DINARD, France — It took me four tries and 15 minutes to log onto the Wifi in our stately, spacious apartment in this Brittany beach […] Read More
Tag: Chamonix
CHAMONIX, France — Let’s be honest: Most trips come with some bumps. This one started inauspiciously on July 21 when a broken luggage-loading conveyor belt […] Read More
It’s hard — perhaps impossible — to wrap six months overseas in a neat bow. I can’t provide you with “Five Ways to Find Friends […] Read More
Think it’s OK to bury those orange peels on the trail? Or toss out a piece of chewing gum? Chamonix mag’ has this to say […] Read More
The next time we hike the Grand North Balcony trail above Chamonix, it won’t be by accident. We’ve learned by luck and happenstance that the […] Read More
Kathy intercepted me as I walked out the bathroom door. “You have to come see Mont Blanc,” she said. It was barely light out. “I […] Read More
The president of the community of villages in the Chamonix valley offers greetings to visitors using public transportation. It’s a great system: free bus and […] Read More
“The mountains are so silent,” Kathy said as we finished the fourth course — the cheese — of a quite exceptional five-course meal at Hotel […] Read More