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Here we go again

Two years on and we’re back on the road – Sri Lanka this time. Beaches first, then maybe some hill walking, then ancient monuments in the interior, then perhaps some more beaches. And whatever else comes our way, hey hey hey. (Also available without the blah blah blah, at anassandadonkey.com.)

Umbertide, Perugia, Italy
Down, up, but mostly down, down, down
Day two of our descent from the Tuscan hills to the sea, and the first discovery is that the hills of Perugia are just as beautiful. Actually I tell a lie: our first discovery is that...
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It never rains but...
Another soggy day. Not sure if it’s this Storm Babet that seems to be laying waste to most of Europe, but whatever it is it’s awful wet where we’ve been, but thankfully...
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80-some k's - 2 1/2 of 'em vertical
Sometimes it’s the room that’s calling the shots. Today’s choice was between 56k and about one of elevation, or a tad over 80, with about two and a half. The former...
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San Maniato, Tuscany, Italy
Drab Tuscanny. Who knew
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Lucca, Italy
A day of two halves, Brian
Part one didn’t start well. I opened the shutters and yelped. Rain! We had been warned, and yet I yelped.  Then it got worse. 20 downhill minutes and Jens pulled over for a voicemail....
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Monastero Bormid, Piedmont, Italy
Picture this
A few recent pics of this that and the other from the first week or so of our trip.
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