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France
& Dom :
France has the shape of a "hexagon".
She locks into this face in 6 sides,
plains, high mountains, less high
mountains, trays, rivers, rivers,
wide valleys, deep gorges, coast where
the ocean has tides, coast where the
sea is blue of azure, villages, towns,
big cities and a capital which is
one to her only all France.
Islands :
Corse, Guadeloupe |
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Vietnam
:
a civilization and a culture very
former, a profusion of historic vestiges.
The scenes of the everyday life very
colored cannot leave you indifferent.
But Vietnam also offers famous landscapes
: canals, rivers, delta, China sea
and the other islands, green mountainous
regions where the inhabitants live
in houses on piles, without forgetting
the famous brief terrace ricefields,
all the charm of this beautiful country
! August 2002
Ho Chi Minh
ville, delta of Mékong, Nha
Trang, Hué, Hôi An, Hanoï,
Mai Châu, Along bay, Cat Ba
island... |
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Mexico
pleases :
it
is true that this country fascinates.
Who did not dream to approach the
temple of the sun. To him only, this
country concentrates a multitude of
mayas and Aztec sites. But Mexico,
it is also the evocation of names
revolutionary as Zapata, festive immoderations,
sombreroes, brilliant colonial cities
without forgetting luxurious beaches.
Here we are, the decoration is planted
! Juillet 2001
Mexico, San
Cristobal de las casas, Agua azul,
Palenque, Tulum, Chichen Itza, Mérida,
Veracruz, Teotihuacan... |
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Burkina
Faso :
stay of theatrical cultural exchange
with the town of Tikaré (kongoussi,
leader place) in the province of Bam,
in 150 km in the North of Ouagadougou.
All this thanks to the support of
the association Europe Exchanges,
working for more than 20 years in
this region. Without the help of Céline
to theater to the Village, this project
in partnership with the troop of PhénéOns
would not have succeeded. This country
will remain for ever engraved in our
reports ! March 2003
Ouagadougou,
Tikaré, Kongoussi, Rouko |
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Quebec
: not
far from States, a province still
resists to the uncle Picsou, the hamburger
and Cie.
We speak about French (with one "
funny accent ") there. It is
in Quebec, at our cousins of America
! The strong winter, cold and dry,
until - 35 ° C, gives majestic
and disproportionate landscapes at
the same moment. Indeed hello our
Quebecois friends !
February 1990
Montreal,
Québec, Fjord of Saguenay,
Tadoussac, Lake Saint Jean... |
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Greece
: it is a very mountainous
country, even if his mountains are
called islands. Goats run among olive
trees and wild fig trees. Rows of
cypress raise themselves on hills
to stop the wind. Orange trees and
lemon trees grow on the most fertile
lands. The sea is tourjours present
in this country of navigators to the
uncountable islands. Numerous valleys
and small plains divide the country
in so many regions the relative isolation
of which explains the birth and the
development of the autonomous cities.
Aug
2001 ; sep & nov 2005
Athens; Central
Greece, Thessalie, Péloponnèse,
Ionian islands, Saroniques and Cyclades |
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Brazil
:
more than a country, a continent as
16 times France.
Brazil, a word which puts into verse
with sun, carnival, football, music
brief a certain unique joy of living,
halfway Africa and halfway America.
August 2003 & July 2013
Pipa, Recife,
Olinda, Porto de Galinhas, Penedo,
Praia do Forte, Salvadador de Bahia,
Itaparica, Lencois, Rio de Janeiro... |
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Morocco
:
only Arabic country was opened at
the same moment on the Atlantic Ocean
and the Méditérranée,
it obtains its independence in 1956.
Most of the Moroccans are farmers
or herdsmen. The Moroccan cities are
very picturesque, especially in their
former parts. Morocco is an authoritarian
monarchy. King, who is at the same
time "commander of the believers",
is an almost crowned character.
december 2003
Marrakech,
Essaouira, "Atlas", Ouerzazate,
Valleys : Dadès, Todgha, Drâa,
désert of Merzouga (erg chebbi)... |
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New
York :
it is one of the most fascinating
cities of the United States of America.
It is THE city of all the dreams and
the immoderation : his life quickly
but also its contradictions. April
2004
Statue of the Liberté, Ellis
Island, Broadway n° 1, Ground
Zero, Wall Street, Brooklyn bridge,
South Seaport, 34 th, Madison Square,
Central Park, Avenue of the Americas,
Broadway Avenue, Times Square, Empire
State Building, O.N.U, Saint Patrick
Cathedral, Chrysler Building, Grand
Central Station, Chinatown, Little
Italy, Greenwich Village, Soho... |
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South
Africa :
any new democracy, answers without
any trouble the aspiration of those
who look for the adventure close to
the nature : National parks which
abound in wild animals, in magnificent
beaches convenient to the surfing
without forgetting a population in
search of contacts new as in Swaziland.
August 2004 & February 2019
Pretoria,
Johannesburg, Blyde River canyon,
Kruger Park, Santa Lucia Estuary,
Umfolozi Park, Zululand, Durban, Drakensberg... |
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Eswatini
(ex Swaziland)
: mountainous and green,
Swaziland is a landlocked country,
surrounded mainly by South Africa
which he depends almost entirely.
It also adjoins Mozambique. The national
parks are more numerous for such a
small country. Their interest comes
at a time of discovery of animals
but also the nature (bush, waterfalls).
August, 2004 & February 2019
Mlilwane Park, Manzini, Pigg's
Peak, Ezulwini Valley, Mbabane, Country
and population |
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Indonesia
: country
of volcanoes, very formerly populated
(because we found the skeleton there
of " the man of Java", an
old humanoid about 1,7 million years),
the Indonesian islands are considered
as the delicacy and the beauty of
the inhabitants, their sophisticated
culture : the poetry, the shadow theater,
the dances and the singular customs
of Bali. September,
2004
Bali
: south, east, center, north, temples
and ocean ; Java : Jakarta, Bromo,
Yogyakarta... |
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Scotland
:
Country
of legends where the ghosts hold a
big place. It is also a part of the
country of highlands and lakes (the
monster of the log Ness hides, as
it is said in one of them). The holidays,
the men wear a kilt in tartan (tissue).
Every clan has its tartan, with the
sporan (scholarship) in skin) suspended
in front of, and we dance in the sound
of the bagpipe. March 1993
Edimburgh, Dundee, North-East Coast,
Highlands, castles... |
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Egypt
:
the
Egyptians invented the agriculture,
the architecture, the art of the government
and probably the monotheism. During
3000 years, the world took his sources
to the springs of the Nile. Then,
this valley was the mother of the
arts, the weapons and the laws. Everywhere,
wise and curious came to look in the
hollow of this magic valley for the
lessons of the priests and the builders.
February, 2005
Cairo, Gizèh, Kheops, Sphinx,
Aswan, Nil, Temples, Elephantine island,
Luxor, Karnak... |
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Florida
:
the
country of the "Sun" and
its particularly clement climate in
front of paradox of "Miami vice".
Hundreds of km of white sand lined
with coconut palms, with strings of
islands, among which Key West and
Key Largo, the most reappointed. The
national park of Everglades with his
fauna and its subtropical flora. His
numerous amusement parks around Orlando...
May, 2005
Miami, park
of Everglades, Gulf of Mexico, the
Keys, Key West, Orlando, Universal
Studios & Adventure Island, Outleet
Factory... |
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Lisbon...
:
pulled
over the right bank of the estuary
of the Tagus, that Portuguese nicknamed
"the straw sea", because
of its gold-coloured reflections,
the Lusitanian capital looks like
ocean door, sentinel advanced at the
end of Europe. We understand easily
that this strategic position was an
ideal base in the maritime conquest
of the world. But Lisbon is also a
site of an incomparable beauty, sometimes
puzzling. July, 2005
Portugal,
Lisbon, Belém, Azulejo, Jeronimos,
Océanorium, Cascais, Sintra,
Cabo da Roca... |
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China
:
3rd country of the world by its surface,
it is the 1st country by the number
of its inhabitants: + of a billion.
China is an immense building site
today. Work is done especially with
the hand, determination of the peasants
often replacing machines and tractors,
the Chinese make themselves main of
water. They are in majority 80 % the
rural ones. The fields are cultivated
in terraces to use all the place available.
July 2005. Hong
Kong
August 2009 & 2017
Beijing and
its monuments, wall of China, Guangxi,
Yangshuo, Ping Year, ChengYang, Guizhou,
Zhaoxing, XiJiang, Guiyang in 2005...
and Hong Kong in 2009 &
2017 |
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Thailand
:
like a scintillating jewel of 1000
fire, Thailand has a magic charm which
is equalized by no other country of
the Far East. Perhaps because country,
who never knew colonization, did not
see its traditions destroyed by the
Western influences. It is a tropical
country of jungles and mountains,
virgin forests and plains green emerald,
of khlong (channels) and rice plantations,
immense statues of the Buddha and
intact beaches..
August, 2005 and 2012
Bangkok,
Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Sukhothai,
Pai, and the island of Koh Tao |
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Cabo
Verde :
with
the crossroads of the 3 continents
which frame the Atlantic Ocean, there
is an obligatory stop in the middle
of the ocean, the archipelago of Cape
Verde. Located at 450 kilometers of
the coast of Senegal, it is composed
of 10 principal islands, including
9 occupied by the man. Of volcanic
origin, Cabo Verde is composed of
2 types of distinct islands. Inhabited
islands, located more at the west,
are characterized by their mountainous
landscapes, while the 3 others are
characterized by their long sandy
beaches. The capverdiens of the rural
world are famous for their hospitality.
Sept 2006
The
islands : Sal, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente,
Santo Antao, Boa Vista |
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Czech
Republic and Prague :
the
capital of the Czech Republic is one
of the most beautiful cities of Europe.
Situated on the river Vltava, she
is dominated by the palace Hradcany,
the siege of the government. We see
numerous baroque churches and the
famous bridge Charles there, decorated
with monumental statues. Feb 2007
Prague
: All the districts, old and new town,
Charles bridge, place of the Old town
and the astronomical clock, Royal
castle of Hradcany, Malà Strana,
Jewish district of Josefov + Castle
of Karlstejn |
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London
/ United Kingdom : built
on the Thames, that steps famous Tower
Bridge, and the other monuments luxurious
as the Palace of Westminster and the
Clock tower sheltering the famous
carillon Big Ben. London thus abounds
in churches, in original buildings,
and offers a townscape full of charm.
March 2007
London
: City, the Palace, abbey and cathedral
of Westminster, Houses of Parlement
and Big Ben, cathedral Saint Paul,
the Tower, the palace of Buckingham,
Picadilly Circus, Soho, market from
Cowind Garden, Madame Tussauds museum,
Notting Hill... |
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Guadeloupe
/ Basse-Terre :
incredible
views overt the ocean, unforgettable
hikes at the heart of a lush vegetation,
discovering the remnants of the past,
this is Basse-Terre with its famous
volcano "la Soufrière".
June 2007
Guadeloupe
/ Basse-Terre : Deshaies, Sainte Rose,
Trois-Rivières, Capesterre
Belle-Eau, waterfalls of Carbet, volcano
"la Soufrière", Vieux-Fort,
Basse-Terre city, Vieux-Habitants,
Bouillante, road of Traversée,
Pointe-Noire, Les Saintes |
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Madeira
:
Some part in the Atlantic Ocean, he
exists a set of volcanic islands where
the imagination becomes reality. Madeira
is situated in approximately 1 000
km from Portugal and enjoys a particular
climate the temperatures of which
are clement all year round. The weather
is thus convenient to the practice
of the hike among others. October
2007
Madeira
: Funchal and the south coast, north,
et west, Curral das Freiras, Paul
da Serra, pico Ruivo and pico do Ariero |
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Turkey
:
It
is really a small continent. Of a
continent, she has the unlimitedness,
the specificity. But, at the same
time, it is a bridge between two worlds
vaster than her : the European world
and celuii of the Middle East. Turkey,
it is finally all the Mediterranean
Sea and nevertheless one of its coast
is not Mediterranean.
May
2008
Turkey
: Bodrum and its peninsula, Yalikavak,
Gumusluk, Efes, Hierapolis, Pamukkale |
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Spain
:
It
is one of countries the most visited
to the world after France but it is
the country which gathers in a big
financial quantity of tourist origin
thanks to an important purchasing
power.
Madrid is the capital of Spain. City
the vastest and the most populated
with the country. November 2008
New
Castile & Castile Leon, Castile
Manche, Community of Madrid, Madrid,
San Lorenzo Escorial, Salamanca, Segovia,
Toledo |
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Costa
Rica :
The country esf formed by chains of
often active volcanoes. More half
of her inhabitants live in the central
Valley. Both coast is almost completely
covered with swamp. The coast Caribbean
is wetter than that of the Pacific.
Near 4/5 of the country are covered
with forests among which the biodiversity
of the fauna and the flora is representative
in the numerous national parks.
Mars
2009
Central valley, Cartago, Orosi,
volcano Irazu, coast the Caribs, the
parks of Cahuita and Torguguero, the
park of the volcano Arenal, Pacific
Coast, park Carara, Quepos, park Manuel
Antonio |
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Bruges
: sharing
with others the title of Venice of
the North is a town in charm, a city
outside of time in which to stroll.
It is inflamed by the colors of autumn,
ghostly in the fog or snow, bathed
in the light spring that qu'envahie
rather prefer the tourists this summer.
May 2009
Historical city center, the canals,
the Big'Place, the Belfry and halls,
city hall and the Burg, churches,
the Cathedral, Sainte-Anne quarter,
the Beguinage, the God-houses, the
Minnewater or Lake of Love, Hospital
Saint-Jean, the Gruuthuse, windmills,
the museum of traditions and folk
arts ... |
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Australia
: country across a continent
with Queensland in the northeast,
nicknamed "Sunshine State"
which has the highest temperature
of the country. Yet there are also
ski in the Andes, the rainforest of
Cape Tribulation north of Cairns,
the bush or Ouback to the interior,
the Whitsundays archipelago south
of Townsville with Whitehaven Beach,
the longest beach in the world of
fine white sand and pure .. paradise
at your toes. August
2009 & 2011
Queensland
: Cairns, Atherton Tablelands, Outback,
Cape Tribulation, Townsville, Magnetic
island, Airlie beach, Whitsundays,
Wallaman falls, Paluma range, Mission
beach |
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Cambodia
: since peace has become
reality, local people calm now hosts
many visitors to discover the temples
of Angkor, the pearl of world tourism
has resisted somehow fighting and
looting Khmer at the end of last century.
In addition to this treasure, travelers
are offered other reasons to discover
the country, which helps him to gradually
make its place among the major destinations
in South-Eastern Asia. March 2010
& August 2012
Phnom
Penh, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Chong
Kneas, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Phluk |
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Western
USA : the American West
is primarily immensity. Both are excessive
distances, such as large cities. But
the Western U.S., this is also the
diversity: diversity of landscapes
and national parks, climates, but
also people. That is why in the American
West, in addition to U.S. (one English
well deformed and different in different
parts), we "hear the world".
July 2010 & 2019
4
States : California, Arizona, Utah,
Nevada. Los Angeles, Grand Canyon,
Monument Valley, Death Valley, Yosemite
park, Lake Powell, Zion park, Bryce
Canyon, Las Vegas, San Francisco |
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Peninsular
Malaysian : it almost touches
the Equator and the highest peak is
the Gunnung Tahan, 2164 m. Having
a consistently warm climate and often
wet, the territory is covered mostly
by forests older than the Amazon.
Country villages, jungles, vast white
beaches, rice paddies, the peninsula
is inhabited by a population of diverse
backgrounds and varied. March 2011
& July 2018
Tioman
island, Cameron Highlands, Taman Negara,
Perhentian, Penang island & Georgetown,
Langkawi island, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka |
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Singapore
: near the Equator, this
city-state known as the "Lion
City" created in the nineteenth
century by Sir Raffles, is located
southeast of West Malaysia. Singapore
consists of 55 islands, the main Singapore,
42 km long, is connected to the peninsula
by road and rail overpass. Moreover,
as Hong Kong, Singapore varies wish
contrasts between tradition and modernity.
The population is very dense. March
2011 & July 2018
Singapour... |
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Estonia
: its entry into the European
Union provides more visitors but it
is not destined to become a country
of strong tourism. The smallest of
the Baltic states, however, has the
attraction of the capital Tallinn,
a medieval fortified town. We can
extend the trip by the discovery of
beautiful islands, forests and lakes,
whose country is no exception. July
2011
Tallinn, Saaremaa island, Kuressaare... |
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Finland
: hikers, skiers, environmentalists
of all stripes, unite as this country
is for you! Where humans have rarely
been as lakes, forests and place,
we can spend time summer with the
added unique light of the midnight
sun and a good sauna. Winter time
or up-country skiing, reindeer sled
or snowmobile. July 2011
Helsinki, Saimaa, Lappeenranta, Imatra... |
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Russia
: the "country where
it's never night" has in Moscow
and Saint-Petersburg two jewels of
world famous cities adorned with medieval
architecture of the"Golden Ring".
But the tourism potential of the country
widens constant cruises on the Volga,
walks around Lake Baikal, Kamchatka
peninsula, pending the development
of Siberia. July 2011
Saint-Petersburg, Tsarskoïe Selo
palace... |
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Italy
/ Venice : its architectural
heritage and Mediterranean coasts
of Italy are worth to be a major tourist
countries in the world. It offers
something for everyone: the historic
towns, beaches either very refined
or very popular, landscapes laughing
like Tuscany and active volcanoes
such as Etna. Faced with such diversity
in such a short distance, how to imagine
a life without traveling through Italy.
February 2012
Venice, Murano, carnaval 2012 |
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Peru
:
the
country offers a variety of unprecedented
landscapes, coastal desert absolute,
infinite trays of Altiplano, cordilières
and gigantic canyons... Add quoted
colonial magnificent and titanic constructions
of disappeared civilizations: the
decoration is planted! Go off to explore
the country of "golden cities"
on the meeting of the descendants
of the Incas. July, 2012
Lima,
Huacachina, Nazca, Arequipa, Colca
canyon, nature reserve Salinas &
Aguada Blanca, Puno, lake Titicaca
Uros, Amantani, Taquile islands),
Cuzco (Moray & the Salines), Ollantaytambo,
Machu Picchu
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Iceland
:
the
origin of the island has had a decisive
impact on its relief... and its tourism.
As soon as you leave the coastal areas,
there is more soul or almost, and
nature takes its rights: geysers,
bubbling hot water sulfur springs,
waterfalls, glaciers, lakes and fjords.
August 2013
Reykjavik, Kerlingarfjölll, Myvatn,
Akureyri, Höfn, Skaftafell, Vestmann |
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Myanmar
:
the
former Burma opens more and more the
doors of tourism. Whether admiring
gold-leafed pagodas along the Yangon-Bagan-Mandalay
axis or keen on lake sites like Inle
Lake, the traveler will find character
and diversity in this great and beautiful
country, so unusual, where the imprint
of Buddhism punctuates the life of
every day. July 2014
Mandalay, Irrawaddy, Bagan, Mont Popa,
Kalaw, Pindaya, Inle lake, Yangon |
Australia,
Greece, Mexico, Vietnam, Brazil, New York,
South Africa, Egypt, Florida, China &
Hong Kong, Thailand, Venice, Western US,
Iceland, Peru made for the young body of
stay as director of Vacations center for
children. Greece, Brasil, Myanmar, Hong
Kong, Singapour, Malaysia, South Africa
with Air France
Burkina Faso: made with Europe Exchanges
(region of Rouen)
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