FRENCH GUIANA: WEDDINGS, TURTLES AND HINDUS...

You may ask yourself where on Earth is French Guiana? It's a good start to say it's actually on Earth... When a country needs an introduction, I like it twice. This French overseas department evolved from a former slave populated colony dedicated to sugarcane and rice to a strategic exclave of the francophonic world. In the northern coast of South Americ, the tiny territory borders Brazil and Suriname. From this last country Laura and I took the ferry (above) that landed us in Saint Laurent du Maroni...

UNIVERSAL HITCH-HIKING TIPS I

Welcome to the second part of this series of two articles on the art of hitchhiking. (You can read part one here) Many times people who have never tried to hitchhike ask: What type of vehicles give you lifst? So here a small illustrated catalog of the possible diversity of vehicles that may  stop for you....

BEFORE PROCEEDING: what follows are tips. To learn more about the philosophy behind nomadic philosophy and lifestyle, I recommend our books