Dreiländereck tripoint – walk across 3 countries in 10 mins
A friend of mine turned 40 recently and for his birthday he wanted to fly into Basel, head to the Black Forest to watch some snowboarding cross, eat some Black Forest Gateau, and then watch FC Freiburg in a Bundesliga game. It made me think “Where can you be in 3 countries?” Could I do…
Trying the French Open instead of Wimbledon
Here in the UK we love watching a bit of tennis in the Summer! Well … normally just those two weeks at Wimbledon and then most of us go back to not knowing that much about tennis for the rest of the year. However during that Wimbledon fortnight we talk fondly about ‘Murray Mound’, whether…
Cycling up Alpe d’Huez – what’s it like?
Whenever you think of the Tour de France do you think of those grueling mountains climbs with hordes of spectators lining the route? Do you picture those snaking mountain climbs such as Alpe d’Huez with its recent great stage winners of Pantani and Shleck? Did you know you can have a go at cycling up…