Travelogues Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Since yesterday, I have no longer been hiking in Spain, but in France - still in the Basque Country, though. But to put it a bit more 'in order': After the last entry here, the...

After 2 months in Switzerland, I'm back on the road :)

We are in Saint Jean de Luz, close to the border with Spain. We don’t find much in this place. It is too oriented towards tourists, and unfortunately, the Basque or French...

Today we will cycle to La Réole, where the campsite is located right by the Garonne River.

Distance 108 kilometers, cumulative 3,389 kilometers | Elevation 1,000, cumulative 27,250 To celebrate the day, I am in France, and I took two showers today. The first time,...

We could only park the bikes in front of the hotel the day before. Unfortunately, there was no shade there either. The high temperature in the afternoon probably caused the front...

Today we took a trip to Biarritz - we are really excited about this place. Compared to the nearby Saint Jean de Luz, it feels more modern and elegant, and probably a bit more...

On the way to Arcachon, we make a stop in Bordeaux. Although it's a large city, it has a cozy feel. We are staying in a suburb called Le Bouscat, filled with many old small...

We are still on the island of Ile de Re and hope to relax here. Our stay in La Rochelle was a bit turbulent. We realized there that Marina cannot handle grains during the grass...

We continue from Toulouse along the side canal of the Garonne.

27.05.24 After the barrier doesn't let us out again 🫣we drive, after we finally manage it, by ferry across the Gironde estuary from Le Verdon to Royan. Rudi's first...

23.05.24 Today we start from Carcans Plage to Montalivet, also a town on the Atlantic. We pass the Lac d' Hourtin, a huge inland lake. We find a sunny parking spot right...

22.05.24 We decide to sail from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic today, despite the unclear weather conditions. Almost 500 km along the Pyrenees, which are within sight. Past...

As Hape Kerkeling once said: "I'm off then" The day begins after a short and restless night due to the excitement. We leave at 8am directly for Frankfurt Central Station. With...

Good things come to those who wait...or something like that. The first report has been a long time coming and is therefore a bit longer. But no one is forced to read it -...

We spend some time in the morning repairing the leaking front wheel of the Velotraum. Filling the sealant doesn't go as hoped, taking the tire off - putting in sealant hasn't been...

For breakfast, there is finally no white bread, but muesli. This is a real change. Today we are going a short distance to La Rochelle. However, the 35 km route constantly goes up...

Today we are heading to Rochefort after taking the ferry over the estuary of the Dordogne and the Garonne to Royan. We will start at 07:00 AM with our bikes from Surlac-sur-Mer...

We have arrived in Bayonne and immediately took a walk through the city late in the evening. One thing is for sure: it's different here. At first, we weren't sure if we liked it...

We have traveled further south to the Atlantic coast, to Cap Ferret, near Arcachon. We are camping in an endless-seeming pine forest by the sea. The Atlantic is a bit cool, but...

La Rochelle continues to prove a fantastic city. In addition to a really buzzing nightlife, there are beautiful arcades with many shops, mainly for fashion. Organic food is also...

I'm biased here, please consider my contribution from Camper or Caravan. Christian and I have been touring in the caravan for three months now, and we are now almost the...

We're back. Atlantic here we come

After coffee, we head to the beach by the marina in Hourtin. There's not much going on there, which is no surprise given the existing restrictions. There is already a great golf...

The weather forecast for the next few days is very similar: max. 40 to 42 °C. We think that is sufficient. Today we conclude the canal tour at Castets and Castillon, where the...

12 days isn't much at all. It would actually take months to see every village, every river, every castle and every cave in this region. And almost every town says that it is one...

The beach at Truc Vert is located near Arcachon. This place, in turn, is situated quite centrally on the nearly 300 km long Atlantic coast of southern France. Along this entire...

The beauty of Bordeaux was evident. Classicist buildings of medium height, magnificent facades, a manageable tangle of streets and grand boulevards, Gothic churches and squares...

On Sunday morning, I woke up in my bunk. Despite the small hostel room, the beds were comfortably equipped: USB connection and power outlet, lamp and shelf space, along with a...

Stopover in Biarritz.