrealist beginnings in Mexico with Leonora Carrington and then André Breton, she has kept her...
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Salvador de Bahia: the beating heart of Afro-Brazilian culture
21 April 2018
If Rio is the heart of Brazil, Salvador de Bahia is its soul. Undeniably African. A stopover in this baroque, festive, and colourful city, between capoeira, samba, and spirituality. The first capital of Brazil during Portuguese colonisation from 1549 to...
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Brazil: Amazon Dream - Cruise to the heart of the Emerald Forest
19 February 2018
There's a land where immense skies are reflected. A land where water draws harmonious labyrinths, where getting lost is an unforgettable adventure, where forests, rivers and lakes intertwine inextricably. We are at the heart of...
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Sri Lanka - Pinnawela: an elephant orphanage or a zoo?
28 March 2017
Set up in 1975 by the government to protect injured or orphaned elephants, Pinnawala is home to these superb pachyderms, who are allowed to roam freely, under supervision and... interested.Initially set up in Wilpattu National Park, the orphanage is now located in the village of Pinnawala,...
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Sri Lanka: the kingdom of the toque macaques
7 February 2017
The toque macaque (macaca sinica), named after the tuft of hair on its head, is a cunning, thieving little monkey often seen near temples or in parks. Not shy,...
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Adventure in Vietnam: discover Tam Coc, the land of Halong Bay
7 February 2017
One of Vietnam's main tourist attractions is the famous Halong Bay. As its name suggests, this is a bay of impressive karst formations. They are set in the middle of emerald green water, adding a touch of...
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Yemen - Socotra: the island of dragon-bloods
2 January 2017
Off the Horn of Africa, Socotra is a unique example of biodiversity, earning it the name of the "Galapagos Islands of the Indian Ocean". This richness led to it being classified as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008. In...
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