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.
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.
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.
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.
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.