Blogs from Lombardy, Italy, Europe - page 3

Dopo il lockdown la quarantena, e dopo la quarantena niente: bloccato a casa! Ecco allora qualche interessante escursione da compiersi in giornata dalle parti del Lago di Como.... MONTE COLMEGNONE (1383m): Partenza dalla Chiesa di Santa Marta a Carate Urio (280m). Il sentiero è ben segnalato e, passando dai Monti di Carate (765m) e dal Rifugio Murelli (1200m), conduce alla vetta in poco meno di due ore. La discesa può avvenire anche verso Laglio, dirigendosi verso Nord e seguendo una mulattiera precaria e mal segnalata che scende al lago passando prima da un grande prato e poi dai Monti di Germanello (530m). Occhio ai cinghiali. SASSO GORDONA (1410m): Dal Rifugio Murelli l'ampio sentiero che arriva dal Monte Bisbino prosegue verso il Rifugio Binate (chiuso) e da lì, in meno di un'ora, una mulattiera porta alla cima ... read more

Welcome to Livigno , the mountain bike paradise! You can have many experiences and mix of sports among paths, glaciers, nature parks and a wonderful hospitality. Did you know that athletes often come to Livigno to undergo the preparation period before a race? Yes, because Livigno and its mountains are one of the few places in the world where you can do a specific training at high altitude, almost in every season. If you are planning to travel here, look for a hotel in the centre of Livigno, you will find the best offers all year round. MOUNTAIN BIKE If you love url=https://www.moredirt.com/article/Mountain-Biking-at-Carosello... read more

This morning, I am thinking about toilets…in Europe. They are all different, and more or less effective. Some years ago, when I was writing a book about designs for sustainability, I did some research on how toilet design was changing…and found a hilarious article about the necessity for a reliable product to use when testing flushing effectiveness, that is, without having to depend on volunteers off and on during the day. I think that the final product consisted of peanut butter, and other organic ingredients. At the time, manufacturers tested for volume as well as different consistencies…at some point, they even had a chart that I saw in one of the big box stores (some toilets were better than others re: volume or amount)…. I don’t believe this research has reached Europe...at least not the countries ... read more

Day 24 : Sunday 29 September 2019 : Hike from Bellano Hiking time. We wanted to hike to Bellano, the guy from the bottom floor said you can walk it. We couldn’t find the start of the track, so decided to train it to Bellano (€5) and see the Orridio and visit the supermarket and if we’re lucky find the trail back. Trains just so easy. In fact, took the opportunity to book the train from San Candido to Lake Bled, because I hadn’t been able to do it online. Still can’t. There’s so many people coming in to see the air show again. We got to Bellano, but being a Sunday, nothing is open until the afternoon. Wow, we got to see the air show again. Just the last 20 minutes, the finale with the ... read more

Friday 27 September 2019 : Santa Margherita to Varenna, Lake Como Today we head north to Varenna, Lake Como. Decide that its too far to lug our bags with all those hills if we’re getting on a train, so a taxi €25 for a 5-10min ride. Those wonderful fast trains ($118AUD prebooked), except that today, our train was late. So when we got to Milan for our connection, we needed to sort out another train. No biggy as it turns out, an hour to sit on the kerb and eat our packed lunch, toilets, drinks and off we go again. The last part of the journey has beautiful scenery, we’re getting very excited. The trains are so comfortable, we were concerned with the distances, but its not a problem. We were met at the train station ... read more