Love cats and cycling
We wanted to use the last day without snow for a long hike in the national park Gran Paradiso which is known for its wildlife with ibex, marmot and eagles. We parked the camper van on the public parking space in Valnontey where we slept 2 nights. The campsite was already closed when we arrived,... Continue Reading →
After a peaceful night we got ready for the planned hike to the summit of the Hintere Schöntaufspitze. We decided to make use of the cable car to climb the first meters of height, still around 700 meters of height left. If the weather would have been good the place is perfect for a mountain... Continue Reading →
The weather starts to change and rain is forecasted almost all over Europe. We were looking for the next place to stop by and decided to head to Sulden to conquer an easy 3000+ summit. The weather forecast was not great but okay. We decided to take scenic routes to reach Sulden from Levico Terme... Continue Reading →
2020 has been a different year for everybody so far. While we took social distancing very serious we also did not go on vacation, even not on road trips, whilst this would have been a safe thing to do. Thus we decided to start our 3 weeks roadtrip at the end of the summer holidays... Continue Reading →
We are back home since around 2 weeks, and while I sit on our terrace on a warm golden October day I’ll recap the last 11 days of our summer camper van trip. In order to spend some time at the beach and on the bikes, we’ve chosen Punta Ala and the huge campsite Punta... Continue Reading →
We arrived at Riva del Garda yesterday after a 6 hours drive from Zermatt over the Simplon pass road (by the way - epic Swiss scenery again on the pass). The landscape changed a lot once the pass was behind us - summer holiday vacation feeling is on! We got a spot for the camper... Continue Reading →
We planned to stay 2 nights in Zermatt, while I am writing this post we are spending our forth one in Täsch, Camping Alphubel, close to Zermatt. Zermatt and the surrounding mountains are simply so beautiful and fascinating that we had to stay longer to explore more of this special location. A mecca for MTB... Continue Reading →
Since seeing the Matterhorn was a must do on our Switzerland bucket list and the weather forecast was looking great we left Interlaken on 11th September. As we anyhow drove by the Aletsch glacier region again, we decided to give the Eggishorn via ferrata a try on our way to Täsch. The Eggishorn belongs to... Continue Reading →
The weather in Zermatt was not optimal so we decided to take an interim break at Interlaken to have a rest day. We stayed one night at TCS Camping Interlaken directly next to the river Aare. And once more directly next to the railway and in addition to that next to the mooring point for... Continue Reading →
The next planned stop in Switzerland was Lauterbrunnen, calling itself the real home of the hobbit, we stayed here from 8th to 10th September. In 1911, the 19-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien hikes through the Swiss Alps – and of course through the Lauterbrunnen Valley with its steep rockfaces and waterfalls. Hardly anyone knows that he found... Continue Reading →
