We are loving our time in Paris! We expected that we would, but we did not anticipate that Paris would be fairly affordable even in [...]

Our last day on the Via Francigena was a difficult one largely as a result of failing to follow good Swiss instructions. The signage for [...]

Today was almost a pedal free day for me as I lost most of the height of two day's climbing in just 30 minutes. Gord [...]

                                 Gord eating lunch just before the Swiss border- oops [...]

It is time for an update of the Tour de Valise. Today the tour climbed up into the Jura mountains on the most challenging leg [...]

Ok things are getting hilly! Lots of climbing today with more ahead. We now only have five more days to Laussane, where our pilgrimage ends [...]

"Madam, voulez vous regarder l'eglise?" she asked with a huge hopeful smile on her face. When I responded positively she ran home to fetch the [...]

What a perfect day! This morning we left Champlitte to connect the dots between beautiful villages strung out along the gorgeous Salon valley. It rained [...]

Gordon - As we have crossed northern France we have noticed significant changes in the architecture of houses and public edifices. Some of this is [...]

Langres has been a real treat. It well deserves its ranking in the fifty most beautiful cities in France. It is our favorite city so [...]