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China crossing : Xinjiang - Tibet - Yunnan
The night was freezing (-10 ° C) and we had trouble warming ourselves in our Totoy, whose frosted windows, allow us only to distinguish the buildings of the Kyrgyz customs post (Torugart). We are the 29 september 2015, near the lake Chatyr-Kul at 3500...
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Trip between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
After two months in Bishkek, we are back in Chon-Kemin, where the Director is waiting for us to work on a promotional film for the park. There too, a cleaning day is organized, but it is very symbolic in view of the scale of the problem of waste. The...
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In the land of elephants, but also of Asian black bears.
We arrive in northern Laos on November 3 and head towards Luang Namtha which is within the area of the Golden Triangle, known for its opium traffic. We are surprised to see so many tourists and it does not really delight us. The north is famous for trekking...
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Winter in Kyrgyzstan
After spending January in Bishkek where we worked on our last film "On the tracks of the Gobi bear," it is time for us to start out again. Indeed, we want to visit reserves in winter, even if it is a period when the Rangers are not active because there...
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Kyrgyzstan - The country of snow leopards
We arrive in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan at the end of October. This small Central Asian country is renowned for the beauty of its mountainous scenery, Issyk-Kul Lake (which is about 1600 meters above sea level), but also for its wildlife, particularly...
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Totoy - On a Kirghiz TV show
Please, click on the "subtitle" icon, at the bottom right of the screen, to see the english and french translations. Before we left the country, Totoy was on Kyrgyz TV in Autodrive show. Kyrgyz and Russian have a passion for cars including 4x4, so it...
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Eco-volunteer program in Bialowieza National Park - Reserve of europeans bisons
We stayed five days in Bialowieza National Park, located east of Poland, near the border with Byelorussia. It has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Białowieża Forest covers an area of about 150 000 ha located on the both sides of the...
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Happy birthday Céline
No big party for my 30 years old birthday, just a day spent in the middle of the russian taïga. In the morning, a group of 24 wild swans was on the river in front of our camp. In the evening, Iouri, my russian father and mother (because he takes very...
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Eco-volunteer program for the rehabilitation of brown bears in Karelia - Russia
When we arrived at Kostomuksha, Yuri, who is the assistant of the association Lupus Laetus, welcomed us and we went to the village of Voknavolok about 50km further north. After following different paths through the forest, we stopped the car on the banks...
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Kazakhstan, a country where you cannot leave empty-handed...
We cross the Kazakh border very quickly and without difficulty. We drive towards Cemey and go through huge desert plains where there are still some small villages but the collective farms (kolkhoz) from the Soviet era are abandoned. At Cemey, we notice...
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Ecovolunteer in Mongolia - Hustai National Park - Przewalski's horses
We arrive at Hustai National Park on July 30th and meet Munkhbat TARAV, responsible for research and communication, who we met previously in Ulan Bator. Bandi, the Director of the park receives us into his office to better understand what we thought with...
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From Gobi desert to Russia through the highlands of Altay
After meeting John Hare who works for the protection of wild camels (see previous article), we finally go back to the north. The first step between the Gobi Desert and Tsogt where we can refuel is challenging enough for the vehicle. This is a canyon where...
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Arrival in Russia
We arrive at 8 am to the border zone on Friday 25th April. We are a little bit worried because some friends explained us it took 12 hours to get to Russia with their car. In fact, we can wait for hours because of the documents we need to fill, but for...
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Heading for the north to Kostomuksha
It takes about one hour to leave Saint-Petersburg. The road to Mourmansk crosses the forest and is very good. At about 7pm, we are at the level of Ladoga lake, the 2nd largest lake of Europe. We decide to leave the main road to find a nice place to bivouac....
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First week of our trip
After spending the evening with our friends in Troyes, we camped near the Konstanz lake in Germany and pursuied our road in the German Alpen street. It was great to drive in Germany, the weather was sunny, the landscapes were wonderful. We spent a night...
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Wild Camels - Critically endangered specie - Meeting with John Hare
After leaving the team of the GOBI BEAR PROJECT who returned to Ulaanbaatar, we stay one more day in the village where is the administration of the Great Gobi A National Park. The rangers tell us that two French journalists come to the reserve in the...
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Meeting with Munkhzaya and appointment at the Ministry of Environment ...
We arrive in Mongolia on Wednesday, July 23rd and spend the night near the immigration service in Ulaanbaatar to extend our visa to two months the next morning. While we finalize the formalities for our visa, we note that three people look forward to...
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On the way to Russia
We left Bialowieza national parc to go towards Russia by crossing the Baltic States. We were impressed by the heavy traffic of trucks in Poland. It last about 4h to cover 200km. We only crossed Lithuania and Latvia, without going to the capitals. We can...
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A first Bear on our way in Slovakia
We arrived in the North-West of Slovakia on 12th April. At the end of the day, we were looking for a place to sleep near the mountains. We met Martin who told us "Come into our house, it's the birthday of my daughters, we're doing a party with the family...
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Morning program on Kirghiz channel NTS
A must for the next collection of out-takes of the Kirghiz TV. Indeed, Anthony tried to speak Russian, but to say correctly "snow leopard" in Russian (Снежный барс) is not an easy task and the presenter had a good laugh ... Those who will be present to...
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Horses and Men in Slovak forests
Slovak forests are exploited in a sustainable way. Generally, the ideal time for cutting the trees is automn. Foresters put the trees in the slope of the mountain and then, thanks to the rain, the snow and the ice in winter, the trunks can slide down...
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A nice meeting in the Czech Republik
On our way in the Czech Republik, we met wonderful people Livia and Peter, who hosted us for two days. We shared a very nice moment with them. They allowed us to know better the country and its inhabitants. Peter and Livia made us a private concert because...
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Cleaning day with children of Bishkek
After visiting six schools in the national reserve of Chon-Kemin, we then met with students studying French classes at the prestigious School No. 6 in Bishkek. We talked about the wildlife, endangered species, but also waste problems. Then we proposed...
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1 year already around our rock
We are the 04/04/2015, it's been a year since we left France. We are currently in Kyrgyzstan after crossing Europe, Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. We prepared a video of 5 minutes summarizing our journey from the starting evening, few animals, but images...
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Visit of a center for disabled people - Kyrgyzstan
Our friend Slava introduced us to a school for disabled supported by a German association. Slava and his wife Allah go there regularly to bring food and we joined them in their action. We spent two days with the young people who were very happy that we...
