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Sensations vs Impressions


Golden Buddhism
The great Shwedagon Pagoda blazes at nightfall in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar.
fire of faith
Shinto priests throw wooden ribbons with prayers inscribed on one of the bonfires that animate the Ohitaki Fire Festival, held at the Fushimi temple in Kyoto, Japan
claim
Hippopotamus stands out from a river to the pine cone of many more specimens.
Without hurry
Indigenous young Kogi resting against a tree on the way to El Pueblito Chayrama, near PN Tayrona.
Eternal flame
Visitors about to enter the Eternal Flame memorial, erected in honor of victims of the Armenian genocide.
cucumber session
Friends are photographed in vegetable costumes during the Cucumber Festival in Suzdal, Russia
Peace & Fertility
Dove next to an image of the god of Fertility from the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, capital of the Indian state of Assam.
On Duty
Rickshaw drivers greet potential customers outside the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, capital of the Indian state of Assam.
ultimate daylight
Jeep progresses along a road in the Sossusvlei valley with the sun setting behind and to the west
Cut from Other Times
Showgirls in action in the historic park of Gamle Bergen, a rebuilt and lively village in Bergen.
Great-Buddhist Panorama
Tibetan-Buddhist banners bless the village of Ngawal, on a hillside with a privileged view of the Annapurnas Mountains.
On board
Passenger enters a brightly lit jeepney that travels through Manila, the capital of the Philippines
Rocky Panorama
Bather photographs the wild coastline of Montezuma, a southern region of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula
Charra shadow
Charro handles a rope during a glue test en el lienzo at a traditional event in Campeche, Mexico.
Rano Raraku Iris
Rainbow Colors the Sky Above Easter Island's Rapa Nui Rano Raraku Moais Factory
The Ducks
Three passengers pass over the colorful sign that announces the town of Los Patos in the region of Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Strange Sphynx
Customers appreciate the eccentricity of a sphynx cattle in a commercial cattery in Tokyo.
shadow in the mist
Peasant woman from Branda de Alhal walks guided by one of her dogs.
Sheki fashion
Resident of Sheki stars in a spontaneous photographic production.
Kite-Surf Beach
Kite-surfers vying for a windy beach on the east side of the island of Sal, Cape Verde.
Moto 4 Family
Residents of the island of Bazaruto on a quad bike, the vehicle best adapted to the sandy roads of this island of Mozambique.
pre-combat
Owner of a fighting rooster holds it before another fight at Boac Cockfighting Arena, Marinduque Island Philippines
Amphibious Works
Peasant woman collects river algae from a large floating tufa on the island of Majulu, river Brahmaputra, Assam, India
Leap to the Known
Bather jumps into the Montezuma waterfall lagoon, Costa Rica
Unexpected complicity
Guadeloupe resident awaits under a viaduct on this French island of the Antilles.
Acrobat herd
Goats seize a stony street in Manang, a key village on the Annapurnas Circuit in Nepal.
tropical greeting
Residents of La Digue ride bicycles after fishing on the island's beach.
Nature & Technology
Deer passes in front of one of the many drink machines that equip the city of Nara, like much of Japan.
back to the ground
Executive walks down a staircase at the Palácio de Itamaraty, in Brasília, capital of Brazil.
Personal Training
Workers from the island of Boavista work out in an improvised outdoor gym.
pure delight
Goers to the Grindavik Blue Lagoon entertained with the various bathing and geothermal attractions of the place.
Blue Hole
Visitors to the island of Espiritu Santo swim in one of Vanuatu's famous Blue Hole lakes.




hippopotami, chobe national park, botswana
Safari
Chobe NP, Botswana

Chobe: A River on the Border of Life with Death

Chobe marks the divide between Botswana and three of its neighboring countries, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia. But its capricious bed has a far more crucial function than this political delimitation.
Muktinath to Kagbeni, Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, Kagbeni
Annapurna (circuit)
Annapurna Circuit 14th - Muktinath to Kagbeni, Nepal

On the Other Side of the Pass

After the demanding crossing of Thorong La, we recover in the cozy village of Muktinath. The next morning we proceed back to lower altitudes. On the way to the ancient kingdom of Upper Mustang and the village of Kagbeni that serves as its gateway.
shadow vs light
Architecture & Design
Kyoto, Japan

The Kyoto Temple Reborn from the Ashes

The Golden Pavilion has been spared destruction several times throughout history, including that of US-dropped bombs, but it did not withstand the mental disturbance of Hayashi Yoken. When we admired him, he looked like never before.
Boats on ice, Hailuoto Island, Finland.
Adventure
Hailuoto, Finland

A Refuge in the Gulf of Bothnia

During winter, the island of Hailuoto is connected to the rest of Finland by the country's longest ice road. Most of its 986 inhabitants esteem, above all, the distance that the island grants them.
Burning prayers, Ohitaki Festival, fushimi temple, kyoto, japan
Ceremonies and Festivities
Kyoto, Japan

A Combustible Faith

During the Shinto celebration of Ohitaki, prayers inscribed on tablets by the Japanese faithful are gathered at the Fushimi temple. There, while being consumed by huge bonfires, her belief is renewed.
Dusk in Itzamna Park, Izamal, Mexico
Cities
Izamal, Mexico

The Holy, Yellow and Beautiful Mexican City

Until the arrival of the Spanish conquerors, Izamal was a center of worship for the supreme Mayan god Itzamná and Kinich Kakmó, the one of the sun. Gradually, the invaders razed the various pyramids of the natives. In its place, they built a large Franciscan convent and a prolific colonial houses, with the same solar tone in which the now Catholic city shines.
Meal
World Food

Gastronomy Without Borders or Prejudice

Each people, their recipes and delicacies. In certain cases, the same ones that delight entire nations repel many others. For those who travel the world, the most important ingredient is a very open mind.
Parade and Pomp
Culture
Saint Petersburg, Russia

When the Russian Navy Stations in Saint Petersburg

Russia dedicates the last Sunday of July to its naval forces. On that day, a crowd visits large boats moored on the Neva River as alcohol-drenched sailors seize the city.
Sport
Competitions

Man: an Ever Tested Species

It's in our genes. For the pleasure of participating, for titles, honor or money, competitions give meaning to the world. Some are more eccentric than others.
Erika Mother
Traveling
Philippines

The Philippine Road Lords

With the end of World War II, the Filipinos transformed thousands of abandoned American jeeps and created the national transportation system. Today, the exuberant jeepneys are for the curves.
Miniature houses, Chã das Caldeiras, Fogo Volcano, Cape Verde
Ethnic
Chã das Caldeiras, Fogo Island Cape Verde

A "French" Clan at the Mercy of Fogo

In 1870, a Count born in Grenoble on his way to Brazilian exile, made a stopover in Cape Verde where native beauties tied him to the island of Fogo. Two of his children settled in the middle of the volcano's crater and continued to raise offspring there. Not even the destruction caused by the recent eruptions deters the prolific Montrond from the “county” they founded in Chã das Caldeiras.    
Bagu, Kingdom of Pegu, Syriao
History
berry, Myanmar

A Journey to Bago. And to the Portuguese Kingdom of Pegu

Determined and opportunistic, two Portuguese adventurers became kings of Pegu's kingdom. His dynasty only lasted from 1600 to 1613. It has gone down in history.
Saona Island, Dominican Republic, Playa Palmilla Pool
Islands
Saona Island, Dominican Republic

A Savona in the Antilles

During his second voyage to the Americas, Columbus landed on an enchanting exotic island. He named it Savona, in honor of Michele da Cuneo, a Savoyard sailor who saw it as an outstanding feature of the greater Hispaniola. Today called Saona, this island is one of the beloved tropical edens of the Dominican Republic.

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Winter White
Rovaniemi, Finland

From the Finnish Lapland to the Arctic. A Visit to the Land of Santa

Fed up with waiting for the bearded old man to descend down the chimney, we reverse the story. We took advantage of a trip to Finnish Lapland and passed through its furtive home.
View from the top of Mount Vaea and the tomb, Vailima village, Robert Louis Stevenson, Upolu, Samoa
Literature
Upolu, Samoa

Stevenson's Treasure Island

At age 30, the Scottish writer began looking for a place to save him from his cursed body. In Upolu and the Samoans, he found a welcoming refuge to which he gave his heart and soul.
Nature
Cascades and Waterfalls

Waterfalls of the World: Stunning Vertical Rivers

From the almost 1000 meters high of Angel's dancing jump to the fulminating power of Iguaçu or Victoria after torrential rains, cascades of all kinds fall over the Earth.
Sheki, Autumn in the Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Autumn Homes
Autumn
Sheki, Azerbaijan

autumn in the caucasus

Lost among the snowy mountains that separate Europe from Asia, Sheki is one of Azerbaijan's most iconic towns. Its largely silky history includes periods of great harshness. When we visited it, autumn pastels added color to a peculiar post-Soviet and Muslim life.
Atacama woman, Life on the edge, Atacama Desert, Chile
Natural Parks
Atacama Desert, Chile

Life on the Edges of the Atacama Desert

When you least expect it, the driest place in the world reveals new extraterrestrial scenarios on a frontier between the inhospitable and the welcoming, the sterile and the fertile that the natives are used to crossing.
Rhinoceros, PN Kaziranga, Assam, India
UNESCO World Heritage
PN Kaziranga, India

The Indian Monoceros Stronghold

Situated in the state of Assam, south of the great Brahmaputra river, PN Kaziranga occupies a vast area of ​​alluvial swamp. Two-thirds of the rhinocerus unicornis around the world, there are around 100 tigers, 1200 elephants and many other animals. Pressured by human proximity and the inevitable poaching, this precious park has not been able to protect itself from the hyperbolic floods of the monsoons and from some controversies.
Characters
Look-alikes, Actors and Extras

Make-believe stars

They are the protagonists of events or are street entrepreneurs. They embody unavoidable characters, represent social classes or epochs. Even miles from Hollywood, without them, the world would be more dull.
Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, South Pacific, coral reef
Beaches
Viti levu, Fiji

Islands on the edge of Islands

A substantial part of Fiji preserves the agricultural expansions of the British colonial era. In the north and off the large island of Viti Levu, we also came across plantations that have only been named for a long time.
Religion
Annapurna Circuit: 5th- Ngawal-BragaNepal

Towards the Nepalese Braga

We spent another morning of glorious weather discovering Ngawal. There is a short journey towards Manang, the main town on the way to the zenith of the Annapurna circuit. We stayed for Braga (Braka). The hamlet would soon prove to be one of its most unforgettable places.
Flam Railway composition below a waterfall, Norway.
On Rails
Nesbyen to Flam, Norway

Flam Railway: Sublime Norway from the First to the Last Station

By road and aboard the Flam Railway, on one of the steepest railway routes in the world, we reach Flam and the entrance to the Sognefjord, the largest, deepest and most revered of the Scandinavian fjords. From the starting point to the last station, this monumental Norway that we have unveiled is confirmed.
Society
Military

Defenders of Their Homelands

Even in times of peace, we detect military personnel everywhere. On duty, in cities, they fulfill routine missions that require rigor and patience.
the projectionist
Daily life
Sainte-Luce, Martinique

The Nostalgic Projectionist

From 1954 to 1983, Gérard Pierre screened many of the famous films arriving in Martinique. 30 years after the closing of the room in which he worked, it was still difficult for this nostalgic native to change his reel.
Flock of flamingos, Laguna Oviedo, Dominican Republic
Wildlife
Oviedo Lagoon, Dominican Republic

The (very alive) Dominican Republic Dead Sea

The hypersalinity of the Laguna de Oviedo fluctuates depending on evaporation and water supplied by rain and the flow coming from the neighboring mountain range of Bahoruco. The natives of the region estimate that, as a rule, it has three times the level of sea salt. There, we discover prolific colonies of flamingos and iguanas, among many other species that make up one of the most exuberant ecosystems on the island of Hispaniola.
Napali Coast and Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii Wrinkles
Scenic Flights
napali coast, Hawaii

Hawaii's Dazzling Wrinkles

Kauai is the greenest and rainiest island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is also the oldest. As we explore its Napalo Coast by land, sea and air, we are amazed to see how the passage of millennia has only favored it.
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