France is always our gateway at the start and end of a trip, and we […]
Year: 2016
Cycling to Strasbourg from Germany
Glorious Strasbourg, the jewel of the Alsace and second city of the European Union (whatever […]
A week in the Schwarzwald
The Black Forest is steeped in mists and mystery and also, for us, memories. We […]
Donaueschingen
Having been entranced by the mighty Danube on our tour through Germany, Austria and the […]
A day in the Upper Danube Valley
Keen to see the Donau valley but wanting to avoid driving its twisting and climbing […]
Bad Waldsee
It was the first truly cold morning of the trip. Overnight the temperature had stayed […]
Wangen and Ravensburg
As once before, a friend’s words rang in our ears “…go to Wangen, eat Leberkäse and […]
Breath-taking Bavarian day
The Bavarian Alps, which stretch from Germany’s south eastern corner west to Bodensee (or Lake […]
Wieskirche and Lechbruck am See
Rising like a slab of creamy confectionery in the lush green pastureland of Wies, its […]
Bad Tölz
A favourite weekend destination for Munich’s city dwellers, Bad Tölz is a picturesque hillside town […]