Travelogues New Aquitaine

14.5.2022 The tour continues as it left off the day before. You ride through the forest for most of the day. The paths are excellently marked and in good condition....

After a wonderful time on the Iberian Peninsula, we are back in France. We immediately headed for the coast. We parked our command center near the beach, where we actually...

The vacation in Capbreton is over and we are waiting for the rest of the gang in Messanges. Marci is the first one to arrive in the morning, followed by Dethleff with Freddy,...

The next day we wake up early and realize that the toilets are already closed...Damn...that means changing our biorhythm, anyone who sleeps in parking lots and can't find a...

It was nice to travel together again. It's more fun with two. We spent the first few days in Paris. We explored a lot and took advantage of free admission to many...

Somehow we left our pitch a bit late today..... God knows why. We didn't start driving until just before 12, heading towards the famous wandering dune in Arcachon, where the...

When most people think of Bordeaux, they first think of wine - and we also started our visit at the city's large and modern wine museum before exploring the old town.

Phare de la Coubre

12.5.2022 By train it takes about 2 hours from Bordeaux to Biarritz. The train is only moderately occupied, most people get off in Bordeaux. You can see that Biarritz is an old...

Museum as a ship lift. One of two locomotives

On the train to La Rochelle, I sat next to a French man who I think was around 60 years old. He was very nice and gave me lots of tips for La Rochelle and the number of an...

Today the first morning without sun ☀️ it's raining a bit. It belongs here too. We drive along the Dordogne for a while until about 30km before Bordeaux. I liked the stretch...

Stage 8 Île d´Oléron —> Biarritz 380 KM (Total 1866KM) Next, we had Biarritz or Lascaux as the top choices. The Lascaux Caves are located in the Dordogne region and are a...

We arrive in La Rochelle in the late afternoon. At the marina, we find a central parking space. From there, we can walk into the city. The city is exactly to our taste. A...

View from our apartment

July 26 - 29 Finally arrived on the Atlantic coast. Biarritz one of the many surf spots on the coast. This is where Chris was supposed to jump into the waves and learn to surf...

Der bretonische Herbst zeigt sich von seiner besten Seite und verweigert uns das Frühstück vor dem Bus! Also schnell einpacken und ab die Post. In Crozon erstmal gestoppt und...

Contrary to the beautiful city of Aveiro, we were not quite as impressed with Porto. This was probably mainly due to the fact that we could not reach the center, including the...

On the island of Ile de ré, holiday vibes came already on the super long bridge that connects the island to the mainland. Beautiful weather, great beaches, and lots of nature....

If we usually travel to Spain for vacation, we drive through in one day. Because this time everything is different and we have more time, we decided to stay in the Perigord (F)...

Big cities are not necessarily our favorite travel destinations. It's often difficult for our bus to pass through all the streets and finding a parking space is not easy either....

We set off on our way to the Dune de Pilat, driving through the Biscarosse district, which has a lot to offer. We make a stop at Lake Aureilhan and take a great walk with...

Today I am taking a vacation, doing laundry, enjoying the beach, and exploring the tourist traps. The beach is as beautiful as in Campeche. The only thing missing is the...

We're leaving around half past 10 today, earlier than usual, but we also have more kilometers ahead of us than usual. Originally we wanted to stop in Agen, but once again we...

A pleasant short journey of only 80km took us over the 2.9km toll bridge from La Rochelle to the island. The middle part of the bridge allows for a clearance of 27m above sea...

Our journey continued as planned on Tuesday, June 13th, heading north. Along the way, we crossed the Gironde Estuary on a ferry. We set up camp for 2 nights in Marennes - Plage....

The Dune de Pilat near Arcachon is the highest sand dune in Europe. The ascent is unexpectedly difficult. Our feet sink very far into the sand and progress is very slow because...

9.2. Actually made coffee at 3.30 and around 4 o'clock maps sent me on rural roads towards Colmar. Then the highway and that was good. Almost 3 hours through the first mountain...

There was no bad awakening today. On the contrary: the cats and horses are calm, a beautiful courtyard here (apart from the access road...) and slept well!After breakfast and a...