Grape harvest in Aigle – one of a thousand adventures in Vaud
I am on my way to Aigle to visit the small town of Vaud during its most beautiful season. When the leaves slowly turn colourful, autumn is here and with it the time of the grape ha
Sunday brunch in Interlaken and visit to the Harder Kulm
With the “you don’t treat yourself to anything else” saying, I justify my special wishes and desires in between. But if you are given an extra hour on Sunday, the
Gantrischseeli hike – circular route in the Gantrisch Nature Park
Hello autumn and Gantrischseeli! Wet and cold, the weather was really creepy this morning. Wistfully mourning the warm summer days doesn’t help at all. Well, what to do? A co
My cinema summer – same same but different
Four Swiss cities are still dominated by the cinema summer. Now that I have been able to enjoy the film once each in Geneva and Basel and twice each in Zurich and Bern, I would lik
Panorama Hike on Lake Oeschinen
Last weekend it was really hot summer weather and since you shouldn’t complain when the sun is shining, an escape to the mountains including mountain lake fun was announced.
Travel snapshot – impressive train ride
“The clever one travels by train” – clearly my motto. I don’t like driving a car, cycling is too strenuous in the long run, the balloon is too slow and the heli
Hike with summit happiness – Niesen
On weekends, I’m a breakfast fetishist. Nothing beats a hearty breakfast – preferably in buffet form. Since I was finally out and about in my beloved “home” thi
Two hours in La Chaux-de-Fonds
After my visit to Murten, I asked you where you want to go next. La Chaux-de-Fonds was the narrow winner and I was really looking forward to a spring-like discovery tour through th
Murten: Castle, curtain wall and Nidelkuchen on Lake Murten
In Switzerland, there are two ways to become a city – either a locality has more than 10,000 inhabitants (this alone results in around 140 “cities” according to curre
Sun, snow and warm water – Best of Heidiland
After I was so enthusiastic about the Flumserberge ski area, I went on a second voyage of discovery to Heidiland. This time, for what was probably the most beautiful and coldest da
Sony RX100 and the winter wonderland
The camera is, so to speak, my best friend on trips and excursions. In addition to a really great DSLR Canon D600, I always have a compact camera in my handbag. Now you might ask y
Snapshot – Madonna del Sasso
I LOVE Ticino and when I’ve had enough of the grey winter everyday life, I go to the sunshine of Switzerland for a short break. Although I have strolled along Locarno’s