Mary-Fleur Tordjmann was born in Pau, France. She has written for various magazines and newspapers including major French publications. Beside her passion for writing, she loves photography and languages. She speaks French, English and Spanish fluently and is learning German and Japanese. She has travelled extensively and now lives in Ecuador where she has had the opportunity to volunteer at an NGO and teach English in a prestigious Ecuadorian university. Today, she wants to dedicate herself to taking pictures and telling stories about her travels.
A green wave invaded the streets of Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, on Sunday, February 17th. Thousands of people, with Alianza País’ green flags in their hands, gathered in front of the Carondelet presidential palace, in the Plaza de... Read Article
“Al golpe del Carnaval, todo el mundo se levanta” or “when Carnival starts, everybody gets up”, those words are still echoing in Guaranda streets. Sung and danced to by thousands of locals and visitors, they brought joy and... Read Article
It is 7 am. I have just arrived in Canelos, a remote Kithwa community of the Pastaza Province, the oldest one in the whole Ecuadorian Amazonian jungle. I jump on the back of a camioneta, a pick-up used... Read Article
Heavy chains dragged on the ground, whips violently cracking on flesh, musicians playing in honour of God, spectators praying as penitents pass, priests’ voices giving their sermons… The sounds of Semana Santa (“Holy Week”) still echo in the... Read Article
In the streets, in the bus, on the beach, at the office, at home… Wherever you go, you will see someone sipping it, with flask under their arm. What is it about? Mate. This drink refers to a... Read Article
Bordered by two major countries, Argentina and Brazil, Uruguay is a tiny country that has no reason to be jealous of its neighbours. With its 176,620 square kilometres area, the second smallest country of South America is surrounded... Read Article
A deep, lush and luxuriant vegetation, winding rivers, an incredible wildlife, ancestral civilizations with their shamans and their extraordinary myths, and… oil fields. The legendary Amazon rainforest embodies what the planet has best to offer in terms of... Read Article
Ecuador’s capital, San Francisco de Quito, better known as Quito, is a treasure in South America. Nestled between Andean mountains, on the foothills of the active Pichincha volcano, the city is the second highest capital city in the... Read Article
