Boat

    Tara at anchor at Palawan. (Philippines, February 2018)

    Coral mission in the Philippines with Tara and the Sulubaaï Foundation

    Tara. This is the name of an extraordinary boat, an oceanographic schooner sailing the Pacific Ocean to study coral. I embarked in February 2018 with the scientists for a media report in the Philippines...
    That's it, we are finally allowed to embark! (Batangas, Philippines, March 2017)

    How to sleep well on a Philippine night ferry

    In the Philippines, you can not escape ferries when you want to move from one island to another. For long journeys, it is often a night ferry ...
    Sunset on the islets south of Misool. (Raja Ampat, Indonesia, November 2015.)

    Misool Island from the air: a turquoise paradise in Raja Ampat

    A drone over Raja Ampat, it gives stunning images! Small video south of Misool Island, among the cliffs that plunge into the turquoise water ...
    (Photo: CPTM / Aranui.com)

    The Marquesas and Aranui

    In the dream boat category, here is one on which I would see myself embarking one day: the mythical Aranui, to go to the Marquesas Islands, in Polynesia!
    Sunset on the Waow. Indonesia, Raja Ampat, November 2015.

    Set sail for Raja Ampat

    High up! I take you back to Raja Ampat, on the most beautiful cruising-diving boats, all sails out. The Waow, there is no need to say, it is aptly named ...
    Waow at sunset.

    Waow, my new diving princess boat

    From the Maluku Islands to Raja Ampat, I experienced a fabulous adventure in Indonesia, aboard a beautiful ship like a pirate princess ship: the Waow.
    Moorea. Polynesia, October 2012.

    Moorea, Stunningly Beautiful

    I regret that I could only spend two days in Moorea, the neighboring island of Tahiti. I loved its rugged terrain and lush vegetation, azure lagoon and the legendary Cook Bay.
    Pangsing Beach. Belongas Bay, Lombok, Indonesia, July 2015.

    The sea, the sea, always renewed

    The beach, the light, the blue ... I take you back to the southwest of Lombok, Indonesia, filling your eyes with the beautiful bay of Belongas.
    Diving on the reef of Cozumel, with Sergio Sandoval. Quintana Roo, Mexico, July 2014.

    Colourful dives on Cozumel reef

    The Caribbean Sea, it changes Asia! In Mexico, I could not miss the island of Cozumel, renowned diving spot.
    In the distance, Ocean Divine, my "home" for a week ... (Maldives, February 2014)

    Maldives nostalgia

    I'm missing. Light and tropical heat, islands and salt water, bubbles and coral ... I already have the nostalgia of the Maldives.
    Weda Bay. Halamahera, Indonesia.

    Weda Bay between two dives

    I like being under water. But I also like being on the water. Between two dives, in Weda Bay, I enjoy the pleasure of sailing, from one reef to another, from one creek to another, under the Indonesian sun.
    Maupiti. Meeting with a whale. Polynesia, October 2012.

    My first whale

    In Polynesia, there are not only lagoons, coconut palms and yukulélés. There is also the ocean and the whales!
    Motu Auira. Maupiti, Polynesia. October 2012.

    Living on A Motu in Maupiti

    When it's cold and gray, I remember Maupiti. I see the light, the lagoon, the ocean ... Come on, presto! We return to Polynesia.
    Pantar Island. Alor, Indonesia. July 2012.

    On the beach of Pantar

    During my stay in the archipelago of Alor, in Indonesia, my place of walk, between two dives, is the splendid beach of the island of Pantar.
    The dock of Sorido Bay Resort, sea and coral side, in Kri. Raja Ampat, Papua Barat, Indonesia. March 2012.

    Live my life as a princess in Raja Ampat

    Kri is my new paradise. It is a small island located in Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia. I lived there like a princess, a short week.
    Miyo, fascinated by the life of the coral reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2012.

    Papua, diving into another world

    Papua, Papua in Indonesian. Jungles and beaches, exuberant coral and giant fish. Another world ... which amazed me. Welcome to Raja Ampat!
    The Pascha. Cruise-dive in Komodo (Flores, Indonesia). July 2011.

    My princess boat in Komodo

    That's the Pascha. Well named boat, on which I lived like a princess, during the six days of my dive cruise in Komodo, in July 2011. Six fantastic days out of time.