Sunday 8th March 2020, in Northern Italy, I awoke to the headline; Coronavirus: Northern Italy quarantines 16 million people Outside China, Italy has the largest number of confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus, nCoV, and Covid-19 disease and it is spreading rapidly. Overnight, the President of the Council of Ministers issued a new Decree. TheContinue reading “Locked Down in Italy – Our Novel Coronavirus Survival Strategy”
Category Archives: Monte Rosa
How to Survive Coronavirus – Even If You’re Caught in a Hotspot
I try to find a balance between sense & sensational Life was normal a couple of weeks ago. Then, the new strain of Coronavirus landed in Italy. Subsequently, everywhere north of Pisa was declared a Coronavirus hotspot. Unwittingly, Mark and I are caught in the epicentre. We are spending our winter skiing in Northern Italy,Continue reading “How to Survive Coronavirus – Even If You’re Caught in a Hotspot”
The Battle of the Oranges – The Carnevale di Ivrea
Fun for Non-Skiers Involving Flying Fruit & Friesians! Since we had non-skiing Dutch friends staying with us in Monte Rosa, it seemed only fitting to take them to an Orange Festival.
New Release: Pups on Piste – A Ski Season in Italy
In between our latest adventure and purchasing an ex-army truck for our next adventure, I have written a book about a previous adventure! Pups on Piste – A Ski Season in Italy documents the first three month winter season that we spent in beautiful Monte Rosa, one of the ski areas of the Aosta ValleyContinue reading “New Release: Pups on Piste – A Ski Season in Italy”
World Wide Walkies 