Three weeks on the road! Visits, dinners, coffees, catch ups, Christmas dinners and general high quality tom-foolery with multiple family members and friends across the UK, France and Switzerland has provided some excellent Christmas adventures. There was the small matter of unpacking this morning from the back of the well travelled car… And then dealing… Read more

Rain continued to pour down all night before our departure from Boug-en-Bresse and it’s not just the alpine mountains that were beginning to flood. The fields that line the toll roads were also filling up and getting worryingly close to the tarmac. The toll roads are not cheap, but they are worth the money for… Read more

As we fled from the mountains, a period of torrential rains, storms and floods were all beginning. We’d snuck out just in time! In the lower altitudes, just past Geneva, we made home in the little town of Bourg-en-Bresse for a couple of nights to give us time to rest and relax before starting the… Read more

The red sky in the morning, was a beautiful sight, even if it meant that a change in the weather was on its way. We watched beams of sun blasting up, out from behind the jagged skyline of the Mt Blanc massif, while sipping tea on the sofa. It was quite a display. The weather… Read more

The Porte du Soleil ‘all inclusive’ Christmas experience has finally come to an end, just as the weather has taken a turn for the worse. We were packed up early before enjoying a final breakfast in the Panoramic Restaurant. With skis and gear all stashed back in the car, we drove down the winding roads… Read more

The last time that we had a white Christmas, was in Norway, eighteen years ago – where Clare got her first ever ski lesson from our friend Dave! While there was snow on the ground in the morning, a heavy rain shower convinced us to postpone our departure for the slopes and the hotel bar… Read more