Award Winning Luxury and Lifestyle travel blog by Beate Pluta
As you can tell from my previous blog posts, this summer has been definitely more about outdoor activities, than travelling and visiting places. But at least there are no covid rules for hiking or cycling. So, between my usual bicycle trips, I am also mixing…
How time flies. Exactly two years ago I was cycling across Europe, 2600km via three countries. (Read about the journey here). And now, around the same time, I am back on the Eurovelo routes in France, cycling the Alsace a Velo region. After exploring many…
Strasbourg vs Colmar! Which is prettier.. ? Is there even a winner? Lately, I’ve been spending some time in Alsace, a historic region in northeastern France, also known as the Grand Est. Nestled along the Rhine River plain, it borders Germany and Switzerland and has a long history of shifting…
After an incredible hike around the Matterhorn (read here), it was time to set my sights on another iconic alpine peak. Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the French Alps, stands tall at 4,808 meters. So, with Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and the resort town of Flaine as my…
I’ve visited Paris many times before, but until now, it was one of the few major capitals I hadn’t explored since starting my blog. Though I cycled around Versailles last year (read blog here), I deliberately avoided Paris. Until now. This time, I was ready…
As the first snow started to fall in Germany it was time to head south, to my new spot to get through the European winter. And so, my dad and I both packed up our lives. My dad headed to Nürnberg to be closer to…
After my four days break in Sete, I was ready to be back on my bicycle again. So where to next? It all depended on the rain and wind. And so, following the weather forecast, planning my next part of the cycling journey, I decided…
After crossing Germany and 700km I finally arrived at the French Border! Time for a french croissant. Following the Rhone au Rhin and the canals as well as the Eurovelo have been great.. besides a few hills here and there everything is pretty flat. Where to next you wonder? Stay tuned..
After all the amazing cycling along the La Loire River Path Valley, cycling the Gardens of Versailles and the Seine River was next. For this I based myself for three nights in a great little country guesthouse between Rouen and Paris to explore the area…
