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The nymph of Lake Carezza (Rainbow Lake)
Photo of the week: Lake Carezza is in the Dolomites mountain range in South Tyrol, Italy. The surface of the lake gleams with colors of the rainbow for reasons that can only be explained by local legend. According to legend … in Lake Carezza there once lived a beautiful water nymph, who often sat and sang […]
Bernese Oberland – Interlaken, Switzerland
Switzerland is said to be the world’s second-biggest adventure-sports destination (New Zealand being the first), and the Bernese Oberland is the country’s biggest hub of outdoor adventure and natural beauty. River rafting, canyoning, paragliding, bungee jumping, skiing, mountain climbing, skydiving and glacier climbing just to name a few! Being an avid adventure seeker, this is […]
“The Five Lands” hike Cinque Terre, Italy
Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera, west of the larger town La Spezia. “The Five Lands” is composed of five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. A popular walking trail called Sentiero Azzurro runs along the coastline connecting “The Five Lands”. The path offers incredible views of […]
Manarola, Cinque Terre Italy
Photo of the week: Sunset on Manarola village, one of the “Five Lands” in Cinque Terre, Italy. To see more photos of Cinque Terre, Italy CLICK HERE.
Things to do in Varenna and around Lake Como Italy
Over the past few months I have made three trips to Lake Como, spending most of my time in the small town of Varenna where my good friend Sarah has been residing on an extended career break at Agriturismo Castello Di Vezio. Beautiful Lake Como is only a three hour drive from where I lived outside […]
Olympus Camera waterproof testing in Lake Como
THE BAD: Mary dropped her camera into Lake Como THE GOOD: Luca saved the day and retrieves Mary’s camera from the lake. AND it still works as it is waterproof! THE FUNNY: The way it all came about … Mary tossed her camera onto her purse that was resting on a stone bench built into […]
Motorboating Lake Como :)
Perhaps the most fun way to explore Lake Como is by motorboat with your girlfriends (accompanied only by prosciutto, cheese, chocolate and vino). I was surprised to learn that anyone can rent a motorboat in Italy, no boating license required! When the rental shop owner handed us over the key and asked if we had […]
Varenna, Italy
Photo of the week: Looking down upon the terracotta-tiled roofline of Varenna, from Agriturismo Castello Di Vezio, a great place to enjoy your stay in peaceful solitude in an idyllic natural setting. Varenna is a small town situated on Lake Como and nestled into the mountainside. Located in the Province of Lecco in the Italian […]
Looks like San Francisco …
feels like San Francisco … but is not San Francisco! WHERE AM I??? This photo was taken in Lisbon, Portugal, a city I would immediately feel right at home in for obvious reasons. Lisbon’s Ponte de 25 Abril suspension bridge (the longest of its type in Europe) looks almost identical to San Francisco’s iconic symbol. The […]
Honey Badger Trusts Instincts & Escapes Dakhla!
“I miss my girlfriend, I miss my dog … I want to go home.” James said with a loud sigh of exhaustion. While I had only known him for the two weeks we spent crossing Morocco off-road together, I had never known him to look so defeated. He had proven himself to be strong and […]
By the Seat of Honey Badger: Dakhla Challenge
Endless golden sands, couscous, medinas, cobras, kitesurfing, clunkers, off roading adventures … The Dakhla Challenge is a 5000 km off-road rally of clunkers starting in Plymouth England, traversing Morocco to the finish line in the windy city of Dakhla in Western Sahara … with the goal to use as little tarmac as possible, the more […]
Dakhla Challenge Route
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