Category: Travel

  • A few days in the French Catalan country

    A few days in the French Catalan country

    In the beginning of May, I still had one week of paid holidays to take. I wasn’t too keen on the idea because we had already spent a lot of money trying to make our apartment feel more like a home. Yet, I did not feel like staying Paris not any more than I wanted…

  • Travelling to Florida in August, Is It a Good Idea?

    Travelling to Florida in August, Is It a Good Idea?

    Tell a snowbird who has the habit of wintering in Florida that you will be spending your summer holidays in the Sun state and they will tell you that you have gone crazy. During the summer, Southern Florida becomes one big hot and humid sauna. If you survive the sweltering heat, you still have to fear torrential…

  • Happy tenth birthday to the 2seconds tent

    Happy tenth birthday to the 2seconds tent

    When I learned about the tenth anniversary of the 2seconds tent, I immediately accepted the invitation. To celebrate in an original fashion, Quechua had installed a rooftop camping suspended over the city of Paris. From the seventh-floor, I ate hors d’oeuvre and marvelled at the Parisian skyline while standing in the grass … very unusual!…