Episode list

Beginning of the journey in Phnom Penh; Taun Stun, the tuktuk driver shows Sophie the Independence Square, then a market.Then she meets Rithy Panh a cinema director (Memory of the country) and later San Kim Sean a great master of bokator.In a restaurant Sohie listens to Siengdy Sisowath who will introduce her to the Royal Palace.Sophie knows there the princess Sylvia Sisowath who explains about the Cambodian monarchy and the renewal of the Cambogian identity.At the same time a Buddhist ceremony, the offering to the Buddhist monks: the Dhammautta patriarch Bour Kri explains who the Buddhist monks were persecuted in the time of the Khmer rouge.Sophie meets also Buddhist nuns who practice contemplation and meditation.Sophie meets later Sam Sarong, a Cambodian man who went to France and has to learn Khmer language: his professor is Bum Roeung, a woman who has lost a great number of parents during the Khmer Rouge period.With Sam Sarong goes to the countryside using the bamboo train, visiting rice fields, they meet there Sath Soeung, a woman who produces rice and explains that they sow rice in June harvests it in November.We know about Bon Om Touk, the Cambodgian Water festival who marks the end of the monsoon season: there are dragon boat races: unfortunately in November2011 there was a deadly stampede on the Koh Pich bridge and about 350 persons died in the disaster.Then Sophie takes the bus to the Tonle Sap lake:there, Yoni, a teacher will be her guide: they visit the ornithological reserve, a floating house: they meet Eric Guerin of the Osmose project (empowerment of women who process water hyacinth).Later Sophie goes to Ratanakari zone , a forest area where animist tribes live.In Siem Reap Sophie visits a school for blind children and deaf children(Krousar Thmey-New Family project).Finally Sophie meets Christophe Ourdouille of the French association "Restaurateurs sans frontières" in Angkor who explains her how they are restoring three temples and later Sophie and Christophe visit some other temples of Angkor Wat.

A nice journey of Jérôme from the neighborhood of Santa Teresa (the travel by tramway, Anthony Dumas ,the French expatriate, the steps of Jorge Selaron in the Lapa and Santa Teresa neighborhoods) to Copacabana beach ( the Gay Parade, the national anthem, the techno music and the dances) passing by the neighborhood of Ipanema (the jogging with Claudio Kamel), by the meeting with Alex Williams Santos (the football field, the importance of the football-a moment of friendship and joy-, the men and women wearing football jerseys of Vasco de Gama, Flamengo, Botafogo and Fluminense), by the Evangeligal Church and the evangelical preacher Joao Batista Jeronimo Ramos (the young men of the rehabilitation center, the music and dance in the church), by the Salgueiro Samba School (Lygia de Medeiros Albeirice, Jérôme dancing samba, the hymn of the school for the next carnival and the meeting with Viviane Araujo, the " reina de la bateria") , by the Vargas Avenue and the Conceiçao historical neighborhood (the talk with the lady owner of an old house, the visit to the "Rio Scenarium"-a nice place for listening music and dancing-) and by Ipanema Beach (the meeting with the Evangelical priest, manager of the stand 9 on the beach, the importance of the beaches for the Carioca people, the story of the girl of Ipanema). Besides we see zooms about the presidency of Lula Da Silva, about the body image in Rio de Janeiro, about the "Clube de Regatas Flamengo" and its 20 schools of football, about Juliana Brandao, the fan of the Fluminense FC, about the telenovelas in Brazil, about the Carioca funk music and about the bikini fashion in Rio de Janeiro.

A nice excursion from Luxembourg-City ( the photographer Paulo Lobo, the walk through the old town of Luxembourg, the meeting with the the strong man Georges Christen- 23 Guiness records-, the tradition of strongmen in Luxembourg, the great sense of humor of Georges, the magic potion) to Luxembourg-City again (the journalist and columnist Pierre Dillenburg at RTL, the story of the Grand-Duke and his wife Maria Teresa, the walk before the Palace of the Grand-Duke, Adelaïde Pia and the "bistrot de la Presse", the apartment of Pierre Dillenburg and the goodbye with Paulo Lobo) passing by Fonds-de-Gras ( Jacques Thill and André Wolter of the "Association "Train 1900", the touristic train with the steam locomotive, the special train for the visit of the iron mine- Jean Villemin and the former miner Metty Franzen-the life in the iron mine ) , by Schengen (the boat captain Jean Herrig and the Princesse Marie-Astrid boat, the navigation on the Moselle river, the fisherman Franck-the world fishing champion in Spain- , the fishing moment-the common roach which was released- and the toast with white wine), by the Mullerthal forest (the guide Alain Muller, the walk through the forest, the chef David looking for the sweet tooth mushrooms-Hydnum repandum-, the eating of the mushrooms at David's restaurant) and by Mondorf-les-Bains (Andy Schleck-winner of the Tour de France 2010- and his brother Franck, the father Johny proud of his sons, Marco Lux and the cyclo-cross training, the Bavarian women and the Oktoberfest in the village). Besides we see zooms about the immigrants and the multilingualism in Luxembourg, about the cultural life in Luxembourg, about the village of Schengen, about the vineyards of Luxembourg, about the Ardenne luxembourgeoise and about the castles of Luxembourg.

A nice journey of Jérôme from St-Pancras (the meeting with the cab driver Raymond and the stop at the BuckinghamPalace ) to the bowling and dance room (the 50's music, the swing dancing, the 50's elegance) passing by the Spitalfields market (the meeting with Eric Simon, the street where a policeman found the first victim of Jack the Ripper, the Brick Lane neighborhood-the protestant which became later a synagogue and and now a mosque), by Camden Market (El Nino DJ and his vintage shop, Maureen and her vintage shop) by the Thames Rowing Club (Mark Thompson , the rowing training , the rowing on the Thames and the bar of the club), by the Hackney City Farm ( the educational farm managed by the farmer Chris Pounds, the vegetable garden, the feeding of the pigs, the 50.000 visitors each year), by the Regents Park Theatre ( Susan McFadden and Carley Stenson, the artist's dressing room, the spectacle and the bouquet of flowers), by Charing Cross Station (the meeting with Etienne Pradier, the visit of the shop of Bill Davenport and the magic tricks). Besides we see zooms about the French expatriates in London, about the Hindu Shri Swaminarayan Temple, about the cab drivers in London, bout the Thames river and the history of London, about the horses in London and about the British monarchy (the marketing of souvenirs products).

A nice excursion of Sophie from Jackson (the country dances in the Cowboy bar, Cynthia Engelstad-her guide in Wyoming-, the arch made with elk antlers, the Jackson Hole Hat Company, the talk with Greg Carpenter- the most wanted cowboy hats,-John Wayne , Clint Eastwood and Johnny Hallyday-, the advantages of the hand made hats) to the Yellowstone National Park (the park ranger Dave Leisinger, the snow scooter tour, the panorama of the Yellowstone National Park Canyon, the American bisons, the warming hut and the geysers-the Old Faithful Geyser and others geysers-) passing by the National Elk Refuge ( the guide Lori Iverson, the sled pulled by horses, the wild life protection, the story of French trappers in Wyoming), by Granite Road (the musher Frank Teasley and his 165 huskies, the dogsled tour and the the swimming in the hot spring) and by the Game Creek Ranch (Anna Schroeder , the horses, the horse jumping training, the horseback riding in the snow, Timothy Rutar looking at Mc Kenna Schroeder catching a mechanic calf with a lasso and the campfire with all the family). Besides we see zooms about Mason Tibbs- the radio presenter of a country music program and also ranch owner and poet-, about the saddle maker Jason Nicholson, about the country music in the Stagecoach Bar in Wilson- the musicians Bill and Phil-, about the ski resort of Jackson Hole (the ski patroller Kevin Johnson, the ski bum Georges Casaletta taking the cable car and enjoying the backcountry skiing, Doug Workman and the skiers Lydia and John arriving at the top of a mountain by helicopter and enjoying also backcountry skiing), about the horse whisperer Anna Twinney (the reference to Robert Redford, the farmer Mel Fox needs her help because she has a tense horse and the moment of Anna with the horse, the mustang horse in the meadow near the farm), the hard winter in Wyoming ( Steven living all the year in his hut in the Grand Teton National, the taking away of the snow every day, Johnny Ziem , who drive a snow plug in Jackson City), about the dude ranch of the Turner family (the snow scooter, the workshop of the saddle maker Tony James), about the Cottonwood Ranch (Freddie and the struggle for the survival of his ranch) and about the Grand Teton National Park (the park ranger Steve Cain, the monitoring of the wild animals, Tom Mangelson-the wildlife photographer-,the famous picture of the bear and the salmon, the Grand Teton Raptor center-the Northern saw-whet owl released by Jason James)

Beginning of the journey in Salvador de Bahia: Jérôme meets Bira Reis, a musician who tells him the story of the town (first capital of the country during the Portuguese colonization): they go to the Lacerda elevator (70 meters high) and enjoy the panorama of the Bay of Salvador de Bahia, then they walk through the town and visit the "San Francisco Church" (baroque architecture with a lot of golden decorations).Later they arrive at the square of "Pelourinho" and Bira tells the story of the pillory where the colonizers used to castigate the black slaves.Then they go to the workshop of Bira, Bira is also luthier and Jérome and Bira play a new rhythm on the drums.Then they go to the Fort of San Antonio and meet Mestre Boca Rica, a master of the capoeira angola music: Bira and the musicians play a capoeira song.After that Jérôme meets in the market Antonio Jorge Oliveira de Jesus and they make a boat tour on the "saveiro" of Antonio to the island of Maré, they speak with the shipwright Luiz Antonio Da Silva about the "saveiros" (there are now only 18 "saveiros" in the Bay of Salvador de Bahia).Later Jérôme is on the river Paragaçu with Carlos Antonio Santos de Oliveira: they visit the Franciscan Church of San Antonio and Carlos speaks about the protection of the mangrove (the reforestation of the mangrove is important for the life of the fishes).After that Jérôme travels with Valérie Larrose and Bahia Larcade to the area of Cachoeira: they have a horseback riding through the countryside (the palm grove and the little farms): then Jérôme meet Matias Santana Pereira called "Lobo do mato" who explains him his mission to protect the forest: on the morning Matias and Jérôme have a walk through the forest, they see medicinal plants and spiders and enjoy a nice waterfall.After that Jérôme is back to Salvador de Bahia and meets Liziane Lourdes de Jesus who speaks about the Catholic religion and the "candomble": they enters into the the Church of Our Lord of Bonfim: they see the famous hall of the miracles where people show their gratitude for their recovery with images and plastic pieces of legs, foot or arms: they see also a vendor of color ribbons that people hang on the walls (ribbons for the health, for the happiness, etc).Later they pay a visit to Marta Santos de Assis, a "mother of saints" who tells Jérôme who is the "orixa" who protects him (the Lord of Bonfim).After that they travel to the island of Itaparica and arrive at the terreiro (place of ceremony): Jérôme sees how the candomble adepts are dancing and entering in trance (the communication with their orixas). Besides we see zooms about the Afro-Brazilian identity (Antonio Carlos dos Santos called Vovô, the neighborhood of Libertad, the carnival, the Black Awareness Day), about the food in Salvador de Bahia (the "acarajé" and the women who prepare it, Josenilton Santos and the school of cooking), about the fishermen of the bay of Salvador de Bahia, about the mangrove along the Paragaçu river (the organized visits with the pupils), about the TAMAR project and the protection of the sea turtles, about the Recôncavo and its agriculture (the cassava fields and the production of cassava flour, the sugar cane plantation and the production of the cachaça) and finally about the candomble religion (Marta Santos de Assis , the "mother of Saints", the offerings to the orixas).

Beginning of the journey in Jaipur: Sophie meets Sheela Lunkad on a terrace in front of the Palace of the Winds: then they walk in the streets here they see street temples (the coexistence of different religions ): later they taste a pastry and Sophie goes to the bazaar with Durgesh Joshi to buy a sari. After that Sophie is on a promenade in front of the Water Palace: she meets there Hameed Khan, the guide and musician.They travel to Hameed's house: there Ilyas (hameed's son) is playing tabla with his grandfather: Sophie meets also Parveen Khan (Hameed'd daughter) who sings: in the night there is a tabla concert.After that Sophie travels to the Dhamma Thali Vipassana Meditation center where she meets Sureh Khanna who explains about the Vipassana meditation technique (the noble silence).Later Sophie visits a "haveli", former merchant palace with a lot of painting of the god Krishna.Then Sophie arrives at Bikaner where she meets Natacha Gallisot, a French woman who takes care for 15 children (the Children's home of the A.F.E.V. Association): they have a walk through the old town and Natacha tells her the story of the Jain Temple.In the night they are on a terrace and enjoy the panorama.On the morning Sophie visits with Mahendra Depawat (Babout) the Temple of the Rats and they go for a camel riding tour to the village of Soa: there an untouchable women shows her her kitchen where she is preparing chai: later Natacha , Babou and Sophie eat a lentil soup and chapatis.After that Sophie is in Jodhpur where she meets Lalit Kumar Purdhit, a guide and Brahmin priest; he shows her the temple in his house where he prays and makes offerings before eating breakfast.Then they walk through the town (the blue houses) and look at the Fort of Mehrangahr).Later Sophie is at an artificial lake where the takhur Praduman Singh shows her the cormorants and the pelicans: then they travel to Chandelao where Praduman Singh has transformed the old fort into a hotel and is promoting development projects in the area. In the night Sophie meets the female Kalbelian dancers and she enjoys a nice dance spectacle. Besides we see zooms about the colors in Rajasthan ( the jeweler, the healer, the flowers seller and the priest explain the meanings of the colors), about the textile industry in Sanagner (old and new techniques), about the merchants palaces (haveli which are abandoned, Nadine Le Principe and the restoration of the palace), about the dromedaries festival in Bikaner , about the Bishnoi community ( farmers with a great respect to the nature) and about the Rajasthani cooking (the vegetarian meal with lentils, potatoes, cauliflowers, yogurt sauce, rice, bread and sweet flat-bread, the chef Gajendra Singh of the Spicy Restaurant and the street foods like the "kachori" or the massala omelet).

Beginning of the journey in Lima (town founded by the Spanish in 1535): Sophie meets Lotty Cordova and they visit the historical center of Lima (Unesco world heritage site): at the Plaza San Francisco they see the church if San Francisco and visit the catacombs of this church.Later they go to Miraflores where they see the seaside and they drink a pisco sour at the bar "Rosa Mujica".Then Sophie goes to a "peña" where she listens to Luz Katharine singing a typical creole song: Luz presents her Felix Casaverde, a great guitarist and they speak about the creole music of Peru (Spanish, Indian and African influences).Later they go to Barrio Alto, where musicians used to play in private houses and to the neighborhood of Barranco, in a park they meet again Felix Casaverde and speak about the great singer Chabuca Granda who was inspired by this neighborhood. Then Sophie travels to Cuzco: she meets there Marco Allan Chevaria: in a cafe they drink a coca leaves beverage (against the altitude sickness because Cuzco is at .400 meters above sea level) and visit the old town of Cuzco, the Incas walls, the Plaza de Armas with the cathedral build over an Inca monument.They meet a shaman who is receiving an offering of coca leaves to the Pachamama the goddess of the earth.Then Allan and Sophie go to the Valley of Cuzco, they ride horseback, see a Roman church with native painting and a cave with an Inca altar.Then they go the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo where a woman sings a song in Quechua language. Later Sophie meets Nicole de Cartagena in the countryside, indigenous women are picking some flowers: they go to the village of Chinchero where the women are weaving fabrics, they use always natural products (plants) to dye the wool. Then Sophie travels to Andahuaylillas, a town with a famous baroque church: there Kelly Menzana, leader of the local youth and Sophie meet in the church Walter Loayza who is in charge of the restoration of the church: with a lot of care they clean the statues and the paintings, they will cover some pieces with new gold leaves.Later Kelly and Sophie go to the house of Kelly's mother and and they eat guinea pig meat. On the next day Sophie and his guide, Raul take the train to Aguas Calientes and climb to Machu Picchu (Unesco world heritage site); Raul explains that there are still mysteries about this Inca citadel (center of agricultural and astronomic research, fortress to prepare attacks against the Amazonian plains or secondary residences for the Inca Kings). Besides we see the stories about the Villa El Salvador (a slum where Ana Sophia, director of the association "Arena y esteras" encourages the young men and women to learn acrobatics and to practice theater), about the different cultural influences in Peru (French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese immigrants), about the Peruvian horses ("the marinera" as a choreographic ballet for horses) ,about the agriculture in the Highlands (the offerings to the Pachamama made by a farmer, the growing of wheat,beans and maize, the terraced parcels), about the village of Maras with its salt evaporation pounds and the cultural activities in Quechua language), about the Peruvian gastronomy (the traditional ceviche, the seafood and the "anticuchos", skewers of beef and chicken) and about the village of Aguas Calientes with its economical growth and about Machu Picchu, build in the year 1.440 ; about 2.000 or 3.000 persons were working in the construction of this Inca citadel.

A nice excursion of Jérôme Pitorin from Saumur-Maine et Loire department-( the "écuyer en chef" Jean-Michel Faure speaking about the Cadre Noir-the 400 horses, the 42 squires, the training of the squires and the equestrian show, the meeting with Philippe Despert-the "toue cabanée" La Louise and the beginning of the navigation on the Loire river) to Pornic-Loire-Atlantique department ( Jack-Alain Guiho and the Association de Conservation des Pêcheries de la Côte de Jade, the fishery-the cabin on stilts-, the fishing of mullet fishes and prawns, the bedroom of the cabin and the toast with the members of the Association) passing by Saint-Clément-des-Levées-Maine et Loire department-(Emmanuel Péan and the restoration of the church of the mariners-the tuffeau stones used for the restoration) by Angers -capital of the Maine et Loire department- ( the journalist Olivier Hamard, the Angers castle with the Tour du Moulin- the castle built in the 13th century with 17 towers-, the walk through Angers, the half timbered "Maison d'Adam" , the Place du Ralliement , Bernard Glacial-"secrétaire de la Fédération de Boule de Fort de l'Ouest", the explanations about this ball game-the 380 societies, the friendliness when playing boule de fort-), by Chalonnes-sur-Loire-Maine et Loire department ( the Loire river between this place and Angers is now Unesco World Heritage Site, Martine Houet and the Lenin Cafe-a museum and also a space of debates and concerts-) ,by Nantes Loire Atlantique department ( the greeter Julien Blouin, Le Lieu Unique- the former Lu biscuit factory transformed into an art center with exhibitions and concerts-, the former shipyards transformed into the Machines de l'Ile-the giant mechanical animals-, the talk about the greeters and the three-master sailing boat Bélem -the boat captain speaking about the story of the boat built in 1896 and now training ship), by Trentemoult (the meeting with Joël Moreau and his friends singing sea shanties, the reference to Nantes as the most important French port for the slave trade) and by Saint-Nazaire (the visit of the German submarine base built during the Second World War). Besides we see zooms about the Loire river, about the cave houses between Sumur and Angers, about the wine makers of the Pays de Loire, about the "Machines de l'Ile" at Nantes, about the sailing practices on the training ship "Bélem" and about the shipyards of Saint-Nazaire.

Beginning of the journey in Erevan: Sophie meets Maryam Aghanyan in a public park where men are playing chess, they begin to walk through the town and arrive at the square of the Liberty: Maryam speaks about the independence of Armenia in 1991.Thenb they take a taxi and arrive at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial complex ( the Armenian genocide) where they meet Hayk Demoyan , the director of the Memorial who spoke about the history of the genocide.Later they travel by bus to Etchmadzine; the place of mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church: they meet the father Chahé Ananyan who explains the story this church. they also listen to the women singing religious songs.After that Maryam and Sophie travel by bus Herher, a small village 0f 700-800 persons, they meet Guévorg Araqulyan and his wife Lussiné Araqulyan: they eat the lavash, the typical flat bread.The female farmer Anahit Hambaryan tells about the farming (wheat, cabbage , apricot trees and cattle).Then they travel to Gherart, a mountain village where Maryam will make a sacrifice : the priest blessed the salt and the grandmother of Maryam will cook the lamb meat with the blessed salt.Later they go to the school where Maryam studied and meet there Emma Savzyan who has returned to the village after her study in Erevan.After that Mryam and Sophie are in Gyumri, a town which was destroyed in 1988 by an earthquake.They go to a gym and meet there Tigran Martirossyan and and Guévorg Davtian , two weightlifter who have been European champions.Then Maryam and Sophie go to a traditional Armenian wedding: Maryam's mother explains Sophie the wedding traditions: the apples trees, an amulet for the happiness and the fertility, the guests are drinking, then the groom arrives on a horse, the bride and the groom break plates and in the restaurant there are sons and dances. Besides we see zooms about the Armenian youth who is looking for jobs (about the help to the Armenian people who come back from France), about the celebration of the 15 of April 1915 at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial, about the Armenian language (the monk Mesrop Mashtots and the Armenian alphabet, the conservation of the old Armenian manuscripts in Matenadaran), about the Russian speaking persons (the Golos Armenii newspaper), about the apricot trees in Armenia ( the market with apricot p'products and the Easter cooking), about the Sevan Lake (the fishermen , the investigator Vahé Melkonyan, the bungalows for the tourists), and about the rabiz music in Armenia.

Beginning of the journey in Glasgow: Jérôme meet Coinneach Maclean : in the 17th century Glasgow was an important port for the trade of tobacco, sugar and cotton with America, later Glasgow became an industrial town (steel, shipyards, fabrics).From 1960 Glasgow has to find a new way: Coinneach and Jérôme go to the National Piping Center where they meet Finley Macdonald; they speak about the bagpipe in the modern music (jazz, rock and roll) and Finley plays bagpipe.Then they go to a pub created in an abandoned church: David MacLennan shows a great room used for concerts, weddings and baptisms.Jérôme goes later to kilt shop (Heritage of Scotland!, the saleswoman Kasey Hanson shows him the tartans and the clans (she wears the tartan of the Gordon clan) and Jérôme buys a kilt.Then he travels to Rothiemurchus Center in the National Park of Cairngorm (about 300.000 tourists each year) : Alf McGregor receives him and they begin the tour ; forests, moorlands, Highling cows ,a canoe trip in the lake and a picnic.Then Jérôme is in Aviemore: he meets Pal Blount of the Association "Strathpey Steam Railway",, an association of 80 volunteers who have restored steam locomotive and who are giving a new life to the railway line Glasgow (1983-1965): Jérôme and Paul enjoys this travel by train.Next stop: Saint Andrews : The Castle Course where Mick Woodcock receives Jérôme : they go to the old golf store "Tom Morris": a convention of 1552 allows the people of Saint Andrews to play golf.Then they go to the training rooms where Patrick Walker is analyzing the swing of Jérôme and Mick and Jérôme enjoy playing golf.Then Jérôme travels to North Berwick: at the SeaBird Center he meets Maggie Sheddan and they look through digital cameras the life of the sea birds on Bass Rock:and they take a boat to see the Bass Rock Island and its sea birds.Finally Jérôme arrives at Edingurgh where he meets Tom Watton who invites him to the Beltrane Fire Festival (celebration of the end of the winter): they see how the participants are making their makeup: Jérôme climbs the hill, he meets English young people who are coming to Edinburgh because it's the more important Pagan ceremony of the United Kingdom: then the drummers begins to play, the Queen of May appears and and there are everywhere torches and lights. Besides we see zooms about the band " Bags of Rock". about the musical life of Glasgow, about the tweed weaving in Islay. about Lady Cawdor and her castle in the Highlands, about the island of Skye (John Muir foundation), about the crofts (small farms) , about the hiking, the freedom of roam and the harvesting of wild plants (wild garlic, algae), about the Strathspey, place of the whisky distilleries and the choice of a good whisky, about the Highland Games (caber toss, bagpipe bands, Scottish dances) and about the renewal of the Gaelic language (Gaelic school).

A journey with many different aspects: the French influence in Pondicherry: the bakery in which young Indians learn to produce baguettes, croissants and French pastry, the French Lyceum where Pondicherrian young Pondicherrians can obtain the baccalaureate, the petanque, a popular sport in this town, the Church Our Lady of the Angels where the mass is spoken in French.Another aspect: Ragunath Manet: the dancer, choreographer and also "vinâ" player: this artist explains the classical dance of the South of India, the "bharata natyam" usually danced by women.Then we travel to Auroville: the famous community where 3 millions of trees have been planted: a place where the members of the community are looking for ecology and sustainable development.Now some words about the Pongal festival, a multi-day Tamil harvest festival : the festival is dedicated to the sun god Surya; the people make kolam floor artworks, they produce the Pongal dish: freshly harvested rice boiled in milk and raw cane sugar, they decorate cows and buffaloes, do offerings and make procession with the decorated animals. Motorcycles are very common in India, especially the Japanese motorcycles, but India has the famous "Royal Enfield": the factory was founded in 1955 in Chennai and the Dr. Venki Padmanabhan, director of the factory explains with humor his strategy for the "Royal Enfield".In Chennai we see also the Association "Speed Trust" who helps the widows to learn to drive an auto rickshaw, to get the license and to become entrepreneur with their own auto rickshaw. Nw some words about the journey of Jérôme which begins in Pondicherry: a walk through the white neighborhood (where the French people were living, then the Tamil neighborhood, a fortune teller, the visit of the market and of a sacred Hinduist center (offerings) , a vegetarian dinner and the visit of the Ganesh temple with the blessing of an elephant.Then Jérôme travels to Mahabalipuram: the bas-relief of the Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna'a Penance; one stone of 27 meters long, 9 meters high and 153 statues. Then Jérôme travels to the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology; the D. Gwori Mallapur explains that the gharial or gavial of the Ganges is endangered: besides the center buys living snakes from snake chasers to produce antivenins.In Chennai Jérôme takes an auto rickshaw , driven by a woman, to a cricket club: cricket is a very popular sport in India and later he meets Praghaiswaran , a Tamil film director and knows about film production in Chennai (about 200 films each year) and the philosophy of the Tamil cinema (where the heroes must be examples to the spectators).Finally Jérôme visit the 13 kilometers long beach of Chennai where families and friends meet together like in great public park.

A nice journey from Papeete (the meeting with René Avaepii, the flower garland, the market, the noni fruit medicine, the protestant church and the Polynesian gospels, the training of the "va'a" rowers) to Moorea (the Polynesian wedding planner Tumatarii, the Brasilian bride and groom, the traditional Polynesian wedding with the arrival in a canoe, the cleansing ritual for the bride, the tattoo for the groom, the blessing and the dances), passing by Bora Bora (the meeting with Patrick Tairua, the flower garland, the playing with the rays, the snorkeling among the blacktip reef sharks, the feast with the fire dance, later the talk with the tattooist Teriimarama Olson and Moea Tairua, the woman who receives a tattoo, the meeting with Vincent Touvier and the aquabike tour), by Moorea, the meeting with Vie Jourdan (the bay of Cook, the bay of Opunohu and the Mount Routui, the green sea turtles rescue center, the education of the children and the release of a green sea turtle in the sea) and the visit of the Moorea Dolphins center with Yann Panheleux. Besides we see zooms about the transports in the French Polynesia (the airplanes and the freighters), about the "va'a" , the national sport, about a day with Patrick Tairua on his islet (the earth oven cooking) , about Bora Bora, its blue lagoon and the hotels on stilts, about the atoll of Tetiaroa and about the treasures of the French Polynesia (the black pearls, the vanilla and the "monoï" (oil made with tiare flower and coconut oil).

A nice journey from Anchorage , Lake Cooper and Palmer (the meeting with Joe.L.Huston, the seaplane fight to Cooper Lake , no bears this day, then the flight to Palmer, Mark Austin and the musk ox farm) to Whittier (the road tunnel, the meeting with the boat captain Brooke Whip and the Nick Schwartz, the kayaking near the glacier and the boat tour to see otters and humpback whales) passing by Knik River (Steve Richards the helicopter pilot, Peter Schadee , the mountain guide, the helicopter flight, the walk on the glacier, the abseiling in a hole and the the climbing of the ice wall, the bivouac), by Girdwood (Terry Akins and the Forest Fair Festival, the artists and their products), by Crow Creek Mine (Andy the receptionist, the 20 dollars permit, the talk with Nathan Williamson, the owner of the mine, the gold diggers and the looking for gold glitters,). Besides we see zooms about the Lake Hood seaplane base (the Alaska bush pilots, the museum), about the 200 women knitting the musk ox wool (the Qiviut boutique in Anchorage), bout the Alaska National Heritage Center, about the painter Alvin Amason, about the tourism in Alaska (the great spaces, the living in the nature) , about the Russian community of Nikolaevsk, about the summer days (many activities til 11 pm. ), about Mark Rample, the bio farmer of Palmer and about the fishing of the salmons (especially the Chinook salmon).

A nice excursion from the Dune of Pilat ( the guide Sandrine Bouc, the walk along the beach-the peat in the sand-, the ascent of the dune, the panorama of the "Forêt des Landes", Sandrine enjoys this magic 'place and the descent of the dune) to Arcachon (the shipyard owner Emmanuel, the promenade, "the passerelle en bois" along the beaches for pedestrians and cyclists, the shipyard of the Family Dubourdieu, the "pinasse"-the traditional fishing boat and now pleasure boat-, the boat tour in the Bassin d'Arcachon, the "cabanes tchanquées"-cabin on stilts used for the surveillance of the oyster farms-,the visit of the restored cabin, the walk on the Banc d'Arquin-sandbank-, the eating of oysters and the toast with white wine) passing by Dax-Landes department-( the sports commentator Pierre Albaladejo, the thermal resort, the "Fontaine chaude", the arena and the course landaise, the meeting with Michel Agruna-Marine Landaise cows breeder, the young men called écarteurs and "sauteurs training for the next course landaise-), by the "Forêt des Landes ( the bike tour through the forest with Emmanuel Obry, the story of the forest, the entomologist Hervé Thomas and the collect of insects in the oak forest-the great capricorn beetle, a protected species-, the camp, the climbing of a tree with the help of ropes), by Saint-Émilion -Gironde department- (the wine maker Rodolphe Desbois, the Château Saint-Georges owned by his family for 120 years, the laboratory, the blend of grape varieties for the making of Bordeaux wines, the tasting of merlot and cabernet franc , the bottle with 80% of Merlot and 20% of Cabernet franc) , by Bordeaux (the guide Yves Simone, the "Miroir d'eau", the Sainte Catherine street, the theater of Bordeaux, the travel by tramway, the "Garage Moderne"-the associative place where people learn to repair their cars and bicycles, the volunteer mechanic Boufeldj Labri, the cultural events in the place-) and by the lighthouse of Cordouan (the lighthouse keeper Serge Andron, the oldest lighthouse of France, the last lighthouse in sea with a crew of keepers, the "first 35 meters tall lighthouse , the restoration in 1787-1792 with the height of 65 meters, the chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame de Cordouan, the 310 stairs to the top, the 40 km range of the lighthouse). Besides we see zooms about the life of the Landaises beaches, about the Feria of Mont-de-Marsan, about the "Forêt des Landes", about the Marathon du Médoc, about the neighborhood of Saint-Michel in Bordeaux and about the seaside resort of Cap-Ferret.

A nice excursion of Sophie from Sarlat ( the helicopter flight with Jean Max over the town, the walk in the town with Katia Veyret-Office du tourisme de Sarlat-the medieval town with the "Lanterne des Morts", the film locations, the modern Sarlat with the doors built by Jean Nouvel) to the "Grotte of Lascaux" and Lascaux 2 ( the guard Bruno Desplat explaining the story of the discovery of the cave and why the cave is now closed to the public, Yves Martin in charge of Lascaux 2, the replica of the original cave, the room of the bulls, the meeting with Francis Ringenbach, the "Arelier des fac-similés", the preparation of the travelling exhibition-Lscaux 3-, the techniques of painting using photo-projections) passing by the "Gouffre de Proumeyssac ( the manager Alain Frances, the crystal cathedral) by Gorodka (the artist and creator Pierre Chasmoukine, the exhibition about the communication in the couple and the supper with the artists of the place), by La Roque Gagéac (Bernard Colombie and his Chrysler , Muriel Mussard and her Chevrolet Corvair, the walk in the town, the panorama of the town and the Dordogne river), by the Cabanes du Breuil-Saint-André d'Allas ( the stone houses, the "technique des pierres sèches"), by Saint-Léon-sur Vézère ( the canoeing with the guide Philippe Colomby on the Vézère river, the private castle of Belcayre, the meeting with the gold digger Alain Viguier) by La Roque-Saint-Christophe (with Philippe Colomby and the helicopter pilot Jean Max, the cave in the cliff, the troglodyte inhabitants) and by Montignac ( the agricultural fair, the tasting of cookies made with walnuts and honey, Adeline and Firmin Boudy, the selling of walnut oil, the beehives and the tasting of the black locust and flowers honey). Besides we see zooms about the 4 stars camping site "Sur les Plages" near Vitrac, about the truffles of the Périgord, about the duck farm and guesthouse of the Gonzales family, about the Occitan language in the Périgord, about the Château des Milandes, about the cave and the Alaskan shamans and about the archaeological site of Castel-Merle.

A nice journey from Bucharest (the meeting with Michaela in the Cismigu Park, the different architectural styles of the buildings, the People's Palace build in 1984, Anca Petrescu. the architect explaining the planning of this huge building of 350.000 square meters and other buildings of the town) to Mamaia, the beach at the Black Sea ( the "nouveaux riches" with their yachts, the photo shooting with Lena Criveanu,the fashion designer) passing by Bran (the castle where Vlad the Impaler was prisoner, the legend of Dracula), by Brasov , the town with the German architecture (the meeting with Steffen Schlandz, the organist, the bride in the restaurant and the invitation to the wedding), by Sinaia (the cable-car, Dan Trif, the mountain rescuer, the panorama of the Moldoveanu Peak-2.544 meters and highest peak of Romania, the story of a rescue, the polenta in the mountain refuge, the sheep shepherd), by the village of Simon (Laurentiu Dragan mowing the grass, Jérôme trying to mow the grass, the supper with trouts, cheese and bread, the traditional dances, the mountain shepherds Adrian and Jon producing cheese) and by the Danube Delta ( the investigation team with Laura, Blanca and Siliviu, the analysis of the water and of the sediments of the delta), the little village in middle of the Delta with its tomatoes and grapes gardens). Besides we see zooms about the young generation (the "Radio Killer" group, Corina Bucea and the artists of Cluj), about the Romanian cinema studios, about about the salt mine of Turda, about the marriages in Maramures (rhe "strigutari", the the mutual aid for the banquet), about the wooden churches of Maramures, about the painted churches of Bucovina and about the life of the farmers in Maramures ( the harvest of apples, the care for the cattle, the female weaver, the epitaphs in the cemetery of Sapanta).

A nice journey of Jérôme from the castle of Guédelon ( th stonemason Clément Guerard, the building of the castle with materials and tools of the Middle Age, the 315.000 visitors each year) to Vézelay (the meeting with the Confrérie des Quatres Coteaux, Alain Moiron, the president of the brotherhood, the ceremony in the cellar and the tasting of the Chardonnay wine) passing by Châtel-Censoir (the meeting with Philippe and Claude, the navigation on the Canal du Nivernais, the "Rochers de Saussois"- a place for climbing cliffs-, the picnic with tomatoes, cheeses and white wine) , by Avallon (the visit of the town with the Dutch guide Inez Cronne and the hot air balloon flight over Avallon), by the artificial lake of the Settons (the sailing boat tour with J.R. Potier, the story of the wood floating and then the tourism on the lake), by Trucy l'Orgueilleux ( the Confrérie Saint-Nicolas Clamecy and the renewal of the wood floating), by Prémery ( Cyrille Couvenant and his portable sawmill, Christian Couratier the forester of the O:N.F, the forests of the Morvan region) and by Bibracte (Anne Fouest-the culinary archaeologist-, the investigation about Gallic cooking, the cooked snails with bear garlic), Besides we see zooms about the castle of Guédelon (Michel Guyot, the restorer of the castle of Saint-Fargeau and the founder of the castle of Guédelon, Maryline Martine speaking about the experimental archaeology and the 315.000 visitors of the castle), about the clays of Burgundy ( Moiutiers-en-Puisay and the pottery tradition) , about the female wine makers in Burgundy ,about the spiritual life in Burgundy (the basilica of Vézelay and the pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, the Buddhist temple in the south of Morvan), about the village of Brassy and about the town of Alesia and Autun ( the Roman army and its new weapons, the growth of Autun promoted by the emperor August, the archaeological excavation in the region).

A nice journey of Sophie from Port-Barcarès (Mathieu Brunet, the moment of kneeboarding, the meeting with Nicolas Girard at the "Mas Bleu", how to open an oyster and the eating of oysters) to Argelès-sur-Mer ( the "Fête patronale", Guillem Dalmau, the drums, the human tower -Castell in Catalan language-, the child on the top of the tower and the fireworks) passing by Collioure (the vineyard, Laetitia Pietri-Clara-the wine maker-, the grapes harvesting, the travel to the town and the visit of the "Templiers"-bar, Jojo Pous and the the paintings and drawings of several artists), by Perpignan ( the meeting with Raphaël Dumas, the disc jockey and Vincent Vidalou-the oboe player-, the mix of techno and traditional Catalan music, the meeting with Eliane Thibaut-Comelade, the books about the Catalan cuisine), by Ille-sur-Têt (the restaurant "Le Yucca", the chef Alain Delprat and the making of a Catalan meal-lamb meat, with ginger, onions and cooked fruits such as figs, apples and pears-, the drinking of white wine, later the meeting with Bernard Llong-an international rugby player- at the "Stade Municipal Jean Galia, the training of the young rugby player, the Catalan Dragons" and the talk with Léo, Bernard's son in his room full of rugby jerseys), by the ascent to the Mount Canigou ( Fabien Boyer and Sophie walking to the mountain refuge, Thomas Dulac and Sophie and the walk to the top of the Mount Canigou-2784 meters above sea level-, the trail runner Aristide Begue, the cross with the flags and ribbons) and by Font-Romeu (Aristide-the biathlon athlete-, the roller ski and the shooting range, the visit of the "Centre scolaire de Pierre de Coubertin"-the swimming pool and other training areas). Besides we see zooms about Port-Vendres, about Argelès-sur-Mer and Le Racou, about Serralongue and Saint Laurent de Cerdan (the world of the espadrilles), about the Valley of Orry and the cowherd Jean-Marc Bertrand, about the Catalan language,and about the hiking guide and story teller Cédric.

A nice journey from Montréal (the meeting with the architect Julien Trepanier Jobin at the park of Mount Royal, the musicians and the dancers,the warriors of the Mountain, the bike tour, the houses with exterior staircases, the meal in the restaurant -English breakfast, egg "Royale" and French toasts-in Québec pain doré-, the visit to the barber Menick, the ice rink and the training of the hockey players, the paddle board and the yoga on the paddle) to the Ethno-cultural center of Kanatha-Aki ( Stéphane Denis who takes care for the bisons, Alexandre Coser, the surviving specialist, and Felix Antoine -dit Abigougiche-, the trapper and the fishing of a trout with the hands) passing by Trois-Rivières (the prison experience), by Sainte-Tite (the cowboys, the dance professor, the spectacle of roping) and by the Laurentides (Valérie Delorme, the helicopter flight over the forests, the lakes and rivers, the picnic at Val-David -candies of maple syrup- and again the flight over the forests,lakes and rivers). Besides we see zooms about the French expatriates in Québec, about the boulevard Saint-Laurent in Montréal, about the spectacle of professional wrestling in the church of Saint-Charles, about the Quebec French, about the rodeos in Sainte-Tite (Sylvain and the wild horse, Sindy Laliberté and the horse race) and about Tiaminik Rankin, the Algonquin chief and his message for the peace.

Beginning of the journey near Chiawa Camp: Sophie and Grant Cummings, the manager of Chiawa Camp take a canoe trip on the Zambezi River and they see elephants and hippopotamus: on the morning Sophie sees an elephant very near of the lodge (the elephant was looking for fruits).The Zambezi River is very important for the farmers and the fishermen: in a village we see how the farmers grow tomatoes.In the lake Kariba the fishermen fish the "kapenta" (Tanganyika sardine) by night and on the morning they bring the fishes at the shores where traders buy the fishes.Then Sophie is in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia: she meets Patrick Chifwambwa, her guide who speaks French because he has lived in Abidjan for some years: she cross a market and then visit the Chikumbuso project founded by Julien and Linda Wilkinson: support to women and children victims of aids (sida); there is a school for the children and a workshop for women where they learn to make bags and get an income.Then Sophie pays a visit to the Choice FM radio station, The animator, Kaliwa Lubasi presents her to the audience, Zambia is living a new time, the victory of the Patriotic Front, many hopes for the youth.Kaliwa speaks about all the themes: rock, politic, health or the hopes of the youth to find a job.Later Patrick and Sophie drink a Mosi Lager , a typical Zambian beer in a bar and they enjoy Zambian music in a discotheque: music is everywhere in Zambia, in the traditional ceremonies , in the weddings or on the radios.Then they travel to Simonga, to meet the Princess Elizabeth Enonge, who is village chief: she was living in Lusaka and the old men of the village called her and and told her that she was the new village chief; ad so she began her duty walking through the village and speaking with villagers about their problems.Then Sophie and Patrick walk through the village and meet Bevin Muwaya, the chief village deputy who explains that sometimes the elephants want to enter into the village and so the villagers make music with drums and put hot pepper on the canvas which protect their food.In a village they women are preparing the "nshima" , food prepared from pounded white maize (also called ugali in Tanzania) and other women and girls are dancing.Then Sophie takes a touristic train to Livingstone: she see of the preparation of the ceremony of the Indepndence Day and goes to the Victoria falls.Some others tourists make rafting on the Zambezi River and other make bungee jumps from the bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe. I forgot the zoom on the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National park: where the tourist can see buffaloes, zebras, impala: recently the white rhinoceros has been reintroduced : the park rangers must protect them against the poachers and the zoom about the Maala ceremonies with traditional music and a huge parade of the cattle through the village.

Beginning of the journey in Santo Domingo: Jérôme meets Bernardo Rijo, his guide in this town, they go to the Plaza Colón : they meet a street vendor who sells Mamajuana-a medicinal beverage made with herbs and rum-.Then they see children playing street baseball (instead of a bate they have a broom handle and instead of ball they have bottle caps) and Jérôme tries to hit one of bottle caps with the broom handle.Later they see the baseball field of the Liga Mercedes, where Rafael Guerrero, the baseball coach is training young boys.Later Jérôme meets Rafael Perez , a painter , they walk in the town and see paintings, Rafael explains that these are Haitian paintings (the tourists appreciate also Haitian art).In the night Jérome and Rafael go to a club where a band is playing merengue, Bernardoi s also there and all enjoy dancing merengue.Later Jérôme and Rafael travel by car to the Cordillera Central, in a small village they meet Esperanza, a dynamic woman who has managed electric supply and a suspension bridge for the village: besides the farmers have little coffee plantations and get more incomes.Then Rafael and Jérôme travel to Punta Rucia, where they meet a French man and his American wife who manage a little guesthouse near the seaside (a nice place for people who need to rest in quiet place).Later Jérôme and Rafael go to Rio San Juan, they see a cockfight (but they are not so convinced), nevertheless the fight organizer invites them for a dinner and they speak about family ties.Then Jérôme and Rafael travel to Sanchez in the Penindula of Samana: they take a boat to the National Park of the Haitises: Henry Rodriguez , their guide shows them the islets where they see the mangrove with brown pelicans and frigate birds, then they visit a cave where they can see Taino cave paintings.Then they arrive at the Ranch "Epona" managed now by Thomas Leger and Orianne Saba, a French couple who take care of 14 horses who live in liberty: with Orianne they make an horseback riding through the hills and arrive at Coson Beach where Luis receives them and prepares for them grilled lobster. Besides we see interesting zooms about the Dominican women and their cares for their image (fashion, hairdresser), about the tobacco industry in Santiago de lo Caballeros (the Dominican Republic produces each year 200 millions of cigars), about the music which is everywhere in the country (music school of Ramon Martinez, Yokaira Martinez the young accordionist), about the Central Cordillera where people enjoy canyoning and rafting in the River "Yaque del Norte" and where Omar manages The Ranch Baiguate (ecotourism: horseback riding), about the beach "El Encuentro" in Babarrete where people make kitesurfing, about the French people who live in the Samana Peninsula, about the Taino Park managed by Karyn Varnier and the story of Tainos who came from Venezuela and lived in Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Cuba and whose heritage in the Spanish language are the words hamaca, canoa, tabaco, huracán and maíz.