Travelogues Grand Est

I follow the Canal des Vosges to Epinal

Today’s itinerary included another shorter distance - from Metz to Nancy - so I could fully enjoy my first breakfast in France.

Up the Moselle the wet way

It's half past five in the morning in Alsace. Water splashes on the Mistral roof, thick droplets drum and bang on our mobile abode, waking me from sweet dreams of streets where...

Time has once again flown by far too quickly, and the journey home is still long. Finally, I don't want to hide from you the fact that I have a problem with the unscrupulous,...

Rain is drumming loudly on the caravan roof, waking me from dreams of streets where Crémeux and Riesling flow. This is the motto for our travel year 2025.

Sometimes the most beautiful place is right next door ... A trip over Strasbourg, the Canal du Rhône to Rhine, and back on the Rhine. Gift vouchers make a great present. Years...

The next stage of our journey takes us on the Rhine Side Canal to Iffezheim to the MBC-Iffezheim. It is also the final stretch on the Rhine where we will be locked through. We...

From Kehl, we visited Strasbourg, a 7-kilometer bike ride one way, which my foot-injured Chinese companion should be able to manage. On the way back, we planned to shop at Aldi...

We leave Mulhouse behind us, even though the harbor has a very central location, it lacks any charm. Apart from the exhaust system of the main train station, which created a...

We begin our day in Mulhouse with the obligatory trip to the bakery; we need a baguette, or better yet, two. Breakfast was planned, and I intended to shower and get a haircut at...

For the crossing in the channel at the Burgundy Gate, we have planned three stages. After our registration for the subsequent stretch, we start the ascent to Montreux-Château....

To start off in Alsace for this year's spring/summer tour, we settled in at the campsite in Ribeauville, where we met Karl and Margitta and undertook a bike tour in the...

We spent three nights in Langres, a small French town in the Champagne region. It has a cathedral from the 12th century. We endured the cold outside in our cozy heated camper...

Unfortunately, I cannot upload images at this time. Almost on time at 8 o'clock, I thought the bike was ready to go. I only noticed the flat tire when I moved the bike. So,...

From Rouen, I traveled, again via Paris, to Strasbourg. Here too, I was lucky to be able to stay with someone I knew. Emily, my roommate's sister, was kind enough to host...

I love it when a plan works out. But unfortunately, things never go as expected. But let's start from the beginning. On October 27, 2024, we were still at my mother's birthday...

The first day took me initially to Wiesbaden, where my sister Birgit and her husband Adem live. A small lunch and the exchange of news was a welcome break on my first day of...

We have arrived in Alsace and are watching the big ships battling upstream against the current of the Rhine. Or the paddlers who will be landing in Rotterdam within a few hours,...

From Tours we continue to Troyes. Here there is a very pleasant and spacious parking area in the city (Air de Camping-Car). The bike ride to the historic center is a bit...

Now we were finally in France and were excited to tour this camper-friendly country. The joy didn't last long and we were back in Germany in no time, but more on that later. But...

It's July and we have 10 days off. Not much time and in the peak season. Sea beaches and high mountains are thus out of the question. So how about a trip to Champagne? Pearls of...

After a punctual start, we arrived in Strasbourg after a 9-hour bus ride and, after a short walk, also reached our hotel where we were greeted very friendly. Very satisfied with...

16.06.23 For the first time on vacation, the alarm clock rings this morning. Seven o'clock - an inhuman time. We immediately set off for a final half-hour drive with the...

15.06.23 We were able to sleep in today - until the lawnmowers started roaring. Jan and I rode into town with the smallest wheels in the world to buy baguette and coincidentally...

14.06.23 This morning, Denis goes to the Boulangerie for a change. The hero not only comes back with baguettes and croissants, but also with Eclairs. By chance, we leave at the...

13.06.23 After our morning walk to the Boulangerie, we make our way back. It quickly becomes clear that locking upstream is a different story than going down. Where do you...

12.06.23 We were woken up by the lovely sound of the leaf blower. Jan decides to stay in bed. After he finally managed to get up, we had to do some shopping because our water...