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A Pretty Walk in the Dolomites – Siusi, Italy

by Kim

Church in the Dolomites near Siusi, Italy

After finishing up one of my favorite hikes of all time in the Alpe di Siusi region, Tristan & I headed back to our hotel Residence Vroni to drop off some stuff before heading out again to grab a bite to eat. We had a car, but our hotel was within walking distance of Siusi, […]

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Photos of the Sheer Mountains of Gardena Pass – Dolomites, Italy

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Gondola at Gardena Pass - Dolomite Mountains, Italy

In case you missed it, this post is a continuation of a circular drive we took while we were in the Dolomites of Italy. On our route, we went over Sella Pass & Pordoi Pass, and are now finishing up with Gardena Pass. So the final of the 3 mountain passes we drove over was […]

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Cable Car & Hiking on Sass Pordoi – Dolomites, Italy

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Pordoi Pass Cable Car entrance, Dolomite Mountains, Italy

After driving over Sella Pass, we came to Pordoi Pass. This pass is almost as pretty but the best part about it is you can take a cable car up to the top of the mountain and do a little hiking (for those more actively inclined, you can hike up instead). Because we usually prefer […]

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Photos of Sella Pass – Dolomite Mountains, Italy

by Kim

Sella Pass in the Dolomite Mountains, Italy

I thought it might be helpful to post more photos of each of the 3 mountain passes we drove over in the Dolomites. We start with Sella Pass and then we’ll move on to Pordoi Pass & Gardena in the days to come. We were staying in Castelrotto, so getting to Sella Pass was easy […]

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Photos of 3 Gorgeous Mountain Passes in the Dolomites, Italy

by Kim

Sella Pass in the Dolomite Mountains, Italy

Someday things will change for the better and we all won’t always be so rushed. We hopefully won’t be forced to choose between visiting something at lightning speed or not visiting at all. Unfortunately, when we were in the Dolomites, we had a mere 2 days to explore the area (when it could really warrant […]

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A Tiny Church in the Magnificent Dolomite Mountains (with Photos)

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St Johann (aka San Giovanni) Church in Ranui, Funes Valley - Dolomites, Italy

You might say that one of the main driving factors in my wanting to start a travel blog was this little chapel tucked away in the Dolomite mountains of Northern Italy. Is that not such an incredibly beautiful place? You see, a few years ago I was flipping through a Conde Nast Traveler and came […]

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Scenic Mountain Drive in Northern Italy

by Kim

Italian River in northern Italy

Today’s photos continue where I left off on our roughly 10-hour drive from Lake Como to the Dolomites, our final destination for the day. So far we’ve stopped in Chiavenna, a town near both the northern shores of Lake Como and the Swiss border, driven over Maloja Pass & Bernina Pass and stopped briefly in St. […]

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Driving Bernina Pass (Passo Bernina), Switzerland

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Bernina Pass in Switzerland

The day we drove over Bernina Pass could’ve been named “Mountain Passes” day. I think we might’ve driven over 3 or 4. Maybe 5. I can’t remember exactly, but it was a lot. After leaving Chiavenna, an Italian town near Lake Como & the Swiss/Italian border, we went over our first mountain pass of the […]

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A Beautiful Mountain Drive – Maloja Pass, Switzerland

by Kim

View back towards Italy at Summit of Maloja Pass in Switzerland

I can’t remember where exactly I first saw photos of Maloja Pass in Switzerland, but I was impressed. The deep valleys & high peaks make for very dramatic scenery. And though I really enjoy traveling on trains in Europe, sometimes they just won’t do the trick. We needed to make our way from Lake Como […]

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Visiting Varenna & Castello di Vezio – Lake Como, Italy

by Kim

View of Lake Como from Castello di Vezio in Varenna, Italy

I rely a lot on guidebooks when planning a trip to a new place since it helps me to narrow down what I’d like to see. For Lake Como, I saw that Rick Steves recommends visiting a little town called Varenna. It sounded good, so onto the itinerary it went. While it’s possible to get […]

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