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On February 9th, a Friday, we traveled to Sedrun in Switzerland to go skiing or snowboarding of course. The BBS Emden and Aurich were also there. The departure was actually...
Hello active seniors, I have a really great tip for you: A hiking week for fit pensioners with the staff of Hotel Sunstar Davos Platz. I'm not being ironic. We just went on this...
San Bernardino Pass
Yesterday on July 16, 2021, the final stage took place from Splügen (Graubünden) over the San Bernardino Pass (2066 m above sea level) to Bellinzona (Ticino). I was at breakfast...
About 100 years ago, Davos was primarily known as a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. And the city owed this reputation mainly to the German doctor Alexander Spengler. He...
I was already looking forward to today's stage at home, drove the road version on January 1st, 2020 with P in the car and still remembered it as beautiful. I had already...
Who wouldn't want to hike through fog in the Alps at 4°C during their summer vacation? It's truly an experience, even though it wasn't exactly what we had in mind. But the...
Wednesday 10.5. (85 km) Finally, we continue towards Davos... Our destination for today is Landeck. The sun is shining and we cycle along the Inn River all day at about 25...
For the third consecutive day, we hopped on our bikes to take full advantage of the beautiful weather window. First, we saddled up the bikes on Asap, went up a bit, and arrived...
Just before our first pass of the tour
Off to Italy! That is the motto on Friday morning. We want to enjoy the sun one last time before finishing the trip. The bags are quickly packed and we set off in Markdorf...
View from the hotel room in Splügen
Hello everyone! Yes, we have arrived safely in Switzerland. By train and after changing trains several times, we have now arrived in Davos. As you may know, we have booked rooms...
Today was a very intense day, not only because it was the most alpine stage so far. First highlight: after the mediocre hotel breakfast, I want to send the book that I have been...
As dreamy as our campsite was, it was bitterly cold up there. So, early in the morning, I crawled out of my sleeping bag shivering slightly, eagerly awaiting the first rays of...
TCS Thusis Viamala Camping Site 74 Day 1: Weather: nice, warm Hiking in the Weisstannental
Our third day in Davos was supposed to be a bit more relaxed. The goal was to sleep in, go on a short tour, and enjoy some delicious food. Stefanie thoroughly enjoyed staying in...
08/31/22 At 5:40am we meet at Berlin-Südkreuz, the train departs at 6:10am and is already 2 minutes delayed. In Frankfurt, we only have a 10-minute connection. Let's see how it...
The supposed rest days in Davos ended on Friday, when another, this time only two-day bikepacking tour was planned. We wanted to visit the neighboring Schanfigg Valley near...
Despite the roaring stream, we were able to find restful sleep. Tomorrow, we'll prefer to close the tailgate. Thanks to croissants and delicious pastries right on site, we found...
After a rather hot night in Bregenz, we took the bikes and went on a morning breakfast tour to explore the cycle paths and the town square. Bregenz is really beautiful. Spicy...
Today, I would have loved to ride over the Splügen Pass. But of course, things turned out differently. After breakfast, I started early to tackle the alpine stage. At Bonaduz, I...
It took a few days until the next entry here in the blog. The remaining week with Hans flew by and we were so busy that there was simply no time to write. But now back to the...
So the first day literally fell into the water. Instead of ambitiously tackling the Fuorcla Sulej and being rewarded with a grand panorama of the glaciated Bernina Group, Hans...
It was announced that it would rain a lot and quite heavily. Yesterday I spent a long time googling for accommodation that doesn't cost 300 CHF and is not closed. Under these...
After all the trail fun around Davos, it was finally time to seriously and permanently turn our gaze to the west. In the next few days, I wanted to get much closer to the...
The spectacular start of the Alps Epic Trail
280/5651 74 Sustenpass 75 Oberalppass 76 Albula Today was a relaxed ride with one of my favorites, namely the western approach to the Albula Pass. For me, one of the most...
At 8:30 a.m., we started the 1800m climb from Stilfserjoch with little traffic. Almost 3 hours later, with more traffic, we reached the highest point of our tour. As expected,...