I’ve just reread the last post. What a week that was. Venice. The Dolomites. The leaky roof. Repairs. Back to the Dolomites and finishing at the immaculate Cortina d’Ampezzo. Cortina D’Ampezzo. Cortina is most certainly the playground of the rich, yet it’s not intimidating in the way of some such places. There are brand stores […]
Austria
Industry, tarmac, lakes and hills.
Volklinger Hütte. Do the words UNESCO World Heritage site conjure up a vision of a pile of old stones? P If it does for you then perhaps this is worth a try. The Volklinger Hütte is the most angry, scratchy, ugly and impressive example of cultural heritage you’re ever likely to come across. It has […]
Austria. Sensory overload.
After a slow start in Graz the Wanderers reach peak wow in the Austrian Alps. A walk in the woods. Monday morning. To pull on long trousers. To feel a chill on my arms as PDog and I walk through the woods. Drips from the trees onto those arms. Down my neck. Plucky new oaks, […]
Leaving Austria. Heading east.
Portugal. Portugal? Yes. Portugal. I spent last week on a job with a film production company driving and sorting stuff behind the scenes. It’s something I used to do a few times a year, but generally in and around Manchester. This time it was on the Algarve. The beaches are beautiful. The temperature was about […]
Austria – give me mountains.
Austria. Entering Austria from Lichtenstein you could be forgiven for thinking that you’ve entered a very large architectural competition. Each house is bigger, more interesting, and has better views than the last. And most are built on slopes that any sane British builder would shy away from. Just over the border the fuel price immediately […]
A great lakeside site – Camping Murinsel, Austria
Leaving Slovenia was hard. Despite more rain than I’ve seen for the year to date, Slovenia is a stunningly beautiful country. It’s small, heavily forested, lightly populated, and green, oh so green. It feels ancient, and yet bang up to date. A bar might be full of old boys in from a hard day in […]