Creating memories through travel and adventure
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…
January 23, 2022
Blea Rigg is in the Langdale area of The Lake District. In his book, Mr Wainwright details three different ascents up Blea Rigg and the most obvious it seemed, was via Stickle Tarn. This is the route we decided to… Continue Reading…
December 23, 2021
Teignmouth to Dawlish Warren sees us back on the South West Coast Path. It feels as though we’ve been cheating on our beautiful coast path walks with the moodier but equally as handsome Dartmoor. Perhaps a reflection of our personal… Continue Reading…
December 20, 2021
Our aim was Black Tor, taking in Hart Tor along the way. However, one of the things we love most about the moors is that you can design your walk as you go along. This walk gave us a plethora… Continue Reading…
December 11, 2021
Hamel Down on Dartmoor sees our return to walking in Devon. Â It’s good to be back on the blustery moor, getting totally windswept and losing a couple of layers of skin as it rips across our faces. Â It’s also great… Continue Reading…
November 20, 2021
Memories and photos of Lenno are all the inspiration we need to bring a little bit of Italy back into our life. Â Lenno is a little further down from our usual Lake Como “hood” and we had two reasons for… Continue Reading…
September 18, 2021
Bellagio is often referred to as the pearl of Lake Como. It could be to do with the fact that it is situated in the cup of the upside down “y” of Como’s shape, Or it could be that it’s… Continue Reading…
