A birthday celebration…
After recently walking the Mont Blanc we ended up in Geneva and it just happened to be my birthday. Time to celebrate … Swiss style. We found Edel Weiss, a traditonal Swiss restaurant with all the bells and whistles including carved wooden tables and chairs, a stuffed Saint Bernard dog and waiters wearing Swiss traditional costumes so we […]
The best cable car ride in the world
When you are in Chamonix whether you are walking Mont Blanc or not you must make a trip up the Aiguille du Midi, the highest point accessible by cable car in the Chamonix Valley, then keep going all the way to Italy. Get yourself to the base station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car in the centre of […]
Things you need to know when planning your Mont Blanc trip.
Get yourself fit to really enjoy the Tour du Mont Blanc As I mentioned in my previous blog there are several ways to walk Mont Blanc. You can do a highlights tour (typically about 7 days) or the full circuit (14 days). You can go on a guided walked or do it alone but regardless the fitter you are […]