In 2017 I spent short holidays in Northern France for both improving my French skills and for broadening my horizons about culture and history.
History is a subject I’ve been interested in my whole life, so I was glad to have the opportunity to visit several historic battlefields in Lorraine and Alsace (Elsass-Lothringen1), which aren’t far off from the borders to Germany and Luxembourg.
The … read more
Socializing during a hiking trip is great, especially when you hike on an exceptional and challenging trail like the GR20 (Grande Randonée 20) on Corsica, France.
And where else do you have the opportunity to take photos with high altitude mountains and the Mediterranean sea on it?
Word of mouth about the beauty of the unique nature still hasn’t spread yet it seems, access … read more
Hiking tour (in 2015) on parts of the Sentier Cathare (“Cathar Trail”) between the towns of Foix and Montségur.
The Sentier Cathare is a long-distance trail in the very south of France with an overall length of about 220 kilometers.
The ascent to Montségur is not technically demanding but steep in places.
Montségur was the last resort for the Cathars, a persecuted … read more
