Angus' Travel Notes and Pictures

A webpage of Angus' cycling trip in 2022 along the Western Front (1914-1918) and 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

  • 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…

  • New photos added to galleries also! September 10…Well… now that I have wifi again (and hope to get a French SIM card organized tomorrow!), I can update readers on the progress! I’m writing this at about 11pm after the first day of the WFW route with fellow riders. To get to the “trailhead” at Pfetterhouse,…