Episode list

A nice excursion of Jérôme Pitorin from the Mont Ventoux ( the ascent of the Mont Ventoux with the cyclist Eric and other other cyclists, the arrival at the top-1911 meters above sea level- and the descent and the snack with the cyclist( to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer ( the Gipsy Franck , the Gipsy song, the the meeting of the "gens du voyage" and the devotion to Saint Sarah, the mass in the church and the procession of the statue of Saint Sarah to the seaside and the little of the Gipsy people) passing by Venasque-Vaucluse department- (the cherries producers Alain and Cécile, the harvest of the cherries-the Luberon area produces 1/3 of the French cherries-), by Nîmes ( the meeting with the stage manager Thierry on the Tour Magne, the walk through Nîmes and the visit of the area of Nîmes) by Salin-de-Giraud ( the member of the Orthodox community Georges Herrera, the Greek Consul Stylandis speaking about this Greek island in the Camargue, the cooking of Greek food and the meeting of the Greek community, the moment of Greek dances). Besides we see zooms about the mistral, about Arles and the gladiators, about the lavender fields of Valensole and the Chinese tourists, about the Feria of Nîmes, about Salin-de-Giraud, about the Mediterranean Sea and about Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

Beginning of the journey: Raphaël is flying with Eric Bruno on an ultra light motorized helicopter over the region of Dakar.They land in Saly and Raphaël takes a bus to Dakar where he meets Moctar Ba, a writer , photographer and manager of artists and footballers.They cross the city , speak about the "teranga", this Senegalese hospitality with touch of humor.Moctar explains that the cell phone is very important for the Senegalese people, so they are connected with all that happens in their country.Later they go surfing at the beach of Yoff.Then Raphaël takes the bus to Saly, some traffic jams and arrives at the National center of Ultra light motorized planes: Eric explains that the Dr. Saliou Niang is fighting against the tsetse flies using the sterile male technique in the Niayes region: so they will follow the ultra-light motorized plane of the doctor in this area.On the next day Eric and Raphaël will fly over the the Sine Saloum delta: they can see a lot of salt pounds and also the mangrove that has been reforested. Eric and Raphaël land in the hills of Niassam: Raphaël meets Pierre Stever who manages a lodge among the baobab trees.In the river there are pelicans which make a lot of noise in the night.On the morning Pierre and Raphaël goes to a salt pound: they meet there Koudou Bodian , a dynamic woman who picks up salt, Raphaël helps her to collect salt.Later Raphaël and Pierre meet Djiby Sene, the baker of the place and Raphaël helps him to make bread.Later Raphaël meets Pierre Diouf , tour operator of the "Aventuriers du Saloum": they travel to Ndangane where Pierre and his family will celebrate the end the Ramadan.Pierre explains that is Catholic, but other members of his family are Muslims and all show a great tolerance.This night they will eat "Thiéboudienne", a typical Senegalese dish of rice, fishes and vegetables.On the next day dugout tour to the mangrove where they meet Fatou Sarr, the president of the women's association who has reforested the mangrove some years ago and now are harvesting oysters (a new income for this women).At Diofior Raphaël and Pierre meet Isabelle Goudin (also called Awa) who manages the "Maison d'enfants d'Awa" , an great effort of schooling the children in the kindergarten and primary school, Pierre plays the drum and the children are dancing.Later Raphaël has a gift for Pierre : an ultra light motorized plane flight over the the Sine Saloum.Finally Pierre and Raphaël go the the Mar Lodj Island; they participate in a mass in the Catholic church (90 % of the inhabitants of this island are Catholics), later the people get together : there are traditional dances and prayers for a good harvest.Pierre shows Raphaël a sacred tree (the union of three different trees, Catholic religion, Muslim religion and Animist religion).Finally Raphaël and Pierre meet some friends on the beach and Pierre plays a drum and they enjoy this moment of friendliness. Besides we see zooms about Tangus, a new Senegalese bakery and fast food chain (in a few months about 500 jobs have been created), about the Institut Séngalais de Management created by Amadou Diaw ( an opportunity to study management and other economical sciences in Senegal instead of studying in Europe), about Hanifa Sogo a young Senegalese woman who is proud of her black curly hair, about the new television channels in Senegal (TFM , a very popular new channel), about the artist Gabriel Diome who recovers capsules and makes capsules chairs, about the father of Djiby who is healer and knows a lot of medicinal herbs, about the Football Diambars Institute which is a boarding school for 12-18 years old young Senegalese with a great philosophy ( you will be champions of the life), about the growing of the peanuts, cooperatives of women are transforming these peanuts into oil and they use the meals as food for cattle and about the use of the peanut in the traditional Senegalese cooking ("maafe" of beef or mutton cooked in a peanut paste).

Beginning of the journey in Monterosso (Liguria): Sophie goes to a pastry shop and buys chocolate pastry with limoncello (lemon liquor) inside: it's a small gift for Giuseppe Martelli (called Beppé), a fisherman of Monterosso.Beppé explains that Montrosso and 4 other villages of the Cinque Terre (Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore) are in a protected area (Unesco world heritage site): Beppé and Sophie walk through the village and arrive at a promenade where they can the little beach of Monterosso and the seaside.Then Sophie travels to Polesine Parmense (near Parm in Emilia-Romagne): she meets there Massimo Spigaroli, a chef and producer of the "culatello ham": Massimo shows her the pigs, they have a walk near the old Palace of the family Pallavicino (built in 1320): then in the Hosteria del Maiale Massimo shows Sophie how he prepares the culatello ham: later they go a cellar where the culatello hams are stored.Finally Massimo gives Sophie a basket with bread and culatello ham that she must taste near the Po River: there Sophie meets men at a table (they are playing cards) and she shares with them the bread and the ham.Then Sophie is in Modena where she meets Daniele Bonfantti, the producer of balsamic vinegar : the walk through the center and look at the 87 meters high Torre Ghirlandina: then they go to the estate: they look at the vineyard (Gilberto Barbier , the associate of Daniele is in charge of the vineyard) and then in the factory they smell an old balsamic vinegar.Daniele leads Sophie to a workshop where Franco Bacchelli is repairing classic collection cars.Franco invites then Sophie to a ride with a Ferrari F-355 Berlinetta.Then Sophie travels to Bologna where she meets Matteo Giovanardi, the owner of the tower Prendipante: they climb the tower and enjoy the sight over the red town (red clay buildings).Later Sophie meets Christina Fortina: they buy fresh parsley in the market and arrive at Christina's house where they will prepare tortellini (stuffed with ricotta, Parmesan cheese, parsley and nutmeg): at supper they eat the tortellini and drink red wine.After Sophie travels to Rimini where she meets Diego Donzelli and his family (Loris and Carla) who manage the Hôtel de Paris (ambiance of the sixties): Diego and Sophie have a walk (the beach and the Borgo San Giulano where there are wall painting of the characters of Federico Fellini).Then Sophie is in Ravenna with Arianna Gallo , a mosaicist who shows her the Mausoleo of Galla Placidia and there her workshop (Luca Barberini, Arianna's husband is also mosaicist).Finally Sophie goes to Florence, she looks for the neighborhood of Santo Spirito where she meets the calcio storico team (the Whites).On the next day Sophie is on the Piazza Santa Croce : there are drummers and men in typical costumes and then the match of the team of Santo Spirito against that one of Santa Croce: victory of the Whites and Sophie ends his journey looking at the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. Besides we see zooms about the monastery of Monterosso, about the wine maker of Manarola, about the production of Parmigiano reggiano, about the Panini stickers and Panini family, about Bologna (its university, the students; about the private beach in Rimini (the deckchairs and the beach umbrellas, the festival of the Sardines, the techno music) and about the story of the calcio storico.

A nice excursion of Jérôme from Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme and the Fort Mahon beach ( Lionel Boone and the "École de char à voile Eolia", the practice of land yachting at the Fort Mahon beach, the walk to the salt meadow,Alkain Tison and the picking of the "salicornes"-in English marsh samphire or glass-wort-, the tasting of the herb and the drinking of "salicornes" beer, the Chapelle des Marins on the hill and later the walk through Saint-Valéry, the half-timbered houses, the chalk and brick houses and the eating of mussels) to Chantilly (the head gardener Thierry Basset and the fountains system of the park, the English Gargen and the French formal Garden, the tasting of the "crème Chantilly" at the restaurant du Hameau, the visit of the castle-the painting gallery with 900 paintings-, the meeting with Sophie Thalmann-président du jury du Prix d'Élégance, the winner Mrs Alexia , the talk with Anne and Dominique, parents of the jockey Antoine and the horse racing) passing by Amiens (Laure Henry and her guesthouse in the Hortillonnages" of Amiens, the restored huts, the walk in the town, the "Cirque municipal created by Juñles Verne, the House of Jules Verne, the English neighborhood, the Amiens cathedral, the Perret Tower, the boat tour on the water canal, the director of the Maison de la Culture d'Amiens Gilbert Fillinger and the sculptures in the Hortillonnages), by Vervoins-Aisne department- ( the printing house of the newspaper "Le Démocrate de l'Aisne", the typographer Julien Noiroux and the journalist Isabelle Nicolas) , by the Cité souterraine de Naours (the guide Claire Amiable and the different underground rooms) and by Senlis (the hunting horn player Hubert Michaux, the School of Hunting horn, the wedding in the church and the brass band playing for the groom and the bride). Besides we see zooms about the Baie de Somme, about the lakes and rivers of Picardie, about the equestrian trail des Maroilles, about the Amiens cathedral, about the Picard language, about the battlefields of the Somme, about the Astérix amusement park and about the horse racing in Chantilly.

Algeria is waking up, offering a new face. This week at the controls of the show, Raphaël de Casabianca discovers the country, from Algiers to Oran, along a magnificent coast. He meets Algerians who explore, seek each other, innovate or bring old traditions up to date, collecting their testimonies. A sunny and surprising trip, in the particular atmosphere of the beautiful summer months.

Beginning of the journey in Batticaloa on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka: Sophie meets Sandrine Debruyne who is promoting home stays in this region: they visit the seaside, Sophie plays cricket, then Sophie and Sandrine travels with an auto rickshaw (tuktuk) meeting fishermen and buying tuna.They go to the house of Aisha and eat a delicious dish with tuna, prepared with curry and coconut milk.Later they visit Cotton park where local women are weaving sari and sarong and they go to the homestay of Dilu, they eat there fried fishes, eggplants, potatoes with curry sauces: tourists of Australia, France, England and Thailand have stayed in this homestay and enjoyed the friendliness with Dilu and her family.Later Sophie and Sandrine travel on a public bus to the railway station, they have interesting talks with the passengers about tolerance: then Sophie takes the train to Jaffna where she meets Gaya Chandra: a law student who tells her that they are enjoying these moments of peace after the Sri Lankan civil war: they visit the Temple of Murugan, speak about the Hinduist religion and later they go to Gaya's house, where Sophie knows the mother and the sisters: Sophie wears the traditional sari, they drinking tea and speak about the marriage in the Tamil community.Then Sophie travels to the Peninsula of Kalpitiya: she meets there Dilsiri Welikala and Léo Moret : the promoters of the Kite-Surfing Center : a place with 20 bungalows: Sophie goes to a school for very young children of the local fishermen: the King-Surfing Center has helped this school with many donations.Later Sophie , helped by Michi Walter learns kite-surfing. Besides we see zooms about the fishermen of Negombo with their traditional catamaran fishing boats, about the recovery of the peace in Sri Lanka (five trains are leaving Colombo to Jffna every day, Getak the onion producer is now sending his onions to other parts of Sri Lanka, Asanka Warna Kumara, a touristic agent is investigating about tours in the northern parts of the island), about Delft, an island of fishermen and women who produce wickerwork and has a treasure: wild horses, about Nuwara Eliya, the corner of England with its golf course, his hippodrome (now Sinhalese jockeys may return to their country and have interesting incomes) and the famous Hill Club, created in 1876 which has opened his doors to women and Sinhalese people in 1967, about the coconut tree and its different uses for coconut water, coconut pulp and milk and also for coconut fibers (ropes and filling of cushions, about the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya (a wonderful place with about 4.000 plants-among them 75 endemic orchids) and the citadel of Sigiriya with its beautiful gardens.

A nice excursion of Jérôme Pitorin from the neighborhood of Goudes (Didier Tani , the grand bar des Goudes and the restaurant, the "cabanons" of the fishermen, the port, the fisherman Gilles and the red scorpion-fishes and other fishes for Didier, the walk in the hill and the panorama of Goudes and the Mediterranean Sea) to Martigues ( Frédéric Martinez and the story of the "sardinade", the eating of sardines and the drinking of the Martigues wine) passing by the Vieux-Port ( the skipper Grégoire Guignon and the sailboat tour -the Calanques of the Frioul islands- and the return to the Vieux-Port, the architect Marie , the electric car, the walk through the Cours Julien , the urban art, the neighborhood of the artists, the Cité radieuse of Le Corbusier), by the restaurant "La Boîte à sardines" (the poissonier-restaurateur Fabien Rugi , the eating of tuna ham with sea spinach and mozzarella cheese), by Cassis (the cliff diver Lionel Franc, the training of the young jumpers, the jump into the sea from a height of 6 meters and later 9 meters and later Lionel diving from a height of 25 meters), by Salon-en-Provence ( the soap factory Marius Fabre, Julie Fabre and the master soap maker Jean-Pierre Denne showing the making of the "savon de Marseille" with liquid soda and vegetable oils, an excellent soap for all type of skins, the walk with Julie through the town and the visit of the olive trees in the National Park of the Alpilles) ad by Marseille again (with Fabien, the flea market and the hall of antiques, the walk through the neighborhood of "Le Panier"-the frescoes-the visit of the basilica Notre-Dame de-la-Garde and the travel to the workshop of the cheese maker Fabio Fabbri-the making of the mozzarella cheese-). Besides we see zooms about the depths of the blue sea, about the Vieux-Port of Marseille, about the half marathon Marseille-Cassis, about the French Air Force and the skies of Provence, about Marcel Pagnol and the Provence and about the petanque in Marseille.

Beginning of the journey in Annecy: Raphaël meets Stéphane Thebaut (Television presenter) : they walk through the old town ( the Palais de l'Ile) and cross Le "Pâquier", a great green space near the lake.On the next day Raphaël pays a visit to Roger Quenet and Jacques Gassiot (Association les Vieux Safrans) who restore old boats : a Constantin boat with a 403 Peugeot motor and a wooden boat built in 1913.Later Roger and Raphaël take the sailboat "Daniela" (also a restored boat) and begin their boat tour on the Lake of Annecy: they see the castle of Menthon (which has inspired Walt Disney) and arrive at the castle of Châteauvieux: Hughes de Certeau receive them and explains them the story of the castle ( a fortress in the 10-11th century, the restoration of the castle by Scipion Ruphy whose daughter Isaure Ruphy married Henri de la Barge de Certeau): they visit the romantic pavilion at the lake and then climb the tower to enjoy the panorama. Later Raphaël meets Philippe Batoux, a mountain guide: they travel by boat to Talloires and begin to climb the mountain: there is a waterfall and people doing canyoning, then they reach the summit: and eat a fondue: then they do abseiling and make a bivouac on a portaledge.After that Raphaël meets in Annecy Nathan Paulin, a highliner who will walk on a rope at the Parmelan mountain.Raphaël travels to Le Chinaillon, a mountain village where he meets Didier, the saddler who makes leather belts for cow bells: Didier askes Raphaël to deliver a cow bell to Karine and Michel: so Raphaël goes to the "Col de la Colombière" where he meets the couple: they breed Abondance, Tarine and Montbéliard cows and produce "reblochon fermier", a cheese made in the farm with the milk of the cows of the farm: after milking the cows Karine and Michel prepare the reblochon and finally all the family and Raphaël eat reblochon and bread.Later Raphaël is at the "Lac d'Aiguebelette" in Savoie and goes fishing with Alain Plouzeau, they capture an European whitefish but they release it because it's to small: they go to an island where they see a chapel and go back to the lake where they meet Estelle Cattin-Masson (Rowing club of the lake of Aiguebelette), a female rower who is training for the French national championship of rowing and finally Raphaël enjoys swimming in the lake. Back to Annecy Raphaël meets in the market Georges Paccard (a three Michelin stars) and they agree to have a meal together.Then Raphaël goes to the mountain where he meets Nathan Paulin and his team: they climb the mountain together, Raphaël visits the mountain cabin of the Parmelan managed by Julien Lutz and then look at Nathan and Antoine walking on a rope in this nice landscape.Back to Annecy Raphaël meets again Georges Paccard at his restaurant and they go to his house : Georges prepares for them a trout mousseline and crayfishes.Finally Raphaël meets again Stéphane Thebaut at the "Col de la Forclaz" and they look at the nice panorama . Besides we see zooms about the diving in the Lake of Annecy, about Céline Saccani, the boat captain, about the rebirth of the lake, about the "Fête du Lac" with the fireworks, about the Patrick Danglard, the pilot, about Vinca Richard, about the trout fishing, about the paragliding, about the mountain lakes (diving and scientific investigation), about the summer skiing , about the ultra-trail running and about the wildlife , the chamois and the bearded vulture in the mountains.

Beginning of the journey at the waterfall of Montmorency: Jérôme travels on a zip line near the waterfall: then he meets Yves Cosettte and they make a boat tour on the Saint-Laurent River.Later Jérôme meets in the town of Québec Stéphane Modat and they walk through the old town (Vieux-Québec: Unesco World Heritage site) and the Citadel (the ramparts and the battlefield) and arrive at the Chateau de Frontenac: Stéphane shows him two important places: the beehives (300 kilograms of honey) and the garden with aromatic herbs.On the next day Jérôme meets François Fauck and Philippe Thibault , two professional mushroom pickers and they go to a forest of the "Parc des Laurentides" to pick some mushrooms (the milky cap which has a taste of maple).Later Stéphane prepare for Jérôme piglet meat with pumpkin, apple and mushrooms.After that Jérôme meets in Mont Saint Pierre Jean-Sébastien Cloutier ,a hang gliding coach, they travel to a mountain and have a hang gliding flight over the Gaspésie. Back to Québec Jérôme meets the family of Stéphane: Jassmine Sevigny who manages two sandwich restaurant and and burger resto and their children Lucie and Ludovic: they travel to an apple orchard where they harvest apples (25 kilograms for about 30 Euros): later they go a restaurant and Jérôme tastes a Pogo (sausage) and a poutine (French fries with cheese and bacon). After that Jérôme returns to Gaspésie where he meet Vincent Malouin in a cultural center : they travel to a forest where Vincent has a forest cabin and go fishing in a river. On the next day they go to Percé , a touristic place and travel by boat to see the Roché Percé (an natural arch) and they land at the Bonaventure Island : they have a walk through the island and enjoy the-place full of gannets. Besides we see zooms about the boat captain on the Saint-Laurent river, about Stéphane Maddix Albert the algae collector,about Julie Fournier the artist, about the Quebec French , about the Office Québecois de langue française . about the comedian Louis-Olivier Pelletier, about the brewers in Québec, about about the seaplane pilot Alain Priem, about the story teller and the musicians in Gaspésie, about the hunters and the moose in Quebec.

Beginning of the journey in Prague: Raphaël arrives at the guesthouse " Famille Katarina" managed by Katarina Jenicek.Then he goes to the astronomical clock of Prague (build in 1410): the oldest astronomical clock still in operation.Raphaël meets then Petr Skala, the clock-maker who explains him the story of the monument and they have a walk to the Charles Bridge.Later Raphaël goes to the hill of Petrin where he meets Dagmar Sormova, a beekeeper who shows to young Czech boys and girls how to behave with bees: they collect and taste honey.Raphaël follow his discovery of Prague going to the Prague Castle terrace and through the old town where he sees a cubist building build in 1911.Many old building have been restored after 1989.On the next day Raphaël takes the underground and meets in the Stvanice Island Blandine Berniel (who lives in Prague since 2006). they drink a beer and then go to the workshop of Vitek Jezec (Rekola Association: shared bicycles), they make a bike tour , visit a market, buy duck terrine, follow a bike path and then they see a pianist playing music and the "Dancing" House " Then Raphaël travels by train to the "Ceské Svycarstvo" , the Swiss Bohemia (because Adrian Zingg and Anton Graff , two Swiss painters enjoys so much this place), the area belongs to the Elbe sandstone Mountains : he meet there Vaclav Sojka, a former forester and now photographer and they have a walk through the forest, looking at the cliffs and visit an old mill in middle of the forest (Natalia Belisova speaks with him about the restoration of the mill).Then Raphaël has a surprise for Vaclav: a hot balloon ride over the Swiss Bohemia..On the next day Raphaël takes breakfast at Katarina's guesthouse and they begin a walk through Prague, they meet Pavel Trulha ,a puppeteer who talks about the renewal of the puppet theaters, later Raphaël meet Véronique Louvel and Cédric Louvel in the neighborhood of Holesovice, they are in a community garden (Prazelenina Association) where the members come with their children and grow tomatoes, strawberries and herbs.Then Raphaël and Véronique go to a market and see a typical cubist building.Then Raphaël goes to a cultural center where people listen to Moravian traditional music and have a nice dancing moment. Besides we see zooms about the Charles Bridge (the painter, the guide, the bridge Band), about the Bohemian glass (visit of the Moser shop, Petr Spatina the glasses musician), about the vineyards of Prague (12 hectares producing about 45.000 liters of wine each year ), about the vineyard of Melnik (Charles IV introducing Pinot noir, the Harvest celebrations), about the mountain bikes ride in the Giant Mountains and and the rock climbing in the Climbing Paradise, about the cinema and Prague (segway tours organized by René Menezes, the German director Karola Meeder filming in Prague, the Barrandov studios and the young director Matias Trnka ) and about the Rom community in Prague (the singer Gejza Bendig, the Gypsy-hip-hop singer Gypsy Cz, the neighborhood of Zizkov with its social center, the relationships of the Roms with the Czech people).

Beginning of the journey in La Panne (Belgium): Sophie meets on the beach the fisher woman Nele Bekaert with her horse Axel; at low tide Nele and her horse pull the nets through the sea and collect prawns: the very small prawns are given back to the sea and then the biggest must be cooked . Then they go to a little restaurant and they eat prawns croquettes and French fries.Later Sophie is in Furnes (in Dutch Veurne) where she meets Joris Goens, the town crier (he has won the title of European best crier in England): Joris and Sophie goes to a building and Joris announces the next festival of the town.They go to the Church of Saint-Nicolas from where they can see the belfry and the town hall of Furnes and back to the town they sing the song of the bells: they eat a Flemish dish called " Potdesvlees", meat of veal, rabbit and chicken and go to the belfry of the town where Joris says goodbye to the town.Then Sophie travels to Cassel (French Flanders) where she meets Emmanuel de Quillacq (Manu), a gardener and landscaper who has restored the " Jardin des Récollets" (a former convent): they visit the house with its living room and dinning room and they have a walk through the gardens.They leave the gardens and arrive at a place where people practice vertical archery (a typical Flemish sport) and later they they visit the town of Cassel. Then Sophie travels to Esquelbecq where she meets Bruno Desmondt, the maker of automatons, they go to an estaminet to shown the automatons.. Then Sophie is in Bailleul (French Flanders) where she sees the Flemish bowling (jeu de la boule flamande).At Zuydcoote, on the north sea, Sophie meets Bruno Pruvost in a bunker of the Atlantic Wall and then they go to the seaside where they see shipwrecks (the English Army evacuated there about 38.000 French and British soldiers). Later Sophie meets Jean-Michel Legrand, a pilot and have an air plane tour over the Flanders.In Vieux-Berquin Sophie meets Claudine Depooter , the manager of the revue at the Cabaret of Vieux Berquin.Some hours later Sophie arrives at Saint-Omer, a famous marshland, she meets there Rémy Colin, a boat carpenter who invites her to make a boat tour through the canals of the marshlands: they see truck farmers working on their fields and later at the home of Rémy they eat waffles.Last stop: Sophie meets Audrey in her brewery, she helps Audrey to prepare beer: they go the "Festival de la bière artisanale" in Sainte-Marie Cappel where people enjoy tasting local beers. Besides we see zooms about the Flemish town of Bergues in France, about the battle of Peene at Nordpeene and the sport of armored combat in Lille (France), about Bruges, the medieval town with its 83 meters high belfry ( the bell ringer Frank Deleu explains the competition between the Flemish towns for having the highest belfry, the best bells and the best best bell songs), , about the traditional Flemish architecture in Ellezelles, about the breeding of the Flemish horse (Vlaams paard in Dutch) and the renewal of this work horse in Flanders, about the chef Florent Ladeyn and his original cooking (edible boletus,pigeon and spices like water pepper), about the dunes of Flanders ( the naturalist Juliette Martin showing to young boys and girls the ecologic system of the dunes), about the bird observers in the dunes in October (starlings and cormorants), about Claudine and Patrick the managers of the Cabaret du Nord, about Nicolas Nudelle , the postman who is the unique postman of France who travels by boat to deliver the mail through the Saint-Omer Marshland and about the guild of the cauliflower in Saint-Omer.

Beginning of the journey at the "Plage des Salines": Raphaël meet Jacky (Jacques-Henry Vartel), a bike tours guide and together riding their mountain bikes they discover the mangrove, the pond, a beautiful beach and wild spaces of this area.Then in Fort-de-France Raphaël meets Tatie Maryse, a culinary blogger: they drink a spicy cocoa beverage prepared with lemon, chili and and cinnamon: Tatie Maryse organizes on an estate a cooking workshop and they visit the "Jardin de Balata", a creole house with a garden full of tropical plants.Tatie Maryse shows Raphaël the West Indian bay tree or bay rum tree (in French bois d'Inde-Pimenta racemosa) whose bays and leaves are used in the creole cooking and also a medicine.Later they meets Jimmy and Thierry Lauzéa, two chocolate makers: in their factory they prepare chocolate with different spices: chili, lemongrass, cinnamon,etc.Thierry Lauzéa pays a visit to Alain a cocoa producer, Kora Bernabe, another cocoa producer explains that in the 17 the century the cocoa of the Martinique was well known in France. Thierry meets also Rémi and Séverine Asensio who grow medicinal herbs: turmeric, "atoumo" (Alpinia zerumbet) and other herbs: they dry the leaves and sell these herbs in the shop of Gilbert, a man who has restored the huts of the slavery periods.Then Raphaël is in Saint-Pierre, he meets Jacques-Yves Imbert, an diver who tells him the story of the 1902 eruption of the Mount Pelee volcano; They go to the market where they see coconuts, breadfruit, black pudding, later they go diving near the wrecks of the sunken boats and also among the submarine sculptures of Laurent Valère.After the diving they eat black pudding and other meals and drink a spicy punch.At Fonds St-Denis Raphaël meets Tonton Léon, a man who has traveled a lot and has decided to be farmer: he produces now bio vegetables and roots.At Basse Pointe Raphaël meets Pascal Bilon , a surfing coach who introduces the young boys to surfing and later he shows Raphaël the "bwa flo" (balsa tree-Ochroma pyramidale) a tree that slaves were cutting and using to float on the sea and to escape from slavery.Finally Raphaël meets in Fort-de-France Sully Cally, a cooper and drum maker, who organized a dancing party at his house with all the friends that Raphaël met in the island.

Beginning of the journey in Yogyakarta: the hotel was a mansion of a Chinese trader which became hotel in 1942 and was also the office of the president Sukarno (when Yogykarta was the capital of Indosia for three years).Jérôme meets Shinta Restu, a nurse and Javanese traditional dancer (she has danced for the sultan of Yogyakarta): they visit a great market (spices), they speak about the smile, eat chicken with fried noodles listening to a guitarist singing a song about Yogyakarta; later Shinta invites Jérôme to see a traditional dance class at her house.Then they visit a part of the palace of the sultan build in the XIII century (the sultan used to pray and rest in this part).Then Jérôme travels to Parangtritis , a seaside with a great cliff and meets there Bayu Anggoro who was pastry chef and now sports coach: they have a moment of paragliding: then Jérôme meets Bardi, a fisherman who came back from the sea, he buys him some lobsters and helps Bardi's wife to prepare the lobsters with lemongrass, tomatoes, basil and onion: then the lobsters are fried.Next stop: the Bromo volcano with Rani, the female guide and also marathon runner: she has studied French and Mandarin at the University: they climb to the top of the volcano, Jérôme throws a bouquet of flowers as offering into the crater.Rani explains that near the volcano are living the Tenggerese people, an Hinduist minority which is preparing a ceremony : the offerings will be cooked rice pyramids and ornate carrots.Rani and Jérôme go to the procession , they meet Rani's brother who is priest; each family shows its rice pyramid, Jérôme wears a sarong like the Tenggerese men and enjoys the procession.Later he meets the couple of Yanti Rubi and Christophe Davaud: they visit the Buddhist temple of Borobudur, and then Kalegen , the home village of Yanti, they see rice terraces and visit a tofu factory, in the night they eat fried tofu. Besides we know about the women's emancipation (the district mayor who promotes the religious tolerance, the association of women producing batik) , the retired sultan and his second-daughter Nurastuti Wijareni who manages the palace and promotes the Javanese arts, the traditional wedding in Java (bride and broom were the same costume), the leisure (bull races in the island of Madura and singing birds competitions), the Kawah Ijen volcano and the life of the sulfur miners and the eating of the grasshoppers.

Jérôme arrives at Macatoo Camp by airplane: his guide Bongwe Makate carries him to the lodge managed by John Sobey (African Horseback Safaris): Jérôme will sleep in a house tree (his bed is covered with a mosquito net).On the morning Jérôme , John and Bongwe ride through the bush and see a lot of zebras and giraffes: they stop looking at a baobab tree (Bongwe tells the legend of the baobab: God asked to each animal of the bush to present him a plant: all the animal choose a plant, but the hyena was occupied in looking for preys: God gives to the hyena a baobab tree: the hyena got angry and threw the tree with the head in in the soil; so the baobab tree seems to have roots instead of branches) and the see also buffaloes.On the next day Jérôme travel by airplane to Maun, the big village with 60.000 inhabitants (because there are many animals in the streets).He meets there Germain Marquis, a French cook who has opened a restaurant and is also training young cooks: they go with Omogolo Gotshajwang, an apprentice to a great farm: there are glass houses and the apprentice must recognize some flowers and vegetables used in cooking (carnation, purple beans, rocket), later the apprentice prepare a traditional Botswanian dish with beef, oil, salt and vegetables.Later Jérôme meets Johnny Ramsden , a safari operator who invites Jérôme to an excursion with girl scouts and boy scouts at the Moremi Game Reserve: near the road they can see lions ; they install their camping tents and on the morning they can see impalas, buffaloes and and zebras and a leopard going down a tree and walking quietly through the bush.: they go on canoes on a river and they see hippopotamus (very unpredictable animals).After the excursion Jérôme goes to an Hambukushu village where he buys wickerwork.Later Jérôme travels with Bastien Rossato to the Selinda Game Reserve: there David Murray, a photographer shows him his collection of photographs on the computer.Jérôme will sleep in a wooden cabin: at sunrise they go with the ranger Mots to a water point where they can take pictures of hippopotamus, buffaloes and zebras. We can also see many aspects of Botswana;; the Okanvango delta, the importance of the rain (pula which signifies also peace and which brings happiness to the people of Botswana), the ban on hunting in 2014 and the will to protect the wildlife: the rhinoceros are a endangered species and the park rangers must protect them from the poachers.We learn also about elephants: a British zoologist Jess Isden and her assistant are investigating the life of the elephants. There is also reporting about Gaborone, the capital of the country: we meet Gaone Mathibi, a fashion designer who gives a new touch to the traditional dresses and blankets and later the Skinflint Heavy Metal Rock band (Giuseppe Sbrana,Kebonye Knolojo and and Alessandra Sbrana: their music is inspired by the stories and legends of Botswana and they enjoy to play for their audience (rockers, bikers and cowboys). We see also the life of a remote village; the chief of the village and the meeting of the village council to solve cases of local justice (thefts, quarrels between neighbors or reconciliations between husband and wife) and in another part of Botswana a traditional wedding: the broom has brought the dowry to the family of the bride (4 cows and 4 calves), the uncle and the aunt of the bride receive the them and give their agreement to the wedding: the bride appears with the traditional blanket.

A nice journey of Sophie from Milwaukee (the ride with the female bikers of "Stilettos on Steel, the visit of the Harley Davidson exhibition, the talks with Anne Zub and Sandra Miller about the pleasure of driving a Harley-Davidson) to Sister Bay (the Fall Fest, the parade, the ride in a fire truck with the fireman Patrick Johnson, the pumpkin bowling, the goats on the green roof of the "Al Johnson Swedish restaurant, the gathering of mushrooms with Michael Fisher and David Rack-the lion's mane mushroom and the honey fungus-, the cabin at the lake and the boat tour on the schooner of Leslie Blumberg) passing by French bakery in Chicago-La Boulangerie- (Vincent, the making of baguette, the bread delivery), by Fulton Market (the Grantd Park Packing-Joe Maffei showing the packing place-), by the boat tour on the Chicago river (the reversing of the flow ), by the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge (the live music the dancing, the reference to Al Capone and the prohibition), by the Unknown Chicago with Ben Hollis, presenter of Chicago Wild-What I love doing-, the clothes store and Paula Silva, the Woolly Mammoth, an antique store and Adam Rust and the Montrose Avenue beach, Angela-the E.R. nurse with her dogs "Cumin" and "Coriander",the Spice Boys-) and by Oregon-Wisconsin-(Natalie and Jaime Ortega, the vegetables harvest, the drinking of red wine and the supper, the market of Madison-the French radish- and Jerry,Natalie's father, also truck farmer and vegetables vendor in this market). Besides we see zooms about Chicago and its skyscrapers, about the hot dog Chicago Style, about the Halloween celebration in Chicago, about the growing of cranberries in Wisconsin, about the melting pot of the Middle West (New Glarus, Mount Horeb and the Polish village in Chicago), about the Lake Michigan (the stormy winds and the shipwrecks).

Beginning of the journey in the railway station of Moutiers: Sophie meets Béatrice Chevalier and they travel by car to Le Praz: Béatrice manages there a chalet with rooms for the guests.Then Sophie meets Pascal Breyton , a mountain guide and they make a snow shoes walk through the forests: Pascal enjoys these snow shoes walks because he has plenty of time to see the landscape and to speak with his visitors.They arrive at the "Tour de Glace": an artificial ice structure for climbing: Siphie climbs first ,then Pascal climbs also.The next day Sophie is at La Tania where she meets Julien Machet (the third chef of Courcheval to have a Michelin star): Julien and Adel Dakkar are giving chestnut pastries to the visitors of La Tania.Then Julien and Sophie goes to the farm of Julien's grandmother (the garden with thyme and others herbs, the barn with hay).Later they go to the cellar of the fromager affineur Gael Machet (Julien's brother) where she sees how Gael is taking care for the Beaufort cheese.After that they go back to the restaurant of Julien (Le Farçon): Julien prepares "crozets" with Beaufort cheese: Gael and Adel Dakkar arrive and all enjoy the meal prepared by Julien. Besides Sophie tastes the hay syrup ( a local beverage).Later Sophie meets Sébastien Rinolfi with his Mousquetaire ski plane: they have a nice flight over the forest and land at the airport of Courchevel (only certified pilots can perform flight in this airport).Then Sophie goes to the Coeur équestre des Trois Vallées where she is received by Anne Huissoud Colombier, they have a horseback riding in the snow and later Frank Colombier (Anne's husband) is helping Sophie to practice ski joring (a person on skis is pulled by a horse).In the afternoon Anne and Sophie go to Méribel and have a head massage in the spa managed by Charlene Viret. Then Sophie meets Julie Basset, the driver of the snow groomer, they have a ride with the machine and Julie explains how she is preparing the ski trails. In the night Sophie is with Béatrice and other friends and they enjoy a fondue. After that Sophie travels to Val Thorens where she meets Denis Chapuis, who has participated in the beginning of his ski resort:he tells the story of the cable-car of the Carron who contributed to the growth of the ski resort: they meet Corentin Aurard and Youri Duplessis-Kergogard , two members of the French team of Ski Cross: Sophie sees how they are going down the slopes.Then Sophie and Denis go also down the slopes and they all meet at the chalet "La Folie Douce": techno music and dancing; Fabien Kisoka explains that since 6 years they organized these afternoon evening in this chalet. Besides we see zooms about the story of Les Menuires et Val Thorens, about the new activities in the ski resort (snowshoes and yoga, para-motoring, parachute jumps from helicopters, the Piste des Indiens, le Aquamotion center), about Laurie Blanc and her restored chalet, about the mountain cabins of Le Nant Brun and Le Plan, about the nature reserve of Tuéda, about Jean-Marc Sullice , Rémi Chevassu and Serge Jay and about the students of the college of Moutiers (option Montagne) who learn ski mountaineering.

Beginning of the journey at Whitehorse (Yukon): Jérôme has arrived by plane at the airport of Whitehorse and he meets Émylie T.M. (author of the blog "La Yukonnaise"): they go to shop and Jérôme buys clothes, boots for the cold temperatures.Then they go to Green Mountain where they have a walk with snow shoes and they enjoy the sight over Whitehorse and the Yukon River.Later they walk through the town speaking about the French Canadians who live in Whitehorse (about 10 % of the 30.000 inhabitants of Whitehorse. They see the statue of a gold prospector with his dog and the SS.Klondike, a historical boat transformed now in a museum.They go outside the the town and meet Mark Penner, the kite skier: they have a funny moment gliding on the snow.ÑLater they they meet Nicolas at his radio studio: Jérôme speaks about his first experiences in Yukon ( the great spaces, the snow shoes walk and the kite gliding.After that Jérôme travels to the Yukon Wildlife preserve: Jake Paleczny shows the American bison, the musk oxen, the reindeer, the Canadian lynx, the Arctic fox (with its white coat in winter and a black coat in the summer), and the moose: the veterinarian Maria Hallock explains him that the moose is an unpredictable animal.Then Jérôme go to the Takhini Hot Springs where is received by Andrew Umbrich and takes a bath in the hot waters of the springs.After that Jérôme meets Simon D'Amours (presenter of the program "Au coeur du Yukon" and they travel to meet the trapper Roch Boivin: they travel by snow scooter to the forest cabin of the trapper: they meet Catherine, Roch's wife and talk about the life in the forest (the correspondence school of the children, the freedom in the great spaces): at supper they eat moose meat, potatoes and some cake. Later Simon and Jérôme travel by car (Klondike Highway) to Dawson City: the town of the gold rush: they enjoy the old and new buildings of the town and have a drink at the Jack London Grill. After that Jérôme meets Gérard Cruchon , the ranger of the Tombstone Park , they travel by car crossing the bridge over the Klondike River and arrive at Bensen Creek: Gérard manages there 2 chalets and a sauna for visitors: they eat a fondue (made with Comté cheese) and drink white wine.On the morning they take the snow scooters and make a stop on the frozen Klondike river, They prepare a fire and install the camping tents.Later they have a walk with snow shoes and enjoy the wild landscape, back to the camp they enjoy the fire and eat sausages. Besides we see zooms about the children having playtime in the snow, about the life in winter at the Great Slave Lake, about the ice fishing, about about Thomas Verin and Christelle Houdry and their husky sled dogs, about the ice roads in winter, about the acrobatic skiing, about the ski mountaineering in Yukon, about the the furs trade, the trapper Jacques Jobin and the seamstress Hovak Johnston, about the ice castle and the ice peak climbing,and about the northern lights (aurora borealis) and Keating Smith , the northern lights chaser.

We see a great diversity of landscapes and activities: tourism, religious celebration, cockfight, music and volcanoes. About tourism: the place of El Nido on Palawan island: meeting with Gordon McLaughlin , a guide who explores the islands of this area; islands with cliffs and sand beaches.We meet also two young men who are climbing mountains and exploring caves to find swallow nests (a precious food). In Cebu-City there is the Sinulog festival: everywhere the images of the holy child Jesus, then a carnival: Jose Marie , a choreographer explains the preparation of this carnival (30 musicians and 60 dancers). In Manila the cockfight is a important business and show: cock breeders as Tonio Romulo and Gary Tesorero are selecting and preparing the cocks:We visit the Araneta Coliseum where there is a cockfight championship. Music in the Philippines: the Filipinos enjoy singing and they go o karaoke bars, then the Spanish influence: Fernando Alegre , a famous stringed-instrument maker shows the guitars that he is producing and we listen to rock music (the influence of USA). We visit the Taal lake and specially the Volcano Island where a volcanologist is observing the volcano: on the slopes of the volcano good plantations of cassava because the soil is very fertile. Now some words about the journey of Raphaël: begging of the journey in Cebu-City: meeting in the market with Aldo Mariano : they see fruits (the famous durian), banana flowers and then fishes and prawns..Later Raphaël meets Gadie Barro-Baccali, a diving instructor: together they go to the Bohol Island and see the Philippines tarsier., one of the smallest primates in the worlds, they observe the Chocolate hills and make a ride on suspended bicycles.On the next they dive among a shoal of sardines. Then Raphaël goes to Manila where he meets Miraquesa Camat , an event organizer (who has been Miss Manila in her youth), the visit the Intra-Muros neighborhood, historical monuments such as the Cathedral of Manila and at the end of the day they go Manila Bay where families and also bikers are enjoying the sunset. Later Raphaël meets Arlyne Fernandez who is working with the Virlanie association for the streets children: they visit a shelter of 13-18 yeas old girls and later they listen to the Choir of Virlanie. Then the last stop in Banaue where Raphaël meets Samuel and Zélie (his French wife) and they make an excursion to the Batad rice terraces (Unesco world heritage site) : first in a jeepney and later walking in the mountains.

A nice excursion of Jérôme Pitorin from Bourges-capital of the Cher department- ( the boat tour with Catherine Gasau in the Marsh of Bourges, the walk through the old town-the half timbered houses, the Palace Jacques Coeur, the cathedral of Bourges with its 5 portals, the Roman and Gothic style, the nice stained glasses, the meeting with Anne-Isabelle Berchon, the climbing of the tower and the huge Gothic wooden framework) to the Parc Naturel de la Brenne ( the typical Berry house and guesthouse, Patrick Luneau and his camera trap-the young fox-, the park with about 2.500 ponds, the meeting with Philippe Mace and the horse-ball players, on the morning the walk through the park, the great crested grebe, the restaurant, the cook Jacques Clément preparing "frite de carpe" for Patrick and Jérôme) passing by Issoudun-Indre department- ( Axel Gillens speaking about the story of the aeroclub, the Women World gliding champion Gillian Spreckley, the flight in a glider over Issoudun and the landscape of villages, cereals fields and lakes ) by Lignières -Cher department- ( Philippe Hubert-the caravans guesthouse and the Grand Noir du Berry donkeys), by Nohant-Vic- Indre department- ( The head gardener of the Domaine George Sand Eric Weinling-the visit of the house of George Sand, the boudoir where George was writing, Frédéric Chopin and Eugène Delacroix, the encounter of Aurore Dupin with the writer Jules Sandoz), by Saint Aout-Indre department-(the poultry market , Francis Lasne and the Poule noire du Berry, the rescue of this hen breed, the poultry farm of Francis, the hens running in the meadow), by Levroux -Indre department- ( Laurent Grancher,technical manager of the Mégisserie Bodin-Joyeux, the lamb skins and also the sheepskin-parchemin-) and by Aubigny-sur-Nère-Cher department- ( the most Scottish town of France, the bagpipe player Robert Amyot wearing a kilt, the walk in the town, the castle of Aubigny, the story of of John Stewart of Darnley, the Cave des Stuarts and the tasting of a Scottish whisky, the meeting with Lady Chrystal Amyot-seamstress and kilt maker, Jérôme wearing a kilt, Louise and Evangélin-the daughters- Robert playing bagpipe and Louise playing harp). Besides we see zooms about the Route Jacques Coeur, about the geographical central of France, about the donkeys in Berry, about George Sand and the Berry, about the artisans of the Berry, about Jean Linard and his cathedral and about the canoeing on the Loire River.

Beginning of the journey in Havana: in 2016 Cuba has received 4 millions of tourists.Sophie meets Pablo Miguel Quintana Rodiguez who has a guest house (casa particular), later she meets Sandra Lorenzo who has also a guest house with three rooms for tourists.Later Sophie goes to Viñales and will stay in the farm of Roberto Ordaz and his wife Haydelis Gonzales.Finally in Trinidad Sophie stays in the house of Sara.In Havana Sophie will discover the old town with Joel Delleri who drives a bike-taxi: the Old Town, the Capitol, la "Casa del Agua" where she drinks fresh well water.She will also meet Carlos Campos, the owner of a 1955 Chevrolet who is restoring old American cars: so the tourists may enjoy a ride through the city in these restored cars (Ford Farlaine 1956 for example).Other people are also living from tourism such as the street artists Carmen and Migdalia or Eliazar Jimenez who sells painted souvenirs.Then we have the stay of Sophie in Viñales: Roberto shows Sophie how the harvest the tobacco leaves and he will teach Sophie to roll tobacco leaves: later they make a horse through the countryside:Roberto, Haydelis and their daughter Rosmery enjoy to receive tourists at the farm.Later Sophie takes a train in the "Valle de los Ingenios" crossing a sugar cane area (Unesto world heritage site).In Trinidad Sophie meets Victor Echenagusia, a curator of the town who shows her restored colonial house.Near Trinidad Sophie enjoys snorkeling with Ernesto, a diving coach and with Yoyandis Garcoia Sophie will see the "Cienaga de Zapata biosphere reserve (6.000 square kilometers , the largest wetland reserve in the Caribbean (great egrets, little blue herons, pink flamingos, cormorants: beside the government has a crocodile farm to reintroduce the Cuban crocodile into the biosphere reserve. This journey has also its cultural and social moments: dancing salsa in Trinidad and the quinceanera feasts of two Cuban 15 years old adolescents.

Guatemala with its rich history is the country which inspires Allan Bechoam , a photographer who publishes books on his country and David Halfon , a French-Guatemalan sculptor. Guatemala is also the country of the quetzal, the national bird that the visitors can see at the "Ranchitos del quetzal": the quetzal appears also in the flag, banknotes and coins of Guatemala.Some words about Tikal: on an area of 16 square kilometers there are 88 restored monuments.But there is also the important Maya archaeological site of Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala City: Barbara Arroyo and her colleagues Henry Rodriguez and José Serech are discovering day after day the Mayan civilization. Guatemala has also a very rich religious life: in the highlands area of Chiabal Esteban Mathias tells that the people of the village are preparing the patronal festival dedicated to the Virgin of the Candelaria: they go down to Chiantla (Huehuetenango): from many place have come pilgrim to see the Virgin of Silver : there prayers, offerings, music, and procession: and now there are also fun fairs: in all the country there are about 100 patronal festivals.Besides we discover two Guatemalan technicians who are using the bicycles as power for domestic machines: water pump run by a bicycle or maize shelling machine run by a bicycle.Near the border with Belize there is the FUNDAECO association which promotes nature conservancy and women empowerment: the women work together in a community bakery and manage a small medical clinic: the men take care for the mangrove and grow fishes. Now some words about the journey of Jérôme which begins in Antigua Guatemala: a very precious town: Jérôme meets Osmin Isidro de la Maza, an architect who tells him the story of Antigua: they see the Santa Catalina Arch, then they drink a coffee (Jérôme drinks an espresso but Osmin drinks what the French people call "un café allongé", in Centralamerica called "American coffee).Then they visit the convent of the Capuchins,an impressive monument ad then the Cathedral of Santiago where Osmin is in charge of the restoration of this monument which was destroyed during the 1773 Santa Marta earthquakes.Then Jérôme goes to the Atitlan lake: he meets there Saqueo Ujpan Mendez , a coffee producer who invites him to go to San Juan La Laguna: There they go to the coffee plantation, harvest the red coffee berries and they go to the cafeteria of Saqueo: again Jérôme tastes a strong espresso and Saqueo tastes a softer coffee.Later Jérôme takes an auto rickshaw to the workshop of Paula Temo: there women are weaving traditional Mayan fabrics and Delfina Par who manages the store of the association sells him a beautiful blue scarf.Then Jérôme is in Chichicastenango: with Juan Leon Cortez he visits the great market of Chichicastenango: they bought incense, tobacco, flowers, chocolate and candles.They go to the Mayan Art Atelier, where Juan teaches young Guatemalan boys and girls to draw and to paint Mayan frescoes: later they climb a mountain: there Juan and his brother Miguel, two Mayan priests celebrate the end of the Mayan year and the beginning of the new Mayan Year with prayers, smoke of cigars and offerings.Then Jérôme takes the airplane to join Puerto Barrios, then a boat ride to Livingston and he is now in the middle of a Garifuna community, Diana Franzua receives him, they go to the school for girls, where the pupils learn Spanish, Kekchi language (a Mayan language) and Garifuna language.Later they go to the market and buy plantain bananas, coriander, basil, coconuts and fishes: in the kitchen they prepare the "machuca" , traditional Garifuna dish with plantain bananas, grated coconuts and fishes. The members of the Garifuna community meet together , plays drums, dance and eat the "machuca".

A nice journey of Sophie from Port Louis ( the market, the lychees, the hotel at the seaside, the meeting with Ludovic Tennant and the sea plane flight , the "Bato Constance " shop and the craftsmen making ship models) to Rodrigues (the meeting with Françoise Baptiste , the talk about the Rodriguan creole, the guesthouse of the "Belle Rodriguaise", the meeting with Alfred at the market of Port Mathurin and the observing of the birds- warbler and Mauritian fody- and the fruit bats, the breakfast at the guesthouse, the musicians and the zip line) passing by Chamarel (Krish Hardowar, the seven colors dunes, the walk in the mountain, the waterfall , the canyoning and the bivouac) , by the "Plage of the Preneuse" (the meeting with Carine Bouille, the snorkeling among the dolphins, the collect of the clams on the beach, the picnic at the beach , the cooked clams and the barbecue, the traditional musicians) and by New Grove ( the meeting with Trouvan, the Tamil celebration of the Theemedhi, the procession, the offerings and the walk on fire). Besides we see zooms about the tourism in Mauritius, about the cultural diversity of Mauritius, about the island aux aigrettes and the wildlife protection, about the the radio and television net in Mauritius, about the bus transport system in Rodrigues and about the farmers and fishermen of Riviere Banane in Rodrigues.

A nice excursion of Raphaël de Casabianca from Collioure (the Hôtel des Templiers, the manager Manée Pous, the paintings in the rooms, the walk to the Fort Saint Elme-Jean-Claude Ducatte,the tower built in the 8th century and the castle built from 1535-1542, the place open to the public since 2008, the cultural activities-) to Batère and the Pic du Canigou ( Benjamin in charge of the tower of Batère-the net of watch towers in the Catalan country-, the accompagnatrice en montagne and story teller Estelle Catala, the story of the abandoned iron mine, the mountain refuge of Batère, the walk to the top of the Pic du Canigou and the meeting with the mountain climber Thomas Dulac) passing by Port-Vendres ( the "saleur" Florent Roque, the market, Nicolas Badie and the fresh anchovies, the salted anchovies factory, Guy Roque-Florent's father and the "fileteuse" Ghislaine, the chef Masashi Ijima preparing an anchovies sushi and the family Roque preparing an "anchoïade",the moment of friendliness), by Banyuls-sur-Mer ( the marine sciences student and rugby player Alan Brazo, the boat tour and the diving in the sea), by Perpignan ( the visit of the Atelier de Céramique Catalane-the ceramist Claire Baudy showing Catalan potteries-, later the encounter with the journalist Cyrille Maniere, the USAP stadium , the rugby fans, the Catalan pyramid and the rugby match of Perpignan against Biarritz), and by the Madeloc Tower and the Anse de Paulilles (the mountain bike instructor Florian Pouches, the descent on the mountain paths, the Atelier de restauration de barques-the shipwright Jérémy Thiele and the restoring of a typical Catalan boat, the sailboat tour with Martin Luc Bonnardot). Besides we see zooms about Port-Vendres. about the celebration of Saint-Vincent at Collioure, about the waters of the Pyrénées-Orientales, about the sports in the mountains, about Argelès-sur-Mer and its camping sites and about the French-Spanish border.

A nice journey of Raphaël from Aqaba ( Saad Tsay and the flight over the Gulf of Aqaba, the diving moment with Omar Al Momany in the coral reef-the shipwreck and the many corals and fishes-, the meeting with the fishermen-tuna fishes and prawns-, the eating of tuna fish with vegetables a the restaurant of Shhada Al Natsha, the pictures of the white shark captured by of the brother of Shhada) to the Wadi Rum ( Moslam Sabbah Ateag, the Bedouin guide, the supper with goat meat and vegetables, the talk about the Bedouin people living now in villages for the education of their children, the climbing of a cliff and the beautiful panorama of the wadi) passing by Petra (the guide Zeinab Almusah, the 1,5 kilometer long gorge,the beautiful Al-Khazneh monument called the Treasure-the mausoleum of the King Aretas IV-, the Nabataean civilization, the climbing of 653 stairs and the panorama of other mausoleums, the cave where Zeinab was born, the cup of tea and the talk with Mohammed Salamah, the meeting with Mohammad, Zeinab's son and the candles before the Al-Khazneh), by the Dead Sea (the travel with the taxi driver Wahleed, Mahmoud Hafeth-the lifeguard-, the swimming in the Dead Sea), by Amman (the meeting with Ali Almasri-the designer and calligrapher, the hill of the artists and craftsmen, the meeting with Abed El Boukhi, Ali's master, the walk through the town, the tasting of "harissa", a Jordanian pastry and the visit of a bakery) and by Madaba (Faris Shaalan-the member of the national equestrian team-, the visit of the Saint-George Greek Orthodox Church-the mosaic map of the 6th century-and the horse farm, the Arab horses, the horse jumping and later the horseback riding). Beside we see zooms about the hiking in Jordan, about the farm in the desert, about the Jordan river and the water supply in Jordan, about Jordan as immigration land , about the Jordanian cooking, about the Jordanian keffiyehs and about the Harley Davidson bikers and the local tourism.

A journey with so many different and interesting aspects. Iran has opened its doors to tourists who now can discover its history, its culture and landscapes: we see how an old caravansary of the Silk Road (Zein-O-Din) has been restored and transformed into a hotel. European tourists can take home-stay accommodation and so encounter young Iranian people and learn more about this country. Then we travel to Western Iran: in a mountain village the women get together to prepare flat breads, the men produce nuts, almonds and apricot and they help each other in the agricultural shores. In the town of Kashan the people produce the famous handmade Iranian carpets: a team of three female weavers will use about 4-5 months to weave a 9 square meters carpet: we discover also the secrets of the dyers who use natural products such as madder , nut shells and grape leaves to dye the new wool used for making carpets. We learn also about the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) : a celebration with traditions: jumping over a fire (a cleansing ritual), giving gifts to the children or the visit of parents on the countryside. Since about 40 years Iran is an Islamic state, that means rules about clothing and these rules are more strict in Qom, the sacred town of the Shia Muslims. We know also about the Zoroastrian religion: an old Persian religion whose main element is the sacred fire. We meet a generation of young women who practice ports like skating, snowboard, martial arts or motocross: it is their way to promote the women's rights. Now some words about the journey of Sophie: beginning of the journey in Persepolis (Unesco World Heritage Site): she meets there an Iranian mathematics professor who explains her the story of Persepolis founded in the 6 the century BC.Then they travel to Shiraz: they walk through the city, meet a fortune teller and then go to the Tomb of the Iranian poet Hafez (who was considered by Goethe as the most important poet in the world): near his tomb people read poems of this great poet.They go to the market and eat "Palude" a frozen dessert of vermicelli with lemon juice.Then they visit the Nasir-O-Molk mosque (also called the Pink Mosque): a beautiful place for prayers with colorful stained glasses.They also go to the bazaar and meet a carpet vendor who explains them the differences between the Iranian nomad carpet and the traditional Iranian carpet (with the rose window in its center).Later in Shiraz Sophie meets a female guide and they travel to Yazd where Sophie meets her mother and two sisters (the older sister is also guide and the younger sister who studies fashion design at the the fine arts university of Yazd: they have an traditional Iranian supper, tomatoes and eggplants and a marinated beef in pomegranate juice.On the morning they walk through the old town, and listen to a group of female musicians. Yazd is the town of the windcatchers or wind towers, traditional architectural elements used to create cross ventilation and passive cooling in the buildings. Then Sophie is in Tehran: she meets a French pastry chef married to an Iranian man: they manage a French pastry shop and this day they deliver French Pastries to the French embassy. Then Sophie travels to Shemshak in the snowy mountains: a little winter sport resort with a chairlift where Sophie meets an Iranian female snowboard champion; in the night Sophie meets a Tehran another woman who is ice hockey player. Next stop Isfahan: Sophie meets an Iranian woman who manages a guesthouse in a restored mansion: they go to the bazaar and see how female enamelers are painting several copper objects (a very old tradition).Then they go to the great square "Nash-e Jahan" and visit the great mosque : the dome of the mosque is now under restoration and a mosaicist and his son, also mosaicist are very proud to restore this great mosque.

Beginning of the journey in Riga: Sophie arrives at the bed and breakfast "Diga home-stay" and is received by Dia and her husband Eric Millard.Then Sophoe takes a tramway to the center of Riga: she meets there Anna Mutore , translator and begin a walk through the old town: Riga Doms (formally the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary), the Three Brothers medieval building and the Church of Saint Peter: from the tower they can see Riga: Anna tells about the history of Riga and about the independence of Latvia in 1991.Then they follow the walk looking at the Art Nouveau buildings (end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century).Then Sophie sees on a place actors and cameramen: she meets the director Anna Viduleja who is filming a movie about the story of a painter 100 years ago.Later Sophie goes to the great market of Riga where he meets the chef Dzintars Kristovskis who was buying fennel seeds and dried champignons: they taste some Latvian sauerkraut.They seat also a bread with meat and travel to Ligatne (National Park of the Gauja): there Oskars Okonovs, a very pleasant guide shows them a natural cave where farmers store potatoes and vegetables.Then they have a walk through the forest, Dzintars picks bitter cress and others herbs: finally they arrive at the restaurant and Dzintars prepare a soup with beef and some herbs for Sophie.After that Sophie takes her breakfast with Diga and they make a tandem bicycle tour in the neighborhood (nice wooden houses and residences).Sophie travels to Liepaja where she meets Lize Vainovska in a workshop (wearing in a loom):they go to the beach to find amber ; they meet there Ivars Dejus (Lize's husband) and Sophie finds some pieces of amber: Later Sophie and Lize take a hot bath in a Latvian sauna.On the next day Sophie meets Janis Maslovskis at the old airport of Riga (typical Soviet architecture): they have a flight over Riga and later they meet the Riga Gospel Choir (Janis is member of this choir.): Kristine Praulije is the director of this choir and the choir sings a song.Later Sophie Sophie says goodbye to Eric and Diga and travels to the castle of Rundale: the director of the castle ,Imants Lacmanis, tells her the story of the castle built in 1736 for a Courland duke and used as a school after the first world war and later as a grain silo during the Soviet period: she visits with some rooms of this baroque castle and later goes to the garden where the gardener Edgars Nielands is pruning the tree (Sophie helps him pruning some trees).After that Sophie s in Riga: at the port she meets Juris Zigelis and they make a kayak trip through the canal of Riga. Besides we see zooms about the independence of Latvia (a young businessman, a TV presenter, the human chain in the Baltic countries), about the great market of Riga build in 1930 (Unesco World heritage site, the cold storage rooms, the fishermen), about the birch juice and the balzam drink, about the seaside resort of Jurmala and its wooden houses, about the choirs in Ltvia and the prison of Karosta (interactive visit organized by comedians).

A nice journey of Jérôme from Ponta Delgada (the meeting with Joao, the statue of Cabral , the church of Saint-Sebastian and the walk in the mountain) to Angra do Heroismo in the Terceira Island (the meeting with Patricia Cheio-the English teacher and blogger), the walk through Angra, the tasting of the pitanga fruit, the preparation of the "folar" or Easter bread, the visit of the cave "Algar do Carvao, the 80 meters high chimney of the volcano, the moment of traditional music with the musician, the 15- strings guitar -only present in the Azores and the south of Brazil-, the tasting of the Easter bread) passing by Furnas (the Chalet Tia Merces managed by Paula Aguiar, the tea prepared with hot thermal water, the visit of the the tea plantation and tea factory with Maria Madalena Motta, the delivery by mail, the meeting with Valter Vieira-the chef-, the market and the butchery, the preparation of the "cozido", the cooking place at the fumaroles, the park of the hotel with the hot water swimming pool, and the tasting of the "cozido") , and by Piro Island (the meeting with Serge Viallelle, the walk in the typical vineyard with the stone walls, the tasting of the Piro wine, the guesthouse managed by Serge, , the walk in the mountain and the observation tower, Manuel Rosa the whale observer, and the boat tour with Pedro and Antoine, the blue whales and the dolphins). Besides we see zooms about the identity of the Azores , about the climate and the geology of the Azores, about the religious life in Furnas, about the surfing in the Azores, about the hiking (Joachim Nene, the mountain guide), bout the Maria Armanda whale fishing boat and the fishing boats regatta, about the port of Horta in Faial island and about the cattle breeding and the mountain agriculture in the Azores.