Merry Christmas! Yes, we are spending Christmas not that far from Bethlehem, but this time, it's Petra! Petra is on the list of the 7 Wonders of the World. It shares the honour with Angkor Wat (done 3 times, Mari and Leslie visited the place too), the Great Wall (went there with Leslie when he was 18th months old), Corcovado in Rio (been there few times, the last one last summer with Mari), than Matchu Pichu (twice), Chichen Itza (done), as well as Taj Mahal (done). My first visit to Petra was 30 months ago on a small stop-over. And you guess what, I was amazed. On the list of the 7 above, I think the only ones which should be on the list with Petra are Angkor Wat, Matchu Pichu, Chichen Itza and maybe the ... read more

We are back on the road! After a great and romantic trip in Africa with Mari in November, it's now time for Christmas school holidays. Tiffany is stuck in Vietnam, but Leslie has 3 weeks holidays...and we are...on the road again. Our first stop, is...you can see the pictures, a diving one. There is not much to see in Aqaba, or put it simply, we haven't seen anything interesting in Aqaba. So you are going to ask me, why do you come...because there is a lot more to see below the water...Jordan may have only a little more than 30km of coast line, it's only access to the sea, aka the Red Sea, the Jordan authorities are doing a great job at trying to keep the coral as healthy as possible. How to get here? First, ... read more

Someplaces clearly hit our imagination more than others. I still have a pretty long wish list of places I dream to go, dog-sledging in Greenland, trekking Buthan, diving Cocos or PNG...and the list goes one. Okavango has been on my wishlist for a long time. I had to find the right person, well, you know Mari and I are sharing our life for nearly three years now (I'm lucky!)...the right time...this is always tricky...and the right deal at the right place. But we managed to do it, and what a trip! I've done few safaris so far, from South Africa to Tanzania and Uganda, but Okavango is in another league, or should I say the place we visited is in another world. We stay at Nxabega Tented Camp. The private concession is 70,000 hectares....to give you ... read more

One more diving trip...and one more time back to Africa. I have spent...as usual, the last few days in RDC having great time with great friends. Leslie at the same time is enjoying his Grandparents in Bangkok...and he his visiting Angkor with them. After my week in RDC, I spent a night in Joburg before picking up Ma'ri at the airport. This time were are heading to Inhambane, Mozambique, 90 minutes flight north-east of Joburg. Our final destination is Tofo Beach. You may have never heard of Tofo. Except if you are a diver. Tofo...is one of the capital for macro diving in the world...by macro, we are meaning big fish. Our first stop is the Bamboozi resort for 4 nights right on Tofo beach. We are 50 meters from the restaurant and the beach, and ... read more

Leslie has a week of holidays at school, so we are back on the road. Our first stop is Bali. We have dived of fair share lately, but we still haven't had any proper with a Mola Mola. Mind you, I've seen a lot of them few days ago in Namibia...but this may have been at 300 feet up in the air, or even a little more. The Mola Mola. If you don't dive, don't live in Asia, it may tell you nothing. It is also name the Moon Fish. It is a huge disc of at least 2 meters diameted...but still a very slim fish, may be 30cm large maximum. It is...a big disc to put it simply. With his mouth up looking at the sky most of the time. You will find the Mola ... read more