quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tuscany Girl:
Looking for anyone in Italy - Tuscany to be specific. Thanks!<HR>

.... the montreal group would happily all move to Tuscany to keep you company

it's raining & cold here

grommit

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tuscany Girl:
if it is consolation, today was COLD and WINDY - but I got out there anyway since I was long overdue for a run.<HR>

..... hmmm...... must be beautiful all the same..... and I'll bet the temperature doesn't go down to -30c to often in january..... I'll go start packing!!
g

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tuscany Girl:
how far do you run??? if it's comparable, come on over, you are right it is pretty - and HILLY - here<HR>

..... yep I love a nice hill or two specially the pretty ones....... so
I'm on my way.... courtesy of googlemaps
Start Montréal, QC Canada
End Tuscany Italy
Travel 7,444 km (about 29 days 19 hours)
Drive: 7,444 km (about 29 days 19 hours)
1. Head northwest on Rue Filiatrault toward Rue de L'Église 93 m
2. Turn right at Rue de L'Église 81 m
3. Turn right at Avenue Ste-Croix 0.4 km1 min
4. Slight right to stay on Avenue Ste-Croix 0.1 km
5. Avenue Ste-Croix turns right and becomes Rue St-Louis 0.3km
6. Turn left at Boulevard Décarie 0.3 km1 min
7. Take the AUT-40 Est/AUT-15/Aut. Décarie ramp on the left to Aéroport Mirabel/Québec 0.4 km1 min
8. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for AUT-15 Sud/Aut. Décarie and merge onto AUT-15 Sud 16.0 km12 mins
9. Continue on AUT-10 Est 15.9 km10 mins
10. Take exit 22 to merge onto AUT-35 Sud toward Saint-Luc/Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu/I-89 19.0 km12 mins
11. Continue on RTE-133 34.4 km29 mins
12. Merge onto Autoroute de la Vallée-Des-Forts/RTE-133 Sud
5.6 km5 mins
13. Continue on I-89 S Entering United States (Vermont)
Entering New Hampshire 308 km 2 hours 59 mins
14. Take the exit onto I-93 S toward Manchester/Boston Partial toll road Entering Massachusetts 103 km 1 hour 4 mins
15. Take exit 24B-A toward RT-1A N/Airport/Gov't Center
0.5 km 1 min
16. Turn left at John F Fitzgerald Surface Rd/Surface Rd 0.3 km
1 min
17. Turn left at Milk St 53 m
18. Continue on Central St 0.2 km
19. Turn right at Long Wharf 0.2 km
20. Swim across the Atlantic Ocean yikes!! 5,572 km
29 days 0 hours
21. Slight right at E05 0.8 km2 mins
22. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto E05/Pont Vauban
0.2 km
23. Turn right at E05Partial toll road 27.9 km 22 mins
24. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A131/E05 heading to A131/Rouen/Paris/Evreux Partial toll road 14.7 km 8 mins
25. Take the exit onto A13/E05/L'Autoroute de Normandie
Partial toll road 32.6 km 17 mins
26. Take the exit onto A13/E05/L'Autoroute de Normandie Partial toll road 107 km 57 mins
27. Take exit 5 to merge onto A86/Périphérique de l'Ile-de-France
6.6 km 3 mins
28. Take the exit onto A86/Périphérique de l'Ile-de-France 14.1km
11 mins
29. Take the exit onto A6b/E15/E50/L'Autoroute du Soleil toward Bordeaux/Nantes/Lyon 1.9 km 2 mins
30. Take the exit on the left onto A6/E15/L'Autoroute du Soleil toward Evry/Lyon/Chilly-Mazarin Partial toll road 293 km 2 hours 30 mins
31. Take the exit toward Genève/Lyon/Chalon-sur-Saône Toll road 1.7 km 1 min
32. Merge onto A6/E15/E21/L'Autoroute du Soleil Toll road 78.5 km 39 mins
33. Take the exit onto A40/E21/L'Autoroute Blanche toward Milan/Genève/Bourg-en-Bresse Toll road 60.5 km 31 mins
34. Take the exit toward Milan/Annecy/Genève/Oyonnax Toll road 1.4 km 1 min
35. Merge onto A40/E21/L'Autoroute Blanche Partial toll road
88.5 km 49 mins
36. Take the exit toward Chamonix-Mont-Blanc/Turin/Milan0.8 km
37. Merge onto E25 Partial toll road 70.9 km 42 mins
38. Continue straight onto E25/N205/Route Blanche 0.3 km
39. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto E25/N205 Partial toll road 11.4 km 11 mins
40. Continue straight onto E25/SS26dir/T1 Entering Italy Toll road
4.0 km 4 mins
41. Turn right at E25 Partial toll road 107 km 1 hour 10 mins
42. Take the A4 exit toward E64/Milano/A26/Alessandria/Genova
Toll road 1.0 km 1 min
43. Merge onto E25 Toll road 53.3 km 29 mins
44. Take the exit toward Alessandria Toll road 1.0 km 1 min
45. Merge onto E25 Toll road 115 km 1 hour 8 mins
46. Take the exit toward A7/Autostrada Milano-Genova/E62/E80
Toll road 0.2 km
47. Keep right at the fork, signsA7/E25/Milano/Genova/A12/Livorno/Genova Est and merge onto A7/Autostrada Milano-Genova/E62/E80 Toll road 2.9 km 3 mins
48. Take the exit onto A12/Autostrada Azzurra/E80 toward Livorno/Genova Est Toll road 205 km 2 hours 0 mins
49. Take exit Rosignano Marittimo toward E80/SS1/Variante Aurelia Toll road 0.8 km 2 mins
50. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for SS1/Via Aurelia/Cecina/Piombino/Grosseto/Roma/SS68/Volterra/SS206/Vada and merge onto E80/SS1/Variante Aurelia 6.2 km 5 mins
51. Take exit Cecina Nord toward SR68/SS68 0.2 km
52. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Volterra/Larderello and merge onto SR68/SS68 27.9 km 24 mins
53. Slight right at SR68/SS68/Via Volterrana 7.0 km 6 mins
54. Turn left at SR68/SS68 1.8 km 3 mins
55. Turn left to stay on SR68/SS68 13.8 km 12 mins
56. Turn right at SP52 4.4 km 4 mins
57. Continue on SP27 3.1 km 3 mins
58. Turn right at SP27/Strada Provinciale di Casole d'Elsa-Bivio Vallone 0.5 km
To: Tuscany Italy

Chill the Chianti.....

grommit

Are you anywhere near Sienna? Quite possibly my favorite Tuscan city....

Grommit, you can borrow my wet suit if you want for the swim portion but you'd have to promise to send me a postcard once you're there ... and I might need my wetsuit back later this summer if I decide to race in a tri ...

Good luck ... and enjoy some of that Chianti for me

Sally

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Just out of curiosity, are you Italian? I am an American living in Germany. We previously lived in Munich so we were often in Italy. Now we are in Köln, so our trip are more towards Holland, Belguim, etc. But Italy such a beautiful country and running through Tuscany, really, what could be better! Lucky you!

Well, I will keep my ears open if I hear of anyone moving your way!