Carona – love at second sight
The beginning was resinous. Curve after curve, the post bus winds its way along the ridge of the Ceresio peninsula. In between, we catch postcard views of Lake Lugano. 1,000 corner
On historical paths to Ticino – From Chur to Bellinzona
Do you know which is the oldest city in Switzerland? Admittedly, I should have guessed I was wrong. This is due to the fact that many people only know the train station and the eye
InstaTour – time travel through Switzerland
Oh, what a spring it was! We were on the road in Germany, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, discovered beautiful places, relaxed exclusively, ate a lot of gelati (generally ate a lot) and
Bavaria finds: Walhalla, mead and beer
Today, gloomy clouds are piling up in the sky, and heavy raindrops are occasionally slapping on the cobblestones of the narrow old town street. “That was clear,” we thi
Grandhotel Lienz – relaxation à la East Tyrol
“Lienz, my God, that’s at the end of the world” – that was my reaction when I noticed that a trip from Zurich to Lienz takes about as long as a flight to the Mi
InstaTip – a portion of Tuscan lifestyle
Ever since I read Dan Brown’s latest prank and followed Mr. Langdon word for word through the maze of streets of Florence, I’ve been hooked. The book has awakened in me
Regensburg travel guide – joy of life on the Danube
The big neighbour has much more to offer than motorways without speed limits and a hip capital. Spread throughout Germany, for example, there are 38 UNESCO World Heritage Sites tha
Florence city trip – sights and travel tips
Italian cities and I are not friends. I vividly remember one of my first city trips. I was almost 12 years old and visited Rome, the Eternal City, together with my father. Three th
Kempinski Portoroz – doing nothing deluxe
The view from the window could hardly be better. We are located in the modern part of the historic Kempinski Palace Portoroz. After the active days in Slovenia, let’s take it
Oh Piran – let me hug you
Breathing heavily, we stand at the top of the city wall. The ascent through the many small alleys and the adventurously steep stairs was more strenuous than expected. But it was wo
Fish in a salt coat – success stories from Sečovlje
The Slovenian Adriatic coast is just under 47 kilometres long. It is sandwiched between the big neighbours Italy and Croatia. Unjustly, this stretch of coast is somewhat neglected
This is what Ljubljana tastes like
A coincidence rarely comes alone. Such a chain of coincidences happened a few weeks before our trip to Slovenia and ended in me finding Vesna – or Vesna me. Vesna grew up in the