Mountains

Are you planning a Scotland road trip? Trying to squeeze a country into a few days can be daunting, but it IS possible to plan a Scotland travel itinerary with the best…

We visited Lake Annecy by accident. We emerged from the Alps and realised how close we were to the lake, so thought we’d detour to see it. The problem with unplanned detours…

On our trip from Italy to UK, we decided to detour. To be fair, it probably wasn’t a detour- we didn’t have a route planned in the first place!! Still, we looked…

We thought a nice sightseeing trip up a Swiss mountain to visit the pretty reservoir of Gelmersee would be calm, sedate, even a little boring. After all, we’d already climbed Mont Blanc.…

Looking for the perfect Isle of Skye itinerary to include in your Scotland Road Trip? Are you there for a day, a weekend or longer and want to do what you HAVE…

Trollstigen Road is possibly the most famous road in Norway (along with the world’s longest tunnel!) and it was AMAZING. Heck- we even got sunshine (totally unusual for our trip to Norway- it…

Did you know that the longest road tunnel in the WORLD is in Norway? Neither did we! It’s not the sort of thing we thought to Google before we left: “Hello Siri… are…

One of the things we were really looking forward to in Norway was riding on the Flamsbana railway, a train ride up into the Norwegian mountains, which in 2014 was voted the…

We visited what could possibly be the best campsite in Norway! The views were incredible. See for yourself- watch the video of us at the campsite below. (We also drive through the…

Did you know you can climb to the top of the highest mountain in Germany? Without a crampon in sight. Oh yes, it’s true. Here’s how to visit Zugspitze! This post may…