Episode list

Beginning of the journey in the "Cirque de Gavarnie": Jérôme has walked with Laurent Gahery to this place with a great waterfall (422 meters high): they meet Joseph Thirante, a writer and photographer who was observing the Pyrenean chamois (in French izard): then they walked down the mountain, see some old water mills and arrive at a sport center: Fanny Sauret will be their guide for a rafting tour on the river.Finally they jump from a bridge into the river and eat a cabbage soap at the restaurant "Chez Loulou". After that Jérôme meets in Lourdes Philippe Subercazes ( travel in the funicular railway to 1.000 meters above sea level, walk through Lourdes, the Door of Saint Joseph , the basilica of the Rosary, the talk with Nicole Argentière, the florist of the sanctuary and the visit of the Cave of the sanctuary).In the next day Jérôme is in Pau with Julie Boustingorry (visit of the castle of Pau, the story of the King Henry IV and the boiled chicken-the chef Etienne Rozes-). Later Jérôme visits the "Parc Animalier des Pyrénées" with Jean-Luc : they feed the brown bears and the griffon vultures and speak about the reintroduction of the bears in the Pirenees.After that Jérôme visits the "Grotte de Médous" with Laurent Gaherny: they go exploring the cave with its underground river and talk about the medicinal virtues of the water springs.Finally Jérôme meets in Artigues the shepherd Eric : they will walk from 1.200 meters to 2.200 meters above sea level with about 900 sheep and arrive at the Col de Tourmalet: the priest Marcel blesses the flock , there are song and dances: Eric has been shepherd for 32 years and it's his last transhumance: they look at the marmots in the pastures and say goodbye. Besides we see zooms about the alpinism (Arnaud Chaulet and Romain Da Fonseca climbing a peak over 3.000 meters above sea level, about Noémie , Pilou and Mayna who are in charge of the mountain refuge of the "Espuguettes", about the pilgrimage of the bikers in Lourdes, about the renewal of the Occitan language in the Pirenees (the primary bilingual school, the traditional games, the polyphonic songs in Tarbes), about the nature reserve of Néouvielle and about the horse breeding in the Couserans -Ariège department- (the Mérens horse race, the transhumance to the "Cirque de Campuls").

A nice journey of Jérôme Pitorin from Les Sables d'Olonne ( Jean-Luc van den Heede and the sailboat tour, the channel, the lighthouse of Arundel, the Saint-Nicholas fort, the meeting with Michel Herbert, president of the Association "L'Amicale des Olonnais" and shipwright who is restoring old boats, the artist Dan Arnaud-Aubin and the painted walls in the neighborhood of Penotte) to Brem-sur-mer ( La Cabane, the sports center, Caroline Angibaud and Matthieu Babarit, the moment of standing up paddle in the waterway and the sharing of oysters and white wine) passing by the island of Yeu (Emilie Sage, the market place, the tayberries and the wool fabrics, the sheep, the meeting with Céline , the weaver and brewer, the wool fabric and the local beer, the drinking of a local beer), by Noirmoutier island ( the "paludières" Françoise Poisson and Patricia Chapeau collecting salt in the salt marsh, the salt flower mixed with spices) , by the hot air balloon tour near Saint-Malô-du-Bois with Damien Merceron, by the Puy du Fou with Quentin Merceron ( the theme park, the record of visitors, the spectacle of the Roman period, the volunteers in the spectacle, Marie Besse-the volunteer costumer speaking about the friendly ambiance-, the night spectacle of the Middle Age period) and by Sallertaine (Richard and the "Moulin de Raviré"-the windmill which has been working for 450 years, the 150-200 windmills of the Marais Poitevin in the past and the boat tour on the water canal). Besides we see zooms about the beaches of Vendée, about Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and the sardines, about the Noirmoutier island, about Notre-Dam-de-Monts and the winds, about the falconer Riboui and the bird spectacle at the Puy du Fou and about the marshlands of the Vendée.

Beginning of the journey in Venice: Raphaël arrives at Castello, a very popular neighborhood of Venise and meets there Florence Boaretto Husson: they walk through the streets and underpasses and arrive at a floating market where Florence buys artichoke bottoms : then they cross the Via Garibaldi (a canal which was filled when Napoléon occupied Venice and arrive at the Grand CanalLater Raphaël meets Florence's family in the neighborhood of Cannaregio: they eat "spaghetti al olio".Later Florence and Raphaël walk along the water canals of Cannaregio and arrive at the Orsoni factory. there Stefano Giambino explains them how they produce pieces of mosaic.On the next day Raphaël meets DavideBusato, historian and writer, who talks about the criminality in Venice (in 1700 Venice had about 130.000 inhabitants and every day there were 20 murders):in a street a man man called Francesco Fabrizi killed two women, he was captured and executed on San Marco square : in the same street a gondolier killed another gondolier.they visit a mask store and talk about the carnival of Venice (a murderer could escape very easily during the 6 months of carnival).Later Raphaël arrives at the island of Vignole where he meets Francesco Biadene, a gardener, who takes care of a garden on the island.Francesco invites then Raphaël to go to Burano, they pass near the island of Saint Francis of the Desert and arrive at Burano, a fishermen island with colorful houses: they meet two ladies who were doing embroideries (this was a income for the fishermen's families).After that Raphaël arrives at Saint Erasmo where he meets Francesco Pannoli: this island has 200 inhabitants , most of them farmers: they visit Michel Thoulouze, a French wine maker: they go to the vineyard (grape variety of Malvasia istriana) and later they taste this white wine.On the next day Raphaël meets in a market Maria Scia, she was buying prawns and they go to her restaurant (Osteria Alba Nova): Raphaël sees how Maria is cooking and brings the meals to the clients.Later Raphaël goes to the Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto and meets there Patrizia Di Paolo, an opera singer and also stage manager: the singers are drinking white wine before the spectacle of the Traviata: Patrizia shows him the palace (with frescoes ): then the opera begins a in room (Patrizia sings Libiamo), the second act takes place in another room.Finally Raphaël meets his friends Franscesco and Davide at the square called Campo Santa Margherita: they drink "spritz" , a beverage made with a white wine (generally Prosecco), Aperol (or other bitter drink) and soda water and decide to make a boat tour by night on the Grand Canal of Venice. Besides we see zooms about the romantic Venice (the Danieli Hotel, the gondolier, the British bride and groom, the wedding planner), about the vogalonga, a boat race of 32 kilometers through the Lagoon of Venice,about the inhabitants of Venice who are angry about the mass tourism (the singer Claudio Boaretto, the architect Giovanni Battista Fabri), about the Murano glasses , about the San Michele Island. about the abandoned islands of Santo Spirito and Poveglia , about the vaporetto in the night ad the delivery barges in the early morning).

A nice journey of Sophie from Santiago de Compostela (Sebastian Fernandez Tapia-president of the Tuna de derecho, musical group of students, the Hostal de los Reyes Catolicos, former hospital and now the best hotel of the town, the traditional music played by the tuna, the Sunday mass in the cathedral,the big censer) to the island of Arousa (the kayak tour with Marta Iglesais, the fishermen of shellfishes, the dolmen and the nice panorama) passing by the Cape Finisterre (the end of the pilgrimage, the stone cross), by La Coruna (Léa Darnault-the French expatriate-, the houses with the "galerias", the Maria Pita Square, the excursion to the Tower of Hercules, the bouquet of flowers for the cleansing, the celebration of St-John's day-the summer solstice- on the beach, the singing choir, the jumping over the fire to get luck and the fireworks), by Cambados,Ria de Arousa (Victoria Ouvina and other women harvesting shellfishes on the beach by low tide, the singing woman, the cooking and eating of the shellfishes, the drinking of white wine), by Chantada (Luisa Rubines Alvarez, the guide, the beautiful landscape with the terraced land and the river, the vineyard, Evaristo-the wine maker-, the tasting of red wine, the boat tour and the talk with Kaj Anders about the rebuild chapel, the waterfall), and by San Roque (the meeting with Dolorez Diaz in the potatoes field, the harvest of potatoes, the traditional granary called "hórreo", the tortilla made with eggs and potatoes, the walk near the little river). Besides we see zooms about Way of Saint James-in Spanish Camino de Santiago- (the pilgrims, the revival of a village and the arrival at Santiago de Compostela), about the maritime archaeology in Galicia (the maritime disasters and so many shipwrecks), about the Celtic culture (Alvaro Seivane and the gaitas), about the wild horses of Galicia (the "Rapa das Bestas"), about the fishing and the eating of the squids in Galicia and about the stonecutters of Galicia.

A very interesting excursion from Mende-capital of the Lozère department- ( the walk through the medieval town with the English professor and musician Joël, the moment of paragliding over the Plateau d'Aubrac and the Causses Mejan and Sauveterre) to Saint-André-de-Lancize ( the hiking with the farmer Cécile Camy through the forest-the terraced landscape and the chestnut trees, the rescue of the chestnut tree plantation, the meeting with the water mill restorer Philip Cockle-15 years of works to give life again to the water mill-, the arrival at the farm and camping site, the farmer Anne Vettier, the use of solar energy, the vegetable garden and also the workshops about vegetables growing, the picking of raspberries, the talk about the giving a new life to this region and the mutual aid and the toast to the Lozère department) passing by La Malève ( the boatman Jéremy Noel, the boat tour on the Tarn river-the Gorges du Tarn, the huge limestone cliffs), by Saint-Chély-du-Tarn ( also with Joël, the "Moulin de Cénaret- Agnès Badaroux showing the water mill installed in a cave, now a shop with items of the local craftsmen-, the walk through the medieval village restored since the seventies, the talk about the cultural activities in the Lozère), by Langlade (the animatrice au foyer rural de Langlade Irène Delaporte and the festival "Rencontres au Jardin", the stands of the farmers and the craftsmen, the cultural animation, the farmer and baker Nathalie Fournier-Savajols and the bread made from the local cereals, the "animateur" au foyer rural and the the solar energy powered oven, Erick Lescoffit and the making of a "voûte en pierres sèches"), by the Parc animalier "Les Loups du Gévaudan" (the 20 hectares park with 90 wolves, the park manager speaking off the educational purpose of the park-the protection of the wolves in Italy, the arrival of the wolves in France in the National Park of Mercantour and now 300 wolves on the French territory-) and by the Buron du Che-Plateau d'Aubrac- ( Christian and Arlette Bessiere, the restaurant, the Aubrac cows, the making of the "aligot"- potatoes and tomme-, Jérôme working as waiter in the restaurant). Besides we see zooms about the newcomers in the Lozère, about the forest fires in the Lozère, about the abandoned villages of the the Lozère, about the unusual places of the Lozère, about the Beast of Gévaudan and about the the undergrounds of the Lozère.

A nice excursion of Sophie Jovillard from Menet ( the geographer Laurent Festas, the walk through the village, the railway station of Riom-es-Montagnes, the "Gentiane Express" and the train conductor Jean-Michel Piernetz-the story of the railway track created in 1908-, the walk in the meadows, Philippe Desriviers and the gentians harvesters) to the Col du Prat de Bouc ( the "Buron"-the shepherd cabin transformed into a restaurant, Bastien Rouches and the bikers of the Association "Cantalou", Louis Manhes and the old motor-bicycles-Puch, Terrot and Malaguti-, the snack near the waterfall of Montréal and the arrival at the restaurant where the band " Traucatèrme" is playing a "bourrée auvergnate", the talk with the trumpet player Patrick and with the "brau" player Yves, the band playing also a lullaby) passing by Barriac-les-Bosquets (the pastures, the cattle breeder Patricia Freyssac , her daughter Chloé and the Salers cows- the milking of the cows-, the making and eating of the truffade-potatoes,tomme, cream and garlic-) by Mauriac (Michelle Chastan and Emilie Delbert and the "marché au cadran"-electronic cattle auction) by Aurillac (the choreographer and dance teacher Vendetta Mathea, the dance workshop in a former umbrella factory, the walk through Salers, the market and the tasting of Salers cheese, the dance session in the street) by the Chateau d'Alleuze (the mountain bikers Arthur Parret and Elie Couderc, the boat tour in the artificial lake, the "garde-pêche" Jacques Charlier, the royal kite flying over the lake, the Viaduct de Garabit built in 1880-1884) and by the Grand Site du Puy Mary ( Noémie Fiocre, the hiking through the forest and through the pastures, the park ranger Philippe Reygade and the looking at the marmot and finally the panorama of the "Cirque de Recusset"). Besides we see zooms about the sports in the landscapes of the Cantal, about the chef Serge Vieira at Chaudes-Aigues, about the revival of the transhumance in the Cantal, about the Festival Internationational du Théâtre de Rue of Aurillac, about the newcomers in the Cantal and about the isolated villages and hamlets of the Cantal.

Beginning of the journey in Shanghai: Raphaël meets Thomas Chabrieres, a tour operator using a sidecar motorcycle.They stop at the Bund, on the promenade Thomas explains the story of the Bund, the British business neighborhood and they go to the "Maison du thé" where they drink a jasmine tea.Later Raphaël is in Zhengzhou: he meets Li Ying Zhang, a female TV presenter who will his guide: they go near a construction site and she explains the growth of this town of 6 millions of inhabitant: they go to a night market where people enjoy food: they taste "baozi" and insects.On the morning they meet Shi Han Zhang, a 8 years old girl who is ping pong player, they go to ther place of training , a very impressive training. Zhengzhou has its own gastronomy: we meet Wei Chen, a famous Chinese chef who goes to the market looking for products (yams) and then near the Yellow River to buy carps: in one of his 10 restaurants he prepares the carp in sweet and sour sauce. Zhengzhou is also famous for the Yu opera in which men play feminine roles: we meet Dezhi Lian, an opera singer and his mentor Meiling Hu, a former yu opera singer who explain that the Yu opera treats about the traditions of the Henan Province. Then Raphaël goes to the Shaolin Temple where he meets the shaolin master Shi Yan Lun who explains why this place is very important: it's the first Zen Buddhist temple in China, the monks developed the kung fu to defend themselves against enemies and later they developed the traditional Chinese medicine (acupuncture).The temple received 25 African interns who who will improve their kungfu abilities. Later Raphaël goes to the village of Qianbaiyangcun near Zhengzhou (2.000 inhabitants): there his guide Zhao Yinghui invites Raphaël to the Moon Festival in her family, they buy mooncakes and then Raphaël helps Zhao's mother to prepare dumplings: the 4 generations of the family are enjoying the dumplings and mooncakes with Raphaël. Then Raphaël returns by high speed train to Shanghai where his guide will be Li Song, an interpreter of businessmen: they go to the old part of Shanghai: small buildings, narrow streets, families breeding tortoises (symbol of longevity) and a market for insects (the people organize locust fights) and for bird (pets): then they go the Pudong district : they see three great skyscraper: the Jin Mao Tower (422 meters high), the Shanghai World Financial center (492 meters high and the Shanghai Tower which will be 600 meters high: they decided to go to the Jin Mao Tower: at the sky walk (indoor observation deck with glass floor) they enjoy a beautiful sight over the Bund.Later Li Song has a surprise for Raphaël: a foot massage based on acupressure (some precise points in the foot have a relation with precise parts of the human anatomy). Besides Shanghai is a Chinese which attract some French people like Christophe Hisquin called Dantès, a French singer who sings in Mandarin or Aurélien Pasquier, a young French architect who is working in Shanghai.Zhang Zheng Hai , a Chinese baker who has studied in France is now training Chinese bakers who will produce baguette, croissant and French pastries for the restaurants of Shanghai.

A nice excursion of Sophie Jovillard from Lille ( the bicycle collector Jean-Baptiste de Gandt, the bike tour through the town-the tasting of the waffles of the Meert bakery, the Cathedral Notre-Dame-de-la Treille, the belfry -Unesco World heritage site-, the festival of the bicycle-the parade, the brass bands- and the Lille Citadel ( the colonel Nicolas Tachon explaining the story of the citadel-before the 43rd Infantry Regiment and now the Corps de Réaction Rapide of the NATO, the walk through the underground galleries) to Iwuy (the chair for the giants, the "rempailleur de chaises" Bernard Porez, the barrel organ player, the Belgian tourist Maryvonne Sauvage, the men preparing the giants-the character of "Florimont Le Maraîcher"-, Johan Vifquin speaking about the carnival, the parade of the giants) passing by Bailleul (Thierry, Denis and Christiane Beck and their brewery, the visit of the barley and hop fields, the horse and carriage with the Flemish horses-the revival of the Flemish horse breed-), by Dunkerque ( Jean-Paul Cokelaere and the practice of "longe-côte" or "marche aquatique" at the seaside and the walk near the dunes- the famous Dunkirk evacuation in 1940-), by Bergues (the bell ringer Jacques Martel, the walk through Bergues, the cheese of Bergues, the cafe-the pictures of Dany Boone and the reference of the film "Welcome to the Sticks", Bergues becoming famous for this film- ,the encounter with Emmanuelle and her majorettes group) and by the Fort de Seclin ( Sophie and her father speaking about the restoration of the fort built in 1873, the cannon collection of the father, the domestic animals in the fort, the shot with a cannon). Besides we see zooms about Lille,about the colombophiles of the Nord department, about the landscapes of the Nord department, about the Côte d'Opale, about the majorettes in the Nord department and about the friteries in the Nord department.

A country with many interesting aspects: the architecture, the Petronas Towers (370 meters high) build in 1996: the guide Ismail Ishak explains that these towers are a symbol of the economic stability of Malaysia whose economic growth is very important.We meet Serena Hijjas , an architect who planned the new administrative and juridical town of Putrajaya. Then we have a zoom about the Malaysia, a country in which there are newspapers written in May language, English , Tamil and Chinese languages.The Malay population forms 3/4 parts of the total population and they have adopted the Muslim religion. In the public schools the teachers use in the Malay parts, Malay languages, in the Indian parts Ta,mil language and in the Chinese parts Chinese languages.Besides the Chinese immigrants married with Malay women and they form the Baba Nyony community. The government is promoting the unity of all the different communities. We travel to the National Parl Park Taman Negara where the Orang Asli are living, people living in thee forests , using blowguns and living in harmony with nature.We know also that there is an animal rescue center for elephants in the the forest. We discover also the Malay martial art of silat: in their exercises they use a sword called kriss.In malacca we follow Rosli Ben Mdzin, a trishaw driver who transports tourists in this town. Now some words about the journey of Jérôme: beginning of the journey in Kula Lumpur.Jérôme meets Kenny Loh, a photographer : they walk through the town, admire the Petronas Towers, and they go to a Taoist Temple : Jérôme makes an offering and then knows his future. Later they go to Chinatown, eat noodles and also a coconut pastry (the Chinese have come for the trade of tea, spices, pewter and rubber), Then Jérôme travels to Cameron Highlands: tea plantation where the harvest is mechanical (like in Turkey and Iran): the workers are Bangladeshi, Nepalese an Indonesian men, they have their own mosque or Hinduist temples.Then Jérôme make a trek in the moss forest.On the morning Jérôme is in a market and tastes durian , a very popular fruit in Malaysia.He travels to Lumut and later to Pangkor Island where he meets Jerrry Choong; they cross the island driving a scooter and buy fishes: later Jerry's mother prepares a dish with fishes and rice. Later Jérôme visits a shipyard on the island.Then he travels to Malacca where he meets Charles Cham, a, painter: they visit the old old town of Malacca, they see a Chinese temple, a mosque and arrive at a Nyonya restaurant: they enjoy Chinese-Malay food and later they see old Portuguese dances.

Beginning of the journey in Palermo: Sophie meets Chiara Utro ("Addio Pizzo association") and they walk through the historical center : at the market of Capo and they see a large zucchini used in the preparation of pastas.Then they arrive at the shop "La Coppola storta" where they meet Tindara Agnello who explains them the story of the Sicilian flat cap called Coppola.Then they visit the "Palazzo dei Normanni or Royal Palace": Giovanni Battista Scaduo of the Sicilian Regional Assembly receives them and explains that this palace was built by Roger II of Normandy who became the first Norman king of Sicily.Then they meet Salvatore Meccio, an art restorer who shows the wall paintings (under these paintings there were frescoes who will be restored).Later Chiara and Sophie take drink a coffee at the cafe of the Association Addio Pizzo: a group of Sicilian businessmen who refuse to pay for the protection of the mafia.After that Sophie travels to Montevago where she meets Stefano and Sergio Lentile who grow olive trees and produce olive oil: Sophie help them to pick olive: then they cross the village which has been destroyed by an earthquake: they eat a bread with a touch of olive oil and cheese and they drink red wine: a man sings a traditional Sicilian song.Later Sophie travels to Trapani where she meets the chef Angelo Bemivegna who enjoys to take pictures of the fishermen, they go to the fish market,a fishmonger is singing a song and they buy sardines.Later they arrive at the restaurant (Cucina alla Trapanese) and Angelo prepares for them the sardines and pastas con cauliflowers.After that Sophie travels to Marettimo (Aegadian Islands), Vitto Vaccaro receives her and tells her that Marettimo is the wildest island of the archipelago (many endemic plants).They go to the hotel of Fausto Gobbo and later they make a boat tour, they visit a cave with the boat and arrive at a little museum: there are pictures of men of Marettimo who emigrated to California.After that Sophie travels to Santa Rita where she helps the baker Maurizio Spinello to make bread: Maurizio explains that Santa Rita had before 80 families and now only ten persons, but he organizes events about the traditional bread and hope that other people will return to the village.Later Sophie is the the Greek-Roman theater of Taormina where she meets Giulia Bacilliere, a naturalist guide: in the old town they eat a cannolo, they visit the potter Marco Monforte and finally enjoy the panorama on the seaside.On the next day Sophie and Giulia are climbing the Etna volcano, they cross a cave and reach a high place: Giulia has a surprise for Sophie: pistachios grown on the Etna slopes and Sophie gives Giulia the bread she prepared in Santa Rita. Besides we see zooms about the family Buffa (the restaurant of the family, the importance of the family), about the Sicilian mafia (the terrific 1980-1990 years with the highest criminality, the fight for changing the image of Corleone), about the Arabic influence in Sicily ( Mazara del Valo with its casbah, the female singer, the Arabic pastry, the Arabic agricultural heritage), about the seduction in Sicily (the Vespa, the compliments), about the free diving ( Enzo Maiorca and his family),and about Catania the town built with volcanic stones ( the snows of the Etna, the agriculture on the slopes of the volcano, the vineyard of Sebastiano Costa, the eruptions of the Etna)

A nice journey of Raphaël from Biarritz (the meeting with Sylvain Denegre and Paxi, the lifeguards and firemen on the Miramar beach, the lighthouse with the 248 steps and the beautiful panorama, the visit of the Hôtel du Palais-built for Napoléon III-, Guillaume Josue, the upholsterer of the hotel, the market of Biarritz, the tasting of cheese with espelette pepper and the tasting of the Basque ham) to Saint-Jean-de-Luz (the lesson of surfing with Bib the surfing coach and guitarist, the music at the seaside) passing by the rack railway of the Rhune (Stephan Maury, the caretaker of injured birds, the release of a common buzzard and the walk to the Col de Saint-Ignace-the beautiful panorama-), by Bayonne (the training of the rugby-men, Jean-Jo Marmouyet, the walk through the old town and the talk about the "Fêtes de Bayonne", André Lascoumes and the posters of this festival), by Larrau (Nicolas Bengochea, the sheep shepherd and his herding dog, The shepherd's cabin called cayolar, the transhumance in the Basque mountains,the attachment to the earth) by Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ( Maitea Araguas and the visit of the village, the 1 500 inhabitants and 50 000 pilgrims to Compostela-the Camino de Santiago), the office of the "Amis du Chemin de Saint-Jacques" and the Basque pelota stadium) and by Lohitzun-Oyhercq (the Pedronia farm, Anita Duhau, the feeding and the milking of the Pyrenean goats, the cheese factory, the cares for the goat cheese and the organic farming). Besides we see zooms about the story of Biarritz (the whaling, the seaside resort, the "Ours Blancs", the tents on the beach and the beginning of surfing in France), about the Basque ham (Eric Ospital, the 100 000 hams exported in all the world), about the chocolatier Christophe Puyodebat, about the Xareta area (the 4 communes. the Basque language, the crossing of the border and the contraband), about the Fêtes de Bayonne, about the area of Soule (the musicians and the "Souletin dialect, Aurélie Solanille and Azia Association ) and the "Arrantza Leak" choir in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (the story of the Basque mariners going to Newfoundland, the Basque diaspora and the fishing of the red tuna fish).

A journey of Raphaël from Nouméa (the meeting with Myriam Gras, the comedian, the walk through the town, the beach of the "Baie des Citrons, the kite surfer) to Nouméa again with Myriam Gras (the meeting with Siman Wenethem, the obstacles running, the "Centre Culturel Jean-Marie Tjibaou" and the Kanak culture, the meeting with Thélo, manager of the "Acamale", the drinking of "kava" and the talk with Myriam and Sam about the cultural diversity of the Nouvelle Calédonie) passing by the boat tour with Olivier Narguet in the port of Nouméa (tthe visit of the mahogany boat where Lionel lives with its family), by the Island au Maître with Mathieu (the resort and the swimming in the sea), by Bouloupari (Didier and Robert Moisson, the horse farm, the "Fête du boeuf"), by the Island of Pines ( travel by airplane with Ronald Uréné-Air Caledonie-, Bernard Douépéré and his dugout with beam and sail,and by the Royalty Islands-the Lifou Island-with Edourad Wamaï , the musician (the meeting with the fisherman, the "vivaneau" fish, the visit to the tribe chief, the gift of fishes and yams, the welcome and the gift of honey and a bag, the traditional cooking in an earth oven of fishes , sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkins and tomatoes called "bougna", the importance of the encounters , the dances and singing for the welcome of Raphaël). Besides we see zooms about the islet of the "Phare Amédée (the ferry "Mary , the natural reserve, the sea snake called "tricot rayé" and the islet au Maître (the techno music and the people dancing in the sea), about the shipwrecks in the ocean (the "Fortune de Mar Calédoniennes", the free diving, the sea museum), about the rodeo culture in Nouvelle Calédonie, about the Caledonian lagoon (the Remmoa operation, , the snorkeling with Adèle Bugaj-the first female Kanak diving instructor-, the equestrian riding with André Moindo, the training of hiking guide with Olivier Hebert), about Siman Wenethem , the slammer and hip-hop dancer about the cartoonist Bernard Berger (the "Brousse en folie" with its local characters, the talk with Albert Hmeij about the the diversity of cultures and the need of sharing this diversity).

A nice journey of Jérôme from Koh Phi Phi and the National Park of the Similan Islands (the meeting with Mondop Lamache and Adriano Trapani , the long-tailed boat tour, the turtles rescue center and the diving) to Bangkok (the meeting with Lionel Corchia (the auto rickshaw in the streets of Bangkok, the Grand Palace with its temples, museum and library, the Reclining Buddha at the Wat Pho Temple-the lotus flower symbol of the Buddhism-, the Chinatown-the arrival of the Chinese immigrants in the 16th century-, The Red-Sky terrace with the panorama of Bangkok-the 56th floor of the Centara Grand- and the spectacle of the transgender dancers at the Playhouse Theater Cabaret) passing by Phuket (Kim Steppe and his mother Nooror Somany Steppe, the vegetables market, the fish market, the prawns prepared with coriander, turmeric, shallots and tamarind juice), by the National Park of Khao Sok with Praïwan Rakrong, the bamboo huts the walking in the primary forest, the bivouac with the hammocks, the multiple uses of the bamboo) and by Damnoen Saduak with Suwan Punsiriphut (the first floating market of Thailand, the cup of Chinese tea , the boats going through the canals). Besides we see zooms about Phuket, the new destination for elegant weddings, about Ko Panyi, ( the village with the houses on stilts, the canoeing with the tourists, the floating football pitch), about the traditional "khon"(dance and theater with masks), about the Thai boxing (the son and the father, the work in the rubber trees plantation) , about the growing of the orchids in Thailand , about the greatest flower market of Bangkok and the art of the floral arrangements, and about the amulets and the sacred tattoos.

Beginning of the journey in Ulaan Baatar: Raphael meets at Genghis Khan square Mogi, his guide, and they begin the visit of the capital: a antique shop owner who is collecting traditional items, young people making bodybuilding and then a family living in an yurt in the suburbs.Then Raphael and Mogi see the Naadam, national celebration, horse races, archery and Mongolian wrestling.Back to the town they go to a school of contortions: Mongolian contortionists are working later in circus or theaters in the world.Then a stop at the market, the chef Byambaa explains about Mongolian cuisine (meat and dairy products).Raphael and Mogi go to the Genghis Khan new monument and to the Genghis Khan Academy where a descendant of the emperor explains the great work of Genghis Khan.Then Raphael goes to the steppe and spends some days with a nomad families: horse breeding, sheep breeding, new life with solar panel and Raphael drinks the airag (a fermented mare's milk). In the Gobi desert Raphael visits a family growing watermelons. Then Raphael visits a touristic center with yurts mainly for Mongolian tourists (hot water sources, fresh dairy products).Raphael meets later a Buddhist monk and they go to the Monastery of Thuvkhun (at 2.360 meters above sea level).The monk and Raphael sing a Tibetan song with a Mongolian melody.In the Gobi desert Raphael will visit another monastery where Mongolian people come to refuel energy, and to find blessings for their lives.

A journey of Jérôme from San Antonio (the meeting with Stephanie Cavender, the flower parade-celebration of the battles of San Jacinto and of Alamo- and the boat tour in the Veice of Texas) to Fredericksburg and Luckenbach (the German immigrants, David Mann and Virgil Holdman, the bikers, the stop near the Enchanted Rock and later in Luckenbach, the post office , the store , the dance hall, the paving stones with the names of some donors-Willie Nelson- and the Texan country music) passing by Marfa (the Marfa Public Radio, Tom Michael , the radio announcer, the importance of this radio for the community, the "El Cosmico" trailers and tents camp, the talk with Chip Love, the ranch owner), by Landon (the stop at the gasoline station), by Kerrville (the meeting with Victoria Burch taking pictures of the bluebonnet flowers, the meeting with Jack.N. Burch II (Victoria's father) at the Hill Country Shooting sport center, the daily training, the clay pigeon shooting), by the Big Bend National Park (Mike Davidson, the rafting guide, the canoeing on the Rio Grande, the flora of the Chihuahua desert, the crossing of the border by boat, the ride on donkeys to "Boquilla del Rio" and the drinking of a beer in the Mexican village, the empathy of David for the Mexican and Central American immigrants), by Austin (the meeting with Peter Bean, the Austin Capitol and the Austin University, the Longhorn fans, the promotion of the sports in the University and the baseball match of the University team). Besides we see zooms about the immigration in Texas (the economic growth of Texas, the immigrants like Cinta de Narvaez who choose to live in the desert), about the daily life of the cowboys, about the "Alamo" film with John Wayne (the conquest of the West and the battle of the Alamo told by Richard Curilla), about the hunting ranch of Scott Pace, about the "Low Drivers" or "Estilo bajito" and about the barbecue in Texas .

Beginning of the journey in Papeete: Raphaël has arrived to his hotel (houses on stilts): on the morning he meets Mariama Bono, a painter and they have a walk at Papara, black sand beach and many surfers.Then they go to the market: they see breadfruits, taros, coconuts , fishes and crabs.On the next day Raphaël travels to Haapiti (Moorea) where he meets Heifara Dutertre, a marine guide: they speak about the whales which live in Polynesia from end of July to November.They make a boat tour and then snorkeling among the rays and some little sharks. After that Raphaël travel with Taievau (Hervé) Maraetaata (to the Papenoo Valley: there they meet Papa Maonu and Mama Maonu who take care for the landscapes: the grow fruits trees and medicinal herbs.On the next day Raphaël travel to Rangiroa (Tuamotu Archipelago), where he meets Vladimir Brouillet , a fisherman and diver.Raphaël learns that Vladimir is the son of the French actress Marina Vlady.They make a boat tour and fish a tuna fish.Back to the village they meet Marc Delecluse who prepares the tuna fish with coconut milk and lemon juice and eat fish.Later Raphaël goes with Laurent and they visit the pearl oysters farm (400-450 hectares in the sea: they come back to the oyster workshop where Matthieu Moussours implanted the oysters with beads: then they have to wait two years and maybe they will get the perfect pearl.On the next day Raphaël goes with Marc for a boat tour, they see some dolphins and then they dive among the sea turtles. Back to Papeete Raphaël meets Nicolas Perez, on the port Raphaël speaks with Fatiarau, the female captain of the Faafaite double canoe who is teaching to people to navigate without instruments.Then Nicolas and Raphaël arrive at a marae (sacred place) where the strong men are training (throwing the javelin, lifting big stones): there are also traditional Tahitian dances.On the next Raphaël meets again Miriama and they pay a visit to Tumata Robinson (fondatrice de la troupe Tahiti Ora): they see how the dancers prepare their costumes and then they enjoy a spectacle of traditional Tahitian dances. Besides we see zooms about the sanctuary for whales and sharks, about the study of the dolphins, about the rescue center for sea turtles, about the traditional dances in Nukuiva, about the va'a (the Polynesian canoe), about the surfing, about the Teahupoo big surfing waves, about the breadfruit tree and its uses , about the island of Hiva Oa (Brel, Gauguin, the female painter, the wild horses) and about the Mormon Church in Tahiti.

A nice excursion of Sophie from Bonneval-sur-Arc ( the snow shoes walk with Magali and Emeline Veille, the chalet and guesthouse managed by Brigitte and Jean-Marc, the snow shoes walk with Magali to the hamlet of Écot- the traditional stone houses with the slate roof, the chapel built in the 14th century, Claude Guillot telling the story of the hamlet, the travel by chair lift with Emeline to the mountain,the meeting with Brigitte and the skiing down the slopes to the village, Coorentin Cimaz and the game of the "mourra") to Bramans (the commentator Daniel Gaïnetdinoff of the "Grande Odyssée Savoie-Mont-Blanc", the 1000 kilometers musher race in 8-11 stages, the 80 hours of comments, the walk through the village with Daniel, the community bread oven-David Favre baking his own bread-, the meeting of the families and friends, the eating of delicatessen and the moment of friendliness , the cattle breeders, and the luge race challenge in the mountain) passing by Val Cenis Vanoise ( the skiing tracks manager Dominique Petit, the travel by cable car and chairlift, the avalanche rescuer Erika Rozas and her dog, the rescue training, the ski instructor and freestyle skier Max Vince , the skiing down the slopes, the meeting with 10-13 years children practicing freestyle skiing and the the hot chocolate in the restaurant), by Bessans (the mailman Georges Cecillon alias Jojo, the mountain road and the delivery of the mail, the cellar of the cheese maker Raphaël Bantin- the cares for the "Bleu de Termignon" cheese), and by Val Cenis Vanoise again with Dominique Petit ( the explosion of dynamite in a snow corridor, the making of artificial snow, the water supply from the hydroelectric dam). Besides we see zooms about the winter and summer jobs, about the familial ski resort of "Les Karellis", about the winter sports in the Maurienne, about the road tunnel of Fréjus between France and Italy, about the sabbatical year of an Australian family in Lans-le-Bourg and about the "Grande Odyssée Savoie-Mont-Blanc.

A very nice excursion of Sophie Jovillard from Toulouse ( the greeter Rachel Abovici, the boat tour on the Garonne river, the Pont Neuf and its "dégueuloirs", Notre-Dame de la Daurade-the black Virgin statue) to Le Verdon-sur-mer ( with Marie-Pierre and Laurent, the ferry, the "éclade de moules"-the mussel speciality of the Charente-Maritime, the mussels cooked in a barbecue with pine needles- and the moment of friendliness) passing by Moissac- Tarn et Garonne department- ( the Chasselas grapes producer Jen-Michel Rigal, the navigable aqueduct of the Canal de Garonne, the vineyard-his sister Sabine and the nephew Hugo, the growing of the Chasselas grape variety, the Abbey Saint-Pierre and its cloister-12th century-, the eating of a sorbet of Chasselas grapes), by Damazan ( Cédric Chaumien-owner of the skiing cable-, the moment of wakeboard skiing in the lake-, the center of Damazan, the "artisan conservateur" Jean-Pierre Caillau and his products of duck meat-the foie gras, the confit and the rillettes de canard-) , by Préchac-Gironde department- ( Aurélie Bachelet and the association Adichats- the restoration of a church, the volunteer and stone cutter Cyril Gaugez, then the castle of Villandraut- the palace of the pope Clément V, the owner Norbert Fradin and and the restoration works-) , by Paillet-Gironde department- the shepherdess Sarah Dumignon and her 500 Scottish blackface sheep , her new life as shepherdess, the cabins on stilts as guesthouse), by Bordeaux ( the blogger Vincent Bart-creator of the blog "Bordeaux 2066-, the walk through the town, the Porte Caillaux, the Chartrons neighborhood, the Luze wine cellars transformed into an exhibition place, Vincent's associate Pierre Marie and the painter Jean "Jofe" Duplantier-the character of Toto in his frescoes-) and by Pauillac ( the boat tour on the Gironde estuary, the "carrelet"-fishing cabin with a square net-, the plastic artist Laurent Valera and the story of the "carrelets- the friendliness moment in this place-, the eating of a grilled entrecote and the drinking of red white-the toast to the fishing in the "carrelet"). Besides we see zooms about the colors of Toulouse, about the Canal de Garonne, about the two Michelin stars chef Michel Trama, about the tidal bore at Saint-Pardon, about the navigation in the Gironde estuary, about the cave houses of Meschers-sur-Gironde.

Beginning of the journey in Santiago de Chile: Jérôme meets Joel Martinez (La bicicleta verde) and they make a bike tour through the town; Plaza Baquedano (reference to the war between Chile and Bolivia): they look at the Andes and arrive at the Plaza of the Constitución: Palacio de la Moneda, build in 1805 and severely destroyed in 1973 (coup against Salvador Allende).Then they go to a great market : there an orchestra playing a "cueca" , traditional music of Chile.Later they take a funicular railway to the top of the San Cristobal Hill (850 meters above see level) and enjoy a great sight over Santiago.Then Jérôme travels to Melipilla with Maria Elena Armijo: there they meet Maria Elena's brother, Marco Antonio Barbosa who wears the typical costume of the "huasos" (Chilean cowboys): he is owner of a ranch, horse breeder and citrus plantations: he enjoys riding horses (since the age of three years) and some hours later Jérôme sees a horse festival, fathers and son are making a rodeo (to catch calves): musicians are playing traditional music and the parents enjoy to be with their sons. Then Jérôme travels to Valparaiso, he takes a funicular train and walks to the house of Mauricio Painean (a guesthouse owner): they go to the terrace of the house and can see the port and also the hills of Valparaiso (there are about 42 hills): the houses are colorful.Then Mauricio and Jérôme takes an elevator to go down to the port and they enter into the Bar Liberty, the oldest bar of the port of Valparaiso: they drink a "terremoto", beverage made with common red wine, pineapple ice-cream and a touch of cognac or pisco: on the walls of the bar there are a lot of hats and caps that the visitors used to give to the owner of the bar.Also they meet Antonio Parra Labarca, a senior writer who has always loved Valparaiso. Then Jérôme travels to San Pedro de Atacama: there he meets Aurélien Marteaux, a French man who manages an inn , is guide and promotes the Chilean culture: they visit Fernando Alfaro Barahona , an art professor who became after the coup an potter and a Pre-Columbian music instruments collector.Later they go the Death Valley at 2.500-2,600 meters above sea level in the Atacama desert (only mineral life).They return to the oasis of Coyo where they meet Daniela Vega Vilches, who is lama breeder: Daniela prepares for them a stew of lama meat with wild onions and marinated in red wine.Later they travel to the Andes: El Tatio (4,320 meters above sea level): to fight against altitude sickness they drink an infusion of coca leaves.They see vicunas (the wild parent of the domesticated lama) and meet Elvis, the park guide who shows them the geysers. Besides we see zooms about the Bella Vista neighborhood (a very living place with restaurants, cinemas and discotheques, but also some artists and craftsmen like Constance Posener and Soliedad Avila -Jewelry-: Mrs Maria Elena Ducci is fighting to give more life to the neighborhood by restoring houses and transforming them into apartments or small businesses), about the Desert of Atacama in the north of Chile( an example of oasis where farmers manages irrigation canals for their crops : potatoes, beans and onions; they grow also alfalfa to feed rabbits -their usual meat,.in the same desert we see the Paranal Observatory with its 8 huge telescopes -2.500 meters above sea level-). about the Pacific coast (first of all the Town of Iquique, a very good place for paragliding and surfing, the ghost towns of Pisagua and Jumberstone, which were important places of Chilean saltpeter mining and ports for the nitrate exportation).

A nice journey from Saint-Pierre ( the meeting with Paelle Gigan in the market, the sweet potatoes) to the "cirque of Cilaos" (the meeting with Philippe Gastrin, the landscape of Cilaos, the meeting with Suzanne and the traditional embroidery, the mass in the Catholic church, the tasting of the hot pepper and the "cary" of chicken) passing by the Piton de la Fournaise with Fred Melon ( the "plaines des sables" and the walk through the tunnel under the lava flow), by the "Cour Mont Vert (the guest house of Bernadette and Antoine Valatchy, the fruit passion and lychee orchard), by the river Enghien with Thomas Pere (a great moment of canyoning), by Saint-Benoit (Vincent Sable and its lychee plantation ), by Saint-Denis ( Laurence Beaumarchais , The chayote in the market,the female singer ,the importance of the Creole language and the song in Creole) and with Jean-François Rebeyrotte, the diver and archaeologist (the diving in the sea). Besides we see zooms about the "Cirque de Mafafe, about the "Radio Free-Dom" station, about the running in the trails of La Réunion, about the young entrepreneurs in the island, about the chef Christian Virassamy-Made and about the forest Beaumont (the national park with the orchids and ferns, the care for the Barau's petrel).

Beginning of the journey in Jutis, a 40 inhabitants village of Lapland: Raphaël meets Guido Van den Berg, the founder of Moose Camp Jutis: Guido and Raphaël travel by snow scooter to a frozen lake and they fish trouts.In the night Guido prepares oven baked trouts: and a surprise "Surströmming", the famous Swedish fermented herring that Guido and Raphaël eat with potatoes, bread, onions and tomatoes. Then Raphaël travels to Gammelstad near Luleå: he meets there Elin-Alexandra Sundstrom with two women playing Swedish folkloric music and Raphaël learns to dance a traditional Swedish dance: Elin-Alexandra and Raphaël visit the village (a church and 408 small houses for the people who were coming to the church) using a kicksled (in French trotinette des neiges): they visit one of these houses, drink coffee and eat cakes.Then they go to the school again on kicksled to look for the daughter of Elin.On the morning Elin and Raphaël go the Hindersön island by snow scooter: there Catarina Johanson of the Jopikgarden inn prepares for them marinated and smoked salmon: they speak about the people living in the islands and about the solidarity between them.Later they enter into an ice-hall and listen to ice music: Tim Lindhart, an ice sculptor has created this music played with ice music instruments.Later Raphaël travels to Stockholm: he goes to the Långholmen Hotel (a former prison): the manager Ola Nyman tells him the story of the restored building and shows him his room (a cell without bars).Then Raphaël meets Alexander Ruas, a journalist and coffee toaster,: they walked through the city , enjoy the neighborhood of Södermalm (where many artists live), later they take the Stockholm underground where Maria Andersson , a cultural guide, shows them the paintings and statues on the stations.By night they arrive at the workshop of Alexander who prepares coffee, his friend Milla has coming and all together they take fika (coffee and cakes), a Swedish tradition.Later Raphaël travels to Arvidsjaur,where he meets a captain of the Swedish army: this day the soldiers will make a 50 kilometer cross country skiing race (the temperature is minus 15 degree).Finally Raphaël meet Christophe Tinseau (now tests pilot) at Arjeplog; the French pilot invites Raphaël to drive a 4x4 Subaru on the frozen lake of Ebbenjarka. Besides we see zooms about the life of the Sami people, about the northern lights, about the kindergarten in Lapland, about the ice hotel, about the musher Rémy Dulosthe, about Kiruna, about the parental leave in Sweden and about the car tests in Arjeplog.

Beginning of the journey in Tangier: Sophie arrives at the boarding house "Dar Nour" where she meets Jean-Olivier Arfeuillere and Nbil Touileb: they speak about Tangier,the rebel town (but now Mohammed VI : they they have a walk and enters into a palace where Mike Jagger and the Rolling Stones recorded some songs and they go to the market: Sophie buys vegetables and Jean-Olivier buys fishes.Then Sophie and Nabil go to the cafe Baba where some celebrities have come (Mike Jagger, Jim Jarmusch) and they have a walk through the casbah: in a cafe they listen to Arab-Andalusi music.On the next Nabil and Sophie take a taxi to the Cape Spartel: they meet the guardian of the lighthouse, Bachir Zaidi and can enjoy the panorama from the top of the lighthouse. After that Sophie travels to Chefchaouen: the taxi driver Abdellatif Hamoudan who travels often to this place tells her that Morocco is a very nice country for the visitors.Sophie discovers the blue town, ll the walls are painted with blue color.She meets Saida Ibn Ayad (Association des enfants d'aveugles) who was painting a wall, so Sophie helps them and later they have a breakfast with all the children who enjoy the bread with sauce and were singing.After that Sophie travels to Meknes: she meets there Anan: her father has 4 wives and they have 26 children (13 brothers and 13 sisters): Anan doesn't want to be a traditional Morocccan woman: they visit the Medina and later they go to a gym where Anan practices karate: Sophie sees her training.Then Sophie travels to Imouzzer Kandar where she meets Tarik, the university professor, guide and now also farmer: he grows 75 goats and produces 11 different types of cheese : then they visit the Amazigh neighbors: the women are weaving sheep wool and prepare bread in a bread oven: they eat the bread and drink mint tea: later Tarik and Sophie harvest some vegetables ( peas and carrots).Sophie arrives at Fes and finds the riad (boarding house) where she will sleep: she meets Leila who is interested in the craftsmen of Fes and they walk through the Medina: they pay a visit to the painter Hassan and later to the tanners and dyers in the traditional tannery of Fes.After that they meet in a house the young singer Nouala and they will go to an evening in which Nouala is performing with traditional musicians. Besides we see zooms about the Catholic cathedral of Tangier, about the Mouly Palace with its gardens and fountains (Italian consulate), about the architect Hicham Khattabi, about Eric Valentin and the street children who are learning acrobatics, about Ahmed Ayed, the farmer of the Rif Mountains and with Julian Hemery (the medicinal herbs, the evergreen landscape), about Rita Maria Zniber (the Diana Holding and the orphanage), about the Fantasia , the horsemanship exhibition, about the gastronomy in Fes (the Maison Bleue, the tajine, Sfia Saidi , and Zhor Madjoub).

A nice excursion of Raphaël from Serre-Chevalier (the meeting with Sébastien Coll and Sylvie- the ski coaches-, the skiing, the competition of the ski coaches, Stéphane Ricard-the snowshoes champion-, the snowshoe walk in the mountain and the geography lesson in Gap) to Serres ( the meeting with Sidonie and Klaus Ohlmann and the gliding flight) passing by Saint-Vincent-Les-Forts ( Flora Charrieau, the guide, the lake of Serre-Ponçon, Jean-Louis Filly-the miller and the wheat flour and the baker of the "pain du pays", the paragliding moment with Thibault), by Château-Arnoux (the meeting with the chef Jany Gleize in the market, the vegetable garden, the cooking of the lamb meat and the glass of red wine), by Gap (the épicier ambulant"-traveling grocer- Thomas Fremaux and the delivery of food in the villages), by Digne-les-Bains (the antique car collector Daniel Margueritte and Bernard, the tour on the Napoléon road), and by Briançon ( Stéphane Ferraris,the story of the city, the sundial, the clock in the church, Manu Romain-the urban climber-). Besides we see zooms about the mountain refuge of the Eagle, about the sunshine in the Alpes du Sud, about the hydroelectric dam of Serre-Ponçon, about the "Massif of Devoluy", about the Valley of Ubaye (the revival of the village of Maljasset), about Michel Phisel the naturalist and about the survival training managed by Frédéric Cuvelier.