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I enjoyed very much this excursion through the department of Gers: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.

There are some interesting aspects of the Gers: the villages of the Gers department ( Sarrant-one of the "plus beaux villages de France"-, the half-timbered houses, the inspector Pascal Bernard looking for the works done in the village and the maintenance of the label of the "plus beaux villages de France", the village of Samatan and the market of foie gras and "carcasse de canards", the poultry market, the cellar master Vincent Cornu and the looking for the best armagnacs of the region), the rugby in the Gers department ( Michel Darparens and the revival of the Montestruc-sur-Gers rugby team, the mayor Annie Bourdalle and the trainer Valentin Ducousseau and the promotion of the rugby sport, the old ladies and the rugby-santé in Saint-Médard), the restoration of the castles ( Camille Lecoeur and the Association "Château-Neuf des Peuples" and the castle of Belmont, the restoration of the Castle of Flamarens- the "couvreur" Mickael Hilaire" and the restoration of the roof of the tower, the entrepreneur Julien Sourbes and his limestone quarry, the restoration of the "Collégiale" de La Romieu), the new activities in Pessan and Simorre ( Marion Dubuc and Nicolas Hernandez and the fashion company "Pétrone" in Pessan, the chef Séverine Pailhès and Arthur Pailhès and their restaurant "Bouche à oreile" at Simorre, the cooperative-20 members, Sophie Cervera Perrier in charge of the vegetable garden of the cooperative-) and the circus activities in the Gers department ( the CIRCA and the promotion of circus activities, Damien Supiot and the Pop Circus, the circus artist Josian, Sylvie Joubin and the Poutgerie-a moment of sharing circus activities-).

I enjoyed the encounters of Jérôme Pitorin with the priest François-Xavier Branthomme and the history professor Valentin Sarran, with Mathieu and Carine Baylocq, with the influencer Mickaël Mesigos, with Patrice and Pascale Bounet, with the pig breeders Sarah and Mathieu Boué, with Patrick and Jules Bayonne, with Laurent Kurowki at Beaucaire and with Eric Fitan at Saint-Mont; nice encounters with very kind men and women.

I enjoyed very much this nice excirsion through the Philippines: beutiful landscapes and nice enconters.

There are some interesting aspects of the Philippines: the story of Manila ( the days of glory of Manila sixty years ago, the guide Ramón Diaz and the vistors in the neighborhood of Intramuros, the second world war and the the bombing of Manila, the reconstruction of Manila, the slums called squats-the French expatriate Bernard Pierquinong speaking about the life in the slum-, besides the neighborhood of Makati with the intense nightlife, the catholic faith, the neighborhood of malate and the people looking for jobs as mariners), the Pinatubo volcano (the eruption of 1991, the new crater at 1400 meters above sea lever, the lake and swimming and boat activities, the Aeta population which have stayed in the area), the Ifugao people and and the Banaue terraced rice fields ( the arrival at the village of Batad with Robert Imotna, the rice fields with its irrigation system, the warden Salvador Tanudi , the resistance of the Ifugao people against the Spanish colonization, the practice of headhunting) and the Takbanwa peolpe and the island of Coron-Palawan (Jeoffy and the looking for swallow nests in the caves, the agriculture of sweet potatoes and fruits trees, the community house and the the songs and dances of the Takbanwa people, the children studying in the town of Busuanga).

I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with the guide Patrick Tudanca, in Mnila, with the luthier Fernando Alegra , with Tony Flores, with the choreographers Vincent Diego and Denis Navarro in Cebu, with Carlito Pizarras in Bohol and with Cecile Remulador in Pamilacan island; nice encounters with very kind Filipino men and women.

I enjoyed very much this excursion in Milan and its lakes: beautiful landscapes and nice encounters.

There are some interesting aspects of this region: the historical and artistic patrimony of Milan (many craftsmen involved in the restoration of the patrimony-Guiseppe de Gennaro and the " Clinique de l'Art", Nello Paolucci president of the Association A. R. A. S. S.-, Pierre-Fausto Bagatti-Valsechi and the foundation of the mansion Bagatti, the archaeologist Furio Sacchi-the theater under the Chamber of Commerce-,the comedian Stephano Guizzi and the Piccolo Teatro Strehler), the neighborhood of Isola ( the musician Xabier Iriondo, the plastic artist Bert Theis, the fight for the rescue of the neighborhood), Leonardo Da Vinci in Milan (the Museum of Technologies, the curator Claudio Giorgione, the arrival of Da Vinci in Milan, the historian Domenico Sedini speaking about the water canals of Milan designed by Da Vinci) and the Theater of the Scala ( Francine Garino speaking about the bomb which destroyed the roof of the theater in 1943 and the priority of the restoration of the Scala, the reference to Maria Callas and his performances at the Scala, the restoration works between 2001-2004) and the Lake Maggiore ( the fishermen Marco and Paolo of the "Isola dei Pescatori- the tench and and pike-perch-, the Palace of Charles Borromeo on Isola Bella-Federico Borromeo and the management of the Borromean islands-, on the mountains near the lake the goats breeder Vittorio Francini).

I enjoyed the encounters of Sophie Jovillard with the guide Laura Benitti, with the designer Filippo Peterlongo, with Francine Garino, with Gabriele Orsenigo and Donatella Ratti at Como and with the guide Daniela Vaninetti at the Villa Melzi; nice encounters with very kind Italian men and women.