Italian gateway
The VLV alpine trip continued to the Lombarde Pass linking France to Italy. 1. Going up to Isola 2000, VivaLaVida crosses a small reach to reach a pretty picnic place. 2. Having good time… 3. Emile loves to be in theRead More…
On board family life…
Time to show you some picture of family life in VivalaVida. 😀 1. Hi there ! I’m Emile and I love traveling in VLV! 2. Dad installed me a super comfortable seat in which I am like a king in his throne! Read More…
High routes in the Alps…
The next day, VLV took us to the highest paved road in Europe (this is at least what the French say 🙂 , the Pass of la Bonette. 1. Departure from our camp… 2. Ascent to La Bonette. 3. Small breakRead More…
Swiss registration and first trip in Europe…
It’s been almost a year that I left you with VivaLaVida on the port of Baltimore, bound for Antwerp. Achieving registration will have been longer and more complicated than expected. It was first of all Swiss customs that caused problems. To register VLV, it was necessary to obtain anRead More…
Mecanical work and…
Arrived in North Carolina, I quickly began preparations for the export of VLV: modifications and adaptations required for the future registration in Switzerland, maintenance and preventive work, especially to improve the engine cooling which is still difficult as the big 6-liter diesel is confined in the engine compartment… Read More…
Last 14000…
I couldn’t leave Colorado without a detour to the Mecca of US motorsport… 😉 1. Fall colors in early morning… 2. So motorsport enthusiasts, you recognize the track? 😉 3. Yes, it’s the Pikes Peak road now paved till the summitRead More…
Arch and highlands…
As written at the end of the previous article, I went to discover a natural arch, one of these natural formations that always attract me much. These, called Aspen Arch, is fairly isolated. To achieve it requires first finding your way through a maze of various tracks more orRead More…
Still in Colorado
Transition stage still in Rocky Mountains. 1. Being back from my walk to Crystal Mill at night, I slept at the edge of Lizard Lake, just above the village of Marble. 2. Surprise in the morning: the small Marble air strip host an aviationRead More…
Further North but still in Colorado
After a few days at high altitude, I finally came down, well … a bit since I stayed between 7,000 and 11,000 feet. 1. A sign I had never seen yet..! 😉 2. La Crystal River in early morning. 3. SmallRead More…
Alpine Loop (2)
I slept in Animas Fork. This is an old mining town founded in 1880 and which was abandoned around 1920 when the fall of the metal rate during the great depression made their extraction unprofitable. The village hosted up to 450 people during the summer of 1887. Read More…
D5 Creation