CHRISTMAS IN THE ETERNAL CITY I remember like it was yesterday, sitting in class in design school, learning about the construction of the Pantheon in Rome. And I remember, like…
It has become a tradition for me to celebrate my birthday by climbing the scenic Stelvio Pass, in the Italian Alps. It is something that I look forward to, plan,…
Some photographic impressions of Finalborgo… Some impressions of Finale Ligure while out for a run by the sea……
Last summer, at about this exact time, Alvis and I journeyed to Gothenburg, Sweden to attend an Ed Sheeran concert. And ended up falling in love with Sweden’s second largest…
I found this article online the other day, and after reading it, I realized that I couldn’t describe Istria any better than the author Elizabeth Warkentin. She wrote this article…
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Inside a marble mountain – Visiting the Carrara marble mines
As a designer of homes, I am always looking at the quality of solid stone surfaces. To be fair, I can spend hours researching, looking at, touching and imagining how…
Last week, during a particularly sunny and warm morning, I laced up my sneakers and headed out on a long training run. I was still feeling the joy of completing…
In my native language of Latvian, the words ‘Vecās Pēdās’ literally translate into ‘old footprints’, and they elegantly describe our recent trip to Prague. Alvi and I first visited Prague…
I am not sure if I should even disclose this, but my little family harbours a secret. I have tried to keep this secret, but in the past two years…
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The Weeble, Wobble and Crash Alpine Mountain Bike Tour – Part 2 – The Helmet Heads Ride Again
So, there we are, on an extreme downhill forest trail, struggling to hold our bikes from crashing down the mountain, when after taking several steps, I feel explosive, mind-numbing, searing…
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The Weeble, Wobble and Crash Alpine Mountain bike tour, by the Helmet Heads
As you can see by the title of this blog, this story is about my biking adventure through the German, Austrian, Swiss and French Alps. Before I get started,…