DIDIER Varce, a Frenchman currently on an “Around the World” tour, has arrived in Guyana on his third stop in South America. Before coming here, he also visited French Guiana and Suriname, having started his epic journey on October 10 in Bordeaux, France.

From there, he travelled through Norway to Sweden, then to Denmark, The Netherlands and back to France, where he put his scooter on a boat and flew with Air France to French Guiana.

On December 2, Varce commenced his South American travel from French Guiana and arrived in Paramaribo, Suriname, on December 4. He left there the next day and came to Georgetown on Friday, December 5.
He checked in at the Signature Inn Hotel in Queenstown, where he was interviewed about his worldwide experience.
The very friendly and outgoing visitor explained that the reason he embarked on his trip is because he is aiming to raise money for the replanting of trees along the Canal du Midi, which is a United Nations Educational Scientific and Cutural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage Site.
The location is slated to lose 3,600 trees which are infected with disease and cannot be saved. Consequently, they will be cut down and as many as possible replanted.
The replanting needs sponsors and when Varce heard about the need for sponsorships, he decided to undertake the world tour by scooter, which has only been done previously by two or three people.
10 months
Varce hopes to conclude his journey in about 10 months time, produce a documentary on it and give a percentage of the sales towards the trees replanting venture.
His current trip is sponsored by a number of companies in France, including Speedy and Moto Blues. He is presently awaiting more suitable tyres that have been ordered from Germany and should arrive in Guyana on Monday. As soon as he has the tyres, he would leave Georgetown on his way to Lethem, Rupununi from where he will cross into Brazil.
However, before he reaches Lethem, he plans to visit the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway where he’ll stay over at the Surama EcoLodge.
In Brazil, Varce plans to visit Boa Vista, Manaus, Fortaleza, Recife and Rio de Janeiro. Then he would go on to Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, San Salvador, Mexico, United States, Alaska, South Korea, Russia, Mongolia and back to Russia.
While in Argentina, Varche plans to see the famous Iguazu Falls and, in Bolivia, to visit the Salt Fields.
Written By Jimmy Roos