Reset search
GFY 12 Month Sabbatical
  • Lara Marich
  • Rudi Marich
  • Lara Marich
  • Rudi Marich

GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

A year long adventure through Europe and South East Asia - turning a crazy dream into reality. Read more
+13
FollowInsightsInsightsCalendarCalendarPhotosPhotosShareShareBucket list
InsightsCalendarPhotos
  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical
    Lara - hunting & gathering 👍👍

    Gradisca

    September 8, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

    16.3 km, 48m ascent, 3 hours and 1 minute
    Today we left at 7am to try and outrun a huge storm that was forecast (31.6 mm of rain, thunder and lightening) for the area. We left with our walking friends Luca and Tanja and set the cracking pace of 5.4kph to arrive at our hotel by mid-morning. I was delighted to find a beautiful pool and quickly jumped in to have a swim under the darkening skies. By the time the storm hit we had hunkered down in our lovely room enjoying a lazy afternoon lapping up the luxury.Read more

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Jamiano

    September 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    21.3 km, 502m ascent, rating medium
    Slow start this morning to dodge the last of the rain and we had beautiful walking conditions with blue skies and sunshine.

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Duino

    September 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    10.2 km, 202m ascent
    We only had to walk for an hour this morning before we had the stunning Adriatic Coastline stretching out before us, beckoning us down to the waterfront. Our Swiss friends Tanja and Luca were waiting for us (they had spent the night in a different village) and we walked together to Duino. The water was clear and calm, the sun was pelting down and we were ecstatic that it was perfect for swimming. We have walked 700km across the alps for this swim and it felt glorious!Read more

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Duino

    September 10, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Rest day - Duino and Sistiano

    September 11, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    9.3km, 211 ascent
    A sensational day walking the Rielke Path with its stunning views of the Adriatic Ocean near Trieste. We struck gold with an upgrade to a Private Luxury Spa experience at the exclusive seaside resort at Portopiccolo - we had 3 glorious hours to relax and rejuvenate in absolute luxury.Read more

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Opicina

    September 12, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Incredible views again today as we walked along Strada Vicentina which runs high above the sea with sheer rock faces above and below, popular with rock climbers.

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Lipica (Lipizzano)

    September 13, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    16.6 km, 340 ascent
    Walking through cool forest areas was a pleasant surprise for us today as we were expecting this high Karst area of limestone to be quite exposed and barren - the revegetated areas, made for great walking. The Lipica Horse Stud was quite a bizarre mix of magnificent gardens/fields and old run down hotel and casino. We attended a live equestrian show and tour but the real highlight was seeing over 100 Lipizzaner mares returning from the fields to their night stables - a truly beautiful sight.Read more

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Bagnoli della Rosandra

    September 14, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    18.4 km, 340m ascent, descent 600
    We loved the walking again today, through forests, along an old railway cutting and then through the spectacular Rosandra Gorge/Valley. We finished the day with a perfect rest stop by the creek where we could revive feet in the cold water with the sun streaming down through the narrow gorge.Read more

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical
    This was a lovely sight - 1 km to go

    Muggia / San Rocco

    September 15, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    21.9 km, 570 ascent, 500 descent
    Another very warm day for walking but we set a cracking pace once we realised that a beautiful pool awaited us at our final destination. We actually managed to completely lose the trail (really for the first time) which resulted in a detour of bush bashing up a steep hill - we were pretty delighted to get back on track after this.
    We walked through the town of Muggia, right to the seafront and then continued on to the small port of San Rocco. It was a lovely final destination and we spent the late afternoon swimming and lazing in the sun then celebrated with a bottle of Prosecco and dinner at a small waterfront restaurant. The marina area looked lovely by night lit up by a full moon.    Read more

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Rovinj

    September 19, 2019 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    We’ve had 4 days to explore the beautiful Croatian seaside town of Rovinj - a well preserved old city, picture perfect narrow cobbled streets, miles of beach promenade, sheltered coves for swimming and delicious local food to feast on.Read more

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical
    Rooftop poolWouldn't mind one of these at home

    Opatija/Matulji

    September 23, 2019 in Croatia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

    Our apartment here is fantastic with a full wall of sliding window/doors, opening up onto this wonderful view ....and a rooftop infinity pool. We have walked the 10km length of the Lungomare (over 100 years old and running from the lovely town of Volosko to Lovran), caught a taxi boat back along the coast, spent one day ‘Netflix binging’ when the rain set in and enjoying various seaside locations.Read more

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Zadar

    September 27, 2019 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    We have arrived in Zadar Croatia, our new home for the next month
    From here we hope to explore some of the many islands just off the coast

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Zadar

    September 27, 2019 in Croatia ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

    Great place to spend our 27th wedding anniversary.

  • GFY 12 Month Sabbatical

    Zadar

    October 2, 2019 in Croatia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Our favourite waterfront bar......
    “Zadar has the most beautiful sunset in the world, more beautiful than the one in Key West, in Florida, applauded at every evening”
    Alfred Hitchcock