Boston: Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

For many, Boston evokes prestigious universities such as Harvard, M.I.T. or Boston University. Even if the first two are actually located on the other side of the Charles River, in Continue Reading →
Books I love as I travel
For many, Boston evokes prestigious universities such as Harvard, M.I.T. or Boston University. Even if the first two are actually located on the other side of the Charles River, in Continue Reading →
When the increase in COVID-19 cases forced us to cancel our return to Europe this winter, we started to look for options for the break between Christmas and New Year. Continue Reading →
When our family moved many years ago from Chicago to the Washington, DC area, I drove all the way with our old car going through Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Continue Reading →
A few months ago, I got the opportunity to visit for the first time New Orleans and its surroundings in Louisiana. It is a city filled with history, full of Continue Reading →
Up or down. Stairs steps can separate two worlds. It’s the case at Cape Coast Castle, one of the forts build to protect the slave trade in Ghana. In that Continue Reading →
During the first hours of my short visit to El Salvador I enjoyed splendid lights. It started with our landing while the sunrise was splashing on the lakes and volcanoes. Continue Reading →
During my first and recent visit to Ecuador, I did in a few days the return trip between Guayaquil, the large port metropolis on the Pacific Coast and Cuenca, a Continue Reading →
The first time I heard about Jorge Luis Borges, it was many years ago while reading “The Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco. The Argentinian writer was the inspiration Continue Reading →
Since a few years, I have been making a few quick trips to Haiti. My visits are limited to Port-au-Prince, the capital city, but the cultural shock offered by this Continue Reading →
I have a special attraction for seaplanes. Is this a remembrance from my readings of the Tintin comics? Or because I have only seen a few (I remember one landing Continue Reading →