Journeys, mountain mornings, and meals worth remembering. Welcome to the travel shelf of The Purring Page.
This collection brings together travel-inspired writing and older notes from SummerSimo Travel Troubles. Take the scenic route, follow a favourite flavour, or settle in with a journey from the journal.
Mountain days
Snow, winding routes, and the pleasure of a warm table after a day outdoors. Start with these pieces from the Alpine archive.
- A Sunday on the Sellaronda: an earlier skiing itinerary around the Sella massif.
- The Highest Ways: archived planning notes for a seven-day Alpine traverse.
Places remembered through food
Some journeys begin with a map; others begin with something good to eat. These pieces follow the flavours that give a place its character.
- Ladin dishes and mountain huts in Alta Badia: a piece from the food-and-mountains archive.
- The City of Water and Brine: sensory, travel-inspired writing that follows a taste of the Australian road.
Browse the older shelves
The original journal ranges beyond travel into food, personal reflections, and fiction. Its category shelves remain here to explore, while the full Journal Archive keeps the complete collection within reach.
- Travel and tourism
- Mountains and Dolomites
- Recipes and world cuisines
- Cocktail notes
- All journal posts
Archive note: these articles reflect the time they were written and have not all been rechecked for current conditions. Confirm routes, access, lift schedules, opening times, and prices with official providers before travelling. Mountain itineraries are not a substitute for current safety advice or guidance from a qualified local professional.
Would you rather travel through a story?
Our fiction belongs on a shelf of its own. Begin with The Red Dust Ledger for an Outback mystery, or Speranza’s Treat Mystery for gentler company with Toe and Ashwaganda.
