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When I was 15 years old I discovered the French cinema (les quatre cents coups of François Truffaut, the classical films of Marcel Carné, the films of Jean-Luc Godard), the Czechoslovaquian cinema (Milos Forman, Jiri Menzel), the Italian realism (Fellini, Vittorio de Sica, Antonioni) and the young directors of my country: Alain Tanner, Michel Soutter, Claude Goretta and Rolf Lyssy.
I enjoy romantic films, but also dramatic, historical, comic films, crime stories of a lot of countries: United States, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Algeria, Marroco, Mexico, Argentina, Japan , Belgium, Czech Republic Republic, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and France.
Reviews
Échappées belles: Bienvenue en Géorgie (2021)
A strong cultural identity and nice landscapes.
I enjoyed very much this excursion through Georgia: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters
There are some interesting aspects of Georgia: the cable-cars of Georgia (about 40 cable-cars built during the Soviet period, the cable-car from Rulon to Tago-36 years of activities, the mechanic Otar and the maintenance of the cable-car, the student Juna and the cheese maker using this transport-), the arts in Georgia ( the Shukishvili Georgian National Ballet-the young dancer Anna, the dancers with the little swords, the tours in 90 countries-, the chees playing- the junior chess champion Anastasia Zarkua, the chess master Nana Ioseliani, the chess game between Anastasia and Nana-, the art of the calligraphy- the calligrapher Giorgi Sisauri and the Georgian alphabet), Batumi and the Black Sea (Batumi-the Greek, Byzantine, Ottoman and Russian town-, the film director Shota Gujabidze and the walk through Batumi-the Art Nouveau, the Hotel de France and the Hotel de Versailles, the houses with the vine stocks-, the black magnetic sand of the Ureki beach,-the doctor Rmaz and the treatment of joint diseases-, the botanical garden of Batumi-the French gardener D'Alphonse, the exotic pllants, about 5000 species),the sports in Georgia ( Viktor Didebulidze and the training of the rugby players of the RC Yochebi, the folk sport "Lelo" or "Lelo Burti in the village of Shukhuti- the Pope Giorgi Tugushi explaining the game with 7 kilograms heavy ball-, the horses racings in the Mestia region-the rider Lasha Merlani and and his trainer Tamaz-, the riding without saddle and without yokes-), the Svaneti region (the gold digger Murtaz and the use of a sheep skin for the collecting of gold nugget, the gold treasure warden Parjaniand the hidden gold in the church, the teacher Veriko and the teaching of the Svaneti language in a mountain village) , the polyphonic singing of Georgia ( the singer David and the Ensemble " Anchiskhati", the belonging to the Unesco World cultural heritage), the Tbilisi Auto Museum ( Retzo Tsheishvili and the care for 50 cars of the Soviet Period, the French Vincent renting a Pobeba of the year 1948) and the new urbanism in Tbilisi ( the industrial wasteland, the former Soviet factories transformed into hotel or art center, the project manager Anna Gurgenidze and the opportinities to create new spaces).
I enjoyed the encounters of Jérôm Pitorin with the chef Meriko Gubeladze, with the French teacher Inga Tkemaladze and her husband Kakha Zazadze at Vardzia, with the wine maker Baia Abuladze, Giorgi Abuladze and and Gvahttsa Abuladze an the retired agronomist Bichiko Abuladze at Baghdati, with the potters Anzori Kapanadze and Paata Kpanadze at Tkemlovani and and with Zurab Guleladze at Tbilisi; nice encounters with very kind Georgian men and women.
Échappées belles: Les îles du Ponant: de Belle-Ile à Ouessant (2020)
A very nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion through the ILs du Ponant: beautiful landcapes and nice encounters.
There are some interestings aspects of this region: the Islands of the Ponant ( 15 islands and about 16.000 inhabitants, the boat captain Richard and the ferry from Brest to La Molène and Ouessant, the professor Jean-Jacques Salaun and the " Collège du Ponant"- the scolarship in the islands-, the Fête des insulaires" at the island of Groix-Alex de Roquefeuil and the scull rowing competition-) , the coastala paths of Belle-Ile ( the guide Carine Carine Parant and the hiking on the 83 kilometers of paths in the island, the Henri-Pierre and Philippe and the golf course, the jeweler Marine collecting feathers, seeds and shells in the paths), the skippers Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier and the Maxi Edmond de Rothchild catamaran (the last generation of the trimarans, the training between the Islands of the Ponant), Ouessant and the island of Molèn ( the beekeepers Romain and Christian and the honey of "bruyère" at Ouesssant, the spinner Isabelle Patard and the the revival of the traditional spinning in Ouessant, Fabienne Bresdin-the great biodiversity of seaweeds and the laboratory for making creams and costmetic-). The fishermen Ludovic and Pascal ( the diving for the fishing of the abalone, te chef Olivier Bellin and the preparing of the abalones) and the lighthouses of the Islands of the Ponant ( the photographer Dominnique Bot and the pictures of the 5 lighthouses of Ouessant, Stéphane Lucas and the maintenance of the lighthouses, Valérie and the lighthouse transformed into a guesthouse in the island of Groix).
I enjoyed the encunter of Tiga with the pilot Fbien Paumier, with the professional diver Benjamin Abraham, with the curator Geneviève Tincant, with the painter Dominique Abraham, with the retired chef Lucien Coquant and the fishing guide Arnaud de Wildenberg, with the kayaking coach Pierre Portais, with the oyster farmer Stanislas Jousseaume, his daughter Rose and his wige Mrie and the chef Greg: nice encounters with very king Breton men and women.
Échappées belles: De Belle-Ile à Ouessant: les îles du Ponant (2014)
A very nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion through the islands of the Ponant: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are are some interesting aspects of this region: the.port of the Palais (the morning ferry and the students going to the college of Quiberon, , the fisherman David and the fishing of spider crabs, the port guide Nicolas Huchet, the boaters enjoying the landscape of the citadel and the last ferry), the island of Hoëdic ( the newcomers: the hotelier Aldo Bertrand and the nurse Hadrin Destrehem-the home visits on the island), the Island of Croix (from 1860 the fishing of the tuna fishes, the cannery, the decline and the renewal -Erwan Dubois and the " Croix of Nature" factory), the island of Arz (the cattle breeder Sébatien and the Nor¡mande cattle breed and the Bretonne pie noir breed, and his wife Violaine-the cheese maker, the mayor Marie-Hélène Stephany and the promotion of agricultural activities- the truck farmer Jean-François Bato), the team Jolokia ( the skippers Noëlle , Gaël and Pierre- "La différenc est une force-, the next regatta of the Tour de Belle-Ile and Tour of Iceland) and the island of Molène (Jean-François Rocher and the volunteers rescue team, the tradition of marine rescue) .
I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with the photographer Philippe Dannic, with the artists Marie and Oriane Thuillier, with Johanna Blanchet at the Hoëdic Island, with the fishermen Loïc and Rémi, with the fisherman Eric and the ornithologist Lucienne Moison at the Glénan islands, with the skipper Rolain Jourdain at Concarneau, with the pilot Gilles Duchêne, with the guide Frédéric La Bousse, with Fabienne at the island of Molène and with the lighthouse keeper Patrick Richard at Ouessant; nice encounters with very nice men and women.
Échappées belles: Nice, l'art de la fête (2019)
A nice excursion
I enjoyed very much this excursion in Nice: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interestings aspects of this region: the "Promenade des Anglais" (the 7 kilometers long promenade at the seaside, the swimmers Sylvie and Christine enjoying every day the swimming in the sea, the painter Syllvie T and her paintings of the promenade, Jérôme-the parking valet of the Hotel Le Negreso), the glamour of Nice (the photographer Jérôme and the promotion of the luxury yachts, the landscaper Jean Mus and the creation of gardens for the rich villa owners, the two Michelin stars chef Virgine Basselot in charge of the restaurant of the Hotel Le Negresco), the National Park of the Mercantour (Anita Fournier and the tours with donkeys,-the family traveling with a donkey through the National park-, the shepherd Didier living from June to October on an Alpine pasture-the care for the sheep with the help of the herding dog, the mountain cabin-), the Nice people and the blue sea ( Aurore Asso and the free diving , the photographer Greg Lecoeur-the dolphins and the submarine pictures) , Grasse and the perfumes ( Johan and Julia at the "Ecole de Parfumerie", the nez de Chanel Olivier Folge and the visit of a jasmine field, the independent perfumer Marc-Antoine Corticchiato and the visit of the "Domaine de Sainte-Blanche) and the Carnival of Nice ( the 135 years old event, Pierre Povigna-the carnival floats designer-, Tony-the driver of the float of the Carnival King-, Gilles Roche-the host of the carnival).
I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with the carnival floats designer Cédric Pignataro, with the costumer and seamstress Caroline Roux, with the florist Nicole Bravi, with the traveling grocer Renato and his wife, with the river guide Mathieu Bresson, with the chef Laurence Duperthuy at Saint-Paul-de-Vence and with Odile Chapel at the Studios de la Victorine; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Les Seychelles, précieuse nature (2024)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion through Seychelles: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of Seychelles: the "Parc Marin de Saint Anne" (one of the first marine reserve of the Indian Ocean, the Ile aux cerfs, the coast erosion and the rising waters, the park ranger Shazelle Julie and the advices for the visitors, the snorkeling among 150 species de fishes, the environmntal education in the schools), the Bird Island (the pilot Kevin Kumar landing on the grass track, the bird reserve-between May and October the sooty terns-, Alexandre Savy and his son Lucas Savy, theisland bought in 1967 by Alexandre's father, now 15 bungalows without air conditionner, the tour for seing bird with the guide Darrel), the Félicité Island (the "tourisme de haute gamme",the Six Senses Zil Pasyon resort-about 1/3 of the island-, 30 villas and 3 residences, the ecological focus-solar panel, recovery of rain water, its vegetable garden and coconut trees), the cultural life of the Seychelles ( the musician Barnet Bertin "Piston" speaking about the "moutya", the musician Elvis Seraphine speaking f the melting pot of the Seychelles, the cuisine of the Seychelles, Micheline Georges and the "Jardin du Roi"- a garden with many spices-cinnamon,cloves, pepper, the cook Charlotte Banane and the créole cooking- the curry de poissons au lait de coco-, the dancer Emmaline Contoret and the "soirées créoles"-the traditional moutya and segga dances-), the big game fishing in the Seychelles ( Daiyan Ebrahim and Nimhan Senaratne and the fishing excursions- the sea breams, the groupers, the.artisanal fishing-about 1200 families-,Yannick and his 83 years old grandfather Eugène) and theportraits of two artists ( the ceramist Zara Albert walking on the beaches for her inspiration, the pottery and jewels, the painter Georges Camille, the market as place of inspiration, the painting of the daily life of the Seychelles people, its own art gallery).
I enjoyed the encounters of Jérôme Pitorin with the skipper Alex Lavigne, with the guide Franky Baccus, with the cook Steven Andrew, with the marine biologist Charlotte Dalle and her colagues Luc, Bernard and Macha, with head ranger Christopher Christopher Mahouse, with the park ranger Aurélie Ernesto, the rum producers Retha d'Offay, Bernard d'Offay and Gérard Albert at La pointe au Sel, with the cellar master Steven Rioux, with the bike tour organizer Robert Agnes and with the cultural guide Josianna Rose at La Digue; nice encounters with very kind Seychelles men and women.
Échappées belles: La Savoie entre lac et montagne (2017)
Beautiful landscapes.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in the Savoie: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the Bourget lake ( the wildest of the great French Alpine lakes, the fisherman Olivier Parpillon and the fishing of the European whitefish.-Coregonus lavaretus-, the boater Maurice Dubus and the "Fête annuelle du Lac"- the blessing of the boats and of the boaters, the disguise of pirats, the boat tour along the wild coast of the lake, the cliff diving- and the photographer Nicolas Lyaudet taking pictures of the lake by night), the discovery of the mountains and of the forests ( the "papa montagnard" Gael- a mountain guide- and his children discovering the mountain-the climbing of a wall, the little waterfall, the cave with the underground lake-, Guilhem and the summer camp - how to live in the forests- the camouflage,the climbing of a tree, the panorama from the top of a tree-), the "maintien des traditions ( Gladye-the skiing instructor in the winter and farmer in the summer- , her mother Françoise , the traditional Savoie costumes, the parade in the village, the life of the ancestors in the village-the mutual aide-) , the "Montagne au féminin" ( the refuge keeper Céline Viala and her life during 5 months in the mountain refuge, the Belgian "aide-gardienne" Sarah enjoying her stay in the mountain refuge, the cultural Wednesday in the refuge,the mountain guide Stéphanie Maureau-now there are about 30 female mountain guides in France-, the climbing of mountains with her father), the quartz crystals of Savoie (the "chercheurs de cristaux" Arnaud Gachet and Jacques Plassiard, the climbing of a mountain, the abseiling and the discovery of quarts crystals, the collection of crystal of Jacques) and the forests of Savoie ( the lumberjack competition, the lumberjack Gaby Fabry and his colleague Julien Teppaz felling a spruce in the forest- the their contribution to the regeneration of the forests-, the chief carpenter and his sawmill-the spruce wood used for the building of chalets-, the wood sculptor Thierry Martenon and the use of local woods for his wooden sculptures).
I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with the paragliding coach Pascal Perroux, with the ice cream maker Boris, with the boat captain Serge Gravelat, with Sister Pascale at the "Abbaye d'Hautecombe, with the traveing grocer Jean-Bptiste Souchier, at La Compôte, with Mélanie and Cédric Bigoni at the Chatelard, with the chef Bartelo Curro, the greengrocer Catherine Botti and the pastry chef Cédric Pernot at Chambéry, with Myriam Moumn, Nicole Moumen and Mïa Moumen at the the Jardins Secrets of Vaulx, and with the female wine maker Mathilde and Justine Jacqueline and the wine maker and oenologist Xavier Jacqueline at Brison-Saint-Innocent; nice encounters with very kind men nd women.
Échappées belles: Paris: rencontres en capitale (2016)
A very interesting and nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in Paris: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of Paris: the life on the Seine river ( about 1600 persons living on boats in the Seine river, the last boat mechanic of Paris Vincent Quenelle, Pierre Vandenbossche and his shipyard-the transformation of old passengers boats and barges into floating houses-, Léa Bontempo and her floating house "Le Normand"), the glamour of the Meurice palace ( the barman William Oliveri speaking about Salvador Dali, the head housekeeper Joyce Dewit and the care for the "suite présidentielle", the pastry chef-"meilleur apprenti de France"- and his pleasure to work in this palace, Philippe Delon and the "Cinderella" carriage-David making his marriage proposal to his fiancee Stephanie-), the little towns in the capital (the Rue Mouffetard, the "chef d'orchestre" Christian Bassoul and the "Petit Bal"- the French accordion music", the "Cité Fleurie"-the photographer Joël Cadiou and the story of this place-the reference to his grandfather Henri Cadiou and to Modigliani), the men of the heights ( Eric Berthezene and "the urban alpinists"-the abseiling and the cleaning and restoring of the walls of buildings-, the Antoine Walter and the care for the clock of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris, Didier Thomas and his team-the change of the light bulbs on the Eiffel tower), two newcomers in Paris ( the Japanese singer Kumi Okamoto "Kumisolo", the composing and singing of songs in French language, the Australian writer and guide Anna Hartley,-the bike tour and the visit of the Place des Vosges-) and the Jambon de Paris (also called jambon blanc, Yves Le Guel-the last producer of the Jambon de Paris in the town of Paris-, the master Daniel explaining the making of this ham).
I enjoyed the encounters of Raphaël de Casabianca with the boat captain Philippe Fournie, with the knife grinder Didier Mouche "Marius", with the taxidermist Christophe Gottini, with Oscar Comtet at Montmartre, with the trapeze artist Eiza Renoud and her colleagues at the Cirque d'Hiver and with the beekeer Audric de Campo; nice encounters with very kind Parisian men and women.
Échappées belles: Pays de Loire (2011)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in the Pays de Loire: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the Loire river (the last wild river of Europe, the fisherman Guy Bourles and the fishing of eels in the marshland of Mazerolles-the Louisiana crayfish as an invasive pest in the river-, the environmental protection and the return of the migratory birds, the fisherman Pierre Vivier and the fishing of lampreys, the chef Christophe Audrain and the cooking of the shad fishes, the photographer Jean-François-the canoeing and the pictures of the Loire river), the cave houses between Saumur and Angers (the abandoned tuffeau quarries , Patrick and Renée and their cave house, the "Troglobal" community ), the wine makers ( Monique and Tessa Tessa , the vineyard of "La Roche aux Moines"- the organic farming and the chenin grape variety, the castle owner and wine maker Yves Lambert at Brézé-the organic farming and the deep wine cellar), the "Machines de l'Ile at Nantes ( the factory of dreams, Isa Le Bihan and the testing of new machines, the sculptor David Slaverio and the mechanic elephant pilot Fabien Tastin) , the sailing practices on the training boat "Bélem (the story of the three-master- the transport of goods, the Duke of Westtminster, the Lord Guinness-), and the shipyards of Saint-Nazaire (the famous France and Normandie cruisers, 4000 employees working in the shipyards, the photographer Bernard Bilger and the pictures of the making of a cruiser).
I enjoyed the encounters of Jérôme Pitorin with the Colonel Jean-Michel Faure at the Cadre Noir of Saumur, with the boatman Philippe Despert, with Emmanuel Péan at Sint-Clément-des-Levées, with the journalist Olivier Hamard at Angers, with Bernard Glacial-the boule de fort-, with Martine Houet at Le Lenin Café, with the greeter Julien Blouin , with the captain of the Bélm, with Joël Moreau -the sea shanties-, with the bunker-archaeologist Walter Meignen at Saint-Nazaire and with Jack-Alain Guiho at Pornic; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Au coeur du Val d'Aoste (2013)
A very nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in the Aosta Valley: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the cultural life of the Aosta Valley (the kingdom of Savoy on the French and Italian sides of the Alps, Fabio Brunier speaking about the three languages in the Valley-The French, the Italian and the Franco-provençal languages, the teaching of the Franco-provençal called also patois valdotain- in the school, the importance of the learning of the patois for the young generations, the wood sculptor and wood carver Peter Trojer, the use of the wood for making characters or animals,the renewal of the traditional songs and dances of the Aosta valley), the medicinal plants of the Aosta Valley ( the herbalist and ethnobotanist Henry Armand and the investigation about the mountain medicinal plants-the chamomile and olive oil for the treatment of the otitis-, the technician Danilo Perruquet and the chemist Laura thedy and the investigation about the content of thymol of the local thymes), Marco and Eliana and the goat cheese production ( the flock of 25 goats, the making of of goat cheese, the living in harmony with the nature and the sustainable agriculture-the solar panels-), the astronomical observatory of Saint-Barthélemy ( created in 2003, the team of 8 astronomical researchers and the research of the extra-solar planets, the observatory open to amateur astronoms), the "batailles des reines " in the Aosta Valley ( the cattle breeder Vilma Cerise and her participation in the spring competition with her cows, the social and economical importance of these competitions) and the Mezzalama ski mountainreering race ( the departure of the race in Cervinia, the first race in 1933 dedicated to the Italian alpinist Otto Mezzalama, the three-men teams, the ski mountainreering to the Col de Breithorn, the mountain climbing moment with crampons and later the descent-every two years, about 45 kilometers, the winner with a time of 4 hours-).
I enjoyed the encounters of Sacha Bollet with the hot air ballon pilot Nello Charbonnier, with the musicians at the "Il Boccio" chalet, with the fromager affineur Stefano Lunardi, with the head park ranger Stefano Cerise and the veterinary Bruno Bassano in the "Parc National du Grand Paradis" , with the cattle breeders Irma and Martine Vallainc at Champorcher and with the mountain guide Valerio Clarey at Courmayeur and La Palud; nice encounters with very kind men and women of the Aosta Valley.
Échappées belles: Réunion-Maurice, les îles soeurs (2012)
A very interesting and nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in La Réunion and Mauritius: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of both countries: the canyoning in La Réunion ( Emeric Beaucheron and Sébastien Jay and the canyoning in the Takamata Canyon, the 70 meters abseiling, the toboggans of the river, another abseiling and the climbing of a mountain), the mail delivery in the Cirque de Mafate ( the post master Jean-François Lomonaco at Salazie, the mailman Cyril Maillot and his walk to the village of Marla, the visit of all the houses, the nurse Dominique de France and the home visits-3-5 hours of walking every day-) , the firewalking ceremony in La Réunion ( the tradition brought by the Tamil people, the abstinence and the cleansing before the ceremony, the relationship with the Mahabharata epic, Nicolas and his first firewalking), the Créole identity in La Réunion and Mauritius ( Clovis Etchiandas and Georges Thenor and the revival of the créole culture, the fisherman and singer Wesley Jeannot and the sega music in Mauritius), the tea plantation in Mauritius ( Ashwin Seetaram and the tea plantation of Bois-Chéri , the preparing of tea in the tea factory, the tea as very popular drink in Mauritius), the touristic weddings in Mauritius ( the wedding planer Madhavi at the Maritim Hotel, the wedding of Simon and Anna, the photo shooting in in touristic submarine, the Belgian Elise and Xavier and the honeymoon in the touristic submarine) and the environmental protection in Mauritius ( Giannie Clarisee-Fondation mauricienne pour la vie sauvage- and the bird reserve of the "île aux Aigrettes, the environmental education, Hughes Vitry and the looking for the sperm whales, Matthieu Bayon and the touristic submarine "Blue Safari" ).
I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with the fisherman Joël Leguen, with Sébastien Ladrange and his wife Daisy at Marla, with Logambal Souprayen-Cavery snd Gilbert Souprayen-Cavery at Saint-Denis, with the musician and story Roger Valliane, Max Carpin and the moringue instructor Jean-Claude Calimoutou,, with Joyce Jaune and Ti-Henri at the Touessrock Hotel, with the singer J. E. Steeve Lebrasse, with the golf instructor Pravesh Mewa and with Marco Alphonse at Mahébourg; nice encounters with very kind men and women of La Réunion and Mauritius.
Échappées belles: La Réunion, île nature (2021)
A very nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in La Réunion: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this island: the miscegenation and the cultural diversity in La Réunion ( Philippe Mellon speaking about the "pain bouchon"- a sandwich made with baguette and Chinese raviolis-,the miscegenation of European, Malagasy, Indian and Chinese people, the archaeologist Anne-Laure and the story of the runaway slaves in the island, the photographer Edgar Marsy and the portraits of the people of the Réunion island), the extreme sports in La Réunion ( Reyhann, Eva and Pierre of the "Collectif Mahaveli Cliff jumpers"- the cliff diving and the cliff jumping, the mountain guide Christophe Grande and the climbing of the ridge and the walls of the 3 Salazes), the life in the Cirque de Mafate ( the hiking as necessity for reaching the hamlets of the cirque,the schoolteacher walking 1.000 meters of altitude difference to reach her primary school, the pupils of Grande Place Léo walking every day during 20 minutes to reach the school, the cooperative education-the elder pupils teaching to the younger pupils-, the botanic class about medicinal plants), the peloton de gendarmerie de haute montagne ( the lieutenant Stéphane Narbaut, commander of the PGHM explaining the duties of the peloton-the rescues of hikers and mountain climbers-, about 600 interventions each year), the growing of sugar cane in La Réunion ( the farmer Yohan Grondin and his father Loïs-Rémy growing the sugar cane, the farmer Jacky Ichabe and his ox cart, the tradition of the "rhum arrangé" ) and the "abeille-pays" and the honeys of La Réunion (the beekeeper Magdi Fridmann and his breeding station-the breeding of queen bees for other beekeepers, the beehives in the National Park, his sister and pastry chef Laura Fridmann using honey for her pastries).
I enjoyed the encounters of Jérôme Pitorin with the hiker and blogger Chloé, with Georges-Marie Govindama ,with the "guide d'approche des cétacés" Emmanuel Antongiorgi, with the guesthouse owner Nathalie Renaut, with the helicopter pilot Mickaël Mottequin, with the touristic guide Raphaël Folio and his grandmother Solange Folio at Hell-Bourg, with the cook Jacky Aroumougom and Bertrand Côme , with the guide for speleology and canyoning Mélissa Lemarié, with the musicians Jacky Malbrouck and Eric Dorval at the seaside and with the cowboy Emmanuel Bougnoux-also called Manou- at the Cap La Houssaye; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Week-end à Menton (2023)
Very beautiful landscapes.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in Menton: very beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: Menton and its palaces ( the fame of Menton as a winter resort for British tourists, the antique cars collector Philippe Mazza enjoying the panorama of Menton, Bruno Geoffroy speaking about the 21 palaces of Menton, the Riviera Palace-now an apartment building with it great garden-), the "jardins d'exception" of Menton ( Gilles Deparis speaking about the Major Lawrenc Johnson and his garden-the acclimatation of exotic plants, there are 15 remarquable gardens in Menton-, Alexandra Boyle and her "jardin des Antipodes"-plants coming from New Zealand, the little guavas and the yucca flowers-), Le Corbusier and Jean Cocteau ( Elisabetta Gaspard and the hiking on the "sentier des douaniers du Cap Martin", the cabanon of Le Corbusier and the bungalows built by Le Corbusier-now residence for artists-, Jean Cocteau and the decoration of the "salle des mariages" of the town hall of Menton), the lemon of Menton ( the citrus farmer Laurent Gannac harvesting lemons, his wife Lucie Maziere Gannac is ceramist and his son Adrien is using all parts of the lemons, the amateur lemon farmer Jean-Claude Corazza and the jam maker Maxime Lefort producing lemon jams), Saint-Agnès and Gorbio (Vincent Calderone and the hiking to Saint-Agnès on a "chemin muletier", Nathalie Piazza and the care for the gardens of the castle- the medicinal plants-, the medieval village of Gorbio- the medieval festival, the 300 years old elm tree in the main square of village) and the Brigasque sheep breed ( Marie-Pierre Lanteri, her father-the 76 years old Francis Lanteri- and her husband -Philippe Sendre- fighting for the rescue of this sheep breed, the alpine pasture and the making of cheeses, the chef Patrick Teisseire and the cooking with the sheep cheeses, the "créatrice feutrière" Emilie Olivier and the use of the wool for making hats and dresses).
I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with the fisherman Loïc Vergé, with the three Michelin stars chef Mauro Colagreco, with the olive oil specialist Karim, with the honey and chesnut vendor at Ventimiglia, with Erica Perrino and his father Nino Perrino at Dolceacqua, with Murielle Oriol, with the accompagnatrice en montagne Jessica Viale, with the patrimony restorer Mickael Guyader and with Julia Bonnet and Alessandro Nattero at Casterino; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Week-end à Granville (2023)
A very nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in Granville: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the beach huts of the Promenade of Plat Gousset ( Granville as seaside resort in the beginning of the 19th century, the arrival of the railways, the rules for the use of the beaches written in 1837), the coastline seen from above ( the photographer Jérôme Houyet and his paramotor-the pictures of the effects of the global warming on the coastline, the photographer Hervé Hillard and the pictures of the Chausey Islands taken with a drone, Max Langlois and the "Aéroplume at Ecausseville), the three masts schooner Marité (the former owners Staffan Hugoo Lyrestram and Rickard Engberg, the boat built in 1923 , the finding of the schooner in the Feroe islands and its restoration, Gérad d'Aboville and the return of the schooner to France, the captain Matthieu and the 100 years anniversary of the schooner, the sound and light composition in Granville), the "pêcheurs à pied" ( the beach of Saint-Martin de Bréhal, the ecogarde Eric Jean Girard of the Conservatoire du littoral and the advices about clams collecting in the Chausey Islands, Maxime Spagnol and the visit of the intertidal zone-the advices about the gathering of "huîtres creuses" and "couteaux") , the nomad chef Sarah Herpin (the picking of edible flowers,the truck farmer Victor Maes and the organic vegetables, the the meal prepared for Enora Wiffen at the cottage of the Braize) and the fishermen Malo Esnouf and the mariner Thomas (the lobster fishing between Granville and the Chausey Islands-many spider crabs but only a few lobsters, the passion for the fishing and the Chausey islands).
I enjoyed very much the encounters of Ismaël Khelifa with Léo Hamard-th paragliding moment over Granvill-, with the fashion designer Cassandre Lemeilleur, with the models Françoise, Morgan and Jean, with the guid Pierre Baudry at the Mont Saint-Michel bay, with Margaux Coyette, with Thierry Petillault, with Margaux's family, with the horse trainer Reynald Coppens and with the apple cider producer and castle owner Louis de Thezy; nice encounetrs with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Echappée en Franche-Comté (2015)
An interesting and nice excursion.
I enjoyed very this excursion through the Franche-Comté: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the Peugeot car factory ( the family business founded in 1810-the mill transformed into a steel foundry, the making of coffee grinders, pepper grinders and bicycles and later cars-, the former employees of Peugeot driving their Peugeot cars through the landscapes, the all day life of the region going around the car factory-the summer camps, the soccer team of Sochaux, the use of the Peugeot products in the daily life-), the Institut européen de formation des compagnons de France at Mouchard ( the three years studies at the institute and then the Tour de France for improving their technical knowledges, the compagnon ébéniste Abdelkarim Ben and the compagnon roofer Bruno Jerome) , the lakes, ponds and rivers of the Franche-Comté ( Eric and Valérie looking for film locations in the Plateau des Mille Étangs, the hydrogeologist Florain Barrau studying the water net-the limestone mountains and the underground rivers), the mountain bikes in the Franche-Comté ( Jean-François Fillod and his guesthouse "La Vie Neuve", the mountain bike race "La Forestière" through the hilly landscape ) the lynx in the Jura Mountains ( the disappearance of the lynx in the 18th century, the reintroduction in the seventies in Switzerland and Franche-Comté, now there about 100 lynx in the Franche-Comté, the lynx lives mainly in the forests and is a predator of the roe deer,Gilles Moyne and the animal rescue center "Athenas" for injured lynx and other animals, the naturalist Patrice Raydelet and the promotion of protecting dogs- the sheep breeder André and his "Patou" or Pyrenean mountain dog "Domino" for the protection of his sheep-) and the comté cheese (the brothers Gürtner and the promotion of this cheese-the posters and clips-, the meilleur ouvrier de France 2015 crémier affineur Marc Janin and the refinement of the comté cheese, the cook Romuald Fassenet, meilleur ouvrier de France 2004 and the cooking with the comté cheese).
I enjoyed very the encounters of Jérôme Pitorin with Louis Poix-president of the Association Conifer-, with the clock maker Philippe Lebru , with the lumberjack and shipwright Vincent Bouvere and his family, with Emile Marnat, his wife Dominique and his mother Alice Marnat, with David Vuillaume, Mélodie Thabard and Adrien Vuillaume at Remoray, and with Claude Querry at Fort Saint-Antoine; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Marseille, la Méditerranée (2013)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in Marseille: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this town: Marseille and its population (850.000 inhabitants in 2013, the town lost between 1970 and 1990 about 100.000 inhabitants, from 2000 the population is increasing again, the taxi driver Marie-José Tardy and the delivery man Jacques Bernard speaking about this town, the photographer Cyril Becquart and the evolution of the town,the arrival of people of all the Mediterranean area), Notre Dame de la Garde ( the warden Michel Metro, the 2 millions of visitors each year, the fort and the little chapel and then the basilica, the devotion of the Marseille people and the ex voto in the church), the cuisisine of Marseille ( the culinary journalist Anne Garabedian- the navettes" in the neighborhood of Saint-Victor, the panisses and the chichis in the neighborhood of Estaque, Bénédicte Sire and the walk with the tourists in the market of Noailles and her meeting with the chef Lionel Levy), the ocellated lizard in the Massif de l'Étoile ( the biologist Laure Bourgault and the monitoring of this lizard-), the Mer 2 Crew ( a band of five rappers, the songs about the town of Marseille and its issues, the soccer fans of Olympique Marseille and the looking at a match of this team, the night improvisation with a hip hop band singing a cappella) and the Calanques ( Jean-Marc and the Association "Les Calancoeurs", the hiking in the Calanques-the little forts build under Napoléon, the cave of the prehistorical period, the arrival of the Ligurians and their union with the Phocaean people).
I enjoyed the encounters of Jérôme Pitorin with Michel Lamberti , with the singer Alain Huet , with Jessica Venediger at Le Panier, with the Michelin star chef Guillaume Sourrieu at the Vallon des Auffes, with Julie Demuer, Nassur and Gina Caramba in the northern neighborhoods, with the actor Laurent Verusore at the Belle de Mai, with the kayaking coach Jérémie Metzger , with Sacha Bollet and the curator Alain Mantes; nice encounters with very kind Marseille men and women.
Échappées belles: Marseille, la vie en bleu (2016)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in the Provence: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of the Marseille and the Provence: the depths of the blue sea ( Morgan Bourc'his and the free diving, the divers Serge,Géard and Pierre and the marine archaeology), the Vieux-Port of Marseille ( the marina of 24 hectares and about 3200 boats, the skipper Yannick Long and the story of the port, the painter John Pendray and his daily walk through the port), the half marathon Marseille-Cassis ( from the Stade Vélodrome to the little port of Cassis passing by the Col de Gineste, a very popular race, 15 runners), the French Air Force and the skies of Provence (the Patrouille de France, the training for the aerobatics, the "École de l'air" and the training of the pilots and navigators), Marcel Pagnol and the Provence ( Edmond Mattone showing the village of La Treille and its famous fountain, the "Bastide Neuve", the place of birth in Aubagne, Daniel Scatturo and the santons with the characters of Marcel Pagnol) and the pétanque in Marseille (the pleasure to play pétanque, the 550 clubs of petanque in the town, the great competition of petanque called La Marseillaise-about 3900 petanque teams, Hervé Rofritsch and the making of the petanque balls).
I enjoyed the encounters of Jérôme Pitorin with Didier Tani and the fisherman Gilles at Goudes, with with the skipper Grégoire Guignon, with the architect Marie , with the poissonier restaurateur Fabien Rugi, with the cliff diver Lionel Franc , with Julie Fabre and Jean-Pierre Denne at Salon-en-Provence, with the cheese maker Fabio Fabbri at Marseille and with Frédéric Martinez at Martigues; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Luxembourg (2011)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion through Luxembourg: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this country: the immigrants and the multilingualism ( Luxemboourg as financial and administrative center- the investment banking and the European Union-, the demographic increase of 100.00 persons in the last 30 years,the immigrants working mainly in the builing construction and the trade, the Portuguese community and the Miss Portugal in Luxembourg contest, the three official languages), the cultural life (the musicians and the associative radio station, the On Stéitsch festival, the theater, the cultural diversity), the village of Schengen ( the 600 inhabitants, the Schengen agreements-14th of June 1985-, the European museum), the vineyards of Luxembourg ( the 400 wine makers of the Moselle area,, the Musée du Vin at Ehnen, the winecellars- the Cave Saint-Martin built in the limestone between 1919 and 1921 in the limestone rocks and the Crémant du Luxembourg, and the Cave Saint-Rémy managed by Marc Desom, the wine waker Patrizia Schmitz, the harvest of grapes with French and Polish season workers, the tasting of white Moselle wines), the "Ardenne luxembourgeoise ( Ronald Streumer and the promotion of the local products, Manu de Meulemaer and the Ardenne draft horses) and the castles of Luxembourg ( the fortress and the Renaissance castle of Beaulieu- the guide Jacqueline Kuijpens-Fisch and the the visit of the fortress, the "Châtelaine" Anne-Marie Linckels and the visit of the Renaissance Castle- , the count Gaston d'Ansembourg and the castle of Ansembourg and its legend).
I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie with the photographer Paulo Lobo, with the strongman Georges Christen, with Jacques Thill, André Wolter, Jean Villemin and Metty Franzen at Fonds-de-Gras, with the boat captain Jean Herrig and with the fisherman Franck at Schengen, with the guide Alain Muller and the chef David at the Mullerthal forest, with road racing cyclists Johny, Andy and Franck Schleck and Marco Lux at Mondorf-les-Bins, with the Bavarian dancers, with the journalist and columnist Pierre Dillenburg and Adelaïde Pia at Luxembourg-City; nice encounters with very kind Luxembourgish men and women.
Échappées belles: La magie de la Drôme (2023)
A very nice excursion.
I enjoyed very very much this excusrion in the Drôme department: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the Nationale 7 and the newcomers in the Drôme ( the travel with with a Kombi, the restoration of the La Touche castle, Tim Heider and the associative farm), the "Réserve des Hauts Plateaux du Vercors ( the photographer and the Alpine ibex) , thge Baronnies provencales ( Montbrun-les-Brins) , the organic farming in the Drôme ( the flower gromer Lydvine Carre, the experimental orchard of the INRAE), the craftsmen of the Drôme ( François and Jeanne Morel and the bird calls, the tin potters Patrick and Maggie Brassac)and the new life in the Drôme ( the traveling radio station, the traveling bar).
I enjoyed the encounters of Ismaël Khelifa with the magician Dany Lary, with Frédéric Legro at Hauterives, with the the assistant Manon, with the farmer Odile Guerpillon-Fssi, with the beekeeper Serg Bompard , with the pastry chef Pierre Bonnieu at Montélimar, with Yvon Rosier and Fitou at La Bégude-de-Mazenc, wth the Jill Strong and the coutelier Gbriel Berthelemy at Crest and with Colin Deforge at the Forest of Saoû,
Échappées belles: Drôme, aux portes de la Provence (2016)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in the Drôme : beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the first organic farmng department of France (the dairy farm of André and Romain Bouchet, the delivery of dairy products to the canteen of the Collège Paul Valéry, the ecological workshops at the college), the "routes du vertige" (the roads built into the cliffside, the maintenance and the making segure of these roads), the Vercors in the airs and underground (the mountain climber Arthur and the climbing of cliffs, the speleogist Laurent Garnier and the exploration of underground rivers), the crocodile farm ( the breeding of crocodiles and other protected species), the Drôme river (the source, the torrent -the canyoning-, the quiet river-the canoeing-, the river without any hydroelectric dam), the harvest of olives at Nyons ( Régine Bres and her father Henri, the harvest, the calibration and sorting, the olives in the brine for 6 months).
I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with the chef Baptiste Poinot,wth the baker Denis Maurin, with the photographers Sandrine and Matt Booth, with the écogarde Nicolas Perron, with the cheeese maker Aymeric with Maurice and his alpaca Diego, with the boat captain Jimmy, with the owner of the Brocantik and with Bernard Morin at Montélimar, with the potter Alain and with the winemaker Philippe and Alain at Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Week-end sur la côte d'Albâtre (2018)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion through the Côte d'Albâtre: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the cliffs and pebble beaches of the Côte d'Albâtre (the 130 kilometers long limestone wall, the pictures of the natural arches, the protection of the pebbles of the beaches), Mers-les-Bains ( the story of the seaside resort, the coloured villas, he little train, the preservation of the architectural patrimony), the Port of Le Havre ( the most important container port of France, the "Capitanerie" tand the tugboats, the work of the dockers), the glass factories of the Vlley of Bresle (the "Glass Valley", the making of perfume bottles), the mariners of Fécamp (the fishing boat, the lycée maritime de Fécamp) and the Operation Jubilee at Dieppe (the intent of landing on 18th August 1942, the sacrifice of many Canadian soldiers, the museum and the memorial of the Canadian soldiers).
I ejoyed very much the encounters of Tiga wth Cyriaqe Lethuillier, Yves Devarieux and Mrie-José Geulin at Etretat, with the "vitrailliste" Ludivine Rogeaolle and Anne Caron at Le Havre,with the miller Vincent Trottin and the pastry chef Jean-Lois Tettelin at Vittefleur, with the mariner and professor Daniel Billiaux, François Louen and Lc Prouveur at Fécamp and the kite maker Stéphane Dole at Dieppe; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: La Haute-Corse, de village en village (2020)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in the Haute-Corse: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of the Haute-Corse: the family reunions in the Corsican villages in the summer ( the Castellani family at Calacuccia, the distiller Jean-Marc and the the immortelle d'Italie, the swimming in the river), the summer touristic activities ( Jean-Valère Bordenave and the paddle board tours, Jean-Philippe Martinelli and the mountain bike tours, the accompagnateur en montagne François-Xavier Montecattini alias Vévé and the hiking in the "désert des Agriates) , the singing in the Corsican villages (Mélanie Albertrini and the children choir of Cervione, the Corsican language, the Voce Nustrale radio station), the Fango river (Hanky Van der Heyde and the canoeing in the delta of the Fango river, -Jean-Baptiste Castellani and the canyoning in the river, the guide Samuel Angeliand the old shepherds trails) , the churches of Corsica (Elisabeth Pardon and theruins of Santa Maria di Racamone and later the church of Jean-Baptiste de Porta, the moment of organ playing, the "restauratrice d'art" Eva Paoli and the fresco of the baroque church of Mesa, the brotherhood Saint-Antoine at Speloncato, the polyphonic singing) and the revival of the some Corsican villages ( Nicolas and Marie-Ange and their cheese factory at Olmi Cpella, the theather festival , the Aria Association and the new cultural center).
I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with Angélique Saraïs, with Dominique Franceschini, with the brother Olivier-Marie, Paul and Ombelline at the convent of Corbara, with the luthier Ugo Casalonga, Tony Casalonga and the singers Claude, Jérôme and François Philippe at Pigna, with the ranch manager Ange-Pierre Negroni and his daughter Déborah Negroni, with the traveling butcher Jean-Charles Martinelli, the chef Jean-Baptiste Pastinelli and the radio presenter Jean-Pierre Acquaviva, with the chef Alessandro Capone and the shepherd Jean-André Santini at Fiuminale and with Maria Grazia Capone, the cook Ernesto and Alessandro's family at Folelli; nice encounters with very nice Corsican men and women.
Échappées belles: La Corse gourmande (2019)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion through the Haute-Corse: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of Corsica: the market of Ile Rousse ( the fishmonger Olivier Manfredi coming from Bastia with spider crabs and red mullets, the pork butcher Pascal Astolfi and the Corsican "charcuterie"- pork saucisse , coppa, lonzo, hams-,the beekeeper François Gacon-the transhumance of the beehives to higher altitude, the chestnut forests-), the young Corsican entrepreneurs ( Pierre-Antoine and Stéphanie Battini, the breeding of the Corsican pig-porcu nustrale-, the good quality of the meat, the making of sausage and other delikatessen on the farm, Marie-Charlotte Pinelli and her father François Pinelli and the vineyard in the Nebbio region-6 hectares and the vine cellar-, Nicholas de Zerbi and his food truck, the use of local products like brocciu, goat and sheep cheeses, all these Young Corsican men and women enjoy the quality of life in Corsica), the Étang de Diane (Jean-Michel Garrido showing the mussel farming-mytiliculture- in the coastal lagoon, Bernard Pantalacci speaking about the oyster farming in the lagoon, the technician of the Ifremer institute and the monitoring of the water in the lagoon, the Étang d'Urbino (also a protected area- the former owner Luc Bronzini sold the ground to the Conservatoire, du Littoral, but still lives on ground with his son Vincent who manages a small restaurant -the oysters and mussels of the Etang de Diane-), the tourism in the inside of Corsica ( the montagne guide Robert Cervoni and the hikers on the "sentier de grande randonnée 20"- the great diversity of landscapes-, the farmer Nathalie Leonelli and her farm-guesthouse, the meals made with the products of the farm- a good introduction to the Corsican gastronomy, Marine and Florian working on the farm of Robert-the wwoofing-, the kumquat trees , the discovery of San Antonino-), the botanical diversity of the "maquis" ( the horticulturist and accompagnateur en montagne Stéphane Rogliano and the botanical walks in the maquis-the wild lavender and the immortelle d'Italie-, the garden of aromatic plants- the Corsican mountain thyme, the tarragon, the rosemary, the nepeta or Corsican mint-, the chef Vincent Peinado preparing a veal filet with a vinaigrette au miel, fresh herbs and a touch of immortelle d'Italie) and the professional fishermen of Corsica ( Michel Serreri and his son Michel Serreri at Ajaccio, the fishing of the lobsters and later of the sea urchins, the celebration of Saint Elmo-patron of the mariners and the fishermen-, the mass, the procession in the streets and on the water, Michel and the revival of this tradition- a great moment of friendliness-).
I enjoyed the encounters of Jérôme Pitorin with the professor Antoine Orsini , Pascal Verduri and Roselyne Filipini in Corte, with the shepherdess Claire Duval-Chiesi and his father Jean-Paul , with the helicopter pilot Hervé Bertocchi, with Anne Marchetti and Emmanuel Venturi at Ponte-Leccia, with the guide Jean-Christophe Bastiani in the Valley of Asco, with the cook Nicolas Stromboni, with Antoine-François Fieschi, with Tomek Lemaitre, with Antoine Fieshi-the 87 years old fishermen- and his wife Hélène, and with the cooks Marie and Victorine at Ota; nice encounters with very kind Corsican men and women.
Échappées belles: Raphaël en Corrèze (2016)
A nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in the Corrèze department: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the Corrèze river ( the river going from the Plateau de Millevaches to the Dordogne river-150 kilometers- the regional nature park of the PLateau de Millevaches, the pearl mussels in the river and the otters- Stéphane Raimond and the help to the fish farmers to protect their fish farm-,the fishers and the brown trout, pike and zander), the foie gras producers of the Corrèze ( Agnès and Claude Dignac and Jean-Luc Abina and the ducks in the meadows, the Halle Georges Brassens of the market of Brive-la-Gaillarde and the stand of Jean-Luc Abin, the chef Nicolas Soulie and the preparing of the foie gras with local products), the Corrèze and the political life of France ( Michèle Perissere and the Jacques Chirac Museum, the interest of Jacques Chirac for all the cultures, Marie-France Houdart peaking about the celebration in Tulle of the election of François Hollande, Thomas Jacquelin-five of seven presidents of the V French Republic are coming from the Massif Central- the good connectionb of these politicians with the local electors-), Tulle and the accordion ( the Maugein accordion manufacture, Yoann Gsniere and his father Stéphane Gasniere, the "Nuits de Nacre" celebration, the renewal of the accordion- not only in bal musette but also in jazz , classic music and folk music-), the red sandstones villages of Collonges-la-Rouge, Noailhac and Meyssac ( the guide Yann Goasguen speaking about the revival of Collonge-la-Rouge- the 600.000 visitors each year-, the mayor Christian Lasalle of Noailhac and the red sandstone abandoned quarries, Meyssac and the pottery activities) and the village of Saint-Julien-de-Près-Bort ( Danielle driving the school bus, the school of the village-now 24 pupils, the importance of the school for the villagers).
I enjoyed the encounters of Raphaël de Casabianca with Lucie Prioux, Sophie Bourel and Marcel Brossard at Uzerche, with René Maury and the wine maker lbert Parveaux, with Sébastien Farge and Yoann Gasnire at Tulle, with Jean-Franço Bugeat at Tarnac and Travassac, , with Vincent Layotte and Fabienne Majerus , with Richard Espinasse at the Castle of Val and with the ornithologist Jean-Michel Teulliere at the Tours de Merle; nice encounters with very kind men and women.
Échappées belles: Week-end au Cap Corse (2018)
A very nice excursion.
I enjoyed very much this excursion in the Cap Corse: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.
There are some interesting aspects of this region: the coasts of the Cap Corse ( Thibaud Assante-organizer of the Corsica Classic- and the sailboats navigating around the the Cap Corse-the beautiful landscapes seen from the sailboats-, Sylvain Giudicelli and the restoration of the Hotel Misincu- the integration of the hotel in the environment-, Xavier Calizi and the growing of citron trees- a strong activity at the end of the 19th century, then a decline and now a renewal of this fruit used for jams and candied fruits-), the traveling through the Cap Corse ( the guide Robert and the training of trail runners on the paths of Cap Corse- the medicinal plants "immortelle d'Italie and germandrée ,the new life of abandoned paths-, the rally drivers Yoann and Jean-Luc and the training on a road with many turns, the carpenter Antonio driving slowly through the mountain roads and the looking for olive tree stumps, the making of the furniture with the olive tree wood), the convents of the Cap Corse ( there were about 150 convents in the Cap Corse, but many have been abandoned, nevertheless the Convent of Canari is a new space for lyric singers- the soprano Joanne Deom and the tenor Romain Barboni-, the International competition of lyric singing in Canari, the catholic priest Baudoin Budoin Ardillier and the convent of Corbara, the young people sharing the life of the monks for two weeks, the diving to an underwater cave to see the statue of the Virgin Mary and the underwater mass), the angel guardians of the Cap Corse (the Ostriconi beach and and the firemen in charge of this beach, the care for the environmental protection and for the swimmers, the peloton de gendarmerie de haute montagne and the practice of the rescue with a helicopter in a cliff, the firemen and the permanent surveillance of the forest-the danger of forest fire in the summer-), the Corsican horse ( Bruno Battaglia and Anne-Marie Graziani of the association "U Cavallo Corsicu", the Corsican horse used for the cattle herding, Sébastien Emmanueli speaking about the transhumance of the Corsican horses, the training of this horse breed for long distance horse races) and the superstitions and the rites in Corsica ( Sylvie Casalta-guide of the "Légendines" and the visitors walking through Bastia,the "signadora " Mimi and the "cérémonie de désenvoûtement" for Sylvie-, the fashion designer Brigitte and the creating of amulets for the good luck).
I enjoyed the encounters of Tiga with the rock singer Doria Ousset , with Sébastien de Franco and his "limonella", with Christian Felicelli and the "nitchi" pastries, with Anne Rochi-the Corsican song-, with the submarine photographer Stéphan Le Gallais, with Cécile Castellani and Nicolas Quilici at Tomino, with Paul Saladini at Rogliano, with the fisherman Sébastien Guazzelli and the chef Olivier Alessandrini at Centuri, with the accompagnatrice en montage Eve Schneider , with the brewer Pierre-François Maestracci, the ceramist Julien Truchon and the members of the brotherhood "San Martin de Patrimonio" and the one star Michelin chef Yann Le Scavarec at Sint-Florent: nice encounters with very kind Corsican men and women.
I Love Périgord (2011)
A quiet weekend in the Périgord.
In London Darren and Ludivine have decided to marry and Ludivine asks Darren to spend a week-end in the house of her parents in the Périgord. As soon as Darren announces his decision to marry Ludivine the baron Ademar becomes very angry-my daughter will never marry an Englishman-, but Béa, Ludivine's mother accepts this marriage. So Béa nd Ludivine ask to Darren to make all his efforts to conquest the friendship of the baron Ademar. The begin the tribulations of Darren (the repair of the tractor, the tasting of wine): besides Darren has some doubts about his relationship with Ludivine-the former boyfriend Lionel has reappeared after some years of absence in the village- and thye other side Darren wants to help to Ademar and his family-the sale of the fine wines-. Also Darren has to play a rugby for the Sauvadieu team.
A pleasant comedy with some "clichés" about the French rivalry (the village rivalry between Sauvadieu and Savignac, the " Association of the francophobes anonymes", the Englishmen and the danger to marry a French woman).
I enjoyed the good performances of Bernard Le Coq, Lizzie Bocheré, Charlie Hanson, Thérèse Liotard, Mathieu Delarive, Paul Brrett and Stéphanie Mathieu.