After seeing just one photo of Lago di Sorapis, I knew it belonged on our Dolomite bucket list. The lake was a fabulous baby-blue colour, nestled in a rocky basin beneath towering peaks and set in the heart of the Italian Dolomites. We set off on a stunning morning, the air crisp and the low…
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Hiking Around Tre Cime | The Dolomites
It was due to be one of those dreamy autumn days in the Italian Dolomites, with crisp blue skies, so Craig and I woke before the sun to make the most of it. The temperature had dropped below zero and a thick layer of ice had formed on the windshield of our rented Fiat Panda….
Returning To The Dolomites | Lago Di Braies and Hidden Valleys
It was late autumn in 2014 when my boyfriend Craig and I first visited the Dolomites in northern Italy. We were on a big, seven-month road trip around Europe that took us up to the Arctic Circle and down to the twinkly Adriatic Sea. One of the places we were most excited about visiting was…
Sledging on the kitchen table in the Dolomites
Italy’s second chance didn’t go too well; they still drove like hooligans. We entered Northern Italy via the beautiful Natisone Valley which had rusty coloured forested slopes and a gushing river. It was a lovely and peaceful drive but soon enough we joined the main road. From then on we just passed through town after…
The town of conical roofed houses
We drove along the arch of Italy’s sole, stopping at a beach for a leisurely stroll while Craig attempted to save giant jellyfish that had been washed up. Then we headed inland and took a wonderful road through the countryside. Fields were being seeded with grass and varied from freshly churned mud to fluorescent green…
A little drive through Southern Italy
We had 5 days to explore a smidgen of Southern Italy before our ferry to Croatia. The diesel is as expensive as in Norway, and the drivers are diabolical so we decided not to do a 1000km detour to Mount Etna and instead drove to Maratea on the western coast. We drove through a barren…
Cave dwellings in southern Italy
Half of Matera’s population lived in cave dwellings, called Sassi, until the 1950’s. The Sassi have been inhabited since the Paleolithic age and were brought to public attention when Carlo Levi’s book, ‘Christ stopped at Eboli’ was published in 1946. He described the poverty and poor conditions they lived in. The book shamed the authorities…
Italy – the India of the West
After a 10 hour ferry from Greece, we reached the top of Italy’s heel at Bari. An announcement told us to head down to the car deck, so off we all went. To get to the lower deck though, we had to squeeze our way through trucks. The gaps between them were the width of…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 