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#34: Run update: 2hrs 828m ascent
Back home in the Alps after a good Eurotrip, we face our altitude marathon training once more. On a Sunday morning at 6.30am, we set off in -10. In all honesty, we could not have been much less enthusiastic to go, but as always, we dragged each other out the door and started out. Usually, Read more
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#33: Why there’s no point visiting northern Italy in February.
Maybe you have Verona or Milan as a future February half term destination? Are you picturing rolling hills, views across valleys, some winter sunshine? We’re here to tell you that it’s probably not worth it. It only needs a short article really to tell you why… THE SMOG! We drove the entire way across the Read more
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#32: A quick stop off in Austria (for a catch up and a ski)
One of the joys of keeping in touch with old friends is that when they move away, you can go to visit! When we drove from Italy through to Slovenia, we’d driven by Villach, which rang a bell as one of Eliza’s friends from school had moved there years ago. Once we’d driven past (stupidly) Read more
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#31: Bratislava: an underrated gem!
You know when people ask you about your favourite place you’ve ever visited? Do you think it’s the place itself or the experiences you have their that have the biggest impact on your reflective feelings on a place? Either way, we would have been content in Bratislava as it gave us both – both family Read more
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#30: Eurotrip February 2023 (Part 3: Vienna – can you see it in 24 hours?)
Simply put, obviously you cannot see Vienna in only 24 hours! But you can make a good start on it. Our main concern with finding somewhere to stay was that we also needed somewhere to park car. We were in luck as we came across a simple but functional AirBnB on outskirts. Vienna, as we Read more
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#29: Euro Trip February (Part 2: Slovenia in February?)
Driving to Slovenia from Cortina in winter is quite a roller coaster – it is tricky to see if the passes are open, but if they are, then a trip over to the Soca valley is very much worth it! A visit here is like entering a different world, or going back several decades into Read more
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