Babies & Toddlers, Biking, Scooting & Skating

BUGGY WALKS – La Braconne, the Pré Curral & the Bialle river path (Sallanches)

When you are living in the 🏔 ❄️ snowy mountains in WINTERTIME with a newborn or young baby, your quotidien can feel tough . . . getting out for a buggy walk can be more challenging than usual, with ❄️ icy pavements or snow impeding certain routes you would normally take. Of course, using a baby-carrier or baby-carrying wrap is one brilliant alternative (as baby keeps warm … Continue reading BUGGY WALKS – La Braconne, the Pré Curral & the Bialle river path (Sallanches)

Mont Blanc Family FunMarch 18, 2019March 7, 2023Leave a comment

Babies & Toddlers, Biking, Scooting & Skating, Combloux, Combloux Playgrounds, Combloux Pumptrack, Combloux Sport & Adventure, Les Contamines Sport & Adventure, Megève Sport & Adventure, Servoz, Servoz Pumptrack, St Gervais, St Gervais & Environs, St Gervais Sport & Adventure

PUMPTRACKS au Pays du Mont-Blanc

I shall be honest, I had never even heard of 🚵‍♀️ a pumptrack before we discovered the 🚵‍♀️ pumptrack in Combloux! So, what is 🚵‍♀️ a pumptrack? It is a circuit, with ups and downs and turns, on which the 🚵‍♂️ cyclist / 🛹 skater / 🛴 scooter can keep moving simply through “pumping” (no need for pedal action, once moving). Not just for cyclists (BMX, VTT), it … Continue reading PUMPTRACKS au Pays du Mont-Blanc

Mont Blanc Family FunApril 30, 2018March 2, 20235 Comments

Agendas & Events, Babies & Toddlers, Biking, Scooting & Skating, Hiking & Strolling, Lac Léman, Lakes & Swimming, Morges, Parks & Gardens, Playgrounds & Softplay, Switzerland, Weekend Escapes

« Fête de la Tulipe » in Morges ( 29th March ⇒ 12th May 2024 )

🇨🇭🌷 « La Fête de la Tulipe » in Morges celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020, and this year’s 53rd edition will run from 29th March ⇒ 12th May 2024 . . . You don’t have to travel too far from the 🏔 Pays du Mont-Blanc to experience total dépaysement, to distance yourself from the mountain valleys and high snowy peaks; just the other side of 🇨🇭 … Continue reading « Fête de la Tulipe » in Morges ( 29th March ⇒ 12th May 2024 )

Mont Blanc Family FunApril 3, 2018April 3, 20242 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Biking, Scooting & Skating, Chamonix Hikes & Strolls, Combloux, Combloux Hikes & Strolls, Hiking & Strolling, Lac de Passy, Lac des Chavants, Lacs des Ilettes, Lakes & Swimming, Parcours d'Orientation Lac des Chavants, Passy, Passy Hikes & Strolls, Plaine-Joux, Sallanches, Sallanches Hikes & Strolls

BUGGY WALKS & FAMILY STROLLS: lakes in autumn au Pays du Mont-Blanc

After a visit to 🇯🇵 Japan during the magical time of 🍁 « autumn leaves », I never thought that autumn would inspire me in the same way again . . . But then I returned home to the 🏔 Pays du Mont-Blanc, and was charmed all over again by 🍁 the palette of red, ochre, orange and gold covering 🌳 the trees, crunching under my feet … Continue reading BUGGY WALKS & FAMILY STROLLS: lakes in autumn au Pays du Mont-Blanc

Mont Blanc Family FunSeptember 29, 2017February 28, 20234 Comments

Biking, Scooting & Skating, Hiking & Strolling, Lac de Passy, Lakes & Swimming, Passy, Passy & Environs, Passy Hikes & Strolls

Lac de Passy (PASSY)

💦 Lac de Passy, officially referred to these days as a Base de Loisirs (due to the numerous leisure activities on offer), is the 💦 largest lake au Pays du Mont-Blanc. Ideal for a 🏊‍♂️ swim and a splash during the summer months, it is also frequented by 🚵‍♀️ cyclists,🏃‍♀️ joggers, buggy-walkers, 🎣 fishing enthusiasts, ⛵️ windsurfers, paddle-boarders and dog-walkers [ note: 🐶 dogs are not … Continue reading Lac de Passy (PASSY)

Mont Blanc Family FunJune 29, 2017March 1, 202315 Comments

Biking, Scooting & Skating, Sallanches, Sallanches Skatepark

Sallanches PUMPTRACK & SKATEPARK

Just behind the hospital and the Collège de Verney, and next to the autoroute, Sallanches has its own 🛴 pumptrack and 🛹🛴skatepark. It’s a popular spot for youngsters to head, either en famille or – as they get older – on their own. Sallanches pumptrack Sallanches is the latest commune to get its very own 🛴 PUMPTRACK! Sallanches skatepark The 🛹🛴 skatepark is just next door … Continue reading Sallanches PUMPTRACK & SKATEPARK

Mont Blanc Family FunApril 9, 2017March 10, 20232 Comments

Babies & Toddlers, Biking, Scooting & Skating, Playgrounds & Softplay, Praz-sur-Arly, Praz-sur-Arly Playgrounds

Base de Loisirs des Belles (PRAZ-sur-ARLY)

We discovered La Base de Loisirs des Belles in Praz-sur-Arly on a 🍁 sunny autumn day a few years ago now . . . our boys were delighted to be able to play in the vast open space surrounding the playgrounds, and we were able to lift our faces to the sun and relax. The leisure space is also much more than just playgrounds, so head … Continue reading Base de Loisirs des Belles (PRAZ-sur-ARLY)

Mont Blanc Family FunApril 9, 2017August 7, 20234 Comments

Mont Blanc Family Fun

Family Fun au Pays du Mont Blanc: adventures & culture for families and children in Chamonix, Les Houches, Argentière, Servoz, Vallorcine, Passy, Plaine Joux, Sallanches, Combloux, Cordon, Domancy, St Gervais, Le Fayet, Les Contamines, Megève, Praz-sur-Arly and beyond

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