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Passing through the Alps

Passing through the Alps

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I am getting a bit worried, having seen the stuff that is getting packed for our next trip. Old clothes, paint brushes, plumbing accessories, books on French electrical installations… the car is packed up to the roof with everything but the kitchen sink. In fact, I think I spotted a kitchen sink in amongst all the gear. It very much looks like we are in for a working holiday. I don’t think I like the look of this! But at…

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Holy cow!

Holy cow!

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Almenland Teichalm Sommeralm So here we are, back in Styria again. The Oldies realise now that I’m not prepared to just sit around on my window sill anymore, so I was brought along on an outing to the Sommeralm/Teichalm area, just 30km north of Graz. This is one of the largest continuous alpine pasture areas in Europe, very popular with hill walkers, climbers, paragliders, and of course, alpine and cross-country skiers. The Oldies are very lucky to have all this on…

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