28 Apr 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
As I made excellent progress yesterday, I take it a bit slower today. Also, there’s less winds and the terrain is more rolling hills than flat sections. The orchards and closed fruit farms are giving way to corn fields and olive groves. In Niebla, I take a long...
27 Apr 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
Day one cycling from Faro to Alicante. Portugal greeted me with perfect cycling weather, not to hot, even a bit of drizzle now and then and a strong tail wind all the way. After a brief visit at the beach and an hour looking at the Old Town I start off on the road....
26 Apr 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
The night flight from Basel to Faro was slightly delayed and arrived just before midnight. I slept a little on the plane but not enough to offset the late time. Putting together the bike and riding out towards the sea to another hour and until I was tucked in my...
26 Apr 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
The plan: two weeks of cycling in southern Spain. Faro, Sevilla, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Ronda, Granada, Alicante Let’s see how the weather agrees with the plan.
22 Aug 2023 | hiking, travel, universe
After a night of waking again and again to the roaring river next me, I start off early. The sunrise on Mont Blanc greets me on the way down the valley. Detouring Courmayeur, I hike up to the Lago Combal, a fascinating flat lake full of reeds and the clearest water...
21 Aug 2023 | hiking, travel, universe
Day two on the Tour du Mont Blanc starts out bright and sunny. On another hot day, I hike up the valley to La Foly, where I get some baguette and cheese and take a long lunch break. At two, I start hiking up the mountain towards the Petit Col Ferret, at 2500...