Travelogues Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Another super sunny hot day awaits us, with a manageable Cross Country route away from the campsite. Unfortunately, the legs were heavier than expected and the buttocks were...

Top motivated for our first tour, the choice was ultimately made for something more challenging. Recommendation from Bernhard and Lisa. Start at about 1900 meters above sea...

Highlight of the day: Surprisingly, the sun came out in the afternoon. Last night, I saw the lights of the houses on the opposite side of the lake. This morning, when I woke up,...

My living situation has been known since my last blog post. I will not introduce my new roommates in every blog post, because on the one hand I would not be able to keep up and...

So, I've decided to write a blog. Mmh, what do you write in a blog. The idea for the blog came about because everyone at home can follow a piece of my journey, so it will be...

Day 13 (September 13) After a restful night, lulled by the sound of the river, we got up early and soon found ourselves in pairs by the road. We hitchhiked our way to Briançon...

today we are getting up a bit later (6:30). breaking down the tent. heating up milk for the muesli. and then we're off. first, going up a bit and then towards arles. after an...

Rain is wet, but whatever, on to Chamonix anyway. The Eiger was still shrouded in mist. Over to Mont Blanc, destination St. Jean de Sixt. First 1000 km done. Because...

After Switzerland, I continued on to France. My first time in France was quite exciting. The bus ride across Switzerland to Lyon took 6 hours. Once I arrived, I immediately made...

From Aix-les-Bains to Cruseilles - as recommended by my hosts, I cycled over a pretty little mountain pass to Annecy (instead of directly towards Geneva) - totally worth it in...

Hiked route.

Highlight of the day: Chillon Castle, arrived in France, crossed the 200 Km mark My hotel was very centrally located in Montreux. However, it was very noisy and the comfort was...

I start my hike in the morning from a hiking and climbing area somewhere in the Ardèche. After a not too long distance, I find the perfect bathing spot in the clear river. The...

Day 4 This morning, the sun woke us up for the first time. With high spirits, we put on our shorts and had a cold breakfast. Then we climbed about 700 meters up to Col du grand...

After leaving TMB, I continued to the small town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. With Les Arcs, Val d'Isere, and Trois Vallees, some of France's most famous ski resorts were nearby, and...

At eight o'clock we are already ready to start and waiting for the bread. Astonishingly, it is delivered shortly after eight. A few Germans make jokes about it. Yesterday we had...

New Year's Eve 2018 was spent without my usual crew. I've never drunk so little alcohol during the turn of the year. I spent the days before sightseeing and saw a lot of the...

From Sauvernon to Lalley - starting early again, allowing me to arrive on the highest point already around midday - long break with beautiful view before descending to my next...

Highlight of the day: Feet up and enjoying the peace. After sleeping longer than usual, I had to take care of many things that I usually push to the background. This includes...

Highlight of the day: Filling a bottle of Knutwiler with Evian water. Originally, I wanted to have a rest day today. But those who know me know that I can't sit around all day....

Yesterday it started! As always when leaving, there was still much more to do than expected. Jenny said we would never manage to leave on April 1st. I claimed that we would...

After waking up in scorching heat, we headed to the small Italian town of Susa where our ice cream melted away, quickly making our way up to the mountains in France. We...

We leave the vineyards and head towards the French Alps. It's breathtaking to drive up and down the serpentine roads, admire the rock formations, and I'm damn glad that I'm not...

For today, heavy weather was announced in the south. I was impressed by the small harbor in Viviers, why not take a day off here and take a stroll through the town. Inspired by...

After our breakfast, which we enhanced with our leftovers, we went into the city. Buying tickets and understanding public transportation is not a problem for us, even in this...

We completed the second leg of our journey home without using the motorway. A good four hours on back roads through beautiful landscapes and villages to Voglans, which lies...

The next day we had to make progress, until Lac D'Aiguebelette near Chambery. Then we drive through the French Alps towards Turin. And from there towards...

On August 1st and 2nd, we camped for 2 nights in Ardèche (12€ per person per night). On the 2nd day, we went canoeing 🛶 for 8km. It was a lot of fun swimming in such a...

Camping International l'Ile aux Cygnes No. 51 on the lake Wednesday: Arrival and drying of our rear tent, with bicycle to Aix-les-Bains Thursday: sunny, hot, clouds 50 km bike...