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The idea of a God making fun of you all the time instead of crying with you and saying he loves you still even if you are shit. Meaningful doesn't always mean pityful. Stand up for yourself when he i...
My final destination in Egypt... I was checking the Sudanese embassy to join Khartoum... Get a visa on time... Even went to line up at this embassy... I told myself : "I've traveled from Vietnam to Fr...
Could visit the famous city of Alexandria and actually the University Senghor that was in partnership with my own University concerning the Master in International Law i've studied with my friends in ...
A stay in Cairo that lasted for longer than I thought... Almost got kidnapped by the family of my host who didn't want to let me go, asked me for participating financially for different meals, and tol...
I couldn't believe I was trekking the famous Mount Sinai, starting at 4 am, before it gets too hot. Sunset on the top... Who could guess ? Then, a view on Saint Catherine and its church, like an oasis...
First day in Egypt... A long bus to Dahab... I think of the people I should contact... Obviously Muhammad, aka Momo, I met in Manali 4 years before. If i remember correctly he is from Cairo. So I will...
A night spent outside with my two bags before the weather was hot and... Because I was lazy to spend money in a hotel looking fancy. This is somewhat a casino city by the beach, the door to Egypt... E...
A trip with Shir to TIberias... Shir is a vet, animal lover, who made me visit her "moshav" (sort of small community village) and enjoy my stay at her place near Netanya. She gladly hosted me for a g...
A trip to Jenin, in the West bank, with Ahmad and his family (met in Akko).
When hosted by Shir in a moshav (small village) next to Netanya, up to enjoy some horse riding as she is the lucky owner of that big horse. I got blessed to be hosted by her when traveling around in ...
Where Jesus was born... The story of the 3 magis.
A famous city in the West bank ... Special mention to the dried fruits and the tea... Aside of the great sweet knaffa (something like this) made with pistacchio and honey. I was the only white guy aro...
Jericho is next to Jordan... In the west bank. It's said to be the most ancient city of the wall. The Israelites destroyed the walls with trumpets apparently. An Israeli lady hosting me in Western Jer...
I've just decided to go to Palestine from Israel thanks to... Google maps... Tel aviv... To Ramallah. Couldn't make it simpler. From Naor's home to Ramallah where I would improvise and look for a chea...
Hebron marked me for seeing some kids throwing rocks at a young age randomly, even to each other, the whole thing happening when an israeli military guy keeping the tomb of the patriarchs tried to sto...
I've been there... Hosted by an israeli girl in a moshav next to it... She told me about a painter who dated her and her friend at the same time... They had what is called in French a "ménage à trois"...
One of my favorite cities... Very medieval... Been occupied by the templars. Franks, some of my ancestors, went there too. Anyway... I walked randomly looking for a cheap hostel... After being hosted...
The famous Holy city... Beyond my aspirations. It was more than I expected and felt time traveling... Medieval energy for sure... What surprise to have met Sophie again, Kelvin's ex girlfriend, years ...
I did a painting about that scene. We decided to camp with Itay and Itay (both same names) at the dead sea itself... One of the lowest points on Earth in which Itay I've met in Pai, who was hosting me...
After turning too much around in Perpignan, France, at my parents' home, I've decided to go on a trip to Israel. In the end... I got hosted by Itay I've met in Pai, Thailand, before, and hosted myself...
A nice trip to Dalat, in the hills, where I continued alone... The classmates didn't want to miss the first day at school... I estimated they wouldn't be that important (I was right... even if it's so...
I've been there the last time, but this time it was completely different... Things went too far. I've lost too much... Luckily I haven't lost trust yet. My stuff was still safe in the Congolese guys' ...
Inner trip Part 1 - Manali My eyes are closed. I am meditating. I can feel each drop of sweat on my forehead. I am concentrating. The heat marks the sorrow of my soul. Feel the energy of my inner bei...
The beginning of the end... Where I lost Arthur by becoming too maniac, or too enlightened, depends on the point of view. Became too annoying. Got a vision I should color my hair in dark and grow a b...
We reached the small town of Kasol in the mountains... I remember seeing a "baba", these old men wearing orange, talking to two foreigners and holding the chillum. I felt like a good boy to understand...
We went to Rishikesh with Arthur, a guy who studied Law with me in Montpellier, when a huge Hindu festival was going on... In the name of Shiva. Everybody was wearing orange. It was fascinating. Such...
I stayed in Delhi around 2 months, became broke and started staying for cheaper and cheaper... Even went to a 3 dollars a night guesthouse... And in the end... Couldn't pay the bill (even that one) so...
I stayed in Bangalore at an Iranian girl's place, having the opportunity to drive the scooter in that impressive traffic, and took the longest train ever... Running after the third class...The standin...
I will remember Coimbatore as the day I was having absolutely no money as the credit card just did work at the ATM... I roamed around for 3 days with no food. It was hard to accept it just happened......
Visiting a guy my dad knows... From my hometown, who decided to live there. But I got also another quest. I got to see the little girl my dad was sponsoring until she was 10 years old, to allow her to...
Next to Coimbatore there was the Ashram of Isha Yoga, from the famous Sadhguru we sometimes see on Youtube. I wanted to see the difference between Online and Reality and wanted to check there, with ab...
A trip to Kodaikanal where I could meet Karan, at last... And his friend Ivan (met in Goa as well) and, this time, Kairan, a new guy I haven't met yet. I liked them all a lot. Karan was my best friend...
A very interesting place... Met Pierrot, a French guy that was a bit crazy, saying he was bit by a dragon when his skin burnt in the back... I didn't know I would see him again in the North (Manali). ...
Been to Pondicherry, that used to be French. Something special left there ? Not really... A taste for good yogurts really... And very few Indian citizens living there who could speak French... If I h...
Phil, that I've met for my trip to Washington DC in 2011, who came with me to Mongolia during my long journey in 2013, ended up living in Hanoi after all my advice. He got nothing to lose. He just wen...
A trip in Borneo during my internship in a Law firm in Ho Chi Minh city... I wanted to connect with my soul and traveling was the best way. I was lucky not to spend much money as I simply went with Ya...
Traveled to Dalat with Amber and connected with some cool travelers. The weather is more misty there. I like it. It gives a mysterious atmosphere. Anyway... I meet that German guy during the trek up t...
Some Champa ruins next to Nha trang to visit with Amber, a beautiful Chinese girl I met in Chengdu, China, during this long trip by land. We could see Nha Trang as well... With many Russians living t...
I felt in the middle of an existential crisis, stuck in Can Tho in a "normal" life that was hard to accept, doing an average job as a "normal French teacher" and keeping it formal, being nodded, liked...