“Tourists, remember you are not in Italy” – a “friendly” graffiti message in a tunnel in the town of Santa Teresa on Sardinia. Message received. The Arcipelago di La Maddalena is a national park with seven principal islands – three in the northern group: Isola Budelli, Razzoli, and Santa Maria,…
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TMB Day 4: Courmayeur ->Seigne pass ->La Ville des Glaciers
At this point, we’ve got the daily routine down: Eat breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the starting point of our day’s hike, climb up a mountain, eat a picnic lunch on said mountain, go down the mountain (and, try to stay upright). Rinse and repeat. That’s not to say…
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TMB Day 3: Champex-lac->La Fouly->Col Ferret->Arnouva->Courmayeur
Au revoir, Switzerland! Ciao, Italy! After breakfast, we had a private bus transfer to a small village in the Val Ferret, the starting point for today’s hike. Our guide, who has led multiple tours around Mont Blanc this summer, chose an alternative trail to ascend on our way to the first…