Category Archives: Auvergne

Chain Reaction

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Al in France

You may remember from my last post that I pointed out a high peak in the distance from the Puy de Sancy. This is the the Puy de Dôme, the highest volcano in the Chaîne des Puys (chain of peaks) … Continue reading →

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Veni, Vidi, Vici

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Al in France

I recently read somewhere that no landscape inspires quite like the mountains. Certainly I love being in the mountains, and really do feel very uplifted when I reach that point where I can savour all that is around me. I … Continue reading →

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Maggie’s Grand Day Out

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Al in France

Just every now and again, Maggie takes me out for a nice walk! Just a 10 min drive from the campsite, in the middle of a mountain crater, is the lovely Lac Chambon. The trail takes about an hour and … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Auvergne

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Al in France

I’m always in two minds about not having internet connection when I’m away. In many respects it is really very nice indeed to be somewhere where you can’t be contacted or nobody really knows where you are. It’s also a … Continue reading →

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To The Hills!

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Al in France

I wondered if I was going to be able to get away again seeing as the ugly face of Covid is threatening everything again. But here I am, in the Auvergne region in central France, an area of extinct volcanoes … Continue reading →

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