My name is Jean-Marie Putz.
Belgian emigrated to the Netherlands for more than 30 years, my life has been divided between my work (which is now only a distant memory) and my passions.
In 2000, a sudden and overwhelming passion was born: whisky. And more specifically the Scottish single malt whisky. This passion was born from a trip to Scotland. It will give birth to a website in 2003: the site and its forum.
There comes a time when whisky, writing tasting notes and other activities are no longer enough for happiness ... Especially since it is a passion that we have every interest in handling with care and moderation.
But a habit was taken: to share on the internet. And in the case of whisky-distilleries, it worked pretty well.
Once the children were able to be alone for a few days, we started traveling with my wife.
This site is intended to share this new passion by presenting the videos that I make from the photos (and sometimes videos) taken during these trips.
Hoping you will like all this ...
Below is a quick timeline retracing the first 65 years of my life with the hope that this timeline will continue to grow with new trips, once the Covid19 will be just a bad memory that we will look at in the history books like the Spanish Flu.
My steps
1955
Birth
Like everyone else, I was born one day. And it is already a long time ago because I lived through the days of boys' schools when it has become unthinkable nowadays to have single-sex schools.
1955
1976
Work
Beginning of a long working life with emigration to the Netherlands in 1985.
2000
Whisky
Discovery of a new passion during a trip to Scotland: whisky.
2000
2003
Website Whisky-distilleries.info
Creation oft the whisky site and its forum
2014
First trips
Children born in the meantime have become independent. It is therefore high time to resume the discovery of the world.
2014
May 2014
Turquie - Cappadocia
the videos of this trip are still in progress ...
November 2014
Vietnam and Cambodia
First attempts at video editing. The quality was not sufficient to present the results here. The films for these two magnificent countries are therefore still awaiting redesign.
November 2014
September 2015
Cuba
Another mythical trip, Cuba. Here too the pictures are being revised.
November 2015
India - Rajasthan
First trip to India. Love at first sight for the country. See Rajasthan.
November 2015
April 2016
India - Kumbh Mela, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa
Second trip to India. Great Hindu festival ... See Kumbh Mela.
February 2017
India - Buddhist India. Sikkim, Bengale Occidental, Bihar
Tibetan New Year in Sikkim and other high places of Buddhism in India. See Buddhist India.
September 2017
Jordan
Video editing in progress.
September 2017
February 2018
India - Hola Mohalla. Punjab
Great National Sikh Day: Hola Mohalla.
July 2018
Retirement
Yupie! Finally some time ...
July 2018
October 2018
India - The South. Kerala et Tamil Nadu
Fifth trip to India. South.
September 2019
Uzbekistan and Kyghyzstan
Samarkand and other Central Asian gems. See Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
September 2019
November 2019
Indonésie. Sumatra, Java, Bali
Autre fascinant pays, l'Indonésie.
February 2020
Mauritius
Mauritius is more like family visits. Exception: the Cavadee 2020.
February 2020
February 2020
Reunion Island
Reunion, so close to Mauritius but so different ...
March 2020
COVID19 ...!
Codid 19 put our planned trips in brackets.
March 2020
July 2020
Birth of Travel-Video.info
Covid19 + retirement + lots of stock photos: It's time to put it all in order. The travel videos being lost in the mass on Vimeo and Youtube, here is the new site intended to put it all in order ... https://www.travel-video.info.
(? - end of Covid19) - (? - last trip, as late as possible)
And after...
Still a lot of trips but for the moment few certainties.
(? - end of Covid19) - (? - last trip, as late as possible)
April 2022
Spain: Holy week in Andalusia (Semana Santa)
Semana Santa in Andalusia, Spain
July 2033
Unknown India • Karnataka, Telangana, Ladakh
A rather contrasting trip, but very successful. In addition, this is the first trip outside of Europe since the start of Covid19. India - Unknown India: Ladakh, Karnataka and Telangana
November 2022
Laos and Bangkok
Wonderful individual trip. Very good guides and drivers on site. Laos, an extremely endearing country.
November 2022
February-March 2023
India • Surprising East India: Assam, Odisha, West Bengal
A trip mixing historical places and natural places. From the temples of Odisha to the park of the Sunderbans. India • Surprising East India: Assam, Odisha, West Bengal
January - February 2024
Mumbai & Gujarat
January - February 2024
April - May 2024
Nepal
Journey to the foot of the Himalayas, between Hinduism and Buddhism