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Beautiful Excursions

Un été en Suisse
Fri, Oct 06, 2023
  • S18.E5
  • Un été en Suisse
A nice journey from the region of Verbier (the meeting with Ludovic May and his mountain bike friends Lionel and Yann, the bike ride to the mountain refuge of Chanrion-2.462 meters above sea level-, the apricot tart and the lemon beverage on the terrace, the fishing in the mountain lake-the rainbow trouts which were released-, the visit of the cheese factory of Verbier-Marc Dubrossch explaining the making of the raclette cheese-,the travel to the "mayen", mountain chalet where the shepherds live in the summer with the cattle and the eating of the raclette and drinking white wine) to the region of Verbier (the meeting with Caroline North-the alpinist and mountain guide-, the cable-car from la Tzoumaz to Savoleyres, 2.347 meters above sea level and the climbing of the Pierre Avoir with the picnic of fresh apricots) passing by the area of Emaney (the meeting with Aurélie Fierz, Olivier and Christine-her parents-, the walk with the yaks and the stop at the "Pointes à Boillon", later the meeting with Thomas Fierz, the making of raclette cheese , the tasting of cheese and the visit of a herd of Herens cows), by Sion, the capital of Valais (the meeting with Damien Germanier, the buying of vegetables in the market, the visit of the "Valère Basilica"-the moment with Véronique Dubois, the organist explaining the story of the organ build in 1435-,the visit of the Domaine du Mont d'Or-the talk with the cellar master Florence Oggier- and the meal prepared by Damien in his restaurant-beef, vegetables on a bed of couscous-) and by Saint-Luc in the valley of Anniviers (the meeting with Kristel Salamin, the fife player and Vincent Salamin, the flag bearer, the traditional costumes and the parade of drums and fifes players through the village). Besides we see zooms about the Grande-Dixence dam, about the restoring of chalets, about the glacier of Moiry and the glacier du Rhône, about the "bisses" of Valais, about José Vouillamoz, the specialist of old grape varieties, about the agricultural research of Agroscope, about the surfer Alicia Martinet and Isaline Wyssenbach-her trek with goats and the flag spinning).
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Week-end Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Fri, Sep 22, 2023
  • S18.E3
  • Week-end Chamonix Mont-Blanc
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Retour en Thaïlande
A nice journey of Sophie from Maya Bay (the meeting with Pierre Echaubard,the location of the film "The Beach", the mass tourism and the ecological damages, now the swimming is prohibited) to Chiang Rai (Marine and Bamnan Dédé-the Farmstay-La Maison-,the terraced landscape, the buffaloes, the hut made with bamboos, the walk in the forest, the tasting of wild honey, the bamboo cup, Naphaphorn-the female weaver-,the sense of the family and mutual aid in the Karen tribe, the boat tour on the river, the waterfall and the visit of the Wat Rong Khun or White Temple and the lucky Bodhi leaves- the Bodhi tree of the Buddha) passing by the boat tour to the coral reef with Pierre and a French family (the diving and the coral nursery), by Krabi (the mangrove, the banana crepes,the visit of the Wat Pham Suea or Tiger Cave temple, 1.260 stairs, the golden Buddha statue), by Phuket (the ride in auto rickshaw to the beach and the meeting with Jack Phaotad, the travel to Phang Nga, the Elephants Park- mainly domestic elephants which were abandoned by their owners during the pandemic-, the cares for these retired elephants), by Bangkok (Korakot "Nym" Punlopkruksa-the culinary journalist-, the market-the coriander and the white turmeric-, the travel by electric auto rickshaw to Bang Krachao-the green lung of Bangkok-, Sukit and his wife, the fight for the environmental protection, the harvest of the nipa palm fruits, the meal with prawns, the boat tour and the spectacle of the fireflies in the night). Besides we see zooms about the return of the tourists to Thailand (the Blue Elephant Restaurant in Phuket, the local tourists in Kho Surin, the training of the park rangers and the monitoring of the coral reefs), about the fishermen village of Kho Panye, about the sepak takraw and the petanque in Thailand, about the massages in Chiang Mai (the massage by fire, the female detainees learning Thai massage, the foreign students at the Sunshine School Massage), about the buffaloes (the experimental farm and the traditional use of the buffaloes in the rice fields, the agronomist and the experience of feeding buffaloes with coffee beans and the tasting of this new type of coffee).
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Corse, l'île aux trésors
A nice excursion of Sabine Quindou from Calvi ( the fisherman Joseph Ricco-dit Petit Jo-, the fishing moment in the Bay of Calvi, the red scorpion fish, the meeting with the Catholic priest Brother Baudoin , the walk through Calvi-the citadel with its ramparts, Corsica has been invaded so many times-, the eating of an ice cream, Anthony Albertini and his motor rickshaw-the pride to be Corsican-, the Notre Dame de la Serra church, the Virgin Mary statue broken by a thunderbolt and the fund-raising for a new statue, the visit of the Convent of Corbara, the other statue of the Virgin Mary in the mountain and the moment of diving to see the little statue of the Virgin Mary in an underwater cave) to Calvi again (the skipper Rémi and Marianne, the sailboat "Belle Aventure" and the crossing to the continent- a ecological transport-) passing by Calvi (the ceramist and plastic artist Cathy Astolfi , the workshop and the exhibition of the works in the river of the Vallée du Fango and at the sea side), by the Vallée du Fango (the climbing instructor Samuel Bourcey and the climbing of a rock-the special technique of climbing using above all the feet-) by the Désert des Agriates (Toto-the solitary inhabitant of the region, its autonomy with the vegetable garden, the solar panels and the fishing, the open door for the visitors, the "carpe diem" philosophy and the snack prepared for Sabine), by the Plage de l'Ostriconi ( Piere-Ange Guidicelli and Léa Bourgian of the Association "Mare vivu", the volunteers picking and analyzing the plastic wastes on the beach, the pedalo-sailboat tour and the snorkeling to see the common stingray) and by the Clos du Mouflon (the ecological guesthouse manged by Mauro Pigino and Carole Micheloud, the respect for the nature, the use of local products for the meals- the eggs of the poultry farm, the vegetables of the vegetable garden and the Corsican cheeses of a neighbor-, the slow and sensory walk through the forest with Carole). Besides we see zooms about the discovery of the Balagne, about the environmental protection of the coastline, about the plants of the maquis, about the Corsica Raid Femina, and the Corsican donkey and the mules, about the ornithologist Carole Attie and the red kite and about the Centre de Soins "U Pettirossu".
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La Croatie, d'île en île
Island hopping in Croatia: Croatia, a destination adored by holidaymakers. The country offers a fabulous coastline, stretching for 1,750 km, facing the setting sun and studded with 1,185 islands of all sizes. Ismaël meets the islanders living there year-round, summer and winter, at the height of the tourist season and after the visitors leave.
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Un été en Suisse
A nice journey from the region of Verbier (the meeting with Ludovic May and his mountain bike friends Lionel and Yann, the bike ride to the mountain refuge of Chanrion-2.462 meters above sea level-, the apricot tart and the lemon beverage on the terrace, the fishing in the mountain lake-the rainbow trouts which were released-, the visit of the cheese factory of Verbier-Marc Dubrossch explaining the making of the raclette cheese-,the travel to the "mayen", mountain chalet where the shepherds live in the summer with the cattle and the eating of the raclette and drinking white wine) to the region of Verbier (the meeting with Caroline North-the alpinist and mountain guide-, the cable-car from la Tzoumaz to Savoleyres, 2.347 meters above sea level and the climbing of the Pierre Avoir with the picnic of fresh apricots) passing by the area of Emaney (the meeting with Aurélie Fierz, Olivier and Christine-her parents-, the walk with the yaks and the stop at the "Pointes à Boillon", later the meeting with Thomas Fierz, the making of raclette cheese , the tasting of cheese and the visit of a herd of Herens cows), by Sion, the capital of Valais (the meeting with Damien Germanier, the buying of vegetables in the market, the visit of the "Valère Basilica"-the moment with Véronique Dubois, the organist explaining the story of the organ build in 1435-,the visit of the Domaine du Mont d'Or-the talk with the cellar master Florence Oggier- and the meal prepared by Damien in his restaurant-beef, vegetables on a bed of couscous-) and by Saint-Luc in the valley of Anniviers (the meeting with Kristel Salamin, the fife player and Vincent Salamin, the flag bearer, the traditional costumes and the parade of drums and fifes players through the village). Besides we see zooms about the Grande-Dixence dam, about the restoring of chalets, about the glacier of Moiry and the glacier du Rhône, about the "bisses" of Valais, about José Vouillamoz, the specialist of old grape varieties, about the agricultural research of Agroscope, about the surfer Alicia Martinet and Isaline Wyssenbach-her trek with goats and the flag spinning).
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