tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post6877970825364864194..comments2024-03-28T07:41:39.861-07:00Comments on The Gondola Blog: Vittorio Orio Embarks on Another ExpeditionGondola Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-26759276379605286582009-05-24T10:13:13.904-07:002009-05-24T10:13:13.904-07:00Thanks for your comment Tamas.
It's nice to hear a...Thanks for your comment Tamas.<br />It's nice to hear about it from a European perspective.<br />I'll be out there for Vogalonga soon.<br />I hope to meet you while I'm there.Gondola Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-62923834785707502562009-05-24T04:23:14.172-07:002009-05-24T04:23:14.172-07:00Looks like Vittorio's venture is related to a proj...Looks like Vittorio's venture is related to a project to restore water-borne traffic links across Europe:<br /><br />"The Istituto per i Navigli has been campaigning for the return of navigation on the Naviglio Grande canal.<br /><br />The project, called From Switzerland to the Sea promotes the restoration of the canal as part of a long distance waterway linking Lake Maggiore, located partly in Switzerland, to Milan and Venice in Italy."<br /><br />If Europe wants to lead in a new era of "green economy", inland waterways will be really important, for commerce, tourism and general quality of life.<br /><br />There are several landlocked countries in Europe, so providing riverine routes to the sea is also an important matter of politics in the European Union.<br /><br />Italy's situation is a bit different in this regard, as the Alps separate it from the Main-Rhein-Danube european riverine corridor (Basel to Locarno is over 200km distance). <br /><br />Italy however has a lot of sea access, so it is not a big problem for them.Tamas Feher from Hungarynoreply@blogger.com