a nomadic sonic journey around the world
(Nomad: Day 1434), Aberdares National Park, Kenya, Yesterday I stayed nearby Lewa on the Laikipia plateau, in a farm-stay. I was close to trees that have residents’ birds, and also visitor birds. The sound was really crisp from this place. Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1433), Lewa, Kenya, Yesterday was an intense day, with the recording of elephants in the morning, the afternoon, and in the evening. I also recorded ambiences around the Reteti sanctuary and Reteti house where I was staying. The Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1432), Namunyak conservancy, Kenya, So I finally made it to this remote area. Yesterday I stayed in the forest of Mount Kenya. It was very refreshing, with dense humid forests, all along the way were tea plantations. I Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1430), Nairobi, Kenya, The two last days, I was able to go two times to the Karura forest because my accommodation was close enough. Today is my last day in Nairobi. I am going to explore the country Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1428), Nairobi, Kenya, Yesterday I moved to a new place in Nairobi, a little cottage quieter than the previous apartment. Here I can hear birds and sleep quietly. I will stay just 3 days then I will road Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1425), Nairobi, Kenya, It has been a long time I have not written an entry in my journal. I have been working as usual in Nairobi the same as the latest 4 weeks. I also went exploring a Read More …
Listen to this blog audio translation: From 2020 to 2021, I have been lucky enough to stay 400 days in Malaysia. Last year at this same period I was staying in Kampar, near Ipoh in the region of Perak. Despite Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1419), Nairobi, Kenya, Four more days passed since my latest journal entry. Not much interesting happened more. I am still staying in the city, working on my stuff. I am discussing more with the elephant orphanage to plan Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1415), Nairobi, Kenya, Another day in the capital city of Nairobi. These days, I feel my time is flying away. Even though I am doing a lot of necessary tasks, having a comfortable life here does not fit Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1413), Nairobi, Kenya, The days pass by in Nairobi, and I am learning more about Kenya and East Africa every day. I am tracing my itinerary a little better, but also taking the time to work on the Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1411), Nairobi, Kenya, 4 or 5 days have passed since the last time I wrote an entry in my journal. In fact, not much happened. There has been a warning from embassies and the Kenyan government about an Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1406), Nairobi, Kenya, Yesterday I visited the Karura forest. It is situated almost in the middle of the city. I was not expecting so much about it. But after walking one hour inside this place the sound of Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1403), Nairobi, Kenya, It is now my eighth day in Nairobi and in Kenya. I have to say I am well treated here. Food and accommodation options are really good. It’s actually one of the best places I Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1399),Nairobi, Kenya, I continued my exploration and discovery of the Nairobi metropolis. I found similarities with Kuala Lumpur. There are several ways the city developed and has a similar influence. They are both young cities, with a lot Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1397), Nairobi, Kenya, I arrived in the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi. This is where I am planning to stay for the few next weeks and most probably one entire month. Unfortunately, I initially chose an apartment that Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1394), Doha, Qatar, I am now in transit between Egypt and Kenya. The last few days in Cairo I visited various neighborhoods, in Nasr, new Cairo, and the old Cairo. I am not impressed by this city. From Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1391), Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, I had an incredible experience recording lions the other day. Everything went really well; it actually happens way better than I would have imagined. Ashraf the owner was really talented with the animals and Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1388), Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, Two days have passed in Cairo. Since Yesterday there was less haze. Because the wind woke up, I think it chased away the bad smoky air. This made the city more comfortable to wander Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1386), Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, I am now installed in Cairo, in the neighborhood of Maadi. Here I can finally try to leave as a local since nobody bothers me selling their tourist’s shit. I have to say this Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1384), Cairo, Egypt, I arrived in Cairo 2 days ago, I spent the first night just in front of the pyramid. There are many hotels and guest houses in the part of the city of Giza (Cairo metro Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1382), Luxor, Egypt, Some days have passed in Luxor, the capital of ancient Egypt. I visited some obvious infamous places, very touristic but must-sees in Luxor. I could record very interesting ambiences from the West bank where I Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1379), Luxor, Egypt, So I arrived in Luxor after a long travel time from Dahab, I already spent New Year’s Eve. I really appreciate being able to see with my own eyes all the remains of the great Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1377) Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt, Yesterday I walked in the desert. It is actually very practical to stay on the border of the town as I have direct access to the wide Sinai desert right next to me. Read More …
(Nomad: Day 1375) Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt, Yesterday was a slow day. I noticed again that everything takes time. There is a paradoxical fate to slow travel: staying longer at one place is very beneficial as it allows to regenerate, Read More …
Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt, My journey continues in this part of the world. In Dahab life is easy and simple, I have not much reason to complain. Yesterday for Christmas I went on a trip to Mount Sinai. It’s a Read More …
Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt, I am starting to really like and appreciate life here. Yes, it is a poor country, everything is messy, the streets are dirty, infrastructures are crumbling, and every piece of goods has a dubious quality and Read More …
Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt, Yesterday I took the decision to wake up early this morning. And I think it was the best decision as the sun wakes up early around 6 am, this will allow making the most of my Read More …
Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt, Here is day 225 of my journal which should read day 350 if I had written every day from the first post, but also should read Day 1350 if I had written every day from the Read More …
Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt, Unfortunately, I did not write much these last few days. I was busy visiting Tenerife with my parents, we also did a day trip to the neighboring island of La Palma, a long ferry road to Read More …
Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canaria Islands, 3 days have passed in Tenerife where I met my parents to spend one week together. The town we stay in is very nice along the cliffs. We visited some places around the island and Read More …
Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canaria Islands, Yesterday I left Gran Canaria island, took the ferry, and arrived in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, then I took a bus to meet with my parents arriving at the airport. There was an issue with Read More …
Las lagunetas, Gran Canaria, Canary Island, The last two days I visited the South of the Island. I have to say the landscape is very dry and arid. Also, the development is focused on mass tourism, there is no charm Read More …
La Aldea de San Nicolas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Yesterday I was on a quest to find the quietest place I could on this island. This is not an easy task on an island with almost 1 million inhabitants, a Read More …
Las lagunetas, Gran Canaria, Canary Island, Yesterday I went on a road trip through 4 villages up North, Valleseco, Tenor, Firgas, and Artrenara. I also went to Barranco de Azuaje. It was a lot of car road winding around the Read More …
Las lagunetas, Gran Canaria, Canary Island, Yesterday I discovered that some recordings I did from the last months are ruined by my negligence. In fact, my input setting on my custom kit was set to ‘microphone in’ instead of ‘line Read More …
Las lagunetas, Gran Canaria, Canary Island, Here is my second day in the middle of the mountainous countryside of the island of Gran Canaria. It is quite cold up here compared to the coastline. Also, there are lots of fogs Read More …
Las lagunetas, Canary Island, Yesterday I left the co-living house in Las Palmas, and I got the car I am renting for 1 week. I will be exploring the island this week. I arrived at my new room in the Read More …
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Island, Yesterday, I had to resolve a lot of technical issues. There are so many of them and I feel it takes all my time; however, I was able to find time to go Read More …