Travel day! And wow, what a day…. Pull up a chair for this one. Up with the sun, pack, out the door to the train station and headed North for Ferrara, for a business meeting … Then back on another train headed South, to Rome! So I mentioned the Illy coffee plague and the GucciContinue reading “Rome (via Ferrara)”
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Florence: shopping and touring
So you’re in Florence, and you’re me, and you’ve discovered that you’ve stupidly failed to pack any nice warm-weather walking around clothes. What do you do? Fortunately there are about a million designer clothing shops in downtown Florence, and yes, I found myself in a Gucci (the *original* Gucci store, apparently), and yes, I boughtContinue reading “Florence: shopping and touring”
Florence by train
Time to leave Northern Italy and head South, to … Florence! Capital of Tuscany. Yay. I drove down from Claino to Milan, dropped off my car at the train station (bye little BMW, we’ve had a good time together this past couple of weeks), and boarded a fast train. Have I ever told you IContinue reading “Florence by train”
Claino on foot
So I’m in Claino – time to explore! It’s teeny and easily walked … Excellent little walking tour … and now off … to Tuscany!
Bellagio by boat
So … a whole day to explore Lake Como! Trying to avoid the “checklist” mentality, I do not have to see everything, in fact I don’t have to see anything; I just have to have fun. And so … I rented a boat! Yes, after a nice lunch, I took a five hour tour ofContinue reading “Bellagio by boat”
South Garda to Claino con Osteno
Finally it was time! To fly from my little world in Malcesine, where I have spent nearly two weeks sailing, eating, tourist-ing, and [occasionally] working, and where I have had the most marvelous “how did I get here” experiences, to continue the journey. It began with a car tour of South Garda – focus onContinue reading “South Garda to Claino con Osteno”
Riding Garda
And so I had an “extra” day in Malcesine, my last after 11 (!), and so I decide to rent a bike and ride it to the town of Garda, about 30km South. It was a nice day, a nice ride, and a good chance to see a little bit more of the lake beforeContinue reading “Riding Garda”
Simply Incredible
(This post was *added* on 5/18/24 … I couldn’t find this video – it wasn’t here! – and then I could, and then I added it because it is … simply incredible.) So I am walking “home” after having a wonderful dinner in Malcesine, after having spent the day on top of Mount Baldo, andContinue reading “Simply Incredible”
On top of Mount Baldo
Lake Garda is surrounded by tall mountains, beautifully rising from the water and lining the East and West shores of the lake; the tallest peak is Mount Baldo, right above Malcesine. If you want to go up there it’s easy, there is helpfully a cable car which goes right from the edge of Malcesine allContinue reading “On top of Mount Baldo”
Touring Malcesine Castle
And so I find myself in Malcesine, Italy, on the North East shore of Lake Garda, after having had an amazing time competing in the 2021 Moth Worlds sailing regatta. (So cool that I blogged about it 🙂 ) There are things to see here, and I tried to see them, starting with the localContinue reading “Touring Malcesine Castle”
How did I get here 