Auron is a beautiful ski resort that offers tons of terrain for all levels of skiing. It is relatively close to Nice and beside Isola 2000. Whereas Isola was built in the 70’s, Auron has a much older and quaint vibe. The town circles around a skating rink and is filled with cozy restaurants and … More Auron
Jump XL is not your average jump park. Unlike Skyzone that just offers trampolines, Jump XL includes loads of activities and games to test your endurance. It’s more like your own personal WIPEOUT course. So much fun – although, I may not have taken advantage of all the features of the venue.
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I loved Limone! (Limonee) It has a cobblestoned town with quaint restaurants and coffee shops, tons of terrain, and fast uncrowded lifts. The only negative would be that the town felt a bit deserted. Many shutters on the hotels and apartments were closed and there was a mild feeling of neglect. It could have been … More Limone Piemonte
I had no idea what tunnel traffic was (or could be) until we hit the Mount Blanc Tunnel. It was the first Saturday after Christmas and it seemed everyone wanted to go to Chamonix! ATMB.com is a pretty handy site, but they don’t seem to actually predict when there is bad traffic, only report it … More Chamonix Tunnel
I was a bit apprehensive about skiing the hills closer to our France home. Nothing could compare to the paramountcy of Chamonix . I was pleasantly surprised by Isola 2000. (I should note that I wasn’t expecting much.) Isola was built as a mountain town, with restaurants and hotels lining the mountain – you would … More Isola 2000
So – why move to France – for the skiing of course! We were lucky enough to have family friends visit for a week-long ski vacation after Christmas. We rented a chalet via VRBO, it checked all the boxes, hot tub, loads of rooms and bathrooms, big chill out area and walk to a lift. … More Chamonix
What better way to get to know a city than to run it. When the kids were ready for a site seeing break (rather, craving some screen time) I headed out for (slow) run. Start outside the beautiful Park Hyatt Vienna. Run to and along the river. Turn into the Prater Amusement Park and make … More Vienna Run 9kms
One of the reasons we wanted to live in France for a year was to take advantage of the proximity to other beautiful European cities. So, our first major trip – on the kids 1/2 term break – was to Vienna to explore the Christmas markets. Vienna is spectacular! Vienna was the ‘de facto’ capital … More Viva Vienna
This is my staple ride; challenging, close to home, and doesn’t take too much time. The biggest problem is that just to get to the main climb you need to climb a lot, then lose all that elevation to start again – see the profile below. The route to Gourdon is through a canyon with … More Gourdon
With the left and right wing constantly at odds, it’s important to remember that we live in the centre of the plane.
France Escape 