One of our last mountain walks before we leave in about 3 weeks time (29/10/11)
After weeks of sunshine and at times oppressive heat, we are moving into the storm season! (18/09/11)
A great change in the weather after weeks of heavy storms (19/06/11)
Lago d’Iseo weather- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Monthly Archives: January 2011
In the jaws of the wolf
In England, if you want to wish someone good luck, you might say “break a leg”. (Well, to an actor rather than a skier.) We learned from an Italian friend, Elena, that the Italians say “In bocca al lupo” which literally … Continue reading
The flat we’ll stay in for March and April (Parzanica)
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Pre-leaving research: Bird’s eye view?!
We have rented a small flat for March and April 2011 here in the village of parzanica on the west side of the lake. In a 2010 we explored only the east side of the lake so this side is … Continue reading
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Pre-leaving research: Can you take the drive?!
Be careful, I did get a little travel sick while watching this!!
Pre-leaving reading
Reading a some great book to get us in the mood, from the first: “And for anyone moving to Italy, this is a habit I really can’t recommend too warmly: frequent your local bar, and if possible bar/pasticceria; frequent it … Continue reading
Where exactly we are going to go…
Our current plan is to stay in Pisogne on the north east lakeside (despite being warned by locals and family who have visited there recently that out of the tourist/festival season you could hear a pin drop there) but we … Continue reading
Our Italian Adventure 