Tag Archive for: France

She's Flying!

Abondance and the Fantasticable of Châtel, Savoie, French Alps

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Zagan the motorhome has spent a great few days in the Valle d'Abondance in Haute Savoie, where we've flown on Fantasticable zip wire.
On the epic descent to Martigny

Col de la Forclaz into Switzerland, Randa

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Zagan the motorhome's at Camping Attermenzen just north of the village of Randa. We're here for Jay to run the Zermatt Half Marathon - up a mountain!

Numb on the Route des Grandes Alpes

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Zagan the motorhome has mountains out of his widescreen windscreen, we parked at the aire in Les Saisies Ski Resort on the Route des Grandes Alpes.

Col de L’Iseran to Tignes to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Crossing Savoie

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Zagan the motorhome's at Camping Huttopia in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. It's an ACSI site, so not expensive out of season, at €17 a night including electricity.
Topping out on the Col de I'Iseran

Running High, Up the Col de I’Iseran, French Alps

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The Col de I'Iseran is the highest paved mountain pass in the Alps, topping out at 2,764 metres. Even though it was closed for snow, Jay still ran it.
View from the Col du Galibier

The Col du Galibier to the end of the road; Bonneval-Sur-Arc

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Zagan the motorhome had an epic driving day over the Col du Galibier yesterday, to bring us to the ski resort of Bonneval-Sur-Arc, where we are now stuck!

Alpine Majesty at the Col du Lautaret

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Zagan the motorhome's surrounded by sheer rock and ice, a simply beautiful place, at the Col du Lautaret in the French Alps.
A very happy me at the top of the Col du Galibier, woo hoo!

Running Up the Col du Galibier, Slowly!

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The Col du Galibier's famous for torturing elite cyclists in the Tour de France, but not for muppets like me running up it in hats advertising sausages.

Ski Resorts in Summer – Chamrousse and Auris en Oisans, France

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Zagan the motorhome has the most amazing view looking out along the Gorges de i'Infernet he's in the motorhome aire at the ski village of Auris en Oisans.