This Summer, we (Nathalie, Camille, Tim) had the chance to visit the Écrins National Park to hike the famous GR54a trail. The "a" stands for "alpine": instead of walking around the mountains, the trail takes us across the rocky terrain, through steep but magnificient mountain passes. . . .
I eagerly hand my ticket to the ticket agent at the Leukerbad cable car station. I hear him say, "Sind Sie bereit?" and I quickly nod in agreement. I take my ticket and rush off, perhaps a little too fast to start. Fabio will soon appear behind me . . .
"Get in the car and roll up the windows! Immediately!" – Yes, you heard that correctly. This was Alex shouting at us while we waited out the traffic jam in front of the Mont Blanc Tunnel. We were walking alongside the car while he spotted a police patrol ahead. . . .