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The 2011 Hanggliding World Championships

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Gubbio July 18th 2011

I am currently in Sigillo, Italy, where the Hanggliding World Championships take place from the 16th to the 30th of July. I flew to Rome, and there, I got a lift with Joakim and Hakan from the Swedish team, which was great. I still remember what a hassle it was when I caught a train from Rome to Sigillo last year. This year, there are 148 pilots from 35 nations. And the organisers put a lot of effort into the preparations. You can find the whole organising team, actual information, and also the framework programme on the website www.cucco2011.com. I am a jury member this year. This means that, together with my co-jury member Dennis Pagen (USA) and our jury president Flip Koetsier (Netherlands), I have to make sure that the competition is fair and safe. ... read more

Seeing friends at the Pre Worlds at Monte Cucco

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Gubbio August 9th 2010

Castle

Katha Turbostern

I just returned from Monte Cucco, Italy, where the Hanggliding Pre Worlds took place. More info on that, you will find here. I went there to see friends, and I had a great time. But it all started off as chaotic as it could. I caught a plane from Hamburg to Rome on Wednesday afternoon. That plane was delayed, and after finally arriving at Rome airport, I had to wait forever for my suitcase to arrive. So I was pretty sure I would not be able to catch my train from the airport to Roma Termini (Rome Central Station), from where I was supposed to catch a train to Fossato di Vico, which is about 2.5 hours from Rome and not far from Sigillo where the Pre Worlds took place. However, with some running, I made ... read more

Bags of gothic grandeur in Gubbio

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Gubbio May 18th 2010

ulisse letizia dinner

RENanDREW

HE SAID... We arose early and walked to the train station to leave for Gubbio at 7.15am. We shared a carriage with a bunch of schoolkids going to Bologna and then travelled along the Adriatic Coast to Ancona. Most of the coastline had been manicured within an inch of its life, and the tractor-raked beaches with thousands of deck chairs and umbrellas in perfectly symmetrical lines were far from the wild and untouched beaches I have known all my life. I hate unrestrained coastal development. This was to be our longest train trip so far, arriving at the industrial port of Ancona at 12pm. After a quick stopover at the station, we boarded a second train, backtracked slightly up the Adriatic Coast before heading west into the heart of Umbria, arriving at Fossato di Vico at ... read more

The medieval town of Gubbio

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Gubbio May 23rd 2009

Hotel Bosone Palace

robinlnu

The bus dropped us off at the main Piazza Quaranta Martiri in Gubbio. I had directions on how to get to our hotel. We walked up a very steep, cobblestoned, road that was only wide enough for one small car. We came upon a small store that sold various important sundries and we made our first purchase of wine. Jeff wanted to buy local and so we purchased a couple bottles of red wine grown in the region. They each cost around 3 to 5 euros. We were thrilled. We also purchased some local cheese that had the regions famous black truffles laced throughout. We continued walking up the very steep hill. Jeff was smart, as always, and he only had a daypack with all of his belongings. I had a too large suitcase with wheels, ... read more

Kleine Geschichten von der Weltmeisterschaft

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Gubbio July 28th 2008

Unser Camp

Katha Turbostern

Gerade sitze ich vor dem Headquarter in Sigillo und knüpfe an meiner letzten Geschichte an. Das Wetter blieb noch einen weiteren Tag wegen starken Windes unfliegbar. Wir machten einen kleinen Ausflug ins nahe Gubbio, ein sehr malerisches mittelalterliches Städtchen. Am Dienstag war der erste Wettbewerbstag. Wir hatten Nordostwind, also wurde vom Startplatz auf der Rückseite des Monte Cucco geflogen. Wenn man hier nicht hochkommt, muss man in einem engen Tal landen, das wegen des hier meist starken Windes zu einer Düse wird. Ich flog nicht, zumal ich Hadewych noch mit einer anderen Sache helfen musste. Sie hatte sich nämlich ein neues altes Auto gekauft, weil ihr altes altes Auto einen Schaden hatte, den sie nicht reparieren lassen wollte, weil die Reparatur mehr gekostet hätte, als das Auto noch wert war. Das neue alte Auto brachte sie ... read more

Mal wieder auf Achse

Europe » Italy » Umbria » Gubbio July 21st 2008

Der Tegelberg

Katha Turbostern

Die letzten Wochen habe ich mal wieder ordentlich Kilometer abgerissen. Die Vor-WM in Laragne erscheint schon wieder so weit weg, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Wir fuhren zurück nach Hause. Für mich war dann eine Woche Arbeiten angesagt, während Monica und Scott zu Bautek nach Trier (Drachenhersteller) und anschließend zu Max Wiener nach Traunstein (deutscher Airborne-Händler) fuhren. Ich traf die Beiden eine Woche später montags am Tegelberg wieder. Und natürlich: Es regnete Fäden, als ich ankam. Halb so wild, für den Abend hatte ich sowieso nur eine „Indoor-Aktivität“ geplant: Meine B-Schein-Prüfung, die mir Andy Ehmann abnahm. Vielen Dank, dass das so unkompliziert lief! Und nun ist es tatsächlich geschafft: Ich habe nicht mal ein Jahr nach meinem A-Schein meinen B-Schein im Kasten! Abends trafen wir uns mit meinem Fluglehrer Dirk und seiner Freundin Brita (und den ... read more

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