Creating memories through travel and adventure
July 31, 2023
Tremezzo appears to be most famous for the Grand Hotel Tremezzo. As you drive through the town, its dominance and magnificence catch the corner of your eye. It’s not just the amazing villa-esque grandness of the building, or the perfectly… Continue Reading…
January 15, 2023
Cerro Chirripó – Costa Rica’s Highest Mountain Cerro Chirripó stands at 3821m, that’s 12,532 feet!  Let me put that into perspective…pretty much 4 times higher than England’s highest, Scafell Pike.  8,000 feet is the starting point for altitude sickness, so… Continue Reading…
January 2, 2023
We’re so excited to be in an area of Costa Rica we haven’t explored before.  The town of Bijagua sits in between two of Costa Rica’s volcanoes, Tenorio and Miravalles. This area is in the middle of Northern Costa Rica… Continue Reading…
November 3, 2022
On a recent house-sit in Seattle we were told about an area in East Ballard where you can easily walk, or later on, stumble from brewery to brewery. We managed to visit 6 different breweries each of which offers different… Continue Reading…
October 30, 2022
Why hike to Marlette Lake when we have lake Tahoe? Â Well, it’s like this; Lake Tahoe is stunning, but also rather large with a huge area around that is great for hiking (and apparently some great ski areas). Â Our first… Continue Reading…
October 9, 2022
I don’t know how else to say this but, 5 days is not enough time for the Canadian Rockies! I literally had a list longer than my arm of places to visit. There’s so much to see.. Aaah, what to… Continue Reading…
August 10, 2022
Just over the mountain from Lake Como lies Lake Lugano, its eastern end in Italy and the rest in Switzerland. We had a birthday to celebrate, so what better way than with some new views, some new places to explore… Continue Reading…
July 21, 2022
As we move south from Cremia along the shore of Lake Como, the main road once again bypasses the lakeside towns as it goes in and out of long, dark, winding tunnels. Â From Rezzonico to Nobiallo, it’s only 5.5km, that’s… Continue Reading…
January 30, 2022
Brim Fell from Little How Crags Always one to go against convention, I picked Brim Fell as an alternate route up to The Old Man of Coniston. The “Old Man” is definitely one of the more popular fells to climb… Continue Reading…
