Welcome to my blog where I will post regular updates and some interesting news about my life and the life of the people close to me...
Ciné du Musée: Sharkwater
On Saturday March 3, 2012 at 14h30, the Museum of Zoologie of Lausanne will present Rob Stewart's 2007 award winning documentary film Sharkwater in the Ciné du Musée 2011-2012 cycle. Michael Scholl was invited to present the film and will answer to questions after the projection. The feature will be broadcasted in French and the entrance is free. …
Explore the Oceans with Brian Skerry
National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry celebrates the sea and her creatures in magnificent images collected over 30 years and more than 10,000 hours underwater...
Brian Skerry is a photojournalist specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments. Since 1998 he has been a contract photographer for National Geographic magazine, covering a wide range of subjects and stories.
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PANGAEA Young Explorers Amazon Selection Camp - First days
The 11th PANGAEA Young Explorers Selection Camp for Mike Horn's Expedition to the Amazon in Brazil takes place from Monday January 30 to Thursday February 9, 2012. During these 11 days, I am staying in Château-d'Oex at the Mike Horn Expedition Centre in the Hôtel-de-Ville as our days start before 7 AM and usually extend beyond 11 PM every day.
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34th International Hot-Air Balloon Festival of Château-d'Oex
The festival that takes place every year in Château-d'Oex was tainted with dreadful weather this year… but finally on Thursday morning, the sun rose over a blue and cloudless sky. I headed down to the festival area and was allowed (courtesy of Mike Horn VIP pass) to walk amongst the hot-air balloons as these were getting ready to take off. …
Shark Conference and Expedition Presentation - Sharks of the Cape of Storm
Emmanuel Samatani and George Sandford, owners of the sustainable travel agency 'A Taste of Travel' in Vevey, kindly invited me to give the first presentation in what we hope will be a long series of travel and specific topic conferences given every month. This atypical travel agency offers a variety of unusual and carefully selected and prepared destinations, and acts as a charming coffee shop where one can discover ecological tea or coffee, eat a delicious bio-vegetable soup and some other home-made pastries. …
Weekend in Arolla, Val d'Hérens
Arolla: The Best Snowboarding slopes in the World!
That's how I describe this little ski resort located at the very end of the Val d'Hérens in the Valais. It is a really small village lost in the middle of the Swiss Alps, but its remoteness and size offers what I seek: serenity, fewer people and more fun on the slopes. My parents, Sophie and I spent a great weekend in Arolla staying at the …
Mille milliards de pattes (et au moins autant de plumes) à la Radio
Ecoutez l'interview de Daniel Cherix sur l'émission Impatience de la Radio Suisse Romande la 1ère du lundi 9 janvier 2012.
Près de 1'800'000 espèces vivantes, animales et végétales, ont été recensées aujourd’hui sur notre planète. Dans son dernier ouvrage « Mille milliards de pattes et au moins autant de plumes », l’ancien conservateur du Musée cantonal de zoologie à Lausanne, Daniel Chérix, présente 190 espèces surprenantes, envahissantes, menacées ou oubliées. …
Mille milliards de pattes (et au moins autant de plumes)
My former professor of entomology at the University of Lausanne, Prof Daniel Cherix, and former Zoology Museum of Lausanne curator, Dr. Daniel Cherix, but more importantly, my friend, Daniel, inaugurated and officially launched his lated publication today: 'Mille Milliards de Pattes (et au moins autant de plumes)' or 'Thousand Billion Feet (and just as many feathers)'…
TransFrontier Africa
Having lived for ten years in South Africa, my connection and attraction to that country and continent are always close to my heart. This year, Pangaea will once again sail along the African continent and the last expedition will take place in East Africa. With the two travel I am preparing for this summer to South Africa, I think I can say that 2012 will be a great year, and I will get to spend some time in South Africa again!
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Emmy Award winning Andy Brandy Casagrande's showreel
My good friend Andy Brandy Casagrande IV showcases his latest amazing showreel of his best footage from 2011. I met Andy in October 2003 when he joined my project in South Africa as a White Shark Trust research assistant. He came for three months initially… and simply never left for over two years when he got his first job on a National Geographic documentary.
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New Year 2012
Happy New Year 2012 to all my family and friends!
Just when I got used to writing 2011, I now have to start all over again… 2012! This is going to be another great year! It is always important to remember past events, while looking ahead and not dwell in the past. Five years ago, I was about to leave Gansbaai and South Africa, my home for over a decade. …