Departing Egmond aan zee and its gale force winds and crashing waves we started our trip south with the little AlfaSud. The navigation systems consisted of: main turn by turn navigation via WAZE. This app is most useful for avoiding …
South via Sud – Day Two
After an early morning walk in the mostly deserted French town of Dun-sur-Meuse we ended up at a BOULANGERIE for a croissant and coffee. The baked items on display were all postcard perfect – sadly modern technology invaded into the coffee preparation …
South via Sud – Day Three
Todays drive was all about the Alps and the Great St Bernard Pass that leads us to Italy. We traveled south with the towering mountains before us, past ugly Swiss industrial areas we wondered why Switzerland was thought of as …
Around Lake Orta and Visit to Torino
August 1 – 6 2017 Time spent exploring the Orta area and a drive to Turin.
Tourist Train & Wooden People
August 8th – 11th 2017 A tourist train up to Madonna Del Sasso. Brewery Visit and a climb up the hollow statue of Saint Carlo Borromeo. The Sacro Monte di Orta is a collection of small religious buildings housing wooden …
History of Transportation Museum
August 13th 2017 Museo Gottard Park is a pretty shabby motor museum but is quite fun in its strangeness.
North Via Sud 2017
August 15 &16 2017
Colorado – Mountains & Beer
A spring visit to Colorado including the cities of Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins and a few others. The main focus of the trip is to survey the Craft Beer scene and see where the movement is going. Colorado, aside from having …
Rambling in Elizabeth Colorado
A small sample of some of the bizarre art Denver airport welcomed us to Colorado. A demonic figure sits inside an article of luggage, or as I was informed by a woman at the info kiosk “its a gargoyle, not …
Colorado Rhino
The name of the River North Arts District of course has been shortened to RiNo to meet hipster qualifications. Then that shortened name was changed to Rhino so they can use the image of the animal. (https://rinoartdistrict.org/) The area itself formerly …
Getting High in Colorado
After walking the entire arts district it was time for a break and travel by car. A trip up to the famed Rocky Mountain national park was mapped out.
Road Rally Rent-a-Car
With a day of hikes and drives ahead we decided a full sit-down breakfast was in order to tide us over. The Buff restaurant in downtown Boulder is