words of travelers, explorers, great reporters…

Jean-Christian Kipp, vice-president of the Society of French Explorers, and Olivier Weber, travel writer and major reporter, present twenty-four adventurers’ stories on the themes of travel, explorations and adventures. We say “adventurers”, but in Olivier Weber’s eyes this label covers a large number of profiles. Namely “long-distance travelers, explorers who put their vocation to the test, humanitarians carrying ideals and indifferent to danger, courageous captains, expedition leaders prey to doubt, great reporters across walls and borders…”

We will recognize from the first glance at the summary certain names that speak to us, such as those of Jean-Louis Étienne, Gérard Chaliand, Cédric Gras. Without forgetting Olivier Weber himself, who gives us a rather surreal story of his journey through the Golden Triangle and the jungles of Burma in search of Khun Sa, “the biggest drug trafficker in the world.” HAS…