Tag: France
Three random road trip blunders – Challenging weather, multitasking and glass door obstacle course
It’s May – Let’s go hiking in Bavaria I had been counting the days, weeks and months until my next train hike. The plan was to go hiking in Bavaria.…
Buying wine in French
I had a premonition that to buy wine in Lyon would be a different experience. And I was not let down. With ample time to spare, I searched Internet for…
Use online communities to meet people on your road trip
The world of independent travel is not the same. So says every generation, looking back at technological changes that brought new behavior. This holds true for the travel junkies who…
The retired sleeper services in Europe – And the new ones
This spring France said buh bye to night trains from Paris. The explanation is that they are too expensive to run and so the French government has withdrawn its financial…
Road trippin’ through Belgium and French Normandy to understand one’s own city better
The same question kept returning in every place we visited but the only answer I could come up with was: “Everything that one has back home and that is amplified…
The Motions of Paris in June
The Parisian summer climate is sticky to say the least. When the sun is out in Paris during summer you can expect clothes sticking to your skin and a constant…
Five Days InterRail Through Spain, France, and Germany
There is plenty to discover in Europe. And one of the most exhilirating ways to do it is by train, especially regional trains. With regional trains you can discover villages…