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At The Top SKY : Always wonderful

One of Dubai's iconic attractions is the Burj Khalifa Tower, the highest human construction ever. https://flic.kr/p/2mJnxSm Back on this magical visit. As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed: Booking For this attraction, I invite you to book several days or weeks in...

London opens its new metro line, the Elisabeth Line!

As the Queen prepares to celebrate herPlatinum Jubilee, Transport for London (TfL) has inaugurated the 12th line of its metropolitan network with the Elisabeth Line, in passenger service since May 24. A project with a difficult genesis The project of this...

Dubai in autumn

What better way toward off the oncoming fallthan with a good dose of sunshine? That's exactly what my wife and I said when we decided we had to go to Dubai. The United Arab Emirates, in fact, after having been on...

Scotland, Kilt & Whisky

What a lovely summer vacation... COVID and travel restrictions meant that our trip to New York had to be cancelled, and our hopes of a trip to Mexico dashed by the country's British red-listing... So it will be a domestic...

Mexico, Mexiiiiiiiiiico, under the singing sun…!

An abstruse title, you might say... Well, I'm not going to change. So you're going to be treated to a little introductory article about a trip to Mexico, planned at the last minute, with friends. And not to discover Mexico,...

Travel Diary, Iceland – Day 6, The Western Route

We leave the property at 8:30 a.m. for another day of exploration after a restful night's sleep. As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed in Iceland: We drive for almost two hours before our first attraction, the Grábrók crater. Interesting, but...

Travel Diary, Iceland – Day 5, Diamond Circle

We leave the hotel shortly after 8.30am for our first visit. As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed: Dimmuborgir We start our day a few kilometers from the hotel at the Dimmuborgir formations, which are actually the craters of explosive volcanoes...

Travel Diary, Iceland – Day 4, The Eastern Route

Back on the road after a very average night for a fourth day of exploration. As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed: We leave the hotel around 8:30 a.m. for the east of Iceland, on a route that will take...

Travel Diary, Iceland – Day 3, South Iceland

On our third day in Vík, and after a perfect night's sleep, we start the day by moving back slightly. As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed: DC3 aircraft wreckage We start the day with a short hike across a totally...

Travel Diary, Iceland – Day 2, Golden Circle

After leaving the Hilton hotel in the early morning, we head for the first attraction of the day, Þingvellir National Park, about 50 km east of Reykjavik. As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed: On the way, we stop to...