Watercolor painted sandy beaches bathed in turquoise water, an Italian language sounding somehow not Italian at all, food brought up from the sea between the coasts of Africa and Italy, and the distinct smell of orange blossoms wafting throughout the air. This is only a smattering of what awaited me on the Italian island of Sardegna (Sardinia).
Céüse mountain is a beautiful monster, a multicolored striped stone of grey, ochre and steel blue limestone standing over me at 2,016m, looking down at the tiny camp. It truly is a climber's dream come true.
Passo Rolle is a high mountain pass in Trentino. The highest mountains in this area belong to the Pala Group of mountains in San Martino di Castrozza. This region contains endless trails for hiking, climbing/via ferrata, and biking in the summer to 60km of ski runs and 30km Nordic skiing trails in the winter.
Tucked away in the mountains and little known to the outside world, Cerdevol Curnila and Pozze Smeraldine, set in the woods of Val d’Arzino, Friuli, Italy, are the home to amazing cliff jumping and wild swimming adventures.
Once the weather gets nice, which to locals of New Hampshire means any temperature that doesn't cause frostbite, everyone hits the seacoast. There is nothing more New England than surfing the cold Atlantic water and eating lobster by the waterfront afterwards.
Scuba diving in the Red Sea in the gulf of Eilat is a once in a lifetime experience. However, like many traveling mishaps, this one became an amusing anecdote to tell at parties.