Back in France

It’s March and Mike and I are back at our campground near Marseille France. We are back but not exactly in one piece. I broke my leg three weeks before our return flight. Not the best timing. I have a large walking boot on one leg and a knee brace on the other. Our plans …

Marseille and Montpellier

My apologies for the delay in writing.  Our lives seem to be somewhat consumed with my broken leg.  Mike says that it …

Aix-en-Provence

Mike and I are currently exploring the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region better known as Provence which includes the French Riviera. Here are cities and …

FRENCH DRIVERS!

Everything they say about French drivers is true. This is our seventh year in Europe (our original plan was for three years) …

Southern France

My cousin Jane just spent the last four days with us in southern France which was really nice. As you can see …

A little nerve-racking

I am trying to write this article as we are driving north through the French Alps. We will eventually head north-east towards …

Lake Geneva

Leaving Grenoble we wanted to visit the Swiss cities of Geneva and Lausanne both on Lake Geneva.  As I mentioned in an …

Summary of our year in France

I am having an unusually difficult time writing this summary of our time in France. Unbelievably, we have spent almost a full …

Switzerland (1 of 2)

As I write this Mike and I are just leaving Switzerland. We have spent about three weeks touring this country. I can’t …

Mountains of Austria

Mike and I have spent quite a bit of time in Austria over the last few years but we haven’t been in …

Munich

Mike and I really like both Munich and Bavaria. We have been here before, on vacation, and I have been here on …

Eastern Germany

After enduring a few weeks of chilly temperatures and threatening rain, today’s weather is lovely. So why am I sitting here writing …

Berlin and more

I am a somewhat hesitant starting to write this post. For one reason, it is a little late, but Mike and I …

Potsdam

Mike and I visited the city of Potsdam before returning to Canada in August. Our plan, after arriving back in Germany, was …

Cycling to the Baltic

We did it! We just completed a cycle route from the Adriatic near Trieste in Italy all the way to the Baltic …

Great first day in Poland

After just a few hours in Poland I wanted to let you know about our great first day here. Yes, we have …

Poland

Mike and I spent 12 lovely days in western Poland. We could easily have slowed down and spent more time in the …

Ljubljana and Koper

It has been a little while since I posted my last article. Things have been a little hectic both on the home …

Trieste and Venice

Trieste: One day Mike and I took our bicycles into Trieste. We had two aims. The first was to do one of …

2023 Summary

Well, 2023 didn’t quite go how we expected but it has been an interesting year. We started with medical issues and ended …