Travelogues Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

On the first day we took a day trip to the Arve valley, more specifically to the town of Chamonix. The town has 8,644 inhabitants and is overlooked by the mountain range of the...

Today we covered one of our longest daily stages. Our route planner tells us 109 km and 5 locks. In the evening, we talked to the crew of the Sternchen. They arrived late from...

It was now time to leave Italy. The border point was Col de Seigne, just like on my last tour. So I knew what to expect - a great viewpoint, a fun and easy descent to Les...

County: Drôme

Our first stop is at a small campsite in the middle of the forest in Fondespierre. The site has just opened for the 2nd day of the new season, so it is accordingly empty. There...

In Clermont-Ferrand, we took a short city tour and then hiked to an extinct volcano.

The queen of spa towns and how one day turned into five

Our next leg goes to Mâcon, and we are moving on the most beautiful stretch of the Saône for us. Initially, the settlements outside Lyon are closely spaced, but they gradually...

With a better planned tour, navigation was handed back to Mini shortly after the start. Stefanie prefers to operate only the GoPro. After yesterday's more touristy tour, we...

Our breakfast was this time high up at 2000 m at the starting point of our tour to Fort de La Turra and beyond. Unfortunately, the weather didn't play along at first and it was...

Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Department: Haute-Savoie

We meet at the small square 'Le Clapas' in the small village of Salavas on the Ardeche river. Everyone arrives on Friday evening, and we set up camp and the mobile home. The joy...

Day 9 (September 9, 2020) We slept deeply and soundly last night, but we were still somewhat exhausted from yesterday's day. For breakfast, we had the last of the water and then...

Day 6 Today we got up very early and set off before breakfast. After half an hour of hiking through the still shady valley, we found a nice spot on the slope to have breakfast....

Day 5 This morning Simi and Jana made a fire and porridge with about 10 raisins and without sugar. We still got full. Shortly after the sun finally reached our spot, we set off,...

Day 2 Today we almost slept in. For breakfast, we had porridge with raisins and the collected Mirabelle plums. After drying the tents and packing our backpacks, we walked...

After all the distractions, it was time for some challenging days of bikepacking. The next big stage goal should be Briancon. The place where my eagerly awaited new bottom...

My stay in Motz is entering the next round. The original plan was for me to stay here until the end of June and then move to a new host in Burgundy. I decided to cancel Burgundy...

August 19, 2014 After breakfast that day, I helped my mom do the dishes while dad got the RV ready and my brothers played soccer. Then we drove south. Our first stop was at...

Our accommodation in Lyon was a bit smaller than in Nancy and was located slightly outside the city center. However, it was very well connected to public transportation, so we...

Slopes on the left bank slowly rise, initially in the distance, but gradually getting closer to the river. Just before Trévoux, the Saône river starts to twist and wind, as if...

Having left behind Meije, the next destination is Le Bourg d'Oisans. The first campsite we visited last year was closed due to prosperity (no one at the reception during opening...

Puddle with rain

Through France with a snowstorm

Lac Léman (français: le lac Léman ou le Léman [1] [lə (lak) lemɑ̃], parfois le lac de Genève [lə lak də ʒ(ə)nɛːv], allemand: Genfersee [ˈɡɛnfərˌzeː]) est un lac situé sur la...

Today the weather was more favorable to us. We got up early and at eight, in fresh temperatures and a mystical morning atmosphere, we headed to the golf course. We spent a...

From Grenoble to Aix-les-Bains- starting with the idea of easy, quick 70km along the valley for the day, I had a surprisingly hard time with headwind and low energy levels...

From Lalley to Grenoble- after a magic sunrise above all the fog and mist from the storm at night, I descended into the quite cold, foggy valleys, and climbed all the way up to...

After a comfortable 10 km ride along the 'Donauradweg' from the campsite to the cable car in Allemond, we first went up to about 2100 meters with the cable car. Rarely has an...