Category Camping
Europe 2014 – Siena Pre – We Ride to the Top of the Hill in Chianti
Timeline: October 6th – 10th On the way back to camp from the Apple Store on Tuesday we stopped in at the small town of Monteriggioni. We parked in the large lot at the bottom of the hill and walked up to the town, stopping to enjoy a gelato in its main square, then walking […]
Europe 2014 – Siena Pre – You Are Supposed to Make an Appointment for the Genius Bar
Timeline: October 6th – 10th The drive down to Siena went smoothly and we pulled into Camping Siena Colleverde in the early afternoon under overcast and slightly muggy conditions. I had camped here in 1979 with Rendy Richards and then again in 1984 with Joanna, Heike, and Francois, that memorable occasion when we stumbled upon […]
Europe 2014 – Cinque Terre – Hiking is Hard But a Nice Dinner is a Good Reward
Timeline: October 1st – 5th For our last day in Cinque Terre we decided to tackle the toughest of the coastal hikes, the trail from Monterosso to Vernazza, with an option to continue on to Corniglia. We made a beeline for the trail after disembarking from the train, walking up what seemed to be a […]
Europe 2014 – Cinque Terre – The Value of Re-Hydrating
Timeline: October 1st – 5th We’d get in two good hikes during our stay in Cinque Terre. The first took us from Manarola to Corniglia, a rugged and steep walk of about four miles. We made it a little easier on ourselves, cutting out the first two very steep miles (it would have been six […]
Europe 2014 – Cinque Terre – As Good as St. Rick Claims
Timeline: October 1st – 5th We arrived the afternoon of the Wednesday the 1st at Camping La Sfinge (Sphinx in Italian), just outside of the small town of Deiva Marina at the northern end of the Cinque Terre. From this point on during the remainder of our stay in Italy we would be blessed with […]
Europe 2014 – Annemasse/Geneva/Annecy – The End of a Great Week and Start of Our Last Month
Timeline: September 25th – 30th Lisa Neddam had contacted us via email in Bulle to let us know that Adrien’s situation had not improved and they would have to decline hosting us in Geneva. We scrambled again for lodging, this time arranging to stay Friday night at an Ibis Budget property, the Annemasse, on the […]
Europe 2014 – Munich – We Ride, We Drink Beer and Are Glad to Be Here
Timeline: September 15th – 17th Our plan for riding would be to follow the Isar north one day and south the other to see how far we could go in either direction. A beautiful day greeted us with blue skies, warm but not too hot temperature, and little or no wind, perfect weather for riding. […]
Europe 2014 – Munich – A Visit to a Familiar Place
Timeline: September 15th – 17th The drive down to Munich went much smoother than the one to Nuremberg. As we got closer to the city, memories of trips past filtered through my consciousness. I’ve visited Munich in 1977, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1999, and 2002 and can’t quite seem to get enough of it, much like […]
Europe 2014 – Salzburg – The Heavens Open and the Rain Comes Down
Timeline: September 11th – 13th Editors Note: I forgot to include one very important article of clothing in my list in the last post. These would be the socks I have lived in, two different styles of Smartwool products. With tennis shoes and shorts I’ve been wearing the mini sock and with my Gore Tex […]
Europe 2014 – Vienna – The Dichotomy of Schloss Schoenbrunn and Gyros
Timeline: September 7th – 10th Our last day in Vienna would be simple; laundry in the morning and a visit to Schloss Schoenbrunn in the afternoon. One of the advantages of travel today is the wide variety of clothing one can use to make it easier, particularly travel on the run. During my earlier journeys, I […]
3jmann 
Recent Comments