http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/ Just a young French girl travelling in Asia, taking her time, trying to get off the beaten path sometimes and trying as much as possible to get along with the locals rather than with the tourists. Looking for herself and for the others, across the countries, on the wings of wind. fr http://fdata.over-blog.net/1/52/22/79/avatar-blog-1027796569-tmpphprJPEjB.jpg http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:47:37 +0100 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:47:37 +0100 Over-blog.com RSS 2.0 Engine Copyright 2012 onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com Voyages http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification/ http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-27059913.html
I'm on the move. Four weeks after arriving home, it was high time to begin traveling around again. So many places to go, so many people to see, and a hectic schedule. Not helped by the fact that I have no car, that intercity buses don't exist in France and that train is way too expensive here.[...]]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:42:00 +0100 672f7b183e13010a091b354d4dad0b21 France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-27059913-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26709507.html
I finished work on Saturday evening. My mother owns a shop in which she sells organic products (food, cosmetics, drinks, teas) and fair trade items, as well as plants and aromatherapy medicines. I love her shop. It's all in wood so the atmosphere is really warm and people also feel it. I know[...]]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:29:00 +0100 52d99edb32578a86f4dc1e0aadbe019b France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26709507-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26606749.html
This afternoon, my mother sent me to the "déchèterie" (which is a kind of 'waste collection site') to sort out the paper from the metal and glass into different boxes. I love doing that........ Anyway, the collection site is outside of the village so I had to take the small back ways to get[...]]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:42:00 +0100 6bc0dade89f759d6a7724701da3b9324 France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26606749-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26456912.html
But obviously, I live next to the sea (means the air is warmer and a little salty) so there is no chance of it yet. Fo your information, dear friends, salty water freezes with more difficulties, that's why we put salt on the roads in winter. I don't know why, though, but it's really cold this[...]]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:23:00 +0100 95b8bdb86fad4b5a4d8eb4ae88fe1a9e France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26456912-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26456362.html
And so the time came to "undress" the Christmas tree... My mother had waited for me to decorate it so we put the garlands and the balls on the 24th, just a few hours before the Big Dinner. It's not so important anymore for me to do it, but I hadn't decorated a Christmas tree in 3 years so it[...]]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:07:00 +0100 aa79f556d4acefbd63cb6843f3ee5255 France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26456362-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26386170.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:12:00 +0100 2e35a700fd278e3068bb5edc57a9483f France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26386170-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26341616.html
I don't know what happens in Asia for New Year's Eve but over here, it's always pretty much the same. Friends gather and eat (or drink) their way to midnight, they cheer, kiss and keep on "partying". The older you are, the more you eat a beautiful and (really) long diner. My mother began eating[...]]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:33:00 +0100 805b57ee16095b9bea638b2124365937 France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26341616-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26324888.html
On the frozen windshield yesterday morning, in front of my mother's shop. I just got the impulse and I had no dictionary to check whether I was writing something correct or not. Whatever... I wish you all a very happy New Year. May it be 2009, 2552 or 1430... Good health (go away, bloody flu),[...]]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:45:00 +0100 f9a03197f156a7f050b24d7473e5c2b9 France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26324888-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26221507.html
Well, here, the first lights appear around 8.45am so "early" morning is not exactly the same than in Thailand. Not only so because of the belated sunrise but also because of the cold. In the morning, when the sun rise, the dew freezes on the ground. Right now, it's 10.15am, the temperature is[...]]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:12:00 +0100 69f345f2b56d017b25950bdf03778dff France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26221507-6.html#anchorComment http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26214568.html
(I'm not going to begin that blog with rants and complaints. Am I ?) - I saw my brother !! Last time I saw him was 3 days, 1 year and 4 months ago. The time before that was before August 2007. Needless to say : I missed him a lot. And he hasn't even changed... Physically, I mean... - I met the[...]]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:57:00 +0100 871508dd86b2a8a822bb3764b552abfe France - The tourist eye http://onthewingsofwind.over-blog.com/article-26214568-6.html#anchorComment