City

Ah, New York! One Sunday afternoon in Central Park, what do you think? I take you on a ride, in pictures.

See New York from above, it's THE tourist thing to do ... So, Rockefeller Center or Empire State Building? Both is better! One by day and the other by night.

NYC. Three inspiring initials New York City, come back! It was my first trip to the United States and my first steps in "the city that never sleeps" ...

A little piece of Asia in Montreal: here's a glimpse of Chinatown, in two short videos.

I love Montreal. There are skyscrapers, maple trees, squirrels and pumpkins. They speak French, but you feel like you're in an American TV series. So much fun!

A day to lose in Kuala Lumpur, before flying home? All the better. Because KL, there are lots of things too cool to do ... 

One hour in the dark to save the planet... That's Earth Hour, organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in several thousand cities and over 60 countries on Saturday evening.

Here I am in Bangkok, in the tourist district, for a short night. I take off again early on Friday for Phuket. Heading for Koh Yao Noi, my first stopover, in Phang Na Bay.

Bangkok, built on a marshy ground, sinks. With rising sea levels due to global warming, the capital of Thailand could be swallowed up under 1.50 meters of water by 2030.

Sunday, a visit to the capital, Santo Domingo. I was delighted to see Cathedral Square again, with its shady benches and the terrace of the Hotel El Conde.

This discussion thread on VoyageForum.com inspired me to create the following series of photos. Unusual or funny scenes, captured during my various trips to the "land of smiles"... Amazing Thailand! (Thai Tourist Board slogan).

In Kuta (Bali), people are photographed in front of the monument to the Bali bombings of October 12, 2002.

Cebu City is a big city not very beautiful, of which I saw only a few streets and malls ... The kind of city where we just pass.

Today I am back in Manado, where I find the civilization and comfort of the modern world: air conditioning and hot water, shopping malls and club-sandwiches, mobile phone that captures and high-speed internet connections ...

Back to Manado for a day trip, the time to book my plane tickets to the Toraja Country and organize my trip to the Togian Islands. I'm learning to travel in mikrolet, these blue minibuses that crisscross the city ...

Here I am, back in Bangkok, and not without pleasure, I must say... It's good to be back in civilization: no more mosquitoes, and long live fast Internet connections, restaurants, lively streets and stores worthy of the name!

Johor Bahru is a borderless city without any charm. Its asset: to be the gateway to Malaysia, just in front of Singapore.

Despite my not very favorable first impression of Kota Bahru (Malaysia), it's starting to please me. The city is ugly but the people are cool like anything.

The train that never arrives has finally arrived, the taxi drivers rushed to the handful of farangs who came down with their backpacks.

Here I am, disembarked in Chumphon (pronounced "tcheumpone") by the Lomprayah, the catamaran boat that links up with the Thai peninsula. Next, a shuttle bus with luggage and passengers stacked on the back platform to the center, where I was dropped off with the others in front of an Internet café a few minutes' walk from the station.

To kill time while waiting for the big departure, I test the posting of a blog. Takeoff Friday, June 23, 2006: J-89 ... It's not so far!