RV living for beginners
Do you find the idea of living in an RV for a while appealing? Whether you’re ready for the ultimate camping adventure or you want to take a road trip across the United States,...
Category: Travel
How to ski the Powder Highway in British Columbia
The Powder Highway is the nickname for a ski-drive in British Columbia, Canada. Earlier this year, hubby G and I took a trip to visit a series of Alpine ski resorts, including Kicking Horse,...
Zemphire camping holiday competition and giveaway
Zempire Camping Equipment is offering a huge holiday giveaway to their home in New Zealand. The competition, which is free to enter, includes: Return flights for four people to Auckland, New Zealand 13 nights...
Book review: Mont Blanc Walks
Cicerone has an amazing collection of books and when I am heading to a new area for walking or running, I like to take one or two with me. On a trip to Chamonix...
Summer in the Alps: E-MTB from Chamonix
As I have written before, the popularity of e-biking is fast rising and in the Alps many people have e-mountain bikes. I enjoyed a great day of e-mountain biking in Portes du Soleil and...
Chamonix: Take a mountain train to Mer du Glace
On a recent trip to Chamonix in the French Alps, Hubby G and I took the mountain train to Montenvers to visit the Mer du Glace. The train fare is covered by the summer...
Book review: Trail running in Chamonix & Mont Blanc Region
The Cicerone book, Trail running: Chamonix & Mont Blanc Region, is a brilliant guide to the many different routes on offer in this fantastic outdoors playground. The author Kingsley Jones has detailed 40 routes...
Summer in the Alps: Outdoor activities in Les Portes Du Soleil
Les Portes du Soleil is a mountain area in the Alps. For many decades it has been a popular skiing destination with 12 inter-connected ski resorts to enjoy in France and Switzerland – and...
Les Portes du Soleil: Spotlight on four destinations
A trip to Les Portes du Soleil for some summer fun in the mountains revealed a host of things to do and some wonderful villages and resorts. The 12 resorts include, in France, Abondance,...
E-mountain biking: Les Portes du Soleil
E-bikes are cheating, right? But then that meant that most of the mountain bikers in Les Portes du Soleil area of the French Alps were cheats. Everywhere I looked, the bikes had batteries and...
