Five days on a road trip: Alice Springs -> Uluru/Kata Tjuta National Park -> Kings Canyon & Watarrka National Park -> Alice Springs.

The Larapinta Trail, in the heart of Central Australia, runs over 230km along the spine of the West MacDonnell Ranges. This long distance walking track is divided into 12 sections that each take one or two days to walk.

Spending the first days of 2024 in Tassie with the whole family.

Road trip via:
- Noosa
- Maryborough
- Gin Gin (1 night)
- Tannum Sands (3 nights)
- Yeppoon (4 nights)
- Great Keppel Island
- Rockhampton
- Cania Gorge (3 nights)
- Noosa

Overnight hike to Thilba Thalba camp (6.8km day 1 + return day 2). Easy hike (even for a 6yo) and great camp with a view!

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Family new year eve in the Noosa Everglades. 3 days and 2 nights with our sons of 5 and 7 yo.

----------------------------------------------------Beautiful camp in the D''Aguilar National Park with an easy access.

5 days on the Overland Track with my 7 years old son.
Cold and wet weather (with a snow storm) but amazing experience.

- Adelaide
- Clare Valley
- Flinders Ranges NP
- Mount Remarkable NP _

- Paris
- Auvergne (Sancy)
- Dordogne (Lascaux and Les Eyzies) _

Perfect Tasmanian overnight hike to start with the kids. Remote, short days and beautiful. _

Four days in the O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat. Severals day hikes.

Bushwalking and packrafting with my 6 yo boy.
Day 1:
- Bushalking from Elanda Point to Kin Kin river (along the Cooloola Wilderness Trail)
- Crossing the river with the packraft
- Bushwalking from the river to Figtree Point camp (mainly following the Cooloola Wilderness Trail)
Day 2:
- Paddling (on packraft) from Figtree Point to Kinaba centre
- Bushwalking from Kinaba centre to Elanda Point.

Darwin, Kakadu NP, Nitmiluk NP, Litchfield NP

Beautiful Great Walk near Noosa.
2.5 days / 90km. _

- Bundaberg
- Agnes Water
-1770

First overnight bushwalking with the boys (3 and 5 yo). Only 3km from Leafy Lane Trail Head, Ubajee Walkers Camp is an easy access and perfect immersion in the bush. And stunning view from the camp.

I have done this hike solo in 3 days in January 2020. I went back to do it with my 7 yo boy in December 2022. Great hike!

Cudgerie Trail Loop is an easy hike on the Noosa Trail Network offering beautiful views on the Hinterland.

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3 weeks in a camping car with the whole family.

15 days road trip:
- Cairns
- Atherton
- Port Douglas
- Daintree
- Palm Cove

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Nice easy hike to do with kids.

Road trip for several days.

Snowy mountains, Thredbo and Mount Kosciuszko (2228m), highest point in Australia.

Beautiful white sand beach

Easy and pleasant family hike near Sydney (8km).

Classic hike in Sydney harbour

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Capital of Australia

21 km of beautiful coast track in Sydney.

Hike Katoomba to the Jenolan Caves (45km).
1.5 days.
One night at Black Range Camping Ground.

Otford to Bundeena - Royal National Park (28km).
One day hike

Cowan to Hornsby, thru the Berowra Valley National Park (32km).
One day hike

Amazing experience of "Glamour camping" in Sydney.

Coastal hike in Southern Victoria over 4 days :
J1: Apollo Bay-> Parker Hill campground
J2: -> Johanna Beach campground
J3: -> Devils Kitchen campground
J4: -> 12 Apostles (+ 7km, Apostles Camping Park and Cabins)

3 days in the capital of Victoria (Australia).

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Beautiful hike in French Alps.

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13 days on the eastern side of Sicily:
- Catane (airport)
- Taornima
- Zafferana Etnea
- Syracusse
- Noto
- Modica
- Ragusa
- Enna
- Cefalu
- Palerme (apport).

8 days from Oslo to Bergen :
- Oslo
- Geilo
- Myrdal
- Flam
- Gudvangen
- Voss
- Bergen.

From Sappey en Chartreuse to Chambery into 2 days.
The trail: openrunner

5 days in Brisbane.

10 days on the Cotswold Way (102 miles / 164km) between Chipping Campden and Bath.
J1 (afternoon) : Chipping Campden - Broadway
J2 : Broadway - Winchcombe
J3 :  Winchcombe - Charlton Kings
J4 : Charlton Kings - Birdlip
J5 : Birdlip - Randwick
J6 : Randwick - Dursley
J7 : Dursley - Wotton under Edge
J8 : Wotton under Edge - Old Sodbury
J9 : Old Sodbury - Cold Aston
J10 (morning) : Cold Aston - Bath

4 days in this city full of stories (sad and happy)

Traversee d'un bout du Jura a l'occasion d'un we.

J0 : TGV le vendredi soir jusqu'a Bellegarde (nuit en tente sur le chemin apres Bellegarde, possibilite de dormir a l'hotel de Bellegarde)
J1 : Bellegarde - Refuge de la Loge
J2 :Refuge de la Loge - Lajou (un peu de marche puis auto stop jusqu'a St Claude) puis train et TGV

Randonnée de Chamonix à Zermatt. La grosse partie de la randonnée est en Suisse. Très beau parcours. Nous abandonnerons en route car la météo était très mauvaise rendant les cols dangereux.

4 days thru the Belledonne mountains. It was so cold. Beautiful views and very wild considering it is so close to city of Grenoble.

Day 1 : Allevard - Le Pleynet (Martinette gite, great)
Day 2 : Gite a la Martinette - Le Rivier d'Allemont (Hotel)
Day 3 : Le Rivier d'Allemont - Refuge Jean Collet (Amazing view!)
Day 4 : Refuge Jean Collet - Croix de Chamrousse (then down with the cable car )

Trois jours entre Venise et Verone sur le we du 14 juillet.
Verone, tres beau. Venise ... MAGNIFIQUE mais beaucoup beaucoup de touristes.

Randonnée entre Aurec et Puy en Velay, aux origines de la Loire : la Loire Sauvage.

WE de 4 jours pour longer la Loire entre Gien et Orleans
Le topo ici

New York, city of verticality!

Great city to visit. Shout out for the amazing (and free) museums!

Petit WE à Copenhague, entre mer et canaux.

Thru-hike following the hike "GR 131", from Las Americas (Arona actually) to Esperanza, south to north.
Anglo-saxonne vibe at the southern part of the island with big hotels. Pool and sun baking the day, and pub the night.
Spanish vibe at northern part where we speak Spanish and eat tapas with a slower pace.
Wide variety with beaches, forest and volcano. Always beautiful.

One day in Antwerp.

4 jours pour faire la partie sud du Tour du Mont Blanc de St Gervais a St Gervais par les Contamines et Coumayeur (retour par le tunnel).

j1 : train aller + St Gervais -> Les Contamines
j2 : Les Contamines -> Refuge Isabella
j3 : Refuge Isabella -> Courmayeur (puis Chamonix via le tunnel)
j4 : Chamonix -> St Gervais + train retour

Vanoise tour or "Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise" + variantes.
J1 : Modane - Refuge de la Fournage (tente)
J2 : Refuge de la Fournage - Refuge de l'Arpont - Termignon (hotel)
J3 : Termignon - Refuge de la Femma (tente) avec un aller/retour au col de la Rocheure
J4 : Refuge de la Femma - Pralognan (hotel)
J5 : Tour du Petit Mont Blanc, boucle depuis Pralognan (hotel) -
J6 : Pralognan - Refuge de l'Aiguille d'Oran (tente)
J7 : Refuge de l'Aiguille d'Oran - Modane

Amazing 5 days hike from Caylar to Chanac thru the Causses du Larzac in Cevennes.
Day 1: Le Caylar - La Couvertoirade (6km)
Day 2: La Couvertoirade - Dourbies (30km)
Day 3: Dourbies - Mont Aigoual (20km)
Day 4: Mont Aigoual - Sainte-Enimie (36km)
Day 5: Sainte-Enimie - Chanac (24)

WE de 4 jours dans la capitale Hollandaise.

Petit we raquettes aux pieds.
J0 : Train de Paris à Mulhouse (nuit à l’hôtel)
J1 : Train de Mulhouse a Saint-Amarin et rando jusqu'a Gazon Rouge (nuit en hôtel) (journée assez longue et difficile a cause du manque de trace dans la neige - fallait la faire :-/ - et des dévers importants dans les bois vers la fin ...)
J2 : descente vers Bussang

10 days on the Tasmania island.
We wanted to hike the "Western Arthurs Trail", but, I twisted my shoulder the day before. We only walk the first day and went back the second. So, we rented a car a visited the island. It's a very beautiful island with a stunning wilderness.

5 days in Sydney, capital of New South Wales.
(note : my home from march 2017 to August 2019)

5 days on the Sunshine Coast

Petit WE en fin d'année dans ce coin charmant du nord de l'Angleterre.
Au programme :
- viste de la ville,
- petite randonnée dans la campagne environnante (près du mur d'Adrien)

Cargèse - Moriani Plage en suivant le Mare a Mare Nord avec une petite variante sur le GR 20.

Circuit d'un WE à vélo entre Chinon et Saumur.
J1: Chinon -> Montsoreau (+Abbaye de Fontevraud)
J2 : Montsoreau -> Saumur

Train + vélo + chambres d'hotes
Photos à venir

WE muy caliente con tapas y cervezas ! :-)

Quick weekend in this beautiful city.

Grande Traversée du Vercors l'été !
De Clelles à Villard de Lans.
2 jours pour traverser le parc du Vercors du sud au nord.

Two beautiful days in the Greek Capital.

- Hike following the E4 from Diakopto to Kapsas.
- Sparta
- Chill on the coast at Githio
- Crossing the Corinth canal.

Three days on the Mykonos Island

Three days hiking from Figeac to Cahors following the Camino.

Day 1: Figeac - Saint Sulpice
Day 2: Saint Sulpice - Bouzies
Day 3: Bouzies - Cahors

Track

Two days between Murat and Puy Mary (Cantal) with my 11 years old nephew

Day 1 : Murat - Le Lioran
Day 2 : Le Lioran - Puy Mary - Le Lioran

5 days for Milan0, Torino and Genova.

Polish Carpathians thru-hike with Simon (15 days / 350 km).

Ukrainian Carpathians thru-hike with Simon (13 days / 370 km).

Easy day hike in Bourgogne, from Sens to Villeneuve sur Yonne.

Superbe météo pour longer tranquillement la Seine.

Deux journées froides à suivre le tour de l'Ile de France (GR11).

Après le nord ouest de l'Inde 4 ans plus tot, séjour au sud de ce pays magnifique !

Au programme :
- Kochi (Cochin)
- Periyar Tiger Reserve
- Madurai
- Cote sud est

Ville superbe. Vieux centre, port vivant, tramway sur rail, cuisine internationnale, rue (très) valonnées, faculté renommée ...

The John Muir Trail (JMT) is a hike stretching on 340 km, from Yosemite park to Mount Witney - 4420m (Sierra Nevada highest point).
I hike 14 days including 4 days off to have a rest, shower and food.

The JMT is in my top 3 hikes. It is a wow-hike!

Informations :
- Access to the hike (SF to Curry Village) : Bus + train (via Merced) + Amtrack bus
- Exit for Mammoth Village (at Reds Meadows) : shuttle at Reds Meadows Resort (eau hours) until Mammoth Village (actually I took 3 bus)
-Exit to Independence (via Kearsarge pass) : walk down to Onion valley, hitchhiking to Independence
- Final exit (Witney Portal to Lone Pine : hitchhiking
- Return to SF (Lone Pine -> SF) : Bus (or hitchhiking) until Lone Pine and then Mammoth, and bus to Curry Village, and so, back to SF.

Stage d'alpinisme et ascension du Mont Rose.

- 1 jour de randonnée sous les aiguilles rouges jusqu'au Lac Blanc
- 2 jours d'école de neige/glace (Glacier d'Argentière + Aiguille du midi)
- 3 jours pour le Mont Rose (une petite demi-journée pour atteindre le refuge coté Italien + 1 journée d'ascension + une journée de descente depuis le refuge)

Deux jours de randonnée entre Dieppe et Fécamp et suivant la cote normande.

Une semaine pour visiter ce petit pays entre montagne au nord et mer adriatique au sud.

3 days on the "Chemin de Stevenson". Hike from Alès (Cassagnas train station) to La bastide Puy Laurent.

... 48h (halftime for walking)
... 2 cowboy camping nights by 0deg C
... 100 km
... +2400/-2400m
... thank you Simon ... :-)

Deux jours de rando entre Rambouillet et Chartres en suivant les GR65 et GRP de la vallée de l'Eure.

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Two days hike jours between Havre and Fecamp avec nuit à la belle sur les falaises d'Etretat.

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Gaillon -> Val de Reuil
Rando agreable a quelques heures de Paris. Plus de 800 m de denivele le 1er jour ;-)

Visite de la ville sur 2 jours + 1 jour à Colmar.

Petite rando entre Villers-Cotterets et Compiegne lors de deux belles jourees d'hivers. Nuit fraiche ... :-)

Toscanne, Ombrie, Rome et retour sur Pise on longeant la cote sud ...

Two wonderful weeks with rocky mountains, Adriatic sea, medieval towns, castles, unthinkable blue Soca river and quiet lake.

Belle randonnée entre les vignes bourguignonnes
J1 : 22km
J2 : 18km

Randonnées dans les Bauges. Partis d'Annecy nous avons effectué le tour de ce pays encore sauvage et peu connu. Fleurs en abondance, bois parfumés et vallées sages.

Rando sur la cote normande, sur les traces des GR 223 et GRP de la hague.

Cherbourg gare SNCF-> Pointe de Jardeheu (bivouac)
Pointe de Jardeheu -> Biville (nuit au séminaire)
Biville -> BenoitVille (bivouac)
BenoitVille -> Cherbourg gare SNCF (retour)

Balade tranquille autour de ce lac au nord de Limoges.

Petit séjour de deux semaines en Chine, entre GuangDong et Hainan.
L'ile de Hainan est très surprenante, le lieu est un petit paradis pour le touriste Chinois, comme beaucoup d'endroits en Chine mais aussi et surtout pour les russes, tellement bien que tout les chinois parlent russe labas ... et c'est autant écris en russe qu'en chinois ... :-(

Deux courtes journées pour visiter la capitale anglaise ...

Tout pres d`Areches-Beaufort. 4 jours de repos et de raquettes.

Nice day hike close to Paris. From Epernon to Houdan.

Thanks Zozo for this beautiful 3 days hike.
- Modane to refuge de Thabor (via Valfrejus and Le Lavoir)
- Refuge to Thabor to Nevache (via Vallee Etroite)
- Nevache to Briancon (via Plampinet and Dormillouze pass)

Cote de granite rose (par l'autre bout) Rando sur la cote bretonne, sur les traces du GR 34.
Normalement le programme était de faire St Brieuc->Pointe d'Essouant, mais c'était sans compter sur le TRES mauvais temps breton du dernier jour ... Une vraie tempete ... BRRR ... Donc arret au petit port (très migon ma foi) de Paimpol.

Four days hike from Blois to Tours along the Loire river.

Moscou.
I didn't like the vibe there. After travelling in so many countries, it was the first time I felt no welcome.

6 days on train from Beijing to Moscow in the middle of the winter.

Beijin
The capital reflecting the country:: huge, old, but where present destroys past for a better future.

Xian, former capital of China . So much to see. I sadly spent there only two days. Among other beauties; the Terracotta Army of the emperor Qin (200 BCE), only discovered 1974. Unesco site.

Two days in Emei Shan, a holy mountain
Night in a Buddhist temple

Leshan and the giant Buddha (DaFo) with his 71 m.

ChengDu
Very spicy food and marvellous tea!

Visiting Macao for the new year.

Hong Kong : "One country, two systems"

Guilin and Yangshuo on the Li river.

I like to compare Wei Bo Shan with Dali, but smaller. Around, some many temples perched on the hills.

Cloud Pass and Zhonghe Shan

One of the most peaceful place on earth. Beautiful people too.

Stunning hike following the gigantic gorge of the Jinsha River.

Lijiang, UNESCO Heritage Site

Amazing city. The old China city like we want to see more!

Colorful market in the north of Vietnam.

Beautiful hike between remotes villages and paddy fields.

Stunning part of the world. Half day kayaking, small hike on one island and one night (literally) on the boat with a beautiful sky full of sparkling stars

Former capital of Vietnam with beautiful houses and the Forbidden City.

Perfect seaside city to have a rest (mostly for western tourists)

Ho Chi Min City (Saigon).
Saigon, que d'emotions quand on arrive dans cette ville chargée d'histoire francaise. C'est une grande ville qui s'étale avec ses parcs et sa circulation (de mobilettes) très très dense. Il y fait bon vivre ... surtout le soir à la fraiche.

Four days in Bangkok. Modern city where all Asia meet.

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Helambu et Langtang
Depuis Kathmandou je rejoins, à pied, le départ de la randonne de l'Helambu. Je profite de cette journée pour passer à Pashupatinath, Bouthnath et pour traverser des villages moins touristiques. Ensuite c'est l'Helambu puis le Langtang que je relie par le col de Gosaikunda. Superbes paysages avec ces deux randonnées très différentes ...

Katmandou
Four days in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. This city is AMAZING, it is a museum by itself! And it is perfect base camp for one on the best hikes in the world. It might be the capital of hiking and trekking!

The city where it is good to die. After having traveled all over India, the Hindus come here to await death. Then they will be like the 100 to 150 bodies per evening, burned (completely for the richest) to end their journey in the "Ganga".
At the same time thousands of people come here to pray, to purify themselves, to wash their clothes...

Agra, beautiful place, horrible tourism.

Stunning ! This small town lost in the middle of the desert has a lot to offer. It is quiet. The people are really very nice, the city is very beautiful with lots of temples and houses with magnificent facades (and interesting stories). There are also sites around (temples, tombs...) and the desert. Really beautiful!
So on the program: visit of the city of its citadel and its bourgeois houses + two half-days on camels in the desert with a night in the dunes (towards that of Sam) + a morning by bike to reach Lodruva.

The city of hippies! A beautiful sacred lake, the people quite nice...and the tourists...cool very cool...well you know what I mean? On the other hand, beer is strictly prohibited. One does not joke in the sacred cities. It is a good city to rest after aggressive cities like Jaipur or Agra.

The Golden Temple is one of the most beautiful thing I ever seen!

McLeod Ganj and TseChockLing Gompa, home of the Daila Lama.

Festival in Goshal

4 days 4WD trip in Spiti Valley. STUNNING!

Hike to the Hampta Pass (3 days)

7 days in the Kullu Valley (Kullu, Naggar and Manali).

Crazy, busy, exhausting, huge city.

Itinary: Budapest* - Arad - Petroshani and the Jiu valley - Bucarest - Sinaia - Bucegi - Brasov- Sibiu - Sighisoara - Biertan - Maramures - Fagaras

Beautiful capital city with so much to see.

So easy island to travel on bike.

Three days on the coast near Fecamp.

Avallon to Luzy thru the Morvant Mountain in 3 days (110km).

The best place in France to hike in snow!

Journey 1 : newyear eve 2006
Corencon->Carette->Tiolache du milieu->Corençon->Villard de Lanz.
Solo overnight hike to discover this area.


Journey 2 : 25 to 27 February. 2006
Corençon->Tiolache du milieu->Pre Valet->Corencon.
Came back with 2 friends to do a longer circuit.

Journey 3 : New year s eve le 31 dec 2009

One-day hike in the snow from Reposoir to chalet de Mery.(Haute Savoie).

Saturday at Quiberon and Vannes.
Sunday in the Broceliande forest.

Beautiful capital city of Slovakia

I love this country and its mountain.

What an amazing city. So much History, so much to see.

Granite rose coastal walk. Walking campground to campground is a easy way to discover this very beautiful area

Day hike Gramat to Rocamadour.

Amazing hike! One of most beautiful I did. But, too busy.

One a of best place to hike with snow shoes.

Tapas and andalouse music. Wow, I love this place! Trip: Sevilla - Cordoba (La Mezquita) - Granada (Alhambra)

Three days hiking on the snow between Bionnassay and Chamonix.
TGV Paris to St Gervais. Then, little train (TMB) to Nid dAigle and stop at Col de Voza. 10 min walk to Refuge du Fioux where I stayed 3 nights.
It is the first time I saw the Mont Blanc. Wow!

One of the best place to hike, all around the year!

The Annapurna circuit is one of most known overnight hikes in the world. Maybe the most famous. It is so wonderfull to be so close with this high mountains, to see the different sceneries, to meet different cultures and people. For me, it will be one of most impressive hike I had the chance to do.

Orsay & Versailles

Near St Lary

Berlin, smart, big, quiet and busy. I love Berlin!

Easy to reach from France and beautiful Island..
Funcal - Hike to bivouac at Pico Ruivo - Porto Moniz - Paùl Serra - Two days hike from Pico Ariero to Pico Ruivo (and back) - Caniçal, São Lourenço.

Autumn is the best season to visit Vosges. The trees are glod and the sky silver.

The Reunion Island, the paradise for hikers. 17 days thru the island from north to south.
Start at St Denis, la Roche Ecrite, to reach the 3 cirques and turn around.
One day walk at Grand Etang(one night near the lac).
After, go back to the trail toward the volcano where we stay one day. The last day we go down to Cap Mechant.
We stop at St Leu.

10 days in Portugal.
Trip: Lisboa - Coimbra - Porto - Guarda - Evora. _

My first big trip far from France. It was WOW!
- Lapaz
- Cochabamba
- Sucre
- Uyuny, the Salar and the Lipez south (Amazing place on earth !)
- Titicaca Lac
- Rurenhabaque

12 days on the overnight hikes "Mare a Montis sud" (Propriano to Porticcio) and "Mare a Mare centre" (Porticcio to Ghisonaccia)

The trip: :
- Bastia -> Ile Rousse by train, camping and beach at Ile Rousse
- -> Ajaccio (via Corte) by train
- -> Propriano, by bus
- -> Porticcio, by foot (Mare a Montis sud), 5 days
- -> Ghisonaccia, by foot (Mare a Mare centre), 7 days
- -> Porto-Vecchio, by bus
- -> Bastia, by bus (quite long)

Notes :
- Bastia is a pleasant city (centre + old harbor + citadelle)
- It is possible to go to Ajaccio from Bastia directly (dont need to go to Ile Rousse)
- It is not the TGV! It is slow, very slow (almost one day to do 150km!). But the views are stunning and it is better to have time to enjoy it.
- In season off (high season= July and August), we have to know everything before to leave because there is a few common public transport.
- We missed Bonifaccio et Calvi. I visited this city several years later (GR20). This city are beautiful.

From Foix to Port-la-Nouvelle following the Sentier Cathare, GR 367. Beautiful country side, huge castles for this cultural hike.

My first overnight hikes:
- 3 days/2 nights hike between Marseille and Cassis (nights in tent),
- 2 days/1 night in the La Victoire Massif, between Vauvenargues and Puyloubier (night at the Refuge du Prieure)

Paris, the most beautiful city in the world. _