Travelogues Occitania

Today we started our return trip from San Sebastián towards home, aiming to spend the night in Béziers. Due to the bad weather, we decided to take the route via Toulouse, as the...

Route 67 kilometers, total 409 kilometers | Elevation 120, total 1‘550 meters, straight line to home 585 kilometers For 4 days, I was allowed to drive along the sea. Even though...

Route 89 kilometers, cum. 342 kilometers | Elevation 210, cum. 1,430 meters, straight line to home 623 kilometers Today I have reached the Canal du Midi again and am therefore...

Distance 87 kilometers, cumulative 253 kilometers | Elevation 200, cumulative 1,210 meters, straight line to home 695 kilometers On a tour like this, it is inevitable that you...

18.05.24 After it was really loud last night in the Rudy, it's only drizzling a little this morning. Opportunity to enjoy the first coffee in the Rudy bed and plan the day. ...

November 30, 2021: Gruissan J. On our way to Spain, we stopped for one last night in France in Gruissan. Gruissan was not on our list and was not recommended to us, but it...

After the beautiful but exhausting day at the hot springs, I sleep again at the same place. It takes quite a long time for the sun to come up behind the mountain in the morning,...

Today we are heading to Toulouse. We say goodbye to Lilly (unfortunately we didn't take a photo), the campsite dog, who has spread at least 6 toys around the grounds.

We take advantage of the cool morning to gather food and water. We stroll through the new city area of Carcassonne and wander back to the hotel.

Today we can mostly expect headwinds or crosswinds. The bike paths on the routes we have traveled are mostly in very good condition.

Sète, Canal de la Peyrade

I will not end my Iberotour where my eBike broke down, but I start in Girona. This is the closest place where the trip from Gunzgen is possible. However, after just 2 to 3 days,...

Wow! We spent our first night of our 'world trip' a whopping 19 km from home❣️ Things never go as planned...

On the riverbank, at the foot of the majestic peaks of the Pyrenees, we are awakened by gunfire. But it's not the same as the fireworks from the festival in the neighboring...

Hello everyone :) No, we're not trying to improve our French skills here, so far we've managed without them :) Although, I thought the cashier at a shop asked if I needed a...

At 6:30 AM we depart from the hotel and we can still see the light of the sunrise.

The mood is good, even though the pump bag for the sleeping mats burst the day before. There was a bent, rusted piece of wire on the grass that had punctured the...

Sète, the first day. It was supposed to be something special, so we decided to have breakfast outside. The city center was a good option for that. I had read that there is a...

After a night in a luxury tent, awakened by the sound of birds in the morning, the Gaijin wakes up and drags his boyish body into the kitchen of the campsite. So, a proper...

We spent most of today travelling. We have solidified our plans now to fit round the busy Easter Weekend traffic. Long day today to get nearly to Spanish border, then a day of...

Day 50: This morning I set off alone to the shrines of Lourdes. The sun was too strong again to leave the dogs alone in the motorhome. Icke had already seen a lot yesterday, and...

Day 48: Do you know the Col du Tourmalet ? It is the 2,115 meter high mountain pass in the Pyrenees, which is considered the queen stage of the Tour de France , the most...

A quote was handed down from Emperor Augustus that can be reproduced as follows: From a city of bricks I turned it into a city of marble . (I do not guarantee the accuracy of...

Toulouse

Zappa's little travel sketches We're wandering around in the far north of France and Gibraltar is still far away. Unexpectedly, the opportunity arises to experience a stage...

The wind has picked up overnight and is blowing strongly over the beach and the open space. I immediately abandon the attempt to take a walk on the beach as soon as I come over...

November 29, 2021: Montpellier F. After waking up with ice on the windows this morning and a forecast of 0 degrees again for tonight, we wanted to stay overnight at a...

In Toulouse, we first went to the exhibition 'Halle de la Machine', which we had already seen in Nantes - by chance - before. In a large hall, more or less crazy machines are...

Dark clouds and strong winds. That's how Sunday morning greets me. A desperate look at the weather map gives little hope. It remains this way. The wind blows so strongly that...

The rain on the roof hasn't stopped and continues to persist, I don't want to imagine how it looks further down in Spain, the campsite by the sea is probably completely...