This past weekend was expected to be one of the last, if not the last one, with good, almost Summer-like weather: plenty of sunshine and warm daytime temperatures. So, we planned a hike in South-western Vercors on Sunday. This was a hike we’ve thought about for a while, since we […]
Old railway lines make perfect bike paths: they go from town center to town center, or from village to village, and even if not completely flat, they have gentle grades. The US has its Rails-To-Trails project, which is a nation-wide system, and France has La Dolce Via in the Ardèche […]
We have been fortunate to have had wonderful weather most of this Summer and the beginning of the Fall, and when it has been not so good it has happened during the weekdays, and weekends have been nice. And so it was again this past weekend. We dedicated Saturday to […]
The heat was back (and still is) after a few cooler days, and we took advantage of the nice weather going on another bicycle tour on Saturday (14.9.). Since we have fully explored the two nearby valleys — Grésivaudan and Isère — we looked for other options within a short […]
Our weekend plans had to be revised since I broke my fourth toe on Friday night. So, no running and long hikes for a while. I did manage to try on new MTB shoes, so next week’s bicycle tour is still in the plans. Since the weather was so gorgeous, […]
Saariselkä is more than thousand kilometers North of Helsinki and it took us 12 hours to get there; first by train to Oulu (5h30m), where we changed to another train for Rovaniemi (2h15m). From there we took a bus to Saariselkä (3h). We arrived late in Lapland but it was […]
This past Sunday (23.6.) we returned to the Southern Vercors in attempt to hike the route we started a year ago but were forced to quit because of rain and strong wind. This time we were much luckier — it was all sunshine and warm, but not too hot, with […]
On Sunday (3.3.) we visited the cave in La Balme-les-Grottes. We are not really great fans of caves, but this one looked interesting, safe, and not too far a drive away. On our way to the caves, we had a little walk in and around a small town of Le […]
We have recovered very well from last Sunday’s marathon in Berlin. We had planned to hike to this 300-year-old oak tree since we recently learned that just last year it was added to the list of the most remarkable trees in France. It stands alone on the top of the […]