
Stelvio Pass, Italy
I underestimated the number of switchbacks on this trip. We started the morning with the famous Stelvio Pass. Continue reading

Stelvio Pass, Italy
I underestimated the number of switchbacks on this trip. We started the morning with the famous Stelvio Pass. Continue reading
Our Italian lessons did not teach us a word for today, so I looked it up. Percorso caprino – goat path. Continue reading
The Italian word for the day is “tornate”. Return in English. Weather dictated that we remain in the Lake Garda area, so we did return to our starting point at the end of the day’s ride, but that’s not the type of return that tornate refers to when it appears on a road sign. Continue reading

Not sure what this was all about
The plan for today was to go to Cortina d’Ampezzo, base from there for a few days and hit a ton of mountain passes in the Dolomites between Italy and Austria. If you have ever traveled with the Rasmussen’s, you know, things don’t always go as planned. Continue reading
Kevin and I decided today would be the day we explore Bologna. This town is home to the oldest continuous operating university, starting in 1088 – yep, not a typo! This town is not in many tour books, but has a charm of it’s own. Continue reading