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July 14th, 2006

Gletscherstraße Kaunertal, 2.750 metres (9,022 ft.)

Got a bit of wind around my nose yesterday. Took the day off and we headed for the Kaunertal in eastern Austria. It was a hot day, as they all have been lately, with temperatures around 33C or 90F. We headed off early via Garmisch, which was a mistake as it took us what seemed [...]

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June 22nd, 2006

2.800 Metres (or 9.186 Feet)

I needed to get a “bit of wind around my nose” and we headed to the Ötztal this morning. Traffic on the Fernpaß was awful, as it always is, but it is the quickest way to get down there. Once we are in the Ötztal we slow down a bit to enjoy the scenery, as [...]

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June 18th, 2006

The Best of the Week

I had really been hoping to be able to convince Mom into getting onto the motorbike, as I really wanted to show her the beauty of at least some of my favorite places. As stated previously, it was a go from the start and so, on Tuesday, we headed into Austria’s Karwendelgebirge. Here some pictures:
Our [...]

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April 23rd, 2006

Endorphins Galore

Tirol was beautiful – just as I remembered it from half a year ago. It was just undescribably beautiful and wonderful to be back in the mountains on two wheels.
Here are some of the things I saw:

There is still a lot of snow by the side of the road, but the spring flowers aren’t [...]

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April 21st, 2006

Gone Fishing Kiwi-ing

Am rerouting my phone calls to somewhere else and taking the day off.
Headed for Tirol.

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December 12th, 2005

Oh Nikolaus, oh Nikolaus.

The Christmas party was o.k. Except for the Nikolaus. He did an awful job. Every year, they write up a lengthy rhyme containing funny stories of things that occurred throughout the year. This Nikolaus stammered and stuttered through the rhyme, taking all of the fun out of it. I am quite sure he hadn’t read [...]

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