Saint Martin, Caribbean

Beaches in Philipsburg are ready to welcome tourists who will get off their cruise ship for a few hours on the island. This is the Dutch part of Saint Martin. March 2009. A Philipsburg, les plages sont prêtes à accueillir les touristes qui vont descendre de leur bateau de croisière pour passer quelques heures sur…

Grand Canyon, Arizona

You have to get up early to hike down the Grand Canyon to the Colorado River in the summer. Temperatures can get very high in the canyon and it takes time to walk back up to the rim. Some people prefer the mule back riding option. July 1999. Il faut se lever tôt pour la…

Ottawa, Canada

Policemen in Ottawa make tourists happy. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is unique in the world as a national, federal, provincial, and municipal policing body while it is not even the only police in the country. English-speaking Canadians call them the ‘Red Coats’ because of their red uniforms. August 2006. A Ottawa, les policiers font…

Berkeley, California

Telegraph Avenue is the street that leads towards the Berkeley university campus. The Vietnam war has made Telegraph, as well as Berkeley, a symbol of the counterculture of the 1960s. The spirit is still the same. August 2011. Telegraph Avenue est la rue qui conduit au campus de l’université de Berkeley. La guerre du Vietnam…

Boston, Massachusetts

Newbury Street is the fashion street in Boston. Last time I was there (in 2010), the street was still hype but the stores were no longer the same. October 1995. Newbury Street est la rue de la mode à Boston. La dernière fois que j’y étais (en 2010), la rue était encore branchée mais les…

Toronto, Canada

When I used to think about Toronto, the name would bring reminiscences of Fenimore Cooper’s or Jack London’s novels, rather than those a modern city. Toronto is indeed the largest city in Canada. Located on the banks of Lake Ontario, Toronto could also be taken for a seaside resort, with ferry boats like this one,…