New Caledonia

Paradise outback

Paradise outback

Inland New Caledonia is not exactly what you’d expect of a South Pacific paradise. It is shrubby and, specially in the west, much drier than the rest of the island. Here, a very peculiar cowboy culture has emerged, the Caldoche. Descendants of the original French settlers, the Caldoche manage large cattle ranches and feel at home on horseback.

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The bucket-list gets longer

The bucket-list gets longer

I often laugh at myself, how I make lists for everything. To-do lists, lists that go alphabetically, lists that rhyme and even lists about lists. I’m a list collector… One list demands constant actualization.

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