Musings from Montgènevre
21/02/25 As I sit here on a Friday evening, full to bursting with cheese and bacon stuffed pancakes, I can hear the sounds of rumbling engines. Ice is being crushed… Read more »
Category: France
Vauban Forts and Gargouilles
.17/02/2025 Our journey to Briançon was a mere 17km through the other villages that serve the Serre Chevalier ski area. We decided that we definitely like Monêtiers best. The other… Read more »
An Extended Stay in Le Monêtiers les Bains
15/02/2025 It seems like ages since we arrived in the aire at Le Monêtiers les Bains. We paid to stay for five nights and then we extended for a further… Read more »
A Baptism of Fire, or Water?
06/02/25 Is it slightly mad to embark on a new three month trip in the Alps in winter with a new van? Hopefully not. Something could go wrong, but that’s… Read more »
Driving Home for Christmas
16/12/2023 With Christmas fast approaching it was time for us to return home. We had a long drive ahead of us, re-tracing our steps back through the Gran San Bernardo… Read more »
A Last Minute Dash to the Alps
27/11/2023 When we got back from Switzerland in October I’d decided to look for work. Some of our income is generated through a rental property (our old home) and still… Read more »
Off we go again
29/08/23 Our autumn plans had been inspired by our quick visit to Switzerland earlier this year. This time we wanted to spend a few weeks in Switzerland with possibly some… Read more »
War Memorials and Waiting
23/04/2023 Our fuel tank was running dry and we needed to fill it up with the cheap stuff as soon as we crossed the border between Germany and Luxembourg. Then… Read more »
Castles and Vineyards in the Alsace
20/04/2023 Leaving Gruyeres we continued on Swiss roads, making sure we registered on the Via app again so that we were road legal. The route took us through the Jura… Read more »
A Family Week in the Grand Massif
23/03/2023 Skiing has always been a bit of a family pastime. Paul and Aaron’s first experience of skiing was when Paul’s Dad generously paid for the whole family to go… Read more »
The Ups and Downs of Ski Weather
16/03/2023 Skiing despite the weather in Les Saisies 2023 has been one of the worst ski seasons for some time. A combination of low snowfall and warm temperatures have left… Read more »
Run to the Alps
09/03/2023 It’s been a long time since Bertie had a big adventure! When we returned from our two years of travel in 2019 we aimed for another five years of… Read more »
Making A Speedy Exit. Six Countries in 48 Hours
09/05/19 – 11/05/19 We were packing up and making ready to leave the campsite in Lienz. We had a route planned through Austria, taking maybe a week to take in… Read more »
Not Brexit Day
29/03/19 Well today was meant to be THAT day, the day that Britain was to leave the EU. Unless you’ve been deliberately ignoring the topic (and I wouldn’t blame you)… Read more »
Spring Skiing in St Gervais les Bains
25/03/19 – 28/03/19 We were in St-Gervais-les-Bains, not because we had any particular plans, but because I was feeling under the weather and we wanted somewhere free and warm (ie… Read more »
Cutting the Cord in Les Carroz and a Ski Day in Flaine
22/03/19 – 24/03/19 The forecast for the weekend was warm, in the mid teens during the day and only slipping down to about -2 in the cold hours of the… Read more »
Skiing Les Saisies
18/03/19 – 21/03/19 We packed ourselves up and said goodbye to Camping Montchavin, we really liked the campsite but hadn’t been so enthralled by the skiing at La Plagne, it… Read more »
Skiing La Plagne from Montchavin Les Coches
12/03/19 – 17/03/19 Montchavin and Les Coches are two villages sitting almost on top of each other at the eastern extremities of La Plagne resort and very close to the… Read more »
Not Going to (La) Plagne
11/03/19 We were more than ready to move on from Camping Huttopia; not that we hadn’t enjoyed our stay, but 11 nights in one place is rather a long time… Read more »
Skiing Les Arcs from Bourg Saint Maurice
28/02/19 – 10/03/19 When Aaron told us that he had an opportunity for some leave we set to work trying to find somewhere to ski. We needed to find somewhere… Read more »