I met this young Indian man on the banks of the holy lake in Pushkar, Rajasthan. Pushkar is one of the oldest existing cities of India and a big religious center. Shiva’s tears are said to have created the pond. The young man may look like a beggar but he is a sadhu, someone who…
I thought this man predicting the end of the world on Park Avenue was like a 20th century prophet. New York is always full of surprises. September 1998. J’ai trouvé que cet homme annonçant la fin du monde sur Park Avenue était un peu un prophète du XXème siècle. New York est toujours pleine de…
Eastern European cities like Prague have changed a lot since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Thanks to the European Union, new infrastructure was built like this brand new tramway right in front of the Prague National Theater. November 2010 Les villes d’Europe de l’est comme Prague ont beaucoup changé depuis la chute du Mur…
Tourists can still enjoy a therapeutic mud bath in the Dead Sea. But this may no longer be possible in a few years. In recent decades, the Dead Sea has been rapidly shrinking because of diversion of incoming water from the Jordan River to the north. January 2010. Les touristes peuvent encore apprécier un bain…
San Michele island is a small island in the Venetian lagoon, close to Murano island. It is not the most known island of the lagoon as the place was turned into a cemetery at the beginning of the 19th century. All Saints’ Day is probably the busiest day of the year on San Michele. Old…
You would not expect the banks of the cold Neva to be used as a beach. But the riverside walls of the Peter and Paul fortress are a favorite sun-lovers’ hangout. Old timers do this standing up for a better tan. June 1998. On ne s’attend pas à ce que les berges de la froide…
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