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On the wake of the galleons

Picture a pirate’s village… Near a fort, small wooden houses border narrow streets, their carved balconies over ancient signs of handicraft shops hanging at their doors in the tepid breeze. Further, palm trees and luxurious vegetation provide shade to colorful villas and parks such as the Fountain of Youth park. That’s Saint Augustine, apparently the oldest town in continental United States, where the Spanish galleons, led by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, first settled in 1565. This is where I landed after the 11 days of Atlantic crossing. Continuer la lecture de On the wake of the galleons

Esperando os mares já muito navegados

Note: English excerp below, erratum note in the preceding post.
Note: Il y a un passage en Français plus bas, un erratum dans le post précédent.

Voltando ao que interessa… Se seguiram as peripécias precedentes, não deveriam estar à espera deste post, visto que sou suposto estar já a meio do Mediterrâneo. Pois sim, mas é sem contar com a imprevisibiladade das viagems de cargueiro. Começemos pelo princípio… Continuer la lecture de Esperando os mares já muito navegados

Enfin sur les rails

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Rail, bus, cargo, cruise, carsharing, everything will be fine to move around without taking a plane. Phinneas Fog did it in 80 days at the end of the XIXth century... I'll need one year. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maps_of_the_world#/media/File:World_map_2004_CIA_large_2m.jpg">Map from Wikimedia</a>.
Rail, bus, cargo, cruise, carsharing, everything will be fine to move around without taking a plane. Phinneas Fog did it in 80 days at the end of the XIXth century… I’ll need one year. Map from Wikimedia.

Mon site semble être sur les rails, mon tour du monde aussi, il n’y a plus qu’à attendre la suite. Et l’inspiration, en trois langues. Tant que je n’ai pas quitté l’Europe, laissez-moi vous présenter mon voyage… Un récit d’anticipation en attendant le roman d’apprentissage. Si vous n’avez pas le temps de lire jusqu’au bout, la carte résume assez bien. N’hésitez pas à me faire signe si vous passez dans les parages ou connaissez quelqu’un sur mon trajet. Continuer la lecture de Enfin sur les rails