Tag Archives: Towns

Inari, tale of a trip and a return (message in a bottle)

Posted on 07/01/2015 by freelander

Definitely everyone wakes up earlier than me! I get out of bed and see that many campers are already gone, those still here being finishing preparatinons for departure. None of the tents I saw yesterday on the lawn is left, … Continue reading →

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Ristijärvi and Artemiev’s boreal epopee

Posted on 10/12/2014 by freelander

It is no accident that for the past two days an unforgettable music by Artemiev rings at all hours within my head: it’s the soundtrack of Siberiade, one of those  Russian must-see that  –being European movie markets sold to the … Continue reading →

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Catching the Polish soul.

Posted on 07/10/2014 by freelander

Driving in Poland is something of a challenge for which we, riders, must maximize carefulness; in every sense. Despite having a vast railroad network reaching every corner and village in the country, when this nation got out of the socialist … Continue reading →

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Memento mori.

Posted on 27/09/2014 by freelander

Poysdorf is just a border town with a considerable road traffic, as it lies on the main route between Viena and Brno (these four letters are not an abbreviation for Barcelona, but a Czech city called like that, Brno, silly … Continue reading →

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The good land.

Posted on 17/09/2014 by freelander

Only two chapters back I said that Germany is a boring country, but obviously that is not necessarily true. Actually, once I recharged batteries thanks to my long stay in Bamberg, the day I finally carry on the journey turns … Continue reading →

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The great fortress.

Posted on 28/07/2014 by freelander

When Napoleon occupied Cherasco, after several defeats upon the Piedmontese, one of his conditions for granting them the armistice was the demolition of the Exilles fortress, an impregnable emplacement too dangerous to be left on foot. It is said that its … Continue reading →

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Episode 4 (2nd part): Jökulsarlón, a visit to the dawn of time

Posted on 05/04/2011 by freelander

When the traveller driving south from Egilsstadir along the famous Icelandic Hring Vegur (the Ring Way) reaches the solitary mountain pass dividing the northern and southeastern basins, there appears before his eyes a magnificent view; but also a dismal one: … Continue reading →

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