Category: Daily Journal

(Nomad Day 2869) Dear Journal, Today I feel a mixture of emotions. It is difficult to define precisely. At times, I feel overwhelmed by the scale of the projects I choose to undertake. Over the past few days, I have Read More …

(Nomad Day 2860) Dear Journal, Today is a turning point, my gut feelings and the full moon got me to ponder on my little existence.At this stage, I am already closer to my potential ‘end-of-life’ than my ‘beginning-of-life’. Things are Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1870), Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. I arrived in Northern Sulawesi, and went directly to the Tangkoko National Park Reserve for 2 days of exploring and recording. Here in this forest near the sea, there is a unique ecosystem Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1868), Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia. After a long and not so easy transfer, I finally arrived to aketajawe-lolobata National Park from Sidangoli. It’s surprising that many local people never heard there is a National treasure with a rich Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1866),Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia. I arrived Halmahera Yesterday, and I tried to explore an obscure place, Sidangoli, from where I had not much information, no place to stay, the only place online that display a phone number was Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1864), Pulau Bacan, North Maluku, Indonesia I have been exploring and trying to record the sound of Nature on this island. Looking at the map, it seems like a very remote island; but in fact, it is not Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1863), Labuha, pulau Bacan, North Maluku, Indonesia I arrived to this ‘remote’ island of Bacan. Bacan seems like a paradise for Nature and birds. However I got surprised by the main city, it is more modern and more Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1862), Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia, Well Here we go again! I decided to start writing back my daily journal. I did a long break from this habit, almost 11 months has past without any new entry in my Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1542), Curepipe, Mauritius, 20 days passed by since the latest entry in my journal. I decided to take a break away from this journal for a few months. Hence this is my last post for now, until a Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1522),Curepipe, Mauritius, Well, it has been 1 week that I have not written an entry in this journal. In fact, I am focused on trying to create a productive routine in Mauritius, spotting places, and finding my right Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1515), La gaulette, Mauritius, I already spent 3 days in this new country, visiting the South-West portion of the island. It is the lushest area boasting parks, natural geographic formations, and lots of cane sugar plantations, but also Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1512), Mahebourg, Mauritius, I arrived in this new land Yesterday, on the island of the dodo. My arrival was terribly uncomfortable. First I couldn’t sleep the day before because there was music blasting from a nearby nightclub until Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1510), Johannesburg, South Africa, Here were my final days in South Africa, the time to wrap up my 2-month road trip over this country and prepare for my next step. I stayed around Hartbeespoort for these few last Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1507), Kruger, South Africa, Final day in Kruger, I have to say it is a nice park to visit. The infrastructures are good and there are plenty of chances to spot wildlife. My second camp was in Letaba, Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1505), Kruger, South Africa, First day in the official park, I drove around from the Phalaborwa gate, trying to find good spots away from the main road. It is great that we are allowed to self-drive around this Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1504),Kruger, South Africa, For this first night near the Kruger area, I stayed in a private reserve just next to the official National park. I also passed by an animal rehabilitation center, where I got interesting information. There Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1502), Hazyview, South Africa, Here is my last stop before heading to Kruger Park. I continued to try to capture hippos, I am staying nearby the Sabie river. There are many hotels in this area, and a lot Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1500), Mbombela, South Africa, These last days I became obsessed with hippos. I really want to record them from a good distance and with good acoustics. My obsession with hippos actually started in the Masai Mara in Kenya, Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1496), St Lucia, South Africa, I have been in this small town for 3 days now, and because I have a bad connection here I only post now. Here is a popular place due to its proximity to Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1493), Dolphin Coast, South Africa, So it’s been one week since I stay at this place, in the suburb of Durban. it is a very modern area with a bigger mix of cultures, I am starting to see Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1487), Ballito, South Africa, I finally arrived in the area of Durban. It was a long way from East London and particularly because there have been floods in the region last week. Many roads were closed and it Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1485), Gonubie, East London, South Africa, I stayed here near East London for 4/5 days even though it was not in my initial plan. Because of the flood and bad weather, I did not go to the mountain Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1481), Grahamstown, South Africa, I continued my route to the East of South Africa. I went to a wildlife park, where a lot of birds were living, I was able to record beautiful Blue Cranes and other species. Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1476), Nature’s Valley, South Africa, In the last few days, I visited many animal places, sanctuaries, and parks. First I went on a boat excursion to explore the seal’s colony in Robberg Nature Reserve. Although there were about Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1473), Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, After having spent 1 week in Jeffreys Bay focusing on work and priorities. I am now back in the field recording, I took opportunities that the local school break has ended. I drove Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1467), Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, I am now in Jbay (Jeffreys Bay), a chill surfing town. I am staying here for 1 week like a local as if I was living here, I have an apartment, a co-working Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1463), Wilderness, South Africa, I have stayed a few days in Wilderness, a small town along the coast of South Africa on the famous garden route. I passed by the Southernmost point of the African continent. I tried Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1460), Bredasdorp, South Africa, It has been a few days since my latest post. I stayed in Hermanus, I explored the surroundings of this town, the local fauna, and flora. I also tried to record some animals in Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1454), Hermanus, South Africa, I arrived in this cute little town. I only walked around a little as I am more focused on the work I have to do on the computer. I found a small co-working space Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1452), Cape Town, South Africa, Since my last journal entry, I recorded more of the penguins. They are very interesting animals, and their sounds are also interesting. I explored the most southwestern point of the African continent, the Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1448), Simon’s Town, South Africa, A little jump from Hout Bay and I arrived at Simon’s town which is still on the cape peninsula. Even though the distance from Hout bay is not far, the road is one Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1446), Hout Bay, South Africa, Yesterday I started my slow road trip through South Africa. I have more than 2 months a small car, which will allow me to explore the country from West to East and Even Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1443), Cape Town, South Africa, Since last Friday I am discovering this new cosmopolitan city of Cape Town and at the same time a little of South Africa. Of course, Capetown is not representative of the whole country Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1439), Cape Town, South Africa, So I had my second and last day in Masai Mara. It is very impressive to see and hear all these animals. In the second place where I stayed, it was more difficult Read More …

(Nomad: Day 1437), Naboisho conservancy, Masai Mara, Kenya, After 2 nights in Nairobi, I finally arrived in Masai Mara, a famous area that always tops number one of the place to see/visit in East Africa. It is a very animal-rich Read More …

(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 …