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Search for brown bears in the Kocevje forest

After a difficult night on motorway in Slovenia, we leave to the discovery of the South of the country which is much less touristy. We start with a trip to Ribnica then we take gravel logging roads to explore the surrounding forests in the car looking for bears. After...

Hiking to the Dom na Komni and splashing in the river

After much hesitation to embark on the ascent of Triglav, we gave up because: first, we cannot find any information on this hike on the internet or the number of kilometre the height and or if it must be equipped to the last part of the hike when it comes to the...

Hike and fly and swim in Bohinj

Bohinj, marked the arrival in the Triglav National Park. Caught between the mountains of the Julian Alps, Bohinj also has its Lake and its paragliders. Upon arrival immediately spotted by the way Nicolas sails over our heads. So we’ll inquire local pilots on...

Marvel at the landscape of postcard of Bled

When it comes to town, it is still early, so we meet few people around the Lake which is perfect to take beautiful photos. All around the Lake is laid out so that you can enjoy the scenery “postcard”. There is even a photo in a heart enough unlikely but...

Discover Slovenia with the gorges of Vingtar

Arrived in Slovenia since the day before, we don’t hang out not to visit and wake up at 5:30 in the morning just to be the first to visit the Gorge of Vingtar, before the crowd. At 6:15 so here we are on the trail of the Gorge without paying because the wicket...

Do the cloudbase in bi above Lake Ossaicher See in Villach

You wake up with our German friends and we’re getting a big breakfast all together. Once it is sated each resumed his way with his “truck”. Them leave for the Italy then the Albania and for the Slovenia. We still hold meeting in Slovenia within 10...

Hike and fly to the peak of Hochstein just before being shot

Today is a beautiful day to fly. We therefore pay a cable car and the program, we must take three chairlifts to arrive at the top of the next to Lienz ski resort to be able to make a superb flight of more than 1500 vertical meters. It is on paper because in reality...

Lower Austria by the mythical road of the Grossglockner

This time, it’s the road that we discover the Austrian Alps as we go to Lienz. We drive to Zeel am See so until France to take the mythical road 107 of the Grossglockner. This panoramic road of 48km through the Park’s Hohe Taurne and allows to have a...

Hiking to the Kaprun dam

Kaprun dam seen from the top weather Good to tell the truth this photo don’t come from us but a sign that we photograph because the view that we had did not at all the same with rain, but this is to show how this place is without a doubt amazing weather.  Kaprun...

Do 3 times in 3 hours in Werfenweng and bathe in Zell am See

We go to the Werfenweng ski resort to pick up the harness cocoon Kolibri sent by Kortel design in a paragliding school “teandem Fly”. Once the parcel recovered is beautiful and all gliders in the sky invite us to fly with them so we hurry to equip without...

Feldheim feel like home

This morning we’ll take the ferry to leave Denmark, direction Rostock in Germany. That’s leaving the Nordic countries with a little pinch in the heart. Once landed in Germany we must hurry to join South of Berlin as we planned the visit of the village auto...

Discover Copenhagen bike

After the interview of Roskilde, it is in the centre of Copenhagen for the second interview. This time we’re a little late, so we try to park as close to the appointment to then rent a bike to move around and be on time. What we had not imagined that in...

Along the Danish Baltic Sea and simply swim

We’re back to the Denmark because we have two appointments scheduled in Copenhagen.  Having borrowed the bridge that connects Malmö at the Danish Sealand we ride north of Copenhagen to see the beaches on this side of the Baltic Sea. We therefore go to Hornbæk on...

Tour of Malmö city of the future

Before leaving the Sweden we stop in Malmö and we first visit the Västra Hammen district which is the eco-district of the city. We’re going at the foot of the Turning Torso, which is the iconic Tower of the city. This construction dates from 2005 and is 190...

Before leaving the Sweden, Scania has won us over

Kåseberga we visit the village or there is that restaurants. There are also two paragliders Swedish, recognizable by their T-shirt sup’air. They explain where they fly in the corner. The next day it becomes so soaring site located above large dunes of which...

Visit the Sweden stopping in the region of Halland

At the beach in Apelviken beside Vareberg where we spent the night. The vast beach of sand is sublime. It bathes all afternoon and we played the fresbee in water. It’s funny because the sea descends gently and one has the impression that we walk to infinity. It...

Discover the Sweden through the Bohulsan

We arrived in Sweden, it is charmed, is not at all as it is imagined, and this country is completely different from the Norway. This is the complete scenery. We have benefited greatly from the sea and the beach to enjoy ourselves and rest us a bit so for this part of...

Hiking in Bessenggen and meeting with 200 wild reindeer

Could not exit the Norway without end by a key local: the hike to Bessegen. Good it explodes a little budget just to walk around but its worth a shot (34 euros = parking + boat). Take the boat in the morning to go starting point of the hike and then going back to the...

Immersed in life Norwegian in Trondheim

To relax a bit on monte in Trondheim to visit this city but also achieve the interview of Richard Wood, an associate professor in the programme industry ecology of the University of sciences and technologies of Norway. At Trondheim so we eat a pizza on the docks. The...

We saw dinosaurs or rather of Musk Oax in Dovrefjell

After Rondane it went to Dovrefjell and say: new Park, new chance to see wild reindeer. I know it repeats itself a bit but these are the last populations of wild reindeer in the world who are in Norway, so this animal deserves a little attention (and also because they...

Looking for a birthday to Rondane reindeer

Today is my birthday so it’s me who decides :). What I would like as a gift for my birthday is to see wild reindeer. It therefore starts looking for these animals in the National Park of Rondane. The tourist office told us a hike that will normally allow us to...

The Geiranger of happiness but the Dalsnibba in baba

It is the last fjord we still visit, classified world heritage of the Unesco. We arrived there a lot of fog so it does not rise to the Dalsnibba (which is a mountain which normally offers a beautiful panorama on the fjord) because we will see nothing and that cost...

Still more Jostedal glacier

Hiking to the foot of Nigardsbreen (3 km). It is a ride on the rocks along a lake and a river that flows from the glacier. What is impressive here is we really arrive at the foot of the Glacier. The ice is really blue and it is tunnels. It is also very clear crevices...

The Nærøyfjord seen from above

The Nærøyfjord is an arm of the Sognefjord. It is world heritage of Unesco then you couldn’t miss without stopping. The problem is that it’s not nice and so it is not clear the mountains and water of turquoise fjord. Tampis, it’s not the rain...

Tandem flight to Voss and tourism in Vík

Toward the Nærøyfjord it makes a stop in the resort of Voss Ski to a two-seater. For paragliding Voss is well known, this is instead of the air games according to Nicolas. This time there is a decoration and an official atterro. This is madness. We therefore ask the...

Walk on the language of the Trolltungua troll

Today huge hike: 1000 m of altitude and 22 km went back and all this in maximum 10-12 h. OK, I can assure you that on paper and see the head people who back this hike does not dream. It’s a bit like going to hell: work or die. So after having nightmares all...

Only in the world at the foot of the glacier of the Buar

As every morning, is up early to leave before the crowd of tourists. Program the hiking of the Buarbreen in Odda. It lasts 3 hours, there are 4 Km to arrive at the foot of the cooler of the Buar language. The path is really great because there are passages on boards,...

Sunrise on the fjord to the Preikestolen

After a good night on the camping area as it woke very yoyo to go to the preikestolen because it is a very tourist hike. There are 5.5 km and 400 metres in altitude (maybe even a little less). Is a super plan to park without paying. At that time he did y person on the...

Hike and fly to the Lysbotenfjord

This matte big fat morning until 6:30 take a breakfast rapido and will park at the parking. There Nicolas fills on the spot of paragliding at the top of the hike. Storing too nice tells us that there are shuttles from basejumpers and wingsuit often hyped and that they...

First tandem flight in the land of the Fjords

It was decided to go through a spot of paragliding spotted by Nicolas to see if its the fact. We struggle a little to find take-off. Finally after ringing a home the gentleman gives us all the information we need. Need to park at the parking of a hotel mount a little...

Arrival in Norway by Ferry

Come by boat * at 1 p.m. in Norway, the first thing that it does is very original, yes we call local emergency to determine if you can go show the Nicolas tick bite. Response of a doctor no it is not worth unless you are sick:-are you sick? Nicolas reply:-not so no...

Meeting of two seas at Skagen: Place

     Skagen and specifically Grenen need to walk a few minutes on the beach to get to the point most northern Denmark ou the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet. There’s not much to see as this place is rather symbolic and above all very touristy, but we regret...

Thy national park: part 2

Thy national park: part 2   This morning we leave to visit the “wind turbin center” at Osterild. It is a centre of the large wind turbine test. It includes 7 turbines belonging to different companies that test their turbines here because this place is...

Thy National Park: looking for animals

 Thy National Park: looking for animals That night we took a camping with wifi to be able to prepare our itinerary for the next few days. We also found applications for the mobile phone to find out where the different car parks to sleep in the car or camping areas....

Soaring in Hvide Sande

Soaring in Hvide Sande End of the day we arrive at Hvide Sande, a large sandy beach that we had scouted because there are wind turbines on the beach, and this framework is perfect for cute pictures. Nicolas was so happy out his paragliding to the soaring I think...

Discovering the island of Mandø in Tracktobus

The discovery of the island of Mando in Tracktobus This morning you wake up and as usual out our table and our chairs for taking breakfast beside the car. However we note that passers-by are watching us very strangely and insistently. There are even cars that come to...

Of Germany to the Denmark along the Wadden Sea

Of Germany to the Denmark along the Wadden Sea This morning we leave for Denmark, with not a lot of km that lie ahead. We go through Hamburg, just enough time to see the Harbour and the town and then we continue our route. The rain begins to fall. Once the Danish...

Visit of the primary Frankenau beech forest

Visit the forest of beech primary Frankenau This morning we wake up too happy to have finally received the first night in the Partner. Finally for me that felt a bit, it is not so bad to sleep in his car. After breakfast we leave seek gasoline and we find ourselves...

Departure for the tour of Europe

Saturday, June 25, that’s it is the day of departure. After will be lifted early in the morning, you take the road to Strasbourg. We are quite tired because the final preparations of the Partner we were late. In Strasbourg, we have two planned appointments, the...