I’ve officially had my first mountain bike race in the Italian Alps. I have also officially never felt such numbness in my saddle. For those male cyclists out there, you probably know what kind of numbness I’m referring to. I thought I almost lost the poor guy around mile 23 when I couldn’t feel anything. [...]
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Granfondo Mottarone (Mountain Bike Race)
Posted in Italy, Switzerland on September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ice Skating
Posted in Italy, Switzerland, tagged Ice Skating Cervinia Chad on December 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m not sure I like to admit this, but I’ve been known to throw a few triple axels in my hay day. That’s right, Jordan Randall is an Ice Skater.. As it appears in the picture below, I almost landed the Nancy Kerrigan’s Blade of Glory… except mine was self inflicted. The land ended uncomfortably… [...]
The Dolomites (Dolomiti)
Posted in Italy, tagged Dolomites on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
2 hours outside of Milan and a few clicks North of Verona, I found myself on a last minute trip to The Dolomites. This was it! The first chance to escape the hustle and bustle of big city life and a rebirth of my mountain man primal instincts. Yeah, that’s what I thought until I [...]
The Hunt for Truffle October
Posted in Italy, Travel on October 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
POUNCING through the frosted morning dew of Piemonte, Ringo, our truffle-hunting dog, discovered the knock-your-socks-off, knobby potato shaped truffle we had been anticipating. Ringo darts off into the forest and pauses for a moment… looks at the ground, takes a deep breath, then claws vigorously at the ground. Tirone Angelo, a cheerful old truffle hunter [...]
Kitesurfing / Windsurfing in Lake Como
Posted in Italy on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ciao a tutti!
I hope all is well State side! I’ve been really busy at work the past week gearing up for the recruiting season, but you must always make time on the weekends to play! Just last week my belongings from the US finally arrived including my bicycles, unicycle, and kiteboard so I decided to [...]
River Rafting
Posted in Italy on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the latest video of our river rafting trip highlighting the days activities…enjoy!
Well, it has been about 10 years since I have been river rafting on the Colorado river so I figured it was time for another. Last weekend I took the team on a day trip to [...]
Weekend trip to Florence
Posted in Italy on May 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Weekend in Florence with Riccardo.
This was fantastic! Last time I was in Florence was with my sister 2 years ago during our graduation trip. This time, I made the trip with a local, Riccardo, who made it extra exciting. Riccardo and I work together in Milan and he invited me to join him in Florence [...]
Easter Weekend (Boun Pasqua!)
Posted in Italy on April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I had a couple of ‘firsts’ In Italy over Easter weekend. I’m not sure you knew this, but in Italy the Monday after Easter is National Picnic Day, or Pasquetta meaning “little Easter”. Everyone and there dog (literally dog) goes outside for a picnic.
Another ‘first’ this weekend was my trip to Napoli. I decided [...]
Settled In
Posted in Italy on March 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I had another “situation” at the grocery store today. I was looking for some lotion for my sun burn and came across the hair care/body/lotion products and obviously everything was in Italian. So, being intuitive, I thought to look at the pictures on the bottles…. no such luck! just fancy colors and odd shapes. Then [...]
I’m back!! (to Italy that is…)
Posted in Italy on March 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Hey Friends and Fam,
After 13 hours of total travel time, I’m now at Cadorna station waiting for Massi to pick me up for the last 15 minute drive to the office.
What an interesting trip! It started with a 1 pm flight where I sat directly behind an intoxicated adolescent. This cat was the epidemy of [...]
