Travelogues Nouvelle-Aquitaine

After the rain comes the good weather, luckily because we had a fairly long stage with a lot of elevation gain 💪

After I slept until just before 8, and very well, I packed my things and took the train to Saint-Jean-De-Pied. The journey took 1 hour, during which I polished off yesterday's...

The journey today along the dune was shocking. The entire forest area here has been completely burned down and is ashen gray. From the dune, which fortunately remains so...

After my 3-day surfing course, my arms and thighs were really sore. The morning was tough and I couldn't get out of bed. I had to really force myself today 😴. I packed...

I woke up around half past eight and stayed in bed for a little while longer. Around half past nine, I packed my backpack with water and a towel and headed to the bakery. I got...

Nadine: Continuing along the west coast of France, our destination today is the Dune du Pilat, a gigantic sand dune recommended to us by our nephew Arvid, and the next and final...

During the night, there was strong wind but it remained dry - as here in some regions we passed through, many rivers have low water due to drought, streams have dried up, and...

We made a stop on our way to the east coast of Spain in the city of Pau, which has 80,000 inhabitants, located at the foot of the Pyrenees. I had never heard of this place before....

What a warm welcome in this small village of Pimbo. Delicious pancakes😋

Until now, we always woke up early when staying overnight close to the Earth, but not this morning: at half past seven we opened our eyes and started packing up our utensils. ...

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Arrived in Lamarque

I used the 3-month winter break to fill up my travel budget by working a part-time job at a French bakery. Now I am traveling again (this time not alone, but with my travel...

I got up around 9 o'clock and went to a bakery. I got a baguette, 1 croissant, and 2 pain au chocolat. When I came out of the bakery, about 40 road cyclists passed me. "Are we...

It's raining! So we're taking it easy today. We're planning our onward journey, reading and resting! In the afternoon the weather fortunately improves again, we walk to the sea...

A day in Bordeaux

I got up around 9 o'clock and packed everything together. With an empty stomach, I headed back to Arcachon. There was a fishing shop. Unfortunately, the owner of the fishing...

After a good café au lait at phare de balaine, this morning we left île de rhé and drove 350 km on completely empty toll highways to Contis Plage. Our T5 still purrs wonderfully...

It's been a while since I wrote anything... The past few days, I had some recurring issues, but this time I was able to handle them on my own. Fingers crossed. In that regard,...

After a week of travel time, a routine is slowly starting to set in and we have become a good team. Simon and Greta are our early birds and Fridi is our night owl. When Simon is...

Left for a day in the mud 😅

Day 9 France 2023 - 1,643km "Île d'Oléron" -> "Dune du Pyla" On the 3rd and last day on the beautiful Île d'oléron, we packed our 7 things in the morning and set off. The...

The day starts in Orca pajamas and with a delicious breakfast by the van. Followed by a not so delightful police check. With a lot of charm and excellent French skills, we...

After days at the sea in Lit et Mixe, it was time to continue our journey. On the way to Normandy, we stayed at a small square in Niort. There, we not only escaped the popular...

The morning started just like yesterday. I woke up late and packed everything up. I bought a panini and a fresh baguette at the bakery in the next village. The panini was...

Today we went to the du Pilat dunes on the Atlantic coast. We watched half of Switzerland's first game on the way and then the end at the campsite. We were repeatedly visited by...

Frankreich hat uns wieder und mit einem wunderschönen Plätzchen an den Dünen sehr nett begrüßt 😍🌊🚐 Wir schauen mal, wie lange das Wetter hier hält - solange es trocken bleibt...