Hiking is a fantastic way to discover the world. It's stopping whenever you want, to gaze at a river or ... a flower. It's going to places free of mass tourism. It's feeling the sun on your skin, but also the rain, the wind and the cold. It's sleeping within the landscapes you are crossing. It's also, sometimes, seeing the most absolute poverty, right before your eyes. Without even a TV screen to protect you.

During my journeys, I took the pictures you will see here. I hope that after seeing them, you will also want to ramble through these landscapes. Click on a destination and enjoy...

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Zanskar

Ladakh & Zanskar 1996 (India)

The lost valley

Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro 1997 (Tanzania)

The roof of Africa

Crète

Crete 1998

Mediterranean blue

Uzbekistan & Tadjikistan

Uzbekistan & Tadjikistan 1998

On the silk road

Nile

Nile Valley 1999 (Egypt)

Sailing down the Nile on a felucca

Siroua

Siroua 1999 (Morocco)

Wandering in the djebel Siroua massif

Yemen

Yemen 2000

Arabia felix

Vilcanota

Vilcanota 2000 (Peru)

Around Mt Ausangate

Ahaggar

Ahaggar 2001 (Algeria)

Atakor, the rock desert

Indonesia

Indonesia 2001

Volcanoes of Indonesia

Merzouga

Dunes of Merzouga 2002 (Morocco)

A dune islet in Morocco

Amdo

Amdo 2002 (Tibet, China)

Exploring historic Tibet

Mauritania

Mauritania 2003

Western Adrar

Upper Dolpo

Upper Dolpo 2003 (Nepal)

Time travel

Mongolie

Ennedi desert 2004 (Chad)

The rock maze

Mongolia

Arkhangai 2004 (Mongolia)

Nomad in the mongolian steppe

Sikkim

Sikkim 2005 (India)

The quest for Mt Kanchenjunga

Atacama

Atacama desert 2005 (Chile-Bolivia)

A trip to planet Mars

Bucovina

Bucovina 2006 (Romania)

Painted monasteries of Bucovina

Muztagh Ata

Muztagh Ata 2006 (China)

Around Muztagh Ata

Simien

Simien 20007 (Ethiopia)

From Simien to Lalibela

Vilcabamba

Vilcabamba 2007 (Peru)

The lost Inca city

Groenland

Greenland 2008

Winter Greenland

Ouest Canada

West Canada 2008

From Vancouver island to Rockies

Manaslu

Manaslu 2009 (Nepal)

Around Manaslu

Norvège

Norway 2009

European adventure

Mustang

Mustang 2010 (Nepal)

A lost kingdom in the north of Nepal

Arménie

Armenia 2010

Monasteries of Armenia

Namibie

Namibia 2011

From south to north

Madagascar

Madagascar 2011

Highlands