The Tour de Mont Blanc Diaries – Champex Lac to Ferret
Our train from Geneva airport skirted around Lake Lausanne heading for Martigny on a journey that would take us back to Champex Lac, where we …
Our train from Geneva airport skirted around Lake Lausanne heading for Martigny on a journey that would take us back to Champex Lac, where we …
For the third year in a row I’m off to the Alps with my friend Julia for a walk along the Tour de Mont Blanc, …
In Travel Podcast 21 I’m walking the Tour de Mont Blanc with my friend Julia. The TMB, as it’s known, is a long distance mountain …
The two Englishmen who discovered the ‘Priory of Chamouni’, or Chamonix to you and I, in 1741 could have had little suspicion that their visit …
Forgive me if you’re a seasoned long distance walker who already has all the gear to set off on a mountain trek like the Tour …
Last year when I walked part of the Tour de Mont Blanc with my friend Julia, I kept a video diary, filming at the end …
We started this year’s walk on the Tour de Mont Blanc at the spot where we had come down from the mountain last year – …
The mist was swirling in as we reached Refuge Col de Balme, our first stop on the Tour de Mont Blanc trail, with the clouds …
As we arrive at Hotel Slalom in Les Houches, the English propriétaire Tracey, welcomes us with a cheerful Bienvenue and we step into the breakfast …
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be inside an ice cube? No me neither. But I have often wondered what it …
When searching for a guide to help plan our recent walk on the Tour de Mont Blanc trail, all paths seemed to lead to the …