Murten Switzerland
Yet another fairytale town on a beautiful Swiss lake. Colette found this on a map as we were doing research for our Franco-Swiss…
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Aiguille Du Midi
Chamonix is the birthplace of modern Alpinism, and THE place to be if you’re a climber. Since Mont Blanc is easily accessible from…
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Cosmique Ridge
Climbers on the Cosmique Ridge route up the Auguille du Midi.
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Vent du Dragon
An album of Eric and Michal climbing the Vent du Dragon on the Auguille du Midi.
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Lausanne Switzerland
Yet another stop on our Franco-Swiss vacation – Lausanne. Situated on the north shore of Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), Colette thought that it…
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La Cibourg Switzerland
After the hustle and bustle of Zurich, we knew that we would want a night out in the countryside with cowbells and fresh…
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Zurich Switzerland
Before the government regulators opened up their bank books to the rest of the world, everybody with serious money had a Swiss bank…
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Oberammergau Time Warp
Since Don and Leone had photos from Oberammergau in 1957, we retraced their steps on our way back from Garmisch in an attempt…
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Climbing Zugspitze
Altitude, Check. Snow, Check. Safety Cables, … 5:54 AM This was supposed to be a Via Ferrata with steel cabling in most of…
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Return to Garmisch
Garmisch is THE must-do town for people visiting Bavaria, right after seeing the Neuschwanstein Castle. Classic Germany, right at the base of the…
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Besigheim Germany
We stumbled across Besigheim on our drive back from Heidelberg to Stuttgart. We like to stay off the autobahn and meander through back…
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Bad Wimpfen
Bad Wimpfen was highly recomended by my friend Bruce as a charming little village, and he was spot on. We thoroughly enjoyed wandering…
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Heilbronn Germany
We detoured through Heilbronn to check out their astronomical clock. Unfortunately it wsa pretty meh, but sometimes you just have to explore to…
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Heidelberg Weekend
An amazing weekend visiting (revisiting for Colette) Heidelberg. A must-do for anyone visiting Germany, and even a must-do for Germans judging by the…
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Lake Titisee
When the hotels are all closed because of coronavirus, an RV will get you where you want to go! We had our sights…
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Bad Liebenzell
What started as a random hike pulled from Wikiloc turned out to be a beautiful late spring day. 67 degrees and sunny is…
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Ottenbach Hike
Another excellent crowd-sourced hike from Wikiloc! Websites like Alltrails, Komoot, and Wikiloc are amazing resources for those of us who want to get…
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Schonbuch Hike
If you’re going to do a 25.2 mile hike, why not make it a full marathon? A huge part of training for my…
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Reussenstein Loop Hike
A hike I dug up on Wikiloc, it looked interesting due to the old castle ruins and some elevation. 12.4 miles and 2,300…
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Castle Wandering
One of the good things about the COVID-19 lockdown is that since we’re confined to the German state of Baden-Wurttemburg, we’re exploring a…
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