While we are on the road, with our Snail, slowly, to meet, to discover alternatives, we thimk on our way of traveling: we say we are slow, but can we say that we are in the movement of Slow Travel. From a certain point of view, yes, we travel at our own pace, we arrange ourselves to the maximum of being in the philosophy of the 3R: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, we promote walking times to …
The event Tuesday, January 30, we left Mazatlan, the bucket of our dry toilet on the roof stuck in one of the spare wheels. Having needed to use it in the morning, I cleaned it in the ocean. Quick U-turn on a boulevard in the middle of Mazatlan, telling Laurent, I think I heard the bucket fell from the roof, we turn back watching for the low sides. I can see a man crossing the …
During my participation at the convergence of Permaculture in 2014 in Freylisburgh village in Estrie, I had listened an interesting strong conference on the genesis of earthships presented by the founder of Solution Era. In his introduction, he presented us a distribution of time in a day to invite us to think about the use of our time. This short presentation inspired me and gave me an other approach of our time when I shall …
We could never have imagined such local development when we arrived on the last weekend of October in Port Townsend. Unknown to us a few hours before crossing the border, we are friendly welcomed by Sonya, involved in the local group 20/20 and we are invited to participate in two days of meetings and conferences around Economics of happiness. Wonderful timing, but what is the economy of happiness? Large subject that took over throughout the …
Horizon Transition grows and flourishes thanks to you !! An extended and wide THANK YOU for your support! Horizon, our project mascot, is constantly looking for experiences, alternative projects, to introduce you. There are many friends on his way right now and he is happy to count you in his close associates. None of this could have continued without your support, and we are proud to be able to continue with the upcoming production of …
Saturday 13 of October, we meet Sandy and Jane, two engage women who are involved in the Cowichan Valley Transition Group. Sitting at the table of a small local café, next to the farmer’s market which takes place every Saturday morning, we explore through various questions the development of this transition group. Presentation of Sandy and Jane No weather condition scares Sandy, at 67, to travel year-round by bike in the Cowichan Valley. Even when …
Après plus de six mois dans l’Escargot, on s’est dit qu’un court article sur les dix objets dont on ne peut pas se passer au quotidien, cela peut être pertinent, si vous décidez vous aussi d’opter pour la vie nomade! 1. Deux bacs pliable de lavage Le seau bleu nous permet de mettre de l’eau claire pour rincer la vaiselle, quant au bac vert, il nous sert pour mettre la vaisselle sale. Il est arrivé …
Sorry, this entry is only available in French. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Drôle de journée qui commença le mardi 25 avril dernier. Nous étions arrivés à Calgary la veille, fraîche température, maussade, nous avons décidé de nous poser dans un petit café pour nous réchauffer avant de trouver l’emplacement pour la nuit, au Walmart …
Que mettre autour des panneaux de contre-plaqué ? Autour des poignets ? Au sol, comment finir les côtés ? Utilisons ce que nous avons à la maison : 1. Avec la toile de jute qui a servi à réaliser le rangement hamac au-dessus du lit et les rangements sous le lit, nous avons décidé de continuer avec. Avec la surjeteuse industrielle à l’espace couture de la Patente, nous avons confectionné des bandes de toile de …
Before we began our journey all across Canada and the United-States, we decided to go on an inner journey through a retreat at the Vipassana Meditation Center in Montebello. We signed up for ten-day retreat in which we would learn meditation techniques in complete silence and segregation in a beautiful location! First, here is a definition of Vipassana meditation according to Wikipedia. Vipassanā (Pāli) in the Buddhist tradition means insight into the true nature of …
