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Smile & the world will smile back to you! Gator TX

Thanks for having a look at my webpage! Carpe Diem

This website was started initialy to provide tips on Houston (Texas, USA) where I live. But now, I got hooked to Virtual Tourist, so I started other pages... I try mainly to create pages on places that have not or little been described in VT, at least when I started them; for example Big Bend National Park in Texas (USA), the Palouse area (Northwest USA), Kamtchatka (Eastern Russia), Cévennes and Quercy (France), and the Pilbara (North Western Australia). I sometimes try to have funny pages such as my Paris, San Francisco or Luling ones. I have a few pages that are family related such as Salaise-Sur-Sanne (France) and Nivelles (Belgium). For the rest, I loved these places so much that I still wanted to share my experience with you! Finally a very important part of Virtual Tourist for me is to be able to show my pictures because photography is my hobby.
When I go to other VT members pages I look for good tips on hotels and restaurants mainly, but I also enjoy particularly good photography and funny pages.

Texas, USA

My Houston page is of course the most extensive Texan one and I update it regularly.
Check my Huntsville VT page for pictures of an authentic rodeo!
I finally finished my page on Big Bend National Park, a little known huge US park showing the gorgeous and remote Western Texas desert. If you are driving from the East to Big Bend, do not miss on the way the little Seminole State Park with amazing petroglyphs.
A funny little page on an oil town that decorated their oil wells, Luling.
This is a link to my external webpage about Texas.

USA
No, Texas is not the only state I have been to in the States! I even have a little page on San Francisco. Visit it only if you like sea lions as much as I do... And also, I have
Moab, Utah if you are interested in beautiful desert of red sandstone.
The Palouse area for impressive rolling hills and authentic quaint old-style countryside life in the US.
A few pictures of the beautiful Oregon coast.
And a restaurant must stop in Trinidad, Colorado.

France

Parisian angles, France

I am French so I go back regularly to visit. Here are a few highlights:
Salaise-Sur-Sanne where my parents live.
Parc des Cévennes, a beautiful and remote region of Southern France I just love!
Quercy, a glorious part of Southwest France very rich in history (I have only pictures at this point, sorry!).
And of course, a page dedicated to all the places called "Paris" in the world!!

To see more pictures of France go to my external pages:
Salaise sur Sanne,
Lyon,
Paris.

Iceland

Old Farm in Iceland (Glaumbaer)

This website also contains links to pictures I took in Iceland... as well as a few Iceland VT tips for those who have the brilliant idea to go there (in Iceland, not to my page!)!! Be indulgent, this is one of my first Virtual Tourist page...

Kamchatka

Sunset in Kamchatka, Russia

Although my trip to Eastern Siberia dates back to 1995, I decided to build a VT page on Kamchatka anyway as there is not too much on this region in VT.

Australia

Galah bird, Karratha, Western Australia

My latest trip was in Australia where I went to the States of Victoria and Western Australia (Pilbara). I have not had much time building my Australian pages, but I'll try! I loved Australia, its landscapes, fauna and flora are extraordinary, and Australians very friendly.

Yunnan, China

Three Pagodas, Dali, Yunnan, China

One of my most exotic trip was in Southern China, in the province of Yunnan which is actually not very Chinese culturally...

Martinique, Caribbean

Hibiscus flower, Martinique

The latest page is on Martinique, a lovely French island in the lesser Caribbean.
(The page is still in construction!)

Antarctica

Camping in Antarctica (4 dots in middle are tents)

I am in Antarctica from November 26, 2011 to end of January 2012. Please check my Antarctica page for more information!

BTW, I took all the pictures in this website
Well, except my mugshot up there... That's from the Seal Conservation Society .

Here is a picture I took in my backyard in Houston where we can have tropical flowers pretty much all year long.

I invite you in my albums below to see some of my best pictures from around the world, hopefully pleasures for your eye too!

Intro Updated Dec 5, 2011
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SailingSplit Apr 10, 2012 at 11:13 AM Report Abuse

So not back from Antarctica?

Was hoping to see lots and lots of nice fotos:) No pressure....:)
tini58de Dec 6, 2011 at 10:16 PM Report Abuse

Just a quick hello - haven't seen you in AGES!! Hope all is well!!! You are in ANTARCTICA now??? Oh, how I would love to be there with you!!!! Enjoy every minute of it!!!
Regina1965 Jul 15, 2011 at 1:51 AM Report Abuse

Hi there, you with no name? Thanks for the visit to my Iceland and Keflavík pages. I must look at your Iceland pages when I have got more time, the photo of Herðubreið is amazing.
mtncorg Jul 2, 2011 at 4:29 PM Report Abuse

Toffee was a true Queen. She was missed dramatically. Cuillin's living arrangement has improved quite a bit in the last month ;-]
Nemorino May 13, 2011 at 2:57 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for your ratings and nice comments on my Metz and Gießen pages. Yes, I am American, though I have been living in Germany for over forty years now.
starship Feb 25, 2011 at 9:09 PM Report Abuse

Very kind of you to visit & rate so many of my pages! San Juan is very scenic as well as the Dominica Republic (maybe a bit of old Cuba here).
toonsarah Feb 25, 2011 at 10:59 AM Report Abuse

Thank you for visiting my Jamaica and Negril pages. I haven't been to Martinque so can't say for sure how they compare, but Jamaica's natural places are maybe not wild enough for my taste - it's been somewhat too packaged fr tourists perhaps
Beausoleil Feb 21, 2011 at 3:27 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for your comment on my Paris Page. I'm looking at your Iceland Page and seriously thinking we ought to visit (in the summer). Great page!
jumpingnorman Feb 18, 2011 at 3:59 PM Report Abuse

Thanks ZXeno - my sister-in-law just gave birth to a baby girl in Houston! A few days old now ---- and yes, love the vitality of the city there and the good food:)
Petruta Feb 2, 2011 at 8:53 AM Report Abuse

Thank very much for stopping and having a look at my page!! You have really interesting pages and i just look forward reading them!!! Regards,Petra.