Il est 17:05, nous sommes dimanche 4 mars et j'observe attendrie un magnifique crépuscule sur la baie des citrons à Nouméa... Dire que j'ai visité l'immense Calédonie par sa beauté et sa culture serait lui faire injure... J'aurais dû y passer 5 jours qui furent réduits à 3 par la grâce des décalages horaires et … Continue reading À la Recherche des Kanaks (26): une introduction conclusive sur 50 nuances de bleu et de vert (Hanga Roa-Auckland-Nouméa)
Cosmo SL people
Let's start with some tales....Grinding chili towards the outside in Singama Dewale island Temple : the way to obtain revenge if you've been wronged.Sunia God at 10:00 pm rides his white horse with his wife Nagina cobra queen, so you'd better lit an oil lamp to fulfill your wishes.These beliefs are still anchored in the … Continue reading Cosmo SL people
Let’s spring out of the dark pond
Last week was yet another shock in a 2015 which is a bit too rich in tragedies. However, what do we call a tragedy? A killing which involves Europeans or Westerners? Human Rights seem to have a universal value only insofar as it concerns us...And as long as this is the case, the barbarians who … Continue reading Let’s spring out of the dark pond
Burma: My…and more! Part 1
I've just come back from a trip into mysticism, culture, beauty and humor...let me quickly share this with you before my busy life takes away the wonderful flavours of an amazing civilisation. Myanmar or Burma? Only the UN and Switzerland where I live use Myanmar for what Aung San Suu Kyi and her partisans call … Continue reading Burma: My…and more! Part 1
Brazil and Beyond
This post will be short but hopefully sweet... Since my heart and most of my luggage stayed behind in Rio, this message from Barcelona is a simple photo update on my last iPhone photos and rapid summary of my latest whereabouts IN... EFFICIENT AND CULTURAL SÃO PAULO TROPICAL ET INDIGENOUS MANAUS BEAUTIFUL AND CONCEPTUAL BRASILIA … Continue reading Brazil and Beyond
Amazing Amazonia
Amaz...ed note about an Amaz...ing city on the Amaz...on, with its variety of coexisting architecture, from the wonderful but largely dilapidated buildings which witnessed the European influence and early development of the Metropole in the Jungle to super modern infrastructure and beautifully restored buildings...in a way, Manaus IS Brazil, a bit of everything with a definite taste for exotism, european flavours and supernature!
Berbela, le cœur de la Favela
Artistes et confusions en tout genre, le premier jour au Brésil fut une entrée en matière pour le moins...brésilienne! Ebouriffante rencontre d'un monde à la fois très proche et totalement inconnu. J'espère que les images reflètent mon intense sentiment d'être à la fois chez moi dans cet univers cosmopolite et très loin de mes repères sociologiques une fois de plus!
Freudian considerations on the Israelo-Palestinian conflict (end of the JCall Trip)
the last contributors were psychologists...you're in for some interesting suggestions and discoveries at the end of my JCall incredible trip.
et si Motti avait raison…?
Ma visite "activiste" est sur le point de s'achever. Terrible constat du lavage de cerveaux israélien et de la conviction cynique pour une majorité d'Israéliens de l'inextricabilité du conflit. Celui qui l'a finalement le mieux résumé est peut-être Motti qui s'occupe d'un kiosque sur Hayarkon street à Tel Aviv: Il n'y aura jamais de paix … Continue reading et si Motti avait raison…?
Chiang Mai Conference on Language Rights, Inclusion and the Prevention of Ethnic Conflicts (13-17 Dec. 2012)
My very personal summary of quite a special meeting in Chiang Mai. People, topics, sights, music, dialogues, it was human and beautiful from the first to the very last minute!