Sunday 21 September 2025
Camping by Lago di Piano. We were going to stroll along the lake to dinner, but it started to rain so ate in. Doh! 
Sunday 21 September 2025
Swiss hike from Maloja pass to lakes Bitabergh & Cavloc. Autumn is really showing & clouds rolling in as we finished.
Sunday 21 September 2025
Random views driving in Switzerland this morning: over the Ofenpass to St Moritz & along Silsersee.
Thursday 18 September 2025
Camping by Millstatter See. At least one of us went in & thankfully temperature was unexpectedly pleasant. Phew!
Thursday 18 September 2025
Mangartski slap (Slovenia) & Lago del Predil (Italy). Such a beautiful ride yesterday came back with Pratiwi today 
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Mangart saddle, into Italy via Passo di Predil, Kranjska Gora & back to Bovec via pave hairpins on Vrsic Pass. Epic!
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Woke up to a grey & misty morning. Looks cool, but think this is our cue to leave!
Monday 15 September 2025
Post-lunch wonder back to the campsite along Lake Bled. Taking a few breaks to watch the world go by.
Monday 15 September 2025
Short morning spin today. Yes, Lake Bled is beautiful, but the surrounding countryside ain't bad either!
Monday 15 September 2025
Sunrise at Lake Bled.
Sunday 14 September 2025
Beautiful evening by Lake Bled.
Monday 8 September 2025
Plitvice Lakes, pt 3. Tomicevo lookout & return walk above the now super busy lower lakes - glad we got up early!
Monday 8 September 2025
Plitvice Lakes, pt 2. So much crystal clear water. Too many little waterfalls to mention. Stunning sensory overload!
Monday 8 September 2025
Plitvice Lakes NP, pt 1. Down to Veliki Slap, along boardwalks & path to Kozjak Lake for boat ride to the other end.
Monday 30 June 2025
Little relaxation by Lac d'Estaing. And saying hello to a few fury (erm... hairy?) locals
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Tourism by bike today: medieval villages (Besalu & Castellfollit de la Roca), lakes & rolling countryside in the sun.
Saturday 21 December 2024
Side trip to Hallstatt. Beautiful but bitterly cold in the lakeside shadows. Should have got up earlier... doh! 
Saturday 21 December 2024
Views on the morning drive from Salzburg: Fuschlsee & Wolfgangsee (over St Gilgen & to St Wolfgang im Salzkammergut).
Thursday 19 December 2024
Today's random views from the road: Sankt Jakob in Haus, Pillersee & a small gorge near Schottl.
Wednesday 18 December 2024
Little jolly to look at Hintersteiner See. There are llamas at home too, but somehow more exciting here
Thursday 24 October 2024
Lac de Gaube & Pont d'Espagne... always a great hike. Beautiful (mostly) sunny autumn morning.
Monday 21 October 2024
Lac d'Estaing stroll. Making friends with locals 
Bit calmer than visit the other week & lake is like a mirror!
Monday 22 July 2024
Crystal clear Lac d'Estom & the equally pristine Gave de Lutour. Many shallows & waterfalls on this hike. Stunning!
Tuesday 25 June 2024
Part two of our hike today. The impossibly beautiful Lago d'Arpy. Lost for words!
Saturday 15 June 2024
Nice little square in the village of Collobrieres & Lac de Carces from today's somewhat longer ride.
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Spectacular spin up & down Valle de Tena (+ side routes). Stopped for, like, a million photos... here's just a few!
Monday 3 June 2024
Short hike-a-bike today, to the spectacular Laguna Negra. Wow! Then up to Puerto de Santa Ines because... why not?
Saturday 1 June 2024
Evening stroll @ Embalse de la Cuerda del Pozo (aka. lake by tonight's camp). Kindof chilly at almost 1100m altitude!
Tuesday 28 November 2023
Feeding ducks just up the road from dad's house.
Tuesday 28 November 2023
Walkies with dad. School XC runs used to go round/through these waters in sleet & freezing rain. Fun memories!?!
Monday 23 October 2023
Lunch at Grand Puncak Sari, Kintamani. Breathtaking views + as much as you can eat = spent quite some time here!
Thursday 22 June 2023
Camping by Lake Annecy. Bit grey on arrival but remnants of today's storm look cool blowing over peaks on other side.
Tuesday 20 June 2023
Short stroll this morning by the shores of Lake Geneva. A dip might have been tempting last night, but not right now!
Saturday 17 June 2023
Dream day on the bike: Grimsel Pass. Furka Pass. Susten Pass. Blue skies. Lakes. Snow. 121km. 3476m vertical. Yowza!
Friday 16 June 2023
Lunch stop by Lake Brienz - on our way to Innertkirchen. Thankfully having more luck with Swiss weather this year
Monday 17 October 2022
Yesa Reservoir: Sea of the Pyrenees. Sadly seems there's been no 'sea' here for years. Quite surreal landscape today.
Friday 15 July 2022
Just back from hols mostly riding in mountains & by lakes. What to do? Cycle Lac d'Estaing for more of the same!
Friday 8 July 2022
Nice spin in Parc naturel regional des Volcans d'Auvergne. Quite a mouthful! But great park could spend more time in.
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Sunset at Lac de Vaivre. Parked up in a quiet spot by this lake. Very nice & thankful it's still not peak season
Sunday 3 July 2022
Time to leave Lake Lucerne... really love this place. Last of the views on the road above Weggis. Tschuss!
Friday 1 July 2022
Evening stroll in Vitznau, Lake Lucerne. Interesting train station here: Rigibahn was 1st mountain railway in Europe.
Friday 1 July 2022
Random shots from today's instalment of 'Driving Through Switzerland in the Rain'. Bit of a theme forming here!
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Onwards & upwards as they say! Last part of today's hike via Windegghutte. Few chains on this climb. Awesome route!
Wednesday 29 June 2022
The Trift Bridge. Because why wouldn't you build a rope crossing between cliffs above a glacial lake? A. Maze. Ing!!!
Sunday 26 June 2022
Random shots from today's little drive along Lake Maggiore. Feriolo then coffee stop in Intra. Another glorious day.
Saturday 25 June 2022
Today's ride: Lakes Orta & Maggiore. Ridiculously beautiful! Many cyclists out & even traffic is well behaved
Friday 24 June 2022
... and so we find ourselves on the shores of Lake Orta. Quite pretty with some hills around. Weather seems OK. Phew!
Monday 20 June 2022
Today's parking spot: on the shore of Lac du Lit au Roi. Lucked out here - it's beautiful!
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Messing around on the shores of Lac de Matemale
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Today's ride: Lac de Saint Ferreol. Beautiful area I think is bit like a mini Black Forest - sadly minus beer/cake
