Chasing the golden hour.
I'm Pierre — a Frenchman who traded gray winters for Mexican light. This is my journal of unhurried travel: the restaurants worth the detour, the routes worth keeping, and the small perfect moments in between.
JapanRed torii gate in a lush forest shrine path in Japan
The best way to travel is slowly — one perfect restaurant over ten forgettable ones, one long golden evening over a checklist of sights.
Pierre, writing from Mexico
Shared Latitude is a curated travel journal for couples and curious wanderers who value depth over distance. Everything here is tested, personal, and honest.
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Three places that have my whole heart — the ones I keep coming back to, camera in hand.
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Japan
Asia
Ancient temples, impeccable hospitality, and a food culture that rewards patience. Japan is best experienced slowly.
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Mexico
Americas
Far beyond the resorts — a country of staggering depth, world-class food, and landscapes that shift every hundred kilometers.
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United States
Americas
A country so vast it contains multitudes — from desert canyons to glacial peaks, jazz clubs to redwood cathedrals, all connected by the open road.
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Corners worth wandering into
A few of the smaller places I keep returning to in my notebooks — most of them modest, all of them quietly rewarding for the traveler willing to slow down and wander in.
Akyakaaegean coast turkey
Sisponyandorra42.53° N
Lahij Villageazerbaijan
Potosibolivia19.59° S
Source du Nilburundi3.38° S
Sno Valleycaucasus mountains
Titikaveka Beachcook islands21.27° S
Kisanganidr congo0.52° N
Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Clubfiji
Vagatorgoa15.60° N
Allerton Gardenhawaii
Bhubaneswarindia20.26° N
Niavaran Palace Complexiran
Kronotsky Nature Reservekamchatka54.62° N
Baalbeklebanon34.01° N
Mostamalta35.91° N
Ulaanbaatarmongolia47.92° N
Stowe, Vermontnew england44.46° N
Trondheimnorway63.43° N
Las Tablaspanama7.65° N
Piódãoportugal40.23° N
Port Douglasqueensland16.48° S
Olbiasardinia40.92° N
Pokljuka Plateauslovenia
Khartoumsudan15.56° N
Playa Cristaltayrona coast11.33° N
Niutaotuvalu6.11° S
Pentecost Islandvanuatu15.73° S
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