Le grand saut!

Le grand saut!

Visite de l’équipe des douanes du poste frontalier mais cause également beaucoup de tensions.

Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

Venturing into national territory not fully under the control of the government to which one is accredited as a diplomat is usually a matter to be undertaken with careful forethought, not to say hesitancy, but it can considerably enhance your value on…

La saga des otages

La saga des otages

Le 10 avril 2002, Gilles Prégent, de l’Île Bizard, et Jay Ridell, de Vancouver, quittent le Canada pour la Bolivie. Ils n’arriveront jamais à destination. Ils passeront plutôt 102 jours dans la jungle colombienne.

Cocaine Train — Tracing my Bloodline Through Colombia

Cocaine Train — Tracing my Bloodline Through Colombia

Anyone in the Canadian Foreign Service who has worked for any length of time in the Latin America Bureau or at one of our missions in the Americas region will tell you how frustrating it is when people who should know better…

On The Road

On The Road

In the late 1980s, the Malaysian Automobile Association periodically staged road-rallies-cum-treasure-hunts. The goal of the exercise was to decipher cryptic clues en circuitous route from Kuala Lumpur to distant points (in this case, Penang) while participating in a scavenger hunt. An added…