The Dolomites

The Team Head For the Dolomites

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June 17th 2017
After a lot of flat country and high temperatures it is off to the mountains today. So far we have been very lucky with the weather. The raincoats have not been unpacked since we left New Zealand. After the temperatures in the low 30s for the last month the forecast temperatures in the Dolomites are showing high teens to low 20s. What a relief. We pack the car, stop for diesel, buy some lunch and ... read more

Europe » Italy » Trentino Alto Adige » Corvara

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more