Alpine Europe 2024
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One Quick Day in Innsbruck
Sadly I left Italy, traveling from San Candido to Innsbruck, about 84 miles, over 2 hours.…
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The Dolomites and San Candido/innichen, More hiking
I arrived in a small village just shy of the Austrian border that, depending on your…
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Bolzano AND THE TYROL- German or Italian?
Bolzano was the next stop on my European Alpine adventure. Bolzano is a province in the…
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Monza, but not for Formula 1.
A short stop in Monza on the way to Bolzano. Not here for Forumla 1 racing,…
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Limelight on Lugano
I spent just two full days in Lugano, a city in southern Switzerland’s Italian-speaking Ticino region.…
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Exploring Lago di Carezza and the Dolomites: A Hiker’s Paradise
Today I was fortunate enough to be able to hike part of the Dolomites. On the…
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Wine and Rice
Arrived in Lugano, Switzerland, Wednesday. On the way, stopped in Gattinara, home to Travaglini, an award…
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Biella/Italian Alps and a G.O.A.T Cheesy Experience
I left Chamonix via Switzerland and cruised the Great St. Bernard Pass into Northern Italy. As…
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Climbing Mont Blanc to 12,000 ft (but via cable cars, an elevator, and stairs) Hypoxia?
A journey requiring not a spec of physical exertion, today you climbed Mont Blanc, to the…
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Exploring Le Mar De Grace & Ice Caves
Today — a perfect day, was a reward for yesterday’s total rain out, which included exploration…
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Arriving in Chamonix
After exhausting travel, arrived in Chamonix today, to start this European alpine adventure. Chamonix is just…