Bremgarten Christmas market – Advent tip
What do Strasbourg, Ulm, Heidelberg, Salzburg and Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau have in common? During the Christmas season, its city centres are transformed into sparkling al
Capricorn safari – hunting on Mount Pilatus
During the week, swap your office clothes for hiking boots and a down jacket to break out of your everyday routine for a moment. Sounds tempting, right? Last Wednesday I did just t
Crime scene Tell – looking for clues around Altdorf
William Tell and his unerring apple shot. I would think that sooner or later there will be an intermezzo with our “national hero” in every Swiss school career. At the t
“Behind the scenes” with 9 Swiss excursion tips
In September, we spent two weeks criss-crossing Switzerland as part of the book project for the Swiss Historic Hotels. The trip took us to some new, beautiful corners and back to w
Taminaschlucht: Get out despite the rainy weather
I can’t complain about bad weather at the moment. We consider ourselves very lucky to be out and about in Switzerland in the most beautiful weather. But Peter has it thick as
Obwalden insider tips: donkey trekking and Alpine happiness
There are the things that immediately catch your eye. So I still remember exactly how, after the 4-lake hike from Engelberg to Melchsee-Frutt, I saw this six-storey wooden building
Locarno Tips – Madonna del Sasso hike
The lovely weather has been presenting itself from the side in the last few months. While we are on our way to a boozy (according to the weather forecast) hut tour in the Berchtesg
Rehberger-Weg: Art between vineyards
Art in the vineyards in the middle of the agglomeration around Basel? It is precisely this combination that can be experienced on the Rehberger Trail between the Fondation Beyeler
Areuse Gorge – hike in the Jura
April lived up to its image yesterday. Until shortly after ten o’clock in the morning, it was still raining twine from the sky in Neuchâtel, which put a damper on our motiva
Lueg viewpoint – spring trip to the Emmental
Almost two weeks ago, we ended up in the Emmental on one of the first beautiful spring days. I grew up in the Gürbetal – which is not far from the Emmental as the crow flies. Bu
Gottlieben – delicacies on Lake Constance
We took advantage of the first warming rays of sunshine last weekend for a trip to Lake Constance. Just in time for the beginning of spring, we wanted to get our first taste of spr
Sunday excursion with a view: Kite path on Pilatus
There are the Swiss mountain classics, which are visited with foreign guests. In the Bernese Oberland, I would assign Niesen, Stockhorn, Niederhorn and the Jungfrau to this categor