“Oh to be in England /Now that April’s there…” wrote Robert Browning in his poem ‘Home Thoughts From Abroad‘. Like us, he happened to be in Northern Italy at the time. However, on April Fools Day, after two years on the road, we arrived back in the UK. Never mind the chaffinch singing on theContinue reading “We Pack Up Our Troubles & Climb Back Into The Bubble!”
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A Gad on Garda – ‘The Functional Walk’ along the Sarca River
We leave Campsite Maroadi via the lake entrance and turn left; over the bridge that straddles the slipway and past the watersports centre. We cross a larger bridge over the River Sarca, where it flows into the northern end of Lake Garda. We turn immediately left to join the path along the far side ofContinue reading “A Gad on Garda – ‘The Functional Walk’ along the Sarca River”
The Best Anniversary Present EVER! Lake Garda, Italy.
Lake Garda is Italy’s largest lake, but that is not the only reason that it is remarkable. The soaring, limestone peaks of the western Brenta Dolomites rise straight out of its crystal waters, but you will find no fir trees or alpine meadows here.
Escape from Austria – to ‘The Most Beautiful River in the World’, Slovenia
Be brave & have faith – there is almost always something better around the corner! We were upset to have been booted out of the beautiful mountains in Austria but the moment we entered Slovenia, my jaw dropped. It re-clenched again only as we descended the many vertiginous hairpins of the Predel (or Predil) Pass.Continue reading “Escape from Austria – to ‘The Most Beautiful River in the World’, Slovenia”
World Wide Walkies 