Join me on a gourmet adventure in South Tyrol
This weekend I’m heading off to South Tyrol in northern Italy (not to be confused with North Tyrol which is in Austria). I’ve heard that the landscapes are stunning in this region which borders Austria...
View ArticleCycling with wine and apples – on the South Tyrol Wine Road
Let’s imagine a perfect Sunday afternoon in South Tyrol. The sun’s shining and we’re having lunch on the terrace restaurant beside the sparkling water of Lake Kaltern, where families are sunbathing and...
View ArticleTörggellen time in South Tyrol – a feast of autumn
In this article our guest author, Lee McIntyre, shares some of the foods of South Tyrol she came to love while living in Bozen/Bolzano, Italy and invites us to experience the Törggellen festival, a...
View ArticleClimbing my very first Via Ferrata – in South Tyrol
Before today I thought that a Via Ferrata was a hiking trail with some sections of ladders and cables to keep you safe on the tricky bits. Now I’m in South Tyrol, in the heart of the Dolomites, I...
View ArticleSouth Tyrol Designer Giveaway – WAMS socks and Re-Bello t-shirts
The beautiful region of South Tyrol in Italy ticks lots of boxes; picturesque Alpine farmsteads, clear as crystal mountain air, stunning views of the Dolomites – but fashion? When I visited South Tyrol...
View ArticleWhere Heather travelled in 2014
As we see out the old year and bring in the new, there’s something of a tradition in blogging circles to review the places you visited, share photos from the year just gone and generally reminisce...
View ArticleBut is it Art? at the Museion in Bolzano, South Tyrol
The modern glass cube of the Museion in Bolzano sits confidently facing the river, two pedestrian bridges snaking away from it, a contrast to the nondescript apartment buildings on either side. I...
View ArticleAre e-bikes the answer for a relaxing cycling holiday?
I remember the first time I went cycling with Headwater Holidays on my honeymoon. Basking in the September sunshine, we cycled through unspoiled rural France, meandering through gently rolling...
View ArticleHiking in the Dolomites – a tour of the Rosengarten in South Tyrol
Every year my friend Julia and I set off for a hiking holiday, a girl’s own adventure in which we test ourselves on the mountain trails of Europe. This year we had chosen the Dolomites of South Tyrol...
View ArticleOver the pass in the Dolomites: Hiking in South Tyrol
Our first day of hiking in the Dolomites had been relatively easy, as we scaled the gentler slopes of the Rosengarten range in South Tyrol. But Day 2 proved a lot more challenging, as we scrambled...
View ArticleSouth Tyrol – our final days hiking in the Dolomites
It’s become a tradition for my friend Julia and I to spend a few days walking each year, and last September we were testing ourself in the Rosengarten range, part of the Dolomites of South Tyrol. I’ve...
View ArticleCycling with wine and apples – on the South Tyrol Wine Road
Let’s imagine a perfect Sunday afternoon in South Tyrol. The sun’s shining and we’re having lunch on the terrace restaurant beside the sparkling water of Lake Kaltern, where families are sunbathing...
View ArticleTörggellen time in South Tyrol – a feast of autumn
In this article our guest author, Lee McIntyre, shares some of the foods of South Tyrol she came to love while living in Bozen/Bolzano, Italy and invites us to experience the Törggellen festival, a...
View ArticleClimbing my very first Via Ferrata – in South Tyrol
Before today I thought that a Via Ferrata was a hiking trail with some sections of ladders and cables to keep you safe on the tricky bits. Now I’m in South Tyrol, in the heart of the Dolomites, I...
View ArticleSouth Tyrol Designer Giveaway – WAMS socks and Re-Bello t-shirts
The beautiful region of South Tyrol in Italy ticks lots of boxes; picturesque Alpine farmsteads, clear as crystal mountain air, stunning views of the Dolomites – but fashion? When I visited South...
View ArticleWhere Heather travelled in 2014
As we see out the old year and bring in the new, there’s something of a tradition in blogging circles to review the places you visited, share photos from the year just gone and generally reminisce...
View ArticleBut is it Art? at the Museion in Bolzano, South Tyrol
The modern glass cube of the Museion in Bolzano sits confidently facing the river, two pedestrian bridges snaking away from it, a contrast to the nondescript apartment buildings on either side. I...
View ArticleAre e-bikes the answer for a relaxing cycling holiday?
I remember the first time I went cycling with Headwater Holidays on my honeymoon. Basking in the September sunshine, we cycled through unspoiled rural France, meandering through gently rolling...
View ArticleHiking in the Dolomites – a tour of the Rosengarten in South Tyrol
Every year my friend Julia and I set off for a hiking holiday, a girl’s own adventure in which we test ourselves on the mountain trails of Europe. This year we had chosen the Dolomites of South Tyrol...
View ArticleOver the pass in the Dolomites: Hiking in South Tyrol
Our first day of hiking in the Dolomites had been relatively easy, as we scaled the gentler slopes of the Rosengarten range in South Tyrol. But Day 2 proved a lot more challenging, as we scrambled...
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