The most beautiful mountain hotels in Switzerland
Summer is just around the corner and with it the season in which I prefer to stay in the Alpine region. There are plenty of secluded places here, and if the weather cooperates, the
Weissenstein-Balsthal: Hike in the Thal Nature Park
Most of the time the weather turns out to be better than predicted. So last Saturday morning we made our way to the Thal Nature Park – a corner of Switzerland that was previously
Sentiero Verzasca – from Sonogno to Lavertezzo in the Verzasca Valley
When the weather trends slowly became apparent over Pentecost, we booked two nights in Locarno at relatively short notice exactly one week ago. It looked as if Ticino would indeed
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
Hotel de Londres – at home in Brig
How many times have I passed through or changed trains at Brig station? Dozens of times. How many times have I walked the few meters along the Bahnhofstrasse towards the old town o
Murgsee circular tour or hiking with Instagrammers
“What a strange group,” some hikers may have thought at the sight of our group. Slightly wrinkled noses, we stand around at the Merlen parking lot on Sunday morning. &#
Sigriswil panoramic bridge – suspension bridge hike
The weather last Saturday was just lovely! Bright sunshine at almost 20 degrees Celsius and the autumnal trees – a dream. We took advantage of this good weather for a short trip
Indian Summer in the Simplon area – hike in the larch forest
Actually, we had planned the tour Simplon Pass – Bistinenpass-Gibidumsee for this weekend. But the early onset of winter threw a spanner in the works for us. Above 2,000 metres a
Beautiful autumn hike in Glarnerland
I am always on the lookout for short hikes that are feasible as a half-day trip from Zurich and at the same time scenic. The Holzflue circular trail near Ennenda in Glarus belongs
Where is the most beautiful Swiss autumn?
Autumn is an inspiring season. Sometimes the warm afternoon sun tickles the back of our necks, sometimes “hudlets and chutets” and sometimes the persistent high fog dri
Gottardo hiking trail: From Göschenen to Erstfeld in the Uri Reuss Valley
On one of the few rainy August days, we packed our backpacks in Zurich and made our way to Göschenen for the SBB. The goal of the day: to march as far as our feet can carry us alo
Hike in the natural paradise Hinteres Lauterbrunnental
Standing in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the Lauterbrunnen train station, hardly anyone can imagine that less than 20 minutes away, a wild alpine landscape offers pure na