Destination: France

Gallery: Clermont Ferrond - Lyon

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By gendo | Photo Gallery

my last day in France

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By sfau | Views [232]

So this is it....my last day in France. the road it Italy was 37kms long and the pass (itself 17km in length) went over the Col de Larche at 1991m above sea level. The highest pass so far. Talk about saving the best till last. The day started well ... Read more >

Gallery: Paris in Winter

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By heidiofoz | Photo Gallery

The French Alps

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By judy | Views [485]

Here in God's own country - second only to Canberra (of course).  The weather has turned beautiful and you need to check out the photos in my photo gallery to understand quite how breath taking this place is - even if it is full of poms!!  Any attempts ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

PARIS

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By jabrownie12345 | Views [440]

PARIS... We arrived in Paris on the chunnel high speed train from London.  Slept some on the train...and we were wiped out having woke up at 4am to catch our cabbie to Waterloo Station.  A nice guy from Boston helped direct us to our hostel...not too ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

the final push is near?

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By sfau | Views [212]

Right now I'm in the alpine town of Barcelonnette. Its 37km's from the Italian border. All of which is uphill to the pass (1991m), which I'll be cycling up tomorrow. On Tuesday 10th i went up my 1st alpine pass. It was the col de cabre and at 1180m ... Read more >

In Paris - finally

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By thompson_girls | Views [560]

A moment to catch my breath and drop a line to ya all back home.  We have had an extremely busy week - some most amazing moments and some very challengine ones.  Some moments that were least expected - even though I said that I didn't have any expectations, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Turn On, Tune in and Pedal On

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 | By ride-earth | Views [435]

Andy Another day on the road. I drink a large coffee, pack the trailer and panniers pedal on to the next big adventure. Each new experience is challenging my preconceptions and leaving me with an excitement and anticipation for the next one. The ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Gallery: Tour de France

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 | By judy | Photo Gallery

how i came to Die

Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By sfau | Views [263]

.....along the D93 like everyone else :) After the fun of my 1st mountain i spent the weekend in Le pays de Saint Flour. Its an old medieval town built onto a rocky outcrop overlooking the river. The campsite was only a short walk away and i enjoyed ... Read more >

Clermont-Ferrand

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By gendo | Views [503]

Caught train from Paris.Talked to the woman next to me, saying i eventually was going to end up in Toulouse. She straight away suggested I stay with her sister-in-law and gave me the number/adress, and i didn't even know her own name! Havent seen Aurelie ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Paris

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By gendo | Views [509]

Spent the first three days in Paris with some friends parents. Had a great time visiting all of the touristy parts but also got an insight into parisian life which was cool. Saw the statue of St Genevieve and found out that the Pantheon was initially ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Paris

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By bombers | Views [670]

Hi everybody, Sorry the website hasn't been updated for a while, we've been busy working and planning for our big summer trip. During the mid term break ( quite a while ago now) Justin and I went to Paris and met up with my sister Jess. The weather ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Paris

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By bombers | Photo Gallery

Gallery: menerbe france

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By fionaswiss | Photo Gallery