Literature

Voyages en mots troubles

By Quentin Perissinotto · February 28, 2024

Cet été, je n’ai sillonné ni la Méditerranée ni un quelconque pays, mais je me suis octroyé le luxe de voyager en compagnie de Joseph Kessel et Alessandro Baricco. Pour deux périples aux accents de nostalgie.

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.