BAVARIAN CASTLES: Neuschwanstein & Hohenschwangau
DAYS 5 & 6 (OF 19) 5 minutes from Fussen, we get to our hotel, Hotel Müller, right in between the 2 castles in Schwangau. Couldn’t be in...
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FÃœSSEN: A Medieval Town in Southern Bavaria
CONTINUATION OF DAY 5 (OF 19) Leaving Lindau, we head east for about 140 km (an hour and a bit drive). This is my first taste of German...
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PORTUGAL Road Trip: From the Algarve to Porto...and a few stops in between
Portugal, I think I love you! Things always happen for a reason. Fate, if you will - a chain of events that inevitably lead you to where...
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Lindau: A Lake Constance Island
DAY 5 OF 19 We leave Konstanz and hop on the ferry (with the car) towards Meersburg. It rained….and rained….and rained some more, so we...
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Konstanz: 3 Countries, 1 Lake
CONTINUATION OF DAY 4 OF 19 We leave Winterthur and drive another half an hour to Konstanz, Germany. Again, fully expecting to pass...
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Winterthur: Schloss Kyburg
DAY 4 OF 19 On Day 4 of 19.....we leave Zurich and head somewhat northeast, our next destination is to be Konstanz. However, 30 minutes...
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Zurich: Overrated & Overpriced
STILL ON DAY 3 of 19 Yes. We are still on day 3 of 19, and Zurich is where we finally rest for the evening. From Basel we head east about...
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Bâle/Basel: Relaxing by the Rhine
STILL ON DAY 3 of 19 We leave Riquewihr and get back on the A35 and head towards Switzerland (about a 45 minute-drive). Approaching the...
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Alsace: Riquewhir
STILL ON DAY 3 OF 19 Leaving Ribeauvillé, we hit the road again for a 10-minute drive through more vineyards to the medieval town of...
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Alsace: Ribeauvillé
STILL ON DAY 3 OF 19 After the just-as-stressful-back-down-the-mountain-drive and another 20 minutes drive through vine-covered valleys,...
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Alsace: Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
DAY 3 OF 19 We were supposed to continue south to Basel, but decided to get an early start and back- track through the Alsace Wine...
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Mulhouse: A Ghost Town
STILL ON DAY 2 OF 19 After Colmar, we drove another half-hour to Mulhouse. What can I say about Mulhouse? Not much. I actually took a...
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Colmar: Capitale des vins d'Alsace
DAY 2 OF 19 After a lovely breakfast in Strasbourg, then struggling to get into the car without banging the doors on anything (almost had...
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Strasbourg: A Bit of France & Germany
FIRST THINGS FIRST... We arrive at the Basel/Mulhouse airport (via an Air Transat direct flight from Montreal to Basel/Mulhouse), get in...
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My Travels in Pix & Words
So, with all the places I've been to, plus all the places that are still to come, and with all the photos I've accumulated...and after...
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