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Tre Cime de Lavaredo: The landmark of the Dolomites

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We went to the Dolomites in the late half of September. End of the summer tourist season. We were the last guests on the hotel, before they closed the doors […]

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Crash'n'bang geology, Dolomites, Italy, The Alps, Travel Tips, Triassic

The Dolomites: when the Alps were a tropical sea

3. May 2018by Karsten Eig 1 Comment

The Dolomites are legendary name to both mountaineers and geologists. The pink and beige mountains, with the characteristic layers, the free-standing towers with flat tables on the top, are on […]

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Crash'n'bang geology, Dolomites, Italy, The Alps, Travel Tips, Triassic

Volterra: Ancient sea in beautiful Tuscany

21. October 2016by Karsten Eig 1 Comment

Tuscany is the area of gelato, geothermal energy and picturesque villages on hill tops. Nearly every hill top, no matter how steep, has a village, small or smaller, on the […]

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Cenozoic, Crash'n'bang geology, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution, Italy, Malta, Sand, shale and gravel, Tuscany

The heat is on in Tuscany!

14. September 2016by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

I made you click, didn’t I? But it is not that kind of heat, or that other kind. It could be the hot summer days in Tuscany, when the crop […]

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Crash'n'bang geology, Geology and society, Italy, Tuscany, Volcanoes

Mount Etna from the air

3. November 2013by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

On the way to Malta, we flew over Mount Etna. In accordance with Murphy’s Law, the Volcano that had been humming along nearly continuously the last year, was quiet. But […]

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Geology photography, Italy, Volcanoes

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