20 Aug 2023 | hiking, travel, universe
After a pleasant train ride to Martigny (the Swiss train had more delay than the German (4 minutes))!!) I start on my first day of hiking around the Mont Blanc mountain range. The Tour du Mont Blanc doesn’t traditionally start IN Martigny, but it was just much...
19 May 2023 | cycling, travel, universe
I start out around eight and the first couple of kilometres are uneventful. The weather is better than expected with the sun even showing its face now and then. In Marcumere, a military garrison town, I quickly stop for snacks and then continue north-east. The hills...
18 May 2023 | cycling, travel, universe
Riding out of Cagliari is fast, even in the morning rush hour and the first few kilometres on mostly flat roads fly by quickly. The sky is cloudy and it’s perfect cycling weather as I pass an old necropolis (really just some holes in the rock) and a thousand...
17 May 2023 | cycling, travel, universe
The day starts windy with the Mistral blowing the clouds through the sky faster than they can start raining. Unfortunately it’s blowing from the side most of the time, especially hard to ride on the fast road downhills in the morning. The tiny roads are empty,...
16 May 2023 | cycling, travel, universe
I start into a clear and crisp morning with a great view on the Perda Liana mountaintop. As I pass by, I stop and take the quick hike up to the base of the magnificent cliff. I continue and visit a 12th century castle ruin on the way. Going off-road again for a bit, I...