Travel
2024: Various Hikes / Tours
2023: Hiking Swiss Alps
2023: Various Hikes / Tours
2022: Various Hikes / Tours
2021: Various Hikes / Tours
2020: Hiking Swiss Jura Crest & Alpine Panorama Trail
2020: Hiking Swiss Alps
2020: Various Hikes / Tours
2019: Hiking 4 Days in Swiss Alps, Furka & Grimsel
2019: Hiking 5 Days Gotthard Region
2016: Tour Aare, Les Doubs & Rhein
2015: France & Italy
2014: Central Europe
2013: France & Italy
2012: Italy & France
2011: Europe: Three Tours
2010: India
2009: France: Two Tours
2008: Tour de Romandie
2008: Zug - Bern - Zug
2008: Strasbourg
2008: Europe
2007: France
2005: France & Italy
2004: USA: Denver - Sedona
2004: Lenzburg - Marseille
2004: La Gomera
2003: Sardinien
2003: La Gomera
2002: Korsika
2002: Bordeaux - Hendaye
1998: Switzerland
1997: USA
1996: USA: Colorado & Arizona


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from "Long Walk to Freedom" 1995

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2014: Central Europe

March 26, 2014: Rians - Trets 31km (2:09) 585km

At this point I decided to go further south in warmer region so was my hope, direction to Toulon, avoiding Marseille and reaching Trets.

March 27, 2014: Trets - Aubagne - Circuit du Castallet 44km (2:56) 629km

A bit hilly riding that day, and finally reached a very nice place yet noisy due the closeness to a busy street.

March 28, 2014: Circuit de Castallet - Toulon - Cuers - Besse sur Issole 84km (5:28) 713km

The next morning some surprise, some ice on the cover . . . what followed a nice descent to 0m elevation at Toulon, a city which isn't that easy to ride through - it's surely the 3rd or 4th time I rode through it, and every time I struggled with finding good bicycle paths to traverse it. Then tried to make way to north-west but it was difficult to find places to camp, so finally over 80km until a suitable showed up.

Ice on the cover in the morning
Vast sight

March 29, 2014: Besse sur Issole - Carces 28km (2:06) 741km

Following the river Issole a bit, and then going slightly north with some small lakes, at one I washed some cloths, beautiful place, but it was so windy that I had to move on until Carces - slow day.

March 30, 2014: Carces - Fox Amphoux 16km (1:32) 757km

Some brief trip today, with a short but steep ascending, at the top with a nice place in a dry forest - time to charge my smartphone (all-in-one photocamera, GPS, navigation) again with my solar panel.

Solarpanel

March 31, 2014: Fox Amphoux - Barjols - St. Maximin - Rians 56km (3:27) 813km

Decided to go to Rians again, the same place as a week before and plan the next part of the tour.

April 01-06, 2014: Rians 0km (-) 813km

I ended up a week staying at this place, as one day I felt tired and required some more sleep then some rainy and cooler days which made me stay - also had some pain in the hip (Ichias nerve) which immobilizd me for 1-2 days: the lesser I moved the more pain I had, until I ran out of water and had to get up again - the first few minutes were painful until I rode again and the pain vanished. Also the cooler nights weren't good for this condition - so the next days whenever I felt some slight pain I kept moving or keeping the hip warm; the pain did not came back anymore.

April 04-05, 2014

April 06, 2014

April 07, 2014: Rians - Manosque - Forqualquier 66km (3:43) 879km

After a week I was eager to ride again, was feeling strong again, sufficient sleep and warmer weather again, trying out a new route at the Haut Provence region.

Bridge of Mirabeau
Bridge of Mirabeau
Bridge of Mirabeau

April 08, 2014: Forcalquier - Cerest 36km (2:36) 915km

The morning was a bit cool and rainy, but the afternoon turned out sunny and took the time to watch some underwear.

Forcalquier
Forcalquier
Former train lane, now bicycle path, near Cereste
Former train lane, now bicycle path, near Cereste


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