Lourenties, France Travel Blogs

Sleeping in my bed
Dec 2, 2007

The weekend was hectic... lots of people to see and talk to, lots of stupid things to do that made me feel like I had never left. Sleeping in my bed, last time that happened was 566 nights ago... under construction

Draft Entry
Apr 20, 2006 (1 photos)

Go to the Summary Page __________________________ This is just my draft entry, not for reading Link to an entry: LINK Insert a picture: Picture with link: ____________________________________________________________ Have a ...

Liens Utiles
Apr 21, 2006

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ (See the English version) Une question qui m'est souvent posée est de savoir comment on s'organise pour un voyage seul Ci-dessous, une base de départ, pour ceux qui veulent aller voir, y ...

FRANCE !!!
Dec 1, 2007 (12 photos)

... . So good! Alew had taken the day off, our plan was to have a drink in town, and then head to Tarbes and Lourenties. The weekend planning was full, with a gathering in Tarbes for the gala (annual ball) of our engineering school. A coffee on the ...

Summary - Travelling is moving... by any means
Apr 1, 2006

UNDER CONSTRUCTION ... Some good stories are brought back from land and water travel. Lots of memories too. Trains and buses and boats and stations of any sort are usually places where you can just stay still and observe, hear, feel the people ...

Preparation - Mongolia
May 7, 2006

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ In my preparation for Mongolia, I found a few very helpful and knowledgable people on Lonely Planet's forums. This entry is a copy/paste of these discussions, that can be found on the threads cost of ...

Preparation - Packing the stuff
Apr 21, 2006

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ This was my original packing list, when I started this trip. It included stuff for camping and horseriding, and I left home with a 90 liters backpack, plus a daypack. ...

Un projet ?
Apr 2, 2006

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ (See the English version) La première question est-elle de partir d'ici ou d'aller ailleurs? C'est un grand privilège de pouvoir se poser ces deux questions. Je peux choisir de partir, décider où ...

Preparation - Transportation
Apr 21, 2006 (1 photos)

... lately, from Australia. I eventually bought my RTW from STA travel in Perth, with a oneworld explorer fare 40% cheaper than in France, UK, or Indonesia. Any question regarding this: contact me. So to start the tour, I bought a ticket from Paris to ...

Visa Memo
May 4, 2006

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ My visa memo, valid for frenchies I have had a second passport made, as the other one is getting full Had to go through an agency to get the Russian, Mongolian, Chinese, and Vietnamese visas, as ...

Preparation - Les Frangins
Apr 21, 2006

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ (See the English version) Comme on va voyager ensemble pendant un mois, il a fallu preparer un petit peu quand meme: questions logistiques, itinéraire, choix des choses à voir/faire absolument, etc ...

Useful Links
Apr 21, 2006

... forecast for skiing, and the French weather agency Skydiving: a list of dropzones, and my usual dropzone in Southwest of France COMMENTS One very important aspect is the insurance that will cover you during your trip. Your credit card covers you for ...

Planning for China and Vietnam
May 8, 2006 (2 photos)

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ (Voir la version française) Today the kickoff meeting was held with the two brothers Alix and Vincent. We have agreed on things not to miss, how long to spend in different places, and made a ...

Summary - Nature and Outdoors... out there!
Apr 1, 2006

... just... essential. Giving up a little sweat while doing so can make it more rewarding. - Horseriding checkup in France - Hiking along Lake Baikal - Getting to know the Mongolian horse - Independant Horseriding trek in Mongolia - Trekking(easy) ...

Le Départ
May 15, 2006

... voyage. J'ai hâte d'être étranger, d'attendre dans une gare en buvant du regard tous les détails insignifiants dont je n'ai que faire en France. Non pas que ce soit mieux ailleurs, ou même plus intéressant. C'est juste que le voyage, la nouveauté, le changement, ...

Summary - Preparing the Trip
Apr 1, 2006

UNDER CONSTRUCTION I had 6 weeks between the decision to leave and taking the plane. That was short, even being on it full time. What was there to do? Clarify the why to go, and work on the where to go, how to go, with what, with who. So basically ...

Preparation - General
Apr 21, 2006

... as we plan to meet at our father's in Beijing, move to the Yangtse, and then to Vietnam. From Saigon, Alix will go back to France, and Vincent will set off to Korea to visit a friend. That preparation is a full-time job, and I'm running out of time... ...

Books Recap
Apr 22, 2006

To keep track of my readings, as I exchange the books as I go. Sometimes I write a little something, but there are no book reviews in here... Suggestions are welcome, but chances are that I will read whatever falls in my hands. L'Usage ...

Aftermath
Feb 15, 2008 (65 photos)

... who was making a pause in his RTW trip - Atlantic coast near Bordeaux for New Year's Eve - The Alps and the center of France (Guéret en Creuse) with Marco again - Nevers, center of France, to visit my familly who train horses. I still have to see people ...

Drafting an Itinerary
Apr 2, 2006 (1 photos)

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ First non-idea is to travel everywhere, see everything, live every life,but... visiting a country, begining to understand its culture, feeling a little bit at home... this takes at least... a month? ...

Planning pour la Chine et le Vietnam
May 8, 2006

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ (See the English version) Aujourd'hui nous nous sommes réunis tous les trois, Alix, Vincent et moi, pour discuter de notre petit périple en Chine et au Vietnam. Nous nous sommes mis d'accord sur ...

Summary - The Traveller IS a Tourist
Apr 1, 2006

UNDER CONSTRUCTION... On short trips or on longer travel, the world is full of places that just have to be visited. Here is a selection of these touristic places: - Moscow, city of the Tsars - The Gandan Khiid Monastery is the center of ...

Summary - Insights, Culture, Society, Thoughts
Apr 1, 2006

UNDER CONSTRUCTION... I don't intend to write too much about my feelings, but I had to explain, starting with myself, the why and how of my leaving. Another change was getting back to solo travel, after a month travelling with my 2 brothers. I ...

A project ?
Apr 1, 2006 (3 photos)

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ (Voir la version française) Is the first question « why leaving? » or « why going? » The luxury of leisure travel is that these two questions are relevant. Keeping in mind that I have the immense ...

Preparation - The Brothers
Apr 21, 2006 (2 photos)

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ (Voir la version française) As we are going to be travelling together for over a month, there is some preparation and logistics to be worked out: itinerary, what do we want to see, etc... We ...

Lists of things to Finish !!!
Mar 2, 2008

List of things I have to finish. I intended to do that in my free time once I got a job. But I am taking time to find a job, or the other way round, so I am trying to fill the gaps little by little. It is both difficult and delightful to get myself ...

The plane ? Oh shit, the plane !!!
May 5, 2008

... queuing for who knows how long. I did not even have luggage to check in, as it was carried over directly from my Air France flight. Finally I chatted up the "protocol" personnel and got onto the red carpet leading to first class check-in. All good!   ...

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