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Discover Fakarava’s Breathtaking Phenomenon: The Legendary Wall of Sharks

FAKARAVA: A 4-DAY JOURNEY THROUGH A UNESCO BIOSPHERE RESERVE Fakarava, the second-largest atoll in French Polynesia’s Tuamotus archipelago, earned its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status in 2006 in recognition of its pristine ecosystem and rich marine biodiversity. Spanning 60km in length and 21km in width, this rectangular atoll has been a crucial site for Polynesian culture […]

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Escape to Paradise: Your Ultimate 5-Day Adventure in Rangiroa’s Pristine Lagoon

Essential Reservations: For optimal experience, secure your bookings with these recommended providers: Day 1: Welcome to the World’s Second Largest Atoll Begin your journey with an introduction to Rangiroa’s pristine beauty. After settling into your accommodation, venture to the renowned Vin de Tahiti winery, the only wine estate in a coral atoll. During this three-hour

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Havana, Trinidad and Santiago de Cuba

For the 3rd time in 5 years, I went to Cuba. This time our itinerary included Havana for two days, then Trinidad and we drove to Santiago to meet with our Cuban Salsa group: the All Stars. I knew that Cubans love music, or most exactly music is life for the Cubans. This trip did

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Sailing in Svalbard: Landscape

This last post took way more time to be written than anyone had expected. In case you are reaching this blog directly, I highly recommend reading the two previous posts about this trip: part 1: the northernmost inhabited place in the world part 2: our boat. The main reasons for me to travel to Svalbard

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Sailing in Svalbard: Our boat

After part one, you should now know where Svalbard is and how challenging life over there can be. Sailing can be dangerous but in most places, there is reasonable hope for help if something goes really bad. In Svalbard, you are on your own. The governor of Svalbard makes it really clear that help can

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Sailing in Svalbard: the Northernmost Inhabited Place in the World

I went sailing in Svalbard last month for a week. It was the second time, I visited the small archipelago in the arctic zone. Last time I went camping and kayaking and while it was fun it did not allow me to travel long distances. This time, I chose a sailboat, first because it allowed

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Cuba 4 years later…

It has been almost 4 years since I have last visited Cuba and Havana. My first time around, it was harder to get to Cuba, you had to fly a charter plane, you had to travel with an officially sanctioned tour operator. This time around, we flew with JetBlue, we were still part of a group

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Ethiopia – Erta Ale

One of our main reasons for going to the Ethiopia was to see the semi-permanent lava lake at night on the Erta Ale. Erta Ale is about 600 meters high and is located near the north east of Ethiopia. It’s actually very close to the law-less country Eritrea. It is notable for holding the longest-existing

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Ethiopia – Danakil depression and Dallol

Like Burma, I’m going to split my trip to Ethiopia in several posts. If you are not familiar with the Danakil depression, I have included a Google map of the area below. It’s in the northeast region of Ethiopia, in the semi-autonomous zone called the Afar region. The Afar region is named after the Afar

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Burma/Myanmar – Inle Lake

Our last major stop and probably the most beautiful place in Burma was Inle Lake. The lake is fairly large but not that deep (2.1m to 3.7 m at the deepest point). The main mode of transportation is a flat boat. The people of Inle Lake (called Intha), some 70,000 of them, live in four cities bordering

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