I wrote about our plans for a #summer#vacation to #Greece without airtravel a while ago. I'd said I wanted to put my money and effort where my mouth is.
Now I wanted to add a follow-up, but the original post is already gone. My fault for setting auto-deletion to 3 months.
Two adults and two children travelled from #Vienna 🇦🇹 to #Corfu 🇬🇷 and back via #Italy 🇮🇹 , with some sightseeing in #Ancona, Corfu Town, #Brindisi, and #Rome without using any cars or airplanes. I had bought additional travel insurance for missed connections, but we didn't need that.
Itinerary: Tram, #Nightjet sleeper, bus, #ferry, bus, bus, (hotel stay with occasional outings by bus), bus, bus, ferry, shuttle bus, bus, (hotel), #Frecciargento train, (hotel, metro and bus for #sightseeing), #Frecciarossa train, Nightjet sleeper, metro. (Busses means regular public transit busses on numbered lines that the locals also take.)
Every single vehicle everywhere had working air condition. They were clean and on time, and all the longer trips had tasty food. There's power outlets everywhere. The Frecciarossa (red arrow) between Rome and #Bologna only got to 250 km/h, not the 300 we were hoping to see, but that was the only slightest disappointment.
The ferries are not at all climate-friendly. I have not found a number for how much #CO² for a crossing, but they are similar to cruise ships. The trips are far shorter than cruises of course, but we see and smell the black smoke from the stacks. It's wrong to feel smug about taking a ferry instead of an airplane. All the busses had #combustion engines. All the trains/metros/trams were #electric, so that depends on the grid. The Austrian ÖBB prides itself on using only "green" #electricity.
We enjoyed the trip very much. I am unsure about any future travel. I would totally do this again in terms of comfort and experiences. But my goals for how much I hope to not pollute and damage the world for my pleasure have changed. I have no answers right now.
Meanwhile in #Germany: #Berlin halts #tram and #bicycle extensions to prevent parking spaces from being removed, builds streets, extends the A100 city #Autobahn and allows parking on bus lanes.
💡 La Nostra Rete è un #laboratorio per scoprire e ripensare il #Web nella sua dimensione profondamente sociale.
Attraverso esperimenti e racconti, intraprenderemo un viaggio nella storia di #Internet, immaginando insieme un futuro digitale partecipato e orizzontale, ovviamente partendo dal #Fediverso! 🚀
Sarei felice se mi aiutaste a far girare (siamo un po’ in ritardo, belin)!
provo a far girare la voce qui: #cercolavoro, qualcosa che non sia fisicamente impegnativo (però sono iscritta alle categorie protette come persona disabile, vi faccio risparmiare sulle tasse), magari qualcosa che abbia a che fare con la scrittura o comunque lavoro d'ufficio. cerco a #bologna o da remoto. se potete condividere magari questo messaggio arriva sulla bacheca giusta! ♥ grazie!
Wir gedenken heute der 85 Menschen, die beim rechten Anschlag von #Bologna am 2. August 1980 ermordet wurden. 200 weitere Menschen wurden verletzt, das Bahnhofsgebäude fast vollständig zerstört. Die Uhr am Gebäude zeigt heute immer die genaue Uhrzeit des Anschlags – 10:25 Uhr.
It’s the ‘leaning tower’ that has stood tipsily for nearly 1,000 years. But now, the days of the #Garisenda tower in #Bologna, Italy, could be numbered. Following investigations last month, the city is instigating a civil protection plan for the “sudden and unexpected collapse of the tower,” which has dominated the Bologna skyline since the 12th century.
Vi giro un triste comunicato da parte del collettivo #besta#donbosco. Purtroppo domani abbatteranno gli alberi:
Ciao, ti scrivo perché ho cattive notizie. Una info dice che domani mattina parte il cantiere x l'abbattimento degli alberi. Comunque entro l"8/4 iniziano I lavori. Il comitato Besta convoca TUTTx i cittadinx dalle 6 domani mattina. Come sai confidiamo soprattutto su attivistx dei vari comitati, ma anche sui liberx cittadinx. Piú saremo e meglio sará #bologna#ambiente#nopassante
Le associazioni dei familiari delle vittime della strada hanno deciso di costituirsi in giudizio davanti al TAR Emilia-Romagna per chiedere il rigetto del ricorso contro #bolognacitta30 proposto da alcuni tassisti e sostenuto in giudizio dal Ministero dei Trasporti
Planning a summer city break in #Europe? I can highly recommend #Bologna based on my personal experience if you want to eat your way through #Italy#Travel ...
#Bologna, #Italy - Explosion and fire reported at the ENEL hydroelectric power plant of the Suviana Castel di Casio dam on 04.09.2024 - Search and rescue for 3 missing continues
So far confirmed/recovered:
4 deaths
5 injured (seriously burns)