Walking in Europe

A blog of Angus and Alison's walking tour of the Tour de Mont Blanc, Via degli Dei the Dobratsch Circuit in Carinthia, Austria, the Dolomites, Venice, and Iceland

Category: Western Front Way posts

Blog posts from the Western Front Way

  • Spotty wifi so a very quick post. Very enjoyable ride yesterday through villages and undulating bike paths from Saint Die to Luneville. We were joined by three French cyclists Marie Francois, Denis, and Yvres all in their 70s who completed the 71km ride with us! More details and pics to come, but the most moving…

  • Huge shout out today to Alice (cousin) and Tam (cousin-in-law!) who are looking after us so well with all the logistics, support, cheers as we made each stage, and the amazing nourishment! And great company of WFW rider companions, Neil, Theo, Tom, Howard, Tony! Nigel not yet arrived up this set of eight switchbacks. And…

  • Today was a combination of fabulous scenery, landscapes and villages, distance and elevation gain (105 kms, and about 1600m vertical), and solemn and moving historical sites relevant to the Via Sacra.. legs are bit spent tonight, but the heart is full… We started today in Guebwiller with an early start and a lovely ride through…