Latin America
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French Guiana & Suriname: 18 Days of Penal Colonies, Rockets and Dugout Canoes
A journey through forgotten lands filled with jungle, colonial history and unexpected encounters. Ten days in French Guiana and eight in Suriname: rocket launches, maroon villages, former penal colonies and Cuban barbers in the rainforest.
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Laundry, sand dunes & philosophical musings: Chapter V of our Brazilian odyssey
From Brasília to the surreal dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses, we wrapped up our Brazilian odyssey with a cocktail of concrete utopias, striking inequalities, tropical wonders, and political reflection. Two and a half months on the road — we didn’t just visit Brazil, we lived it.
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The wild breath of the Pantanal: Chapter IV of our Brazilian odyssey
Pantanal safari: five days in the world’s largest floodplain. Capybaras, jaguars, hyacinth macaws… A wild and unforgettable family adventure deep in Brazil’s untamed nature.
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Wasps, sausages and waterfalls: Chapter III of our Brazilian odyssey
Between Curitiba the Iguaçu Falls and the German villages of Santa Catarina our Brazilian road trip continues through the conservative south wasps elections and sausages on the menu
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Into the Unknown: Welcome to Paraguay
Our Latin American odyssey continues… still off the beaten path. After ten days wandering through Uruguay — that discreet, egalitarian country, like a sort of Europe in exile — we now drop our bags in Paraguay, the other “guay” of the continent. Lesser known. Less visited. Less everything, really. And yet, the two countries do…
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Uruguay: A Country Without Noise, But Not Without Soul
Today marks the beginning of our quartet of countries where, let’s be honest, nobody ever goes on vacation: Uruguay, Paraguay, French Guiana (yes, it’s technically France, but let’s not quibble), and Suriname. Uruguay Here, there are no Lonely Planet guides, no Routard, no Petit Futé, and not even a little Rough Guides to sink your…
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Diamonds, Gold and Slaves: Chapter II of Our Brazilian Odyssey
3. The State of Bahia, March 20 – April 5, 2024 We enter Salvador de Bahia, also known as the Black Rome. This is where the country we now call “Brazil” was born. For two centuries, until 1763, Salvador was the capital of the kingdom—before power shifted to Rio. The location is stunning: it’s the…
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Favelas, reunions, and endless beaches: Chapter I of our Brazilian odyssey
Let’s be honest: before arriving in Brazil, we had a few doubts. What if the country turned out to be too dangerous?What if two and a half months was too long, too repetitive?What if… it just didn’t click? Spoiler alert: we couldn’t have been more wrong. Second confession: I struggled for a long time to…
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Chile: Stars, Pisco, and a Power Outage
March 20-23: Valparaíso, the chaotic city Our return to the continent begins with Valparaíso, Chile’s third-largest city. It’s only an hour and a half by car from the capital, Santiago de Chile. But it’s mainly known for being the most chaotic city – and perhaps that’s its charm. Perched on 44 hills, it seems to…
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Moai, Tapati & Solitude: Easter Island, Land of Contrasts
February 11, 2025 – Crossing the Pacific Ocean Towards Chile, 13-Hour Flight Our plane slices through the sky, lost above the vastness of the Pacific. I don’t know if you’ve ever fully grasped how immense this ocean is—nearly 20,000 km long, 3 times the length of the Atlantic. 12 hours of flying over an endless…
365 days of summer 