Farniente over the Lagoon

Position: [ 17°48S, 149°77W ]
When i was little, we liked to think of Moorea as a convenient leasure destination with hôtels and a rural life just a ferry ride away. In Tahiti, this island is mainly known for the pineapples that grow there, reknowned to be the sweetest pineapples in the region, as well as [...]

Paris Plage

Position: [ 48°49N, 2°19E ]
Can we really talk about a tradition if it’s less than 10 years old?
Okay, it may not be an ancestral one, and it may also be endangered (given we only had about 3 days of sun this summer) but Paris Plage is something parisians look for in summer.
Okay, we still can [...]

Another Shibuya

Position: [ 35°40N, 139°45E ]
Shibuya is the place of the most famous crossing of Tokyo. When coming out of the train station, it’s hard not to get overwhelmed by the (litterally) hundreds of people crossing the streets at the same time under neons and giant LCD screens. There is the face of modern Japan, full [...]

Hana-bi in Tokyo

Position: [ 35°40N, 139°45E ]
When I came to Tokyo last week end, I vowed never to come back here in summer again. The weather is so freaking hot and humid it feels like being in a sauna 24/7.
However, if there is one thing that makes it worth coming to Tokyo in summer, that will have [...]

Picnic by the Iron Lady

Position: [ 48°49N, 2°19E ]
It took some time this year but, in the final days of July, summer has finally arrived in Paris! Yes! Time for picnics at the park!
(You may already know that parisians love their terrasses, but they also love their parks. Especially in summer.)
And what better way of picnicking in Paris than [...]