Tag: So far so close
Bruce Chatwin, the insatiable nomad – So far so close
In the pantheon of travel writers, the Briton Bruce Chatwin holds a resolutely special place. Consecrated leader in the 80s of “travel writing”, he however refused this term which he…
“Farewell Penelope!”: for a feminist rereading of the trip
Traveling as a woman in the 21st century is still a conquest. To get started, you have to arm yourself with confidence, words and female role models. The author Lucie…
Ink and the chain: in the footsteps of the memory of slavery in La Rochelle
New stopover in our great journey in the footsteps of the memory of slavery. After Nantes, Liverpool, Louisiana or the islands of Guadeloupe, we take the direction of La Rochelle,…
Titaÿna, the woman with the soles of the wind
New episode of “Compagnons de voyage”, our series of portraits of travel writers. Discovering a woman in a hurry, but forgotten: Titaÿna, icon of the Roaring Twenties and the only…
Trip to Liberland – So Far So Close
In the heart of the Balkans, in the meanders of the Danube, this great river of Europe which crosses ten countries, is an island of sand and utopias of 7…
My neighbor, the travel writer: meeting with Bernard Ollivier
An apostle of slow travel, a former French journalist and late travel writer, Bernard Ollivier created the association Seuil in 2000, an association for the reintegration of young people in…