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Kids scooter on the road in front of me. (Toraja Country, Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2010)

Scooter in the rice fields

Batutumonga. This strange and beautiful name is synonymous for me, a fantastic scooter ride in the heart of Toraja Country, in central Sulawesi. Rice fields sublime ... but rotten roads! I almost stayed in the mountains sleeping because of a flat tire.

Indonesia: Sulawesi - July 2010

Angkor Express

While waiting to find time for a new post about my own travels, here is my latest travel video find...

Between Two Journeys

At the heart of the oceans

My clown fishes in one! I am not a little proud... Several of my underwater photos are published in this...

Between Two Journeys

At the Rantepao market

I like hanging out in Asian markets. During my stay in Sulawesi (Indonesia), last summer, I went for a ride in that of Rantepao, in the heart of Toraja country. Here are some pictures of atmosphere ...

Indonesia: Sulawesi - July 2010

The Red Sea seen from above, in southern Egypt. November 2011.

In the middle of nowhere

I was in southern Egypt in November 2011 to dive in the Red Sea. Strange feeling of being in the middle of nowhere. No other landmark than a strip of asphalt between the sea and the desert.

Egypt: Hamata - Red Sea - November 2011

Beyond the idleness

I do not know which end to start this new ticket. We were made to do so many things in ...

Dominican Republic - January 2009

Offerings at the temple of Lempuyang. Amed and Amlapura region. (Bali, Indonesia, July 2008)

Balinese ride: rice fields, temples and markets

Let's go for a little motorcycle tour in the Amed region, in the north-east of Bali. On the program: rice fields, temples, markets and... cockfighting!

Indonesia: Bali - July 2008

Sunset over Agung volcano and Jemeluk bay, near Amed. (Bali, Indonesia, July 2008.)

Bali, it's over

Among my most beautiful memories of Bali: the sunsets on the Agung volcano in Amed and the molas-molas, gigantic moon-fishes crossed off Nusa Penida ...

Indonesia: Bali - July 2008

Smile radiant little dancers Reef Seen. Pemuteran, Bali. July 2008.

Bali, smile and grace

I remain under the spell of Pemuteran, in northwestern Bali. Between two dives, I even attended dance rehearsals and preparations for a wedding ceremony.

Indonesia: Bali - July 2008

The children of Derawan. Borneo, Indonesia. July 2009.

Children's Bouilles

Derawan's kids are mischievous kids. They love to take the pose and then look into the screen of digital devices. "Photo, photo! "

Borneo [Malaysia and Indonesia] - July 2009

My guide Salim, looking for the little beasts stuck on the fall of Bunaken. Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2007.

Bunaken: Drops... to fall!

These first two days in Bunaken have been going at full speed. The dives are up to my expectations: drop-offs covered with a variety of incredible coral. Side fauna, all the tropical panoply colorful is there.

Indonesia: Sulawesi - July 2007

On the beach of Petitenget, north of Kuta-Legian, Seminyak, the Balinese kids, like all children on all the beaches of the world, build ephemeral walls against the sea. (Bali, July 2008)

How to escape the tourists in Kuta Beach

Kuta Beach, finally! First and short stage of my Balinese journey. But I run fast on a scooter a little further north, where it's quieter ...

Indonesia: Bali - July 2008

The ancient hanging wooden tombs, eaten away by humidity, show the bones they contain. (Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2007)

Skulls, caves and a swimming pool

I'll take you back to Sulawesi, in the Toraja country, where I spent a few days in the summer of 2007. On the program: a scooter ride from Rantepao, to discover the sites of Ket'e Kesu, Londa and Tilanga.

Indonesia: Sulawesi - July 2007

The girl watches me come and go in the big room. (Lazi, Siquijor, Philippines, February 2008)

Sweetness of life in Siquijor

I am under the spell of the island of Siquijor, in the Philippines ... I continue to discover it, a little random, according to my walks after the dives.

Philippines: Visayas - February 2008

Funeral ceremony in Bori. Toraja Country, Sulawesi, July 2010.

Funeral Toraja: the video

I bring you back to Toraja Country, Sulawesi (Indonesia). After the photos of the traditional funeral ceremony I attended, in the village of Bori, here is a small video that gives a good idea of the atmosphere.

Indonesia: Sulawesi - July 2010

On the pontoon of Mabul, the little gypsies of the sea welcome divers. (Borneo, Malaysia. July 2006)

Gypsies of the sea and soldiers in arms

The islands around Sipadan are unknown and yet they are worth seeing. I dive there almost every day until the end of the week, waiting for my turn to go to Sipadan.

Malaysia: Peninsula and Borneo - July 2006

Two girls are sheltering under big leaves, as an umbrella. Philippines, February 2008.

It's raining on Dumaguete

Philippines : Visayas - February 2008 Since my arrival in Dumaguete-Dauin on Monday, the weather remains sad, between light gray and dark grey...

Philippines: Visayas - February 2008

a star balloon fish and a grouper reveal their true colors with the flash of the camera ...

I saw the man who saw the whale shark

Thailand : Southern islands - January 2007 Grrr... Two days in a row that I dive, hoping to see the...

Thailand: Southern Islands - January 2007

Koh Lipe on land and underwater

Thailand : islands - February 2009 Three days I've been in Koh Lipe, a tiny island in the south...

Thailand: Islands - February 2009

Women and children chao-ley. Koh Lipe. Thailand. March 2009.

Koh Lipe, heads and tails

Farewell Koh Lipe! I left the island and my bamboo bungalow on Sunrise Beach this morning, reluctantly. Despite a few disappointing dives, Koh Lipe is really pretty and deserves a relaxing stay of a few days.

Thailand: Islands - February 2009

In Indonesia, Obama is the pride of the students of the school in Jakarta where he was in class when he was little. [© Bay Ismoyo / AFP]

Obama's Indonesian childhood

The election of Barack Obama is the pride of a school in the district of Menteng, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, where he was in class, child.

Between Two Journeys

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.

Indonesia: Lombok + Bali + Bangka - July 2015

The ice cream shop in Gapang Beach. Pulau Weh, Indonesia, March 2010.

The little music of the ice cream man

If you have ever been to Southeast Asia, you will recognize it. The little music of the ice cream shop is the most famous melody and the best peddle in this region of the world ... From Indonesia to Vietnam, from Thailand to Malaysia, we hear it everywhere!

Indonesia: Pulau Weh [Sumatra] - March 2010

Blue Stone Beach. Flores, Indonesia. July 2011.

The blue pebble beach

Here, the volcanic black sand of the beaches disappears under colored pebbles. Blue, green, sometimes drawing on turquoise or mauve ... New geological curiosity of the Indonesian island of Flores.

Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011

Sunday, on the beach of Gapang Beach. Pulau Weh, Sumatra, Indonesia. March 2010.

Sunday at Gapang Beach

Surprise, last Sunday, returning from diving ... There is a crowd on the beach of Gapang, usually almost deserted.

Indonesia: Pulau Weh [Sumatra] - March 2010

Island Retreat: white sand and azure water ... (Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2007.)

The Togian Islands, a small paradise

The rest of my trip to Sulawesi (Indonesia) during the summer of 2007 ... On the program: the Togian Islands. A little paradise at the end of the world!

Indonesia: Sulawesi - July 2007

Rice fields in Batutumonga. Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2007.

The beautiful rice fields of Batutumonga

I continue the story of my trip to Sulawesi, a trip in July 2007. I will take you back to the Toraja country for a motorcycle ride in the beautiful rice paddies around the village of Batutumonga, north of Rantepao.

Indonesia: Sulawesi - July 2007

Lovina: black sand, meditation, water

Lovina Beach ... The name is nice, but I'm a little mixed about the place. Here, the tourist pressure is certainly less than in Kuta-Legian-Seminyak. Yet I feel to have been more solicited than elsewhere by the indefatigable sellers of sarongs and other trinkets!

Indonesia: Bali - July 2008

Mabul Village

When I'm not posing with the sharks of Sipadan, I stay in Mabul, the neighboring island. I live in a "longhouse",...

Borneo [Malaysia and Indonesia] - July 2009

A little smile for my camera? Koh Yao Noi, Thailand, February 2009.

Peaceful adventures in Koh Yao Noi

Here are new pictures of the peaceful little island of Koh Yao Noi, in the bay of Phang Nga, Thailand. Authentic atmosphere, nothing to do with Phuket.

Thailand: Islands - February 2009

Temple Garden, an underwater temple created by Gardeners of Pemuteran Reef. (Bali, Indonesia, July 2008.)

Pemuteran: baby turtles, underwater temple and electric coral

I have been in Pemuteran, a small village in western Bali, since Tuesday. I love it! Here, the entire population is focused on the conservation of the coral reef.

Indonesia: Bali - July 2008

Reef Seen Dancers

Reef Seen Dive Center in Pemuteran hosts children's dance classes. Adorable little girls Balinese dancers ...

Indonesia: Bali - July 2008

Dominican Republic

I'm a lucky girl. I'm going on another trip soon! Not to Asia this time. I'm flying to the West,...

Dominican Republic - January 2009

Sunset on Kuta beach. (Bali, Indonesia, July 2008)

Back to Kuta Beach in Bali

To fight the spleen of the return, I walk on the beach again. The one in Kuta-Legian-Seminyak, known as Kuta Beach. An immense and splendid tongue of grey sand, well packed as it should be, which I love to walk in one direction, then in the other, until the time of the fabulous sunset.

Indonesia: Bali - July 2008