A Long Weekend in Pila
07/09/2026 After being battered by the bike trails in Cervinia we were off to Pila where we hoped that the trails would be kinder. The blue trails on the map… Read more »
Category: Walking
A Shopping Trip and a Mountain Pass
29/08/2026 After two bike parks we had a decision to make. Should we invest in some downhill mountain biking gear? Most of the people we’d seen on downhill trails had… Read more »
Summer in La Plagne
28/08/2026 We left Les Saisies in the afternoon, making sure we were out before we ticked over into another 24 hour period. Stupidly I’d forgotten to top up the CCP… Read more »
August 2026 – Finally Moving
In August things finally started moving and we felt able to start making some plans. Selling Our Flat Our buyer had started to get very frustrated and was pushing her… Read more »
Heatwaves in June 2026
June. The start of the summer heatwaves of 2026. I hope this is an aberration as we are really not capable of enduring summers like this on a regular basis…. Read more »
Spring in the UK – May 2026
A field near Crackington Haven At the beginning of May our peaceful farmer’s field was invaded by the people who were turning up for the Land Rover event. It was… Read more »
Making the Most of Cervinia
17/03/2026 After Monterosa we had a bit of a debate. Where should we go for a final few days of skiing in the Aosta valley? We could go somewhere we… Read more »
Resting in the Lys Valley
09/03/2026 After Pila, guess where we went. Yes, that’s right, we popped back to Châtillon. We’re not the only people who are using this location as a bit of a… Read more »
Abandoned Villages and Tourist Villages
03/03/2026 We scooted back down the valley to Châtillon for a quick break, leaving Cervinia on the Friday afternoon to avoid the expected weekend hordes. Of course we don’t know… Read more »
Aqueducts and Snow
22/02/2026 We were originally planning to stay in Fenis a second night, but after our walk we were a bit hot and sweaty and decided we’d rather be on EHU… Read more »
Planning and Re-planning
18/02/2026 We made a little plan before we left Pre Saint Didier. It wasnt complex, just a drive to Aosta and skiing in Pila. But even a simple plan can… Read more »
Ski Saint Gervais les Bains
14/02/2026 Saint Gervais les Bains is somewhere we have been before, and when we were looking at options to sit out a snowy day it seemed ideal. It’s pretty low… Read more »
Interlude in Totnes
16/01/2026 Well finally I have finished blogging Norway. That’s a relief to get out of the way although it is also 12 days after my self-imposed deadline so I am… Read more »
Goodbye to Norway
27/10/2025 Our drive south to Tønsberg was fairly uneventful. It’s only rationale was to get us closer to Larvik where we would take our ferry back to Hirtshals in Denmark…. Read more »
A Mountain with a Hole
23/10/2025 We’d just had a mega hike but we still needed to find somewhere to spend the night. And I needed to work the next day too, so ideally we… Read more »
A Fort, Two Moose and a Troll Maiden
20/10/2025 We woke at Kvina after a good night’s sleep. We had another day of driving and sight seeing planned as we continued the Helgelands Coastal Trail. Gronsvik Coastal Fort… Read more »
Last Days of the Lofotens
16/10/2025 Our lovely clear day was over and we woke up to more wind and rain. We left our island in the harbour and moved onto another paid parking area… Read more »
Sunny Sunday in Ballstad
13/10/2025 We’d looked at possible stopovers for the next night and Paul found a camper area on a platform in a harbour. At 400 NOK (about £33) it was definitely… Read more »
Lofotr Viking Museum
09/10/2025 As we left Svolvær the weather was slightly improving but forecast to get even worse that night. We didn’t have a plan of where to stay that evening but… Read more »