Loire Valley: On the Path of Joan of Arc
For our last day in the Loire Valley we visited an historic chateau, or what is left of it. The… The rest of the story »Loire Valley: On the Path of Joan of Arc
For our last day in the Loire Valley we visited an historic chateau, or what is left of it. The… The rest of the story »Loire Valley: On the Path of Joan of Arc
For once, we had a route that had no chateau tours. There were still plenty on our route but they… The rest of the story »Loire Valley: Day of no Chateaus
The Loire Valley has one of the most dense populations of chateaus, or castles, in the world—about 300 in all.… The rest of the story »Loire Valley: A Labor of Love
We’ve switched gears from hiking and touring to biking and touring. After three years of Covid-delays we finally arrived in… The rest of the story »Biking the Loire Valley
Sandwiched in between our last hike and a bike ride on this adventure we spent four days in Paris. We’ve… The rest of the story »Off the Main Track in Paris
Today was our last long hiking segment on this entire trip. Just over thirteen miles and with temperatures in the… The rest of the story »Alsace Wine Route Day 3: Tale of Two Tours
Our route today was fairly flat and fairly hot—as in the lower 80s. Our mileage was over 13 today. We’re… The rest of the story »Alsace Wine Route Day 2: Fertile Country—and a Mystery
Before we started our four day hike along the Mosel River, we took a day trip to Trier, the oldest… The rest of the story »Close Encounters of the Organist Kind
Another week, another hike. We are now tackling a route called the Moselsteig (Mosel Climb) which is a 24 day,… The rest of the story »The Moselsteig Day 1: Town of the Black Cat
We completed our hike on the Trail of King Ludwig with a three mile hike from the town of Füssen… The rest of the story »King Ludwig’s Way Day 6: The Fairytale Castle