3-Day Hike in the Massif de Belledonne
We spent three days hiking in Massif de Belledone. The hike covered 33km and more than 2500m of altitude gain. The 70km long massif forms a part of the French…
Mountains
Secondary Residence or Not?
Every spring, we return to the same gîte in Bozel, tucked in the Savoie mountains — and every year, the same debate resurfaces: should we finally buy a secondary residence,…
Preamble to Two-Week Stay in Savoie
A Last-Minute Stay in Savoie The second part* of our summer starts today, 31 July 2020. We have booked a chalet at Feissons-sur-Salins, a tiny village located at an altitude…
Retezat National Park
Hiking through Romania's oldest national park — glacial lakes, scree scrambles, and two nights at a mountain cabana in the Retezat Mountains.