You could just head to the Dolomites or the Stelvio for your next Italian road trip. Or, you could try some lesser known roads for lovers of driving or riding that I have discovered (sometimes by accident). Don’t get me wrong, the above alluded-to passes are some of my favourite Italian roads but they can be very busy in the…
Distracting ourselves from our lives began with the most beautiful Italian apartment. We overlook an awe inspiring view of the village, valley and the Apennine mountains. As we stand here on the edge of a new beginning, we can feel our minds throwing off the stress and fatigue of our lives. We can feel our general pessimism being replaced with…
There are few things more satisfying than using your body to power you through the brilliance of the Italian Apennine Mountains. Your body works of its own accord, leaving your mind free to indulge in the views, in contemplation or in nothing at all. We often throw ideas around whilst we are hiking and many great things have been resolved…
A couple of distracted travel trips ago, I decided that for the sake of being more in charge of my workday I would open the store at MIDDAY!. I run a small business, (a very small business), just me and the occasional assistant. It has been larger but I have been working on making it smaller with a higher turnover…
We ate and we lost weight. It was fantastic. Our breakfasts generally consist of yoghurt topped with fresh fruit and nuts picked from the trees by our front door. This is not a deliberate attempt to be healthy, but a celebration of the local produce which has so much flavour you just want to indulge. The natural yoghurt is exactly that,…
I’m going to jump ahead now for a couple of reasons. One is, I am writing this blog from Italy, from the little room I have been based in for the last 25 days. With 3 days to go I am chewing on how I am going to maintain the healthy new habits I now have after 27 days away…
I eat more when I am sitting on my butt at work than I do if I am out hiking. Is it any wonder that I’m putting on more fat than my middle aged body can comfortably handle? I’m endangering all my internal organs which are now surrounded by a layer of slow death. My arteries are clogging, my heart…
I need to be saved from my life. It sucks. It absolutely, spectacularly sucks. Well, okay, being a natural pessimist prone to exaggeration, maybe it doesn’t all absolutely suck. It seems that only the most important part of my life sucks. The part where I am supposed to be enjoying myself. Don’t get me wrong, I’m reasonably fit and healthy even…
They say that the best way to increase productivity is to give your brain a “holiday”. It sounds contradictory, but it has been proven over and over. When you relax your mind, instead of slowing down, your brain actually starts to click, fire and whirr like an old piece of machinery warming up. This doesn’t happen immediately and I guess…
In my previous blog, I alluded to weight loss without seemingly trying by distracting myself with travel. I’ll flesh out the idea a bit. It is not my intention to be evasive about what is involved its just there are, in my opinion, a fairly tight set of rules that apply. These rules then allow this easy to achieve personal…