[Update 2016: The entire trail was open when I hiked it many years ago, but closures do happen so be sure to check conditions before you go.] If you have time to only do one thing in the Cinque Terre, Italy, I’d highly recommend it be this: hike the path that connects the 5 towns. […]
Flowers of the Cinque Terre, Italy
A huge part of traveling is seeing things you wouldn’t normally see wherever it is you live. I’m a big sucker for flowers & exotic-looking plants, so my eyes – and camera lens – tend to gravitate towards the ground in search of interesting-looking things. When we were hiking along the well-known path connecting the […]
A Pretty Walk in the Dolomites – 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, […]
Hiking at Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm) in the Italian Dolomites – One of my Favorites
What I’m looking for in the perfect hike is pretty simple: Good exercise Great views Something along these lines: Of course, I’ll also take anything in between – flat & easy, so-so scenery, etc. – because part of why I love to hike is just being outside. It can be very invigorating. But when everything […]
A Visit to the Posh Mountain town of Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites, Italy
Before visiting the Dolomite region of Italy, I knew very little about it. I had, however, heard about Cortina d’Ampezzo, a small mountain town that I think is a bit like Italy’s equivalent to Aspen, Colorado. The residents & visitors strut around in their trendy threads, the resorts are high-end and the shops are upscale. […]
Photos of the Sheer Mountains of Gardena Pass – Dolomites, 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 […]
Cable Car & Hiking on Sass Pordoi – Dolomites, 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 […]
Photos of Sella Pass – 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 […]
Photos of 3 Gorgeous Mountain Passes in the Dolomites, 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 […]
A Tiny Church in the Magnificent Dolomite Mountains (with Photos)
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 […]