Since I finished my Tour du Mont Blanc hike several days ahead of schedule, my friend Katy and I have a few days of just hanging out in Chamonix before we fly t...
What better way to celebrate finishing my Tour du Mont Blanc hike than going paragliding right in front on Mont Blanc? Back in Chamonix just minutes after comin...
Crossing through France, Italy, and Switzerland to circle Western Europe's highest peak, the 180km Tour du Mont Blanc trek is part epic alpine adventure, part a...
10,000m of elevation gain/ 180km/ 8 days/ 3 countries. By some miracle, I made it all the way around Mont Blanc alive and now I'm telling everyone I know to go ...
Not only did the impending storm not arrive yesterday afternoon, it also doesn’t arrive overnight as everyone was saying (on further investigation, it was basic...
I’ve been hearing from several people that a thunderstorm is supposed to roll in around 4pm this afternoon, so I’m up and active earlier than usual today. The t...
Aiguille du Midi is a large peak (3,842m) within the Mont Blanc massif that offers unparalleled views of the incredible Mont Blanc itself (4,810m)— I knew I had...
I wake up this morning to the sound of several hundred cowbells right outside my tent. When I stick my head out to investigate, there are easily that many cows ...
Due in part to passing out early last night from sheer exhaustion, and also due to monumental excitement, I wake up at 530am this morning and go outside for a w...
Still adjusting to the time change a bit, I silence my 7am alarm and continue to sleep for over an hour before I finally get up and finish the last of my packin...
After 6 months of non-stop excitement, planning, and preparation (but minimal physical preparation, because cheese), I am finally in Les Houches, France, not fa...
I hate to be the most cliché girl by gushing about Paris, but I simply can’t help myself. Our week in Paris was amazing and I sincerely intend to return, someth...
Paris cemeteries were overflowing in the 1700s, leaching disease into the water and soil and stinking up the city (plus literally overflowing into some particul...
The most magical place on earth at its second home in Paris! When Cal visited Europe at 11 with his family, they went to Disneyland Paris and it's basically the...
