I was in the Southern French Alps yesterday the 20th July 2011. This was Stage 17 of the 2011 Tour de France which was from Gap to Pinerolo in Italy. This was a gruelling day for the riders to say the least as it involved the Col d’Izoard and the Col de Montgenevre. The tour [...]
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We are driving down to the Costa Brava at the moment, but we have made a slight detour to Briançon in The French Alps. This is part of the Serre Chevalier ski resort and there are plenty of things to do and see here. It is still 5 weeks to the end of the ski [...]
I spotted this old weary looking motorhome in the Carrefour car park in Briançon. The price is 12,000€, is it a bargain? No it’s not! Having a peek inside the cab revealed very worn out seats and worn out rubbers on the pedals, indicating a very high mileage (kilometerage?) and quite frankly the whole thing [...]
This morning I woke up in my motorhome, with no electricity. This was odd as I had plugged my ‘orange cable’ into my friends house where I am staying (in their driveway). It turns out that they are doing some work on the mains electricity in this part of Briançon (05100 France) so I went [...]
Here is a nice little spot I found to stop in the ski resort of Serre Chevalier. This car park is between St Chaffrey and Briançon and I have been here for 3 days and no one has said a word. Motorhoming in The French Alps is always a nice thing to do as you [...]
