Literature

Voyages en mots troubles

By Quentin Perissinotto · February 28, 2024

This summer, I didn't travel the Mediterranean or any other country, but I did have the luxury of traveling in the company of Joseph Kessel and Alessandro Baricco. Two nostalgic journeys.

World

In Svalbard, in the footsteps of Prince Albert I of Monaco

By Yves Di Cristino · 19 February 2024

The figure of the explorer has continued to evolve over time. While some now see adventure only in the service of a cause, others believe it's possible to be an adventurer without being committed. Venturi shipper Xavier Chevrin is one of them.

History

The heroes of l'Aéropostale

By Matthieu Levivier · 05 February 2024

All they did was deliver mail by air, but they became heroes. Here's a look back at l'Aéropostale, a human adventure of glory and death.

History

The three-master, a boat through the ages

By Yves Di Cristino · January 29, 2024

Of all the boats designed for long ocean voyages, three-masters are among those that have left the strongest mark on the common imagination. Here's an attempt to explain why.

Switzerland

«SBB's sense of routine is a little too high».»

By Jonas Follonier · January 26, 2024

EPFL sociologist Vincent Kaufmann, one of the country's most listened-to mobility experts, takes stock of how the Swiss travel, disrupted by telecommuting, and how SBB must reinvent itself to continue filling trains.