Faroes (II)
Here is the continuation of my discovery of the Faroes. These islands are right in the Gulfstream, this warm oceanic current which gives to Scandinavia and more largly to Europe its temperate climate compared to its latitude. As a result, average temperatures vary very little between summer and winter:Read More…
Faroes (I)
Having taken the boat from Hirtshals to Iceland, I decided to stop for three days to discover the Faroe Islands that attracted me for a long time. As I write this update from a small lost village, in the pouring rain, and don’t regret my choice. These islands areRead More…
Start…
After a few busy days before holidays, I left Emile and Isabelle who will join me in a few days and took the road to the North. There are 1’200 miles waiting for me to reach Hirtshals, at the Northern tip of Denmark, where leave the only ferry thatRead More…
Preparations
I had announced a future destination for VivaLaVida in the last article, it is time to unveil it: VLV will soon take the ferry to the Faroe Islands and Iceland! It has been a long time since I wanted to go back there but it wasn’t planned forRead More…
Little problem now corrected
Sorry, a little bug has upset the layout of the last article. It is now corrected. Thank you for your understanding.
First 2018 outing
After a snowy winter that lasted longer than the previous years, it was finally during the first weekend of June that VivaLaVida resumed service for a small outing in Ardèche (France) with the family. Here are some pictures of our boondocking… 1. First camp in a niceRead More…
Valaisan getaway (end)
Continuation and end of our great valaisan weekend… 1. Gentle sunrise light over the summits. 2. Chapel above Vercorin. 3. Our great camp spot in golden larches… 4. View over Upper Valais. VivaLaVida then broughtRead More…
Valaisan getaway (continuation)
After the Sanetsch Pass, I wanted to show Isabelle the Aletsch Glacier, the largest of the Alps. So we went to the Upper Valais. 1. Boondocking down the Furggen pass. But in this season, the Eggishorn cable car was already closed. We thus wentRead More…
Valaisan getaway and… Happy New Year 2018 !
In early November, we went to make VivaLaVida discover some corners of the Valais, an Alpine canton of Switzerland. Departure for the Santesch Pass, at 7’200 feet elevation, and its splendid lapiaz. The recent snow stopped our way at the pass, beautiful snowdrifts cutting the road downRead More…
Merry Christmas!
To all of you who follow this little blog, I wish the best Christmas! Thank you for your loyalty thanks to which this blog continues to exist. The next article is coming soon… 😉 Claude-Alain
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