Before, I used to travel to dive. Today, the climate emergency encourages me to reduce my air travel. No more warm exotic seas?
It's hard to make diving travel plans with the Covid-19 pandemic. In the world before the coronavirus, I used to go diving in the Philippines or Indonesia... In the world after, I dive in Brittany in green and cold waters.
In 2003, I dived on the Amoco Cadiz wreck in Brittany, France. At the time Facebook did not exist... My story had only been published in print, on the back page of the newspaper Ouest-France.
I won't be at the dive show this weekend. But I had the pleasure to interview the godfather of this 2014 edition, the underwater photographer and naturalist Laurent Ballesta.
Surprise of the day: I received a postcard from Vanuatu. A waterproof card, sent from a post office ... underwater!
Pleasant surprise, this evening, when I come back from work: I discover that my Petites Bulles d'Ailleurs are in the Top...
The 2013 diving show was held from January 11 to 13, Porte de Versailles, in Paris. The truth...
Pleasant surprise: my Little Bubbles Elsewhere are selected for the 2011 ELLE Bloggers Grand Prix, in the Travel category!
In 9 minutes and 34 seconds, the sweet chaos of Thailand... I wanted to share this very nice video,...
Le magazine Géo consacre une chronique à mes Petites Bulles d’Ailleurs, dans son numéro de novembre (la version papier, en...
We became friends through our blogs. I just watched this cute portrait-video of Marie-Julie Gagnon, my sister ...
While waiting to find time for a new post about my own travels, here is my latest travel video find...
Matt Harding is back! You liked The Man Who Dances Around the World and The Man Who Dances for...
To read in Plongeur.com Magazine, my contribution of solo diving diver. A ticket mood or rather humor: Beware of the ball!
This is it! I just started a new blog. It's called Voyages & Voyageurs and it's...
I love books that make you travel. I just found an illustrated album that was one of my favorite books...
Sometimes you can choose your seat on the plane. Dilemma : is it better to sit in the front, or in the middle, or at the back of the aircraft?
Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud's new film will be released on Wednesday. I was able to watch Oceans in December, long before the official release. And I've met the film crew.
I love this book! It's a world tour of street food. It titillates the taste buds and makes you...
I've fallen for it. For a very, very nice toy that I plan to take underwater with me: a reflex camera ....
It's in the latest Water Seekers! On two columns, at the top of the page, it is my slug. A slug...
I just launched a Facebook page - Petites Bulles d'Ailleurs. A page dedicated to this blog, separate from the one...
I like the way he looks at the world. I like her photographic work. Marie-Ange Ostré is a globetrotter and diver, like me. She comes from...
It's probably the company I've taken most often, with all my travels in Southeast Asia! In this month of October 2009, AirAsia, the Malaysian lowcost airline, has just submitted a request for authorization to operate in France.
Oh, my! I'm not a little proud. I had already been noticed by Glamour, and there, the editors...
I like this Anglo-Saxon expression. Overseas: literally "beyond the seas, overseas". To understand: "elsewhere, abroad" ....
His name is Christoph Rehage. This young German, who was studying in Beijing, decided to take "the path of least resistance"...
It's glory. I am recognized at the end of the world thanks to this blog. I even have fans. If, if ... I swear to you.
If, like me, you love islands, here or elsewhere, dive into this book: Besoin d'îles, by the geographer Louis...
Here is Learning Indonesian: podcasts to learn the basics of bahasa indonesia, the Indonesian language, close to bahasa melayu, spoken in Malaysia.
I've just discovered something amazing: holophonic sound. An incredible sound of realism, which takes you to...
It is the most famous Thai dish for the western tourist. Tasty, nutritious and cheap. A simple plate of noodles...
For many people, traveling solo is inconceivable. Yet, we never make as many encounters as when we travel alone.
I will leave again. At the end of June, I fly again towards the Orient. It was enough for me to receive the e-ticket on my mail to feel wings.
A little relaxation of the day, thanks to this hilarious gallery found on the Telegraph website: 20 ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers...
One hour in the dark to save the planet... This is the Earth Hour operation, organized on Saturday evening in several thousand...
I suck at self-promotional teasing! I should have talked about it earlier here: two of my articles were published on February 15, 2009 in dimanche Ouest-France. They are two subjects inspired by trips I've already told you about, to the Dominican Republic and Bali.
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.
I can't believe it. Petites Bulles d'Ailleurs is n°2 in the 2009 Glamour magazine's blogs ranking, in the...
It seems that we can explore the seabed with the new function "Oceans" Google Earth. But I can not go under the surface ...
I fell for a netbook. Yes, one of those cheap and light mini laptops. When I travel by car, I...
If like me, you are in love with South-East Asia and sometimes spend hours on the web in search of the...
The Indonesian look-alike of Obama is Ilham Anas. He is a photographer in Jakarta and has become a celebrity in Asia.
Everyone is scared of sharks. It's silly. There is more danger for divers: the olive ballista, also called titan ballista.
A seasonal image ... well almost. Christmas in Thailand, it looks like, but it's not the same ...
Matt Harding, the man who dances around the world, is back in a commercial, shot in Asia. He's changed sponsors. He's now advertising for a credit card...
My clown fishes in one! I am not a little proud... Several of my underwater photos are published in this...
This thread on VoyageForum.com inspired me to create this small series of photos. Unusual or funny scenes,...
I've just published a short "Between two trips" post, not related to Asia nor to diving... I've just been to...
When I talk about diving, I'm always asked the same questions. Boys: are you going deep? Girls: you're not afraid of sharks?
The clownfish is the most popular tropical fish, thanks to the film Finding Nemo (The World of Nemo). Doing...
Which airports offer free internet and wifi? My little selection of links to help you find the best ones...
Island is called "koh" in Thai. As I'm currently doing on the web a lot of...
I often cut my travel guides with a knife, to keep only the chapters that interest me...
Fish spa? From pedicure to aquarium. Very trendy in Asia. Entrust your feet to nice fish that eat your dead skin!
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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.
Marre de la grisaille hivernale bretonne. Je veux retourner en Thaïlande! Me baigner dans l’azur translucide de la mer d’Andaman....
This just came out: a real waterproof case for iPod Touch. Called iDive 300, it's marketed on the website of the...
A few days ago, I met the sociologist Rodolphe Christin for an interview. He is the author of Manuel de...
To laugh a little, before reattacking the week, this little video tonic and refreshing. Already seen near 2 ...
I have been coveting this book for several days. Its title, in big letters on a blue background, caught my eye straight away:...
If, like me, you love maps and planispheres, test WanderLust. Published by the Good website, this interactive map allows ...
Walking around on the web after booking my plane ticket, I came across this: an animation showing air traffic on the planet for 24 hours.
This train, which runs through the Maeklong market, near Bangkok, is Thailand's most famous. We fold the ...
Are you one of those Westerners who know how to squat Asian style? Those who have been to Asia know what I mean.
I love this video. Discover the world tour of globetrotter Matt Harding, the man who dances in 42 countries!
To get the basic Thai phrases back in my ear, I tried Learn Thai Podcast. A great site, with...
Balinese coffee, or kopi Bali, is tasty and full-bodied. Every morning, since my return, I finish waking up in front of a cup of kopi Bali.
The globe-trotters of Lagrandeaventure.fr, Benoît Bringer and Alexandre Franceschi, are in Thailand. Four years after the tsunami, they ...
Argh! There it is: a DSLR that also does video! Just like the compact ones !! The kind of camera I dream of to accompany me in my travels...
Remember: during my stay on the island of Bunaken (north-Sulawesi) in July 2007, I had dive with the Froggies center, directed by the amazing Christiane Muller, who had been there for about fifteen years .
After the demonstrations of the Buddhist monks against the Burmese military dictatorship, in September and October 2007, the Occident reintroduces itself to...
I inaugurate my new column Books with this book on Thailand, released last year. It allows you to better understand the country and its...
The photos of the previous trip are not yet sorted, I'm thinking about the next ... And to think better, I've already returned to a little tour in my favorite bookstore in Rennes: Ariane, the travel bookstore.
Small taste of the Philippines, at the diving show in Paris, where I went for a ride this weekend ...
The Philippines, do you see where it is ? That's where I'll be soon, very soon... In 23 days ! ...
Yes, I know ... The Sulawesi section has remained stale. At the moment, I had excuses: impossible to find an internet connection in the regions visited!
Should we say Malay or Malaysian? Both ! In fact, everything depends on the context, because the two terms do not have exactly the same meaning.
I revised my Malaysia itinerary for July 2006. It is necessary to make choices... Here is a new map of the route that I will take...
Info found on Plongeur.com. Read the full description here on Wetpixel. To summarize, a barge loaded with materials...
I have time to make plans, at D-87... It will be mostly a "diving and relaxing" trip. Hence my choice...
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!
