This shepard who looks like Johnny Depp in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ was having tea in front a tourist shop in Petra. He belongs to one of the many nomadic Bedouin tribes you meet in the Jordan desert. February 2012. Ce berger qui ressemble à Johnny Depp dans « Pirates des Caraïbes » prenait le thé devant…
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…
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…
Winters can get very cold in Beijing. Ponds and lakes get frozen and the locals enjoy walking through them. You may use skates but you also often see people renting old wooden school chairs. These chairs become sleds on ice. January 2005. Les hivers peuvent être très rudes à Pékin. Les étangs et les lacs gèlent et les locaux aiment les…
Kimono are often worn by women on special occasions. It is not uncommon to meet ladies wearing them at the Shinto shrine in Meiji Jingu. This young girl could have been a perfect Madama Butterfly. February 2012. Les kimonos sont souvent portés par les femmes lors d’occasions spéciales. Il n’est pas rare de rencontrer des…
These Cambodian people live in floating villages in the Chong Khneas area. At the end of the rainy season, when the water level goes down, fishing is allowed again. Fishermen install floating houses along one half of the lake. The Tonlé Sap lake is linked to the sea via the Tonlé Sap river, which converges with…
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