February – March 2018
American West road trip
Highway 1, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Zion, Antelope Canyon and Route 66 — and later a detour to New Orleans.
Road trip10 stories6,4 km on footThe route
Stories from this journey
- February 2018
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February 13, 2018 Stage 1 of 10A new chapter: discovering the United States of America
The big clock in the LAX terminal showed 6:40 am in Los Angeles. The plane had just landed and, despite our tiredness, excitement was winning. We were in the United…
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February 14, 2018 Stage 2 of 10Meeting the director of The Room in Santa Barbara: an unexpected anecdote
The next day we headed for Santa Barbara, well known to every French speaker thanks to the legendary TV series and its cult theme tune. So of course we were…
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February 16, 2018 Stage 3 of 10 · 6,4 kmExploring Highway 1 and Bixby Bridge: a scenic road trip on the US West Coast
We started the next day with brunch in Morro Bay. Well, we'd gone out for a simple coffee, but we'd fallen into a trap. We thought we could sit down…
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February 17, 2018 Stage 4 of 10A road trip from Monterey to Santa Cruz: nature, butterflies and a funfair
A man who was clearly homeless came up to us while we were hesitating over which gear to buy. He'd immediately spotted that we were foreigners and began giving us…
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February 18, 2018 Stage 5 of 10Exploring San Francisco and Alcatraz: iconic sights and city life
Our first night in the San Francisco Bay Area was in Mountain View, not far from Palo Alto. This part of the bay is home to the offices of all…
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February 20, 2018 Stage 6 of 10Between California and Nevada: Ceres, the desert and American hospitality
The next stop took us to Ceres, a small place by the country's standards where you only stop for very specific reasons. Nobody comes to wander here, and as it…
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February 22, 2018 Stage 7 of 10Immersed in Vegas: Red Rock Canyon, casinos and contrasting realities
From ten in the morning we were off exploring Red Rock Canyon, a group of mountains on the edge of Vegas. The rock hesitated between red and yellow depending on…
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February 28, 2018 Stage 8 of 10The national parks of the American West: Zion and Antelope Canyon
The next day's route took us through three states: Nevada, where we started, Arizona, which we crossed for about fifty kilometres, and finally Utah. The Mormon state is home to…
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March 3, 2018 Stage 9 of 10Discovering the iconic villages of Route 66
The next day we followed the road along the Grand Canyon, stopping in villages scattered here and there. We were still just as surprised by the wildlife roaming free. We…
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March 8, 2019 Stage 10 of 10A trip to New Orleans: local culture and authenticity
New Orleans International Airport has changed names several times. From Moisant Field to New Orleans International Airport, it became Louis Armstrong airport in 2001, marking the centenary of the virtuoso's…
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