Richard Tulloch is a blogger I follow. Over the past 10yrs, and 5 separate trips, he and friends have hiked the GR5 from Lake Geneva to Nice.
Richard’s a professional writer, and his blog’s both readable and amusing:
… We’re hiking the GR5, one of the French Grand Randonnees (Great Hikes), a classic long distance route that officially begins in Belgium and ends in Nice, on the way passing through Luxembourg, the hills of the Jura and the mighty French Alps.
This week’s stage is from Briancon to Barcelonnette, 109.78 kilometres according to my trusty Garmin GPS, with 6,524 vertical metres to climb along the way. …
… My rule for buying French sausage is to pick the ugliest, most misshapen specimen available. If it doesn’t taste good I can at least pride myself on being a daring gourmand francais. …
… The sign over the entrance, made from old horseshoes, says ‘CAF’. It’s not that someone has stolen the ‘E’; this is an auberge of the Club Alpin Francais.
And oui naturellement, monsieur, they do have beer. …
… All offers of photography contracts from National Geographic, Lonely Planet and manufacturers of jigsaw puzzles seriously considered. ….
Richard Tulloch’s LIFE ON THE ROAD – FRENCH ALPS – hiking the GR5
grfive.com has a good English description of the route and the GR5 experience.
besthike.com 