The man on the slow train through the Swiss Jura is keen to connect. When I mention that I have just travelled from Scotland, he leans forward and confides: “I can understand how they feel up there. We had to fight for our independence from Bern.” The Jura region’s vote …
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Route Thermale Start Saint-Jean-de-LuzEnd Col de PeyresourdeDistance 217 milesAllow 4-5 daysI came across the Route Thermale on an old, dog-eared map while trying to find a coherent route across the Pyrenees. Scanning the winding mountain roads I noticed, in tiny print, the words “Route Thermale” against the D918. I was …
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