Books I love as I travel
Recently Brussels was cowardly attacked by terrorists. This is the city where I was born and grew up. I propose a brief and personal tribute to this very attractive city that Continue Reading →
Muriel is planning a trip to Saint-Petersburg and she is asking for some reading suggestions. Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” is one of Russian and world’s literature’s masterpieces. It is Continue Reading →
English is frequently spoken in Périgord: aboard the kayaks gliding down the Dordogne, in the castles pointing their keeps and towers above the tree line or on the terraces at Continue Reading →
“One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble”, Murray Head was singing in the mid 80’s. In the Thai capital city, I prefer the early mornings. I take advantage Continue Reading →
Who knows Burkina Faso? Not many people. Who knows Ouagadougou? The name might ring a bell, but maybe mainly because it was the funniest sounding name in the list of Continue Reading →
I recently went twice to Armenia and I got interested by this fascinating country’s history. In addition, last year was the centenary of the genocide perpetrated against the Armenian people in Continue Reading →
Twenty years later. Or almost. And at first sight, very little had changed. The sun, the dust and the smells are still oppressing the wanderer who dares taking a stroll Continue Reading →
I am starting with a new overview of a few novels about Syria, a country currently at the heart of news, often for dramatic reasons. Xavier suggested this search. In Continue Reading →
Since I started this blog, before each departure I am looking for books ideas that could accompany me for the trip. In the process, I came across many novels which Continue Reading →
Before leaving for a trip to Iran, Quentin asked for some books or movie suggestions. I was for 2-3 weeks in Iran in 1993, during a long trip through Asia. Continue Reading →