The Olympics... and beyond

Near the end of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, I offered up my rankings for the three Olympic experiences I had under my belt at that point. I updated the rankings after my fourth experience in Beijing and again after Paris in 2024. Now it's time to add Milan-Cortina to that mix. Transportation Paris PyeongChang, Sochi, Beijing, Tokyo, Milan-Cortina I am putting Paris first in this category because of the very efficient, clean and manageable public transport system that we used. There were fewer shuttle buses, but they were needed less with the option of using the stellar Metro system. Tokyo was originally last on this list because of the one hub to get anywhere. Beijing also had the one hub within the city, but there was another hub located near the alpine venue and there were buses operating between venues in certain places, which was convenient. Beijing touted the high speed train as a plus, and to get to the Zhangjiakou (biathlon, freestyle skiing, XC skiing, ski jumping), it was ...

It has been a busy few weeks since I got back from Milan and my sixth Olympic experience. As much as I wanted to stay in the mountains of Italy, reality beckoned and I had to reluctantly get back to real life.  As I've mentioned, I went straight from the airport (after a stop for dinner) to the Division III boys' basketball semifinals in Bedford, the next night I was in Bow for the Division III girls' basketball semifinals and the next two nights I hit the road north for quarterfinal games in Littleton. Saturday started with a quick trip to Derry for the wrestling Meet of Champions and then across the state to Keene for the Division III hoop championships. The next week started with a trip to Manchester on Monday for the Division IV boys' basketball semifinals, Tuesday was a trip to Hanover for the Nordic championships, Wednesday was a drive north to Whitefield for the Division IV girls' basketball semifinals and after a break on Thursday, Friday was another trip no...