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Voyages au lent cours

Travelling at a Slow Pace

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

The sheets twist themselves up silently, like a secret whispered in the morning. No wake-up call to break the softness of that grey area between dreams and consciousness. A gust of warm air slips through the window which, as always, refuses to shut completely. It wafts into the room, bringing...

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Travelling at a Slow Pace

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

The sheets twist themselves up silently, like a secret whispered in the morning. No wake-up call to break the softness of that grey area between dreams and consciousness. A gust of warm air slips through the window which, as always, refuses to shut completely. It wafts into the room, bringing...

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Cinq retraites de longévité à travers le monde

Five Longevity Retreats Around the World

Strøm Nordic Spa

Longevity is a passion, and some renowned wellness centres around the world have even made it their trademark. From more traditional treatments to the most advanced (and sometimes controversial) therapies, including rigorously structured meal plans, each establishment approaches this topic with its signature formula to provide its guests with lasting,...

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Five Longevity Retreats Around the World

Strøm Nordic Spa

Longevity is a passion, and some renowned wellness centres around the world have even made it their trademark. From more traditional treatments to the most advanced (and sometimes controversial) therapies, including rigorously structured meal plans, each establishment approaches this topic with its signature formula to provide its guests with lasting,...

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L’art de la spontanéité

The Art of Spontaneity

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

I saw this green sign at the end of the road. There were names that made my hands tingle; behind that piece of sheet metal was the promise of landscapes which seemed more exciting than the strip of asphalt under my four wheels. After driving under grey clouds for miles,...

The Art of Spontaneity

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

I saw this green sign at the end of the road. There were names that made my hands tingle; behind that piece of sheet metal was the promise of landscapes which seemed more exciting than the strip of asphalt under my four wheels. After driving under grey clouds for miles,...

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Périples sacrés

Sacred Journeys

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

They called me “the beadle” in Beauce. I was a real church rat, a religious heritage enthusiast. Holy places have this invisible energy, this undefinable magnetism that draws me to them. However, like many people of my generation, I didn’t grow up with faith, with my baptism as the only...

Sacred Journeys

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

They called me “the beadle” in Beauce. I was a real church rat, a religious heritage enthusiast. Holy places have this invisible energy, this undefinable magnetism that draws me to them. However, like many people of my generation, I didn’t grow up with faith, with my baptism as the only...

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Réapprendre à vivre loin de nos écrans

Relearning to Live Away from Our Screens

Eve Laliberté, collaboratrice culturelle

One might easily think that turning off our computer and no longer being contacted by our employer after 5 pm is a given. However, in 2016, France was the first country to include in its laws the right to disconnect, authorizing employees not to be reachable outside work- ing hours1....

Relearning to Live Away from Our Screens

Eve Laliberté, collaboratrice culturelle

One might easily think that turning off our computer and no longer being contacted by our employer after 5 pm is a given. However, in 2016, France was the first country to include in its laws the right to disconnect, authorizing employees not to be reachable outside work- ing hours1....

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Que reste-t-il de mes voyages ?

What Remains of My Travels?

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

Nailed to the ground by the pandemic, I often asked myself this question. It was time of introspection, the perfect moment to find answers to the wanderlust that had been gnawing at me for so long. I drew on my memories to travel through time and space, in search of...

What Remains of My Travels?

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

Nailed to the ground by the pandemic, I often asked myself this question. It was time of introspection, the perfect moment to find answers to the wanderlust that had been gnawing at me for so long. I drew on my memories to travel through time and space, in search of...

World

( Re)penser l’hiver

( Re)thinking Winter

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

Do you have Nordicity in your skin? Whether or not they were born in our extreme latitudes, each individual has a very personal response to offer. Experiencing, embracing, and welcoming winter is a new form of balance. It is almost tempting to say that a new lifestyle has established itself...

( Re)thinking Winter

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

Do you have Nordicity in your skin? Whether or not they were born in our extreme latitudes, each individual has a very personal response to offer. Experiencing, embracing, and welcoming winter is a new form of balance. It is almost tempting to say that a new lifestyle has established itself...

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Se retrouver ailleurs

Finding Oneself Elsewhere

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

CLOSER TO THE SELF — Does total disconnection exist? Is it possible to completely break free from the buzz of our daily lives and the hubbub of the city? What if happiness could be found elsewhere? What if we embraced nature and isolated ourselves to better find ourselves? Isn’t true...

Finding Oneself Elsewhere

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

CLOSER TO THE SELF — Does total disconnection exist? Is it possible to completely break free from the buzz of our daily lives and the hubbub of the city? What if happiness could be found elsewhere? What if we embraced nature and isolated ourselves to better find ourselves? Isn’t true...

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Remonter le courant – À la rencontre du passé

Going against the current – in search of the past

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde — voyageursdumonde.ca

AT HOME PORT — In Quebec, we have an intimate, even mystical relationship with water. The river, the back-bone of our living space, is also the lifeline to which we cling. We all have our own piece of river, stream, or lake. It’s an invitation to meditate, a mental coasting,...

Going against the current – in search of the past

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde — voyageursdumonde.ca

AT HOME PORT — In Quebec, we have an intimate, even mystical relationship with water. The river, the back-bone of our living space, is also the lifeline to which we cling. We all have our own piece of river, stream, or lake. It’s an invitation to meditate, a mental coasting,...

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Rêver le monde en attendant de le parcourir

Dreaming about the world while waiting to travel it

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

Two thousand and twenty confused us. It is not easy to keep your feet on the ground and dare to plan a trip. But we cannot confine dreams. Our desires for elsewhere spark in our boiling minds. We think about those old projects, the ones we kept for later. It...

Dreaming about the world while waiting to travel it

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

Two thousand and twenty confused us. It is not easy to keep your feet on the ground and dare to plan a trip. But we cannot confine dreams. Our desires for elsewhere spark in our boiling minds. We think about those old projects, the ones we kept for later. It...

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Un nouveau monde

A New World

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

LEAVING THE FOREIGN BEHIND — We’re ready to breathe again—we’ve skipped school on our country roads. After the confinement of our bodies and minds, the time has come for a return to freedom, to be surprised by our homeland once again. Tourism has seized the opportunity to undergo a revolution....

A New World

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

LEAVING THE FOREIGN BEHIND — We’re ready to breathe again—we’ve skipped school on our country roads. After the confinement of our bodies and minds, the time has come for a return to freedom, to be surprised by our homeland once again. Tourism has seized the opportunity to undergo a revolution....

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Se poser pour mieux voyager

Travel Better by Being Still

Voyageurs du Monde

STORING MEMORIES In this era of snapshots, bucket lists and fast-paced lifestyles, a culture of haste reigns supreme. At some point, we inevitably feel the urge to slow down, step back, finally stop running around and restore order to the daily whirlwind. Then comes the time for a vacation to...

Travel Better by Being Still

Voyageurs du Monde

STORING MEMORIES In this era of snapshots, bucket lists and fast-paced lifestyles, a culture of haste reigns supreme. At some point, we inevitably feel the urge to slow down, step back, finally stop running around and restore order to the daily whirlwind. Then comes the time for a vacation to...

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Sept types de yoga pour mieux comprendre sa pratique

Seven types of yoga to better understand your practice

Maxime Hébert

A SMALL GUIDE – Yoga is becoming more and more popular, with so many different styles that it is sometimes difficult to find your way around. In fact, since the explosion of this practice in the Western world fifty years ago, several poses have been added and are now an...

Seven types of yoga to better understand your practice

Maxime Hébert

A SMALL GUIDE – Yoga is becoming more and more popular, with so many different styles that it is sometimes difficult to find your way around. In fact, since the explosion of this practice in the Western world fifty years ago, several poses have been added and are now an...

World

Le Nord dans la peau

The North on your skin

Voyageurs du Monde

To get away from the city. Consider going elsewhere, where time flows more slowly. Take unknown paths, walk on snow-covered trails, gaze at magnificent nature. For a weekend or a short stay, an icy trip is offered from one end of the country to the other. It is time to...

The North on your skin

Voyageurs du Monde

To get away from the city. Consider going elsewhere, where time flows more slowly. Take unknown paths, walk on snow-covered trails, gaze at magnificent nature. For a weekend or a short stay, an icy trip is offered from one end of the country to the other. It is time to...