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Where's the hairbrush?

Packing up camp can be pretty fraught, believe me. Sleeping bags never roll up small enough to get back into their teeny weeny bags, you...

Freeway to Freiburg

If anyone were to ask me whether it was worth taking bikes to France or Germany on holiday, the answer would be a resounding yes....

A Spiritual Stroll

There are many reasons that people walk: for some it is purely to burn off some calories, for others to be closer to nature and for some...

Les Plus Beaux Villages de Alsace

Eguisheim In 1982, an independent tourist association created 'Les Beaux Villages de France' (The most beautiful villages in France), in...

Dipping into Deutschland

After two days of cycling we decided to take the car over the border into Germany and have a drive into the hills of the Black Forest. We...

Little Venice in Alsace

I've never been to Venice. Its something we have talked about but the stars just never seem to align. Yesterday we cycled to Colmar, a...

4 reasons to cycle: a poem

Contemplation Reflection Nature Peace

A Star of a town

Yesterday was a travel day. We decamped in record time, before travelling 270km east to Alsace, stopping off for an hour in Dijon on the...

St Helens, twinned with Chalon-Sur-Seône

I have grown up with the signs on the perimeter of St Helens, welcoming visitors and informing of our links with Stuttgart and...

La Voie des Vignes

The Vineyard Trail, what a great idea! Perfect for people who love cycling and also love wine, it could have been made for us. The...

Surprising places

Sometimes the most magical places you find are the ones you find on the way to other places. Today we ran away from the weather, from...

No Internet!

Today we travelled south to Santenay in the Côte de Beaune, a beautiful and prolific wine producing part of a Burgundy, just southwest of...

The Storm Rages: a poem

It starts with a darkening, a lessening of blue as the grey gains the upper hand. The sun retreats as her great rival approaches, not...

The road to Vézeley

The small settlement of Vézelay is a beautiful village which can be seen from miles away because of its imposing position out along the...

Not Champagne

What's in a name? Well you may or may not know that the name Champagne is used exclusively for the sparkling wine made in the Champagne...

Be gentle with yourself: a Villanelle, a french poem

Be busy at rest, allow your mind to still, Remember times that caused your heart to sing; Be gentle with yourself, be free. Imagine the...

Beauty from a limited palette

It struck me today, whilst walking alongside the Canal du Nivernais, that not much changes along the path from Merry-sur-Yonne to...

Bike ride to Clamecy

Our cycling habits have changed over the years. It wasnt a hobby we pursued as a family (the children were never really interested) so we...

Camping sur Burgundy

I love camping! I am told that I first went camping at a year old, which must have been a fairly dreadful experience for my mum, but I...

From Dover to Èpernay

I had forgotten how much I like ferries, they really do have a lot going for them. We have taken a few over the years; various Channel...

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