Cuenca
Welcome to Cuenca! The third city of Ecuador, after Quito and Guayaquil. Cuenca is located south of Quito, about 10 hours by bus. Surrounded by mountains and close to the Las Cajas National Park, it’s easy to head out for a weekend in nature. During the month and a half that I will spend in…
Keep readingHitchhike & Questions
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve been moving around, so it’s time to go on vacation! You might be thinking, “But he’s already on vacation all year long!” And yeah, I do have the good life, that’s true. But remember that I was a school teacher for a time in Colombia, so I’m going…
Keep readingEcuador, the country 🇪🇨
After 38 hours on the bus, here I am in Ipiales, a border town with Ecuador. It’s the 28th, so I allow myself a little break to explore the town and its famous cathedral in the nearby village. A hostel, a nap, and then I’m off to discover the Las Lajas cathedral. It’s enormous, it’s…
Keep readingLa Unión, part 2 🇬🇧
Week 11 – September 21, 2025: On Friday, at the school, I go through French classes with 4 or 5 groups. We cover the basics: hello, good evening, goodbye, thank you, please, I love you… I also taught them to say hello in Japanese and Arabic, and they repeat it at the top of their…
Keep readingLa Unión 🇬🇧
Week 7 – August 24, 2025 There are changes this week! After a quiet Monday, I give my last classes on Tuesday; we finished the emotion classes, and in English, we worked hard over the past month and a half. On Wednesday, to conclude my stay at Milagros’ school, I provided them with accounts to…
Keep readingMilagros 🇨🇴 Part 2: (English Version)
Week 4 – August 3, 2025: We start the week with gardening. A representative from the municipality brought seedlings to plant. He gives us a quick lesson on how to put them in the ground, the distances needed between each plant, etc. We spend the morning planting, weeding, basically gardening. Among the seedlings, we planted…
Keep readingMilagros 🇨🇴 (English version)
In the previous episode: I was about to leave Medellin heading to Yopal, in the Casanare region, to volunteer for 3 months in the countryside teaching English and French among other subjects. After spending 2 nights in Guatapé, I hitchhiked east. 2 days of hitchhiking, buses, walking, and far too little sleep and energy (I…
Keep readingA Huge country
Just south of Santa Marta lies the village of Minca. This tourist village is situated in the mountains and jungle, a 40-minute drive from Santa Marta with a huge difference in climate. You go from a dry city where you can count the rainy days on one hand, where temperatures rise to 40°, to a…
Keep readingColombia 🇨🇴
46 hours. That’s how long it took to cross from Panama to Colombia. 7, the number of times I vomited during this crossing. There are days when things just don’t go right, and today was one of those days. As an excuse, I would say we were going against the wind and there was a…
Keep readingInteresting journey…
We arrive in St. Lucia on Tuesday late afternoon. After passing through customs and completing all the formalities, we exit the port free! We start looking for a bus to go to the marina at Rodney Bay, in the northwest of the island. At first glance, there are a lot more people than in Dominica.…
Keep readingDominica
Thanks to a WhatsApp group, I got in touch with a captain who is leaving for Guadeloupe in a few days. Yohann, the captain, bought a little sailboat in Martinique and is bringing it back home to Guadeloupe. He is stopping in Dominica on the way and is willing to take passengers. One phone call…
Keep readingThe Martinique Hostel
When backpacking, we often stay in youth hostels, also known as « Hostel » in English. A hostel is like a hotel but with an extra « S ». The difference is that in a hotel you have a private room, while in a hostel you have a dormitory. In the hostel, there are generally shared bathrooms, a communal…
Keep readingIsland Vibes
After giving my resignation, I had about ten days before heading to the youth hostel in Sainte Luce. I took the opportunity to explore the island « Roots » style. Moving with my backpack, hiking, hitchhiking, sleeping on the beach. In short, the good life. So I leave « Julie, » the boat I was renting at the marina,…
Keep readingMartinique 🇲🇶
And there you have it, the end of the maritime adventure (for now) for Garance and myself, the narrator of this story. What are the plans for the future? I’m not quite sure. How about heading to South America? Or maybe I’ll stay a bit longer on the island, taking the time to discover my…
Keep readingDirection: Caribbean!
Let’s set sail for the great crossing! Destination Martinique from Mindelo, Cape Verde. Saturday, October 5th, day 24: Off we go to the Caribbean, and it’s also a birthday today! It’s Guigui celebrating his birthday! We cast off before 7 AM, and once out of the bay, we carry out man-overboard drills. We throw a…
Keep readingThe beginning🌊
After the announcement of my departure for the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, I start to get organized. I need to buy a few things before embarking on an ocean crossing. I find a foul weather jacket (a large waterproof and windproof jacket specifically designed for sailing) and overalls (the same, designed for sailing). Once…
Keep readingTransatlantic!
Back again! After spending the summer in Croisic while working at the renowned Grain de Celte, I’ve received some news: the skipper I was in contact with at the end of May for a transatlantic trip has reached out to me again and informed me about the departure date! We’ll be setting sail around September…
Keep reading180° 🗺️
Well. There has been a slight change of plans. So I arrived in Athens, the capital of Greece. I am spending a few days at my friend’s place, but I find the city too big, with too many people, in short, too much. So I am heading to the coast, to Porto Rafti (about 1…
Keep readingGreece 🇬🇷
Greece, land of mythology, land of democracy, but also a country with approximately 6000 islands! Speaking of islands, let me tell you how I ended up on the island of Kefalonia (I always end up on islands, I don’t know why). After spending 3 nights in Greece, I slowly headed south, as usual. A van…
Keep readingTrip to Balkans
So I leave my friend Mathilde after a week in Vienna, Austria and then head to my stopover to meet two other friends in Budapest, Hungary. Sometimes the hitchhiking is easy, but to get out of the big cities, it’s a real hell (and this was confirmed with Vienna). From the first spot, I manage…
Keep readingChange of plan!
One of the specificities of hitchhiking is that we can adapt our route and our programme to suit the drivers. It happens on a regular basis and it gives rise to some crazy stories! For example, while I was hitchhiking from Split to the south of Croatia, I was hitchhiking with Goran, a Croatian who…
Keep readingThe island of Vis, Croatia 🇭🇷
After 5 weeks in Zagreb, it’s time to hitchhike from the south of the city to Split! The hitchhiking guide: to find the “right” spot for hitchhiking, there are several ways to proceed. The first is to ask the locals. They are used (or not) to seeing hitchhikers, they know the roads and usually have…
Keep readingVolunteering break
In the last post I told you I got in touch with a guy named Massimo. A person with a big heart who welcomed many travellers! No matter if space became scarce, we always found a small piece of ground to put a mattress on or a piece of sofa! In exchange for lodging and…
Keep reading1 month on the road
It’s already been 1 month that I’ve been travelling through France and recently other European countries. 1 month full of meetings, new cities, new places, gallery’s, discussions, nights in tents and 5-star meals (no spoiler). After the short break in Albi, I went down the coast towards Montpellier where I squatted with Thomas, a friend…
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Les aventures de Cécé 