Dolomites

So pissed.

Like when you're running through the spires out there in the Dolomites and you're feeling trash because you like put it all out there.

Because I

had like a bad mental health dish on

Yeah.

So after the HRP, I did the Alta Via 2 in the Dolomites, which is incredible.

Yeah.

And then went to Lofoten Islands in Norway, which is incredible.

And, um, I mean, I knew that mass was going with his girlfriend.

Um, a few weeks prior to that to the uk but he said well he would like to come and um another guy from denmark mikkel beiter which happened to become a great friend of mine came then uh roy from norway came and mass brought his girlfriend too So we were a group, and we met in Munich, picked up a rental car, and drove to the Dolomites.

So first we drove to Eipsee in southern Germany, photographed there, and then went through the Dolomites to Austria, back to Bavaria, and spent a week pretty much shooting all of the time.

And it was my first photo week there.

And it was amazing.

It was gradually moving up.

I didn't do much for that except for posting regularly and went on that trip.

And after that, Madeira, Dolomites again, Lofoten, Iceland came in late 18.

So yeah, so basically, as you said, I was born in Italy from a family from the south with a very southern DNA from Naples, from Napoli.

But we live and I grew up in the north, in the Alps, in the Dolomites.

So in a German speaking actually region.

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And then on the weekend, you progressively progressive longer hikes that are going to go from anywhere from six miles.

And then they might if it's a Grand Canyon training trip, you're going to go all the way up to 22 miles.

If you're training for the Dolomites, you're going to train up to about 12, 10, 10, 12 miles.

But you're having vertical a lot more vertical.

27th of October, Constantine is leading his army.

He has executed a very successful campaign across the Italian Alps, down through the Dolomites, one town after another town after another town.

He is headed for Rome.

He is bent on taking out Maxentius, who was a usurper.

And, you know,

yesterday, obviously, is very fresh yesterday was one of the worst days i would say of my life because you and i were traveling the last week and a half we were the last week You were in the Dolomites with John and this episode was gonna be about us recapping our fun trips.

And I was at home with my mom in Frisco with three and a half kids and dealing with all the things.

And I got home before you, like a few hours before you.

So, you know, what do you mean when you say human connection?

Well, this is one of the things that we turn to you for, the ability to, you know, go out there and feel like you actually live in Italy, or the Dolomites are your home, or you meet people who can tell you what it's like to experience that culture.

And so, you know, instead of it being like a Fodor's guidebook where you're like, oh boy, okay, I thought maybe storytelling might be the way to do it.

And sometimes they're funny and sometimes they're embarrassing and sometimes they're a little romantic and sometimes they're charming.

So, you know, what do you mean when you say human connection?

Well, this is one of the things that we turn to you for, the ability to, you know, go out there and feel like you actually live in Italy, or the Dolomites are your home, or you meet people who can tell you what it's like to experience that culture.

And so, you know, instead of it being like a Fodor's guidebook where you're like, oh, boy, OK, I thought maybe storytelling might be the way to do it.

And sometimes they're funny and sometimes they're embarrassing and sometimes they're a little romantic and sometimes they're charming.