Twannbachschlucht hike and picnic
Just in time for the beginning of summer, the sun was in the best of moods last Saturday. It was a splendid day. We were once again on the road in our homeland and used the magnifi
Hike to Klöntalersee – Indian summer with a soundtrack
If you want to get to the mountains quickly and easily from Zurich (and no, the Uetliberg does not belong to the category of mountains in my opinion), sooner or later you will end
Autumn in Derborence – hiking at Lac de Derborence
I had been dreaming of a trip to the Derborence for a long time. It was made palatable to me by one of our university professors, who accompanied all his case studies with pictures
Hiking in Zermatt – Three Lakes and the Matterhorn
Inspired by the so-called Zermatt Lake Trail, we had planned a family hike on the first beautiful autumn Sunday. After we had already inspected the Gornergrat side with the fantast
Hike from Gornergrat to Riffelsee
Last weekend, Peter promised us an Indian summer par excellence. We had been planning an autumnal hiking day in Zermatt for a long time. With these prospects, we decided at short n
Hiking in the Obersimmental – always along the water
Unfortunately, the weather forecast was clear last weekend. It was raining and this during our discovery tour in the beautiful Bernese Oberland. So that we could beat the rain, the
4 lakes hike between Engelberg and Melchsee-Frutt
The past weekend was once again all about mountain lakes. This time we headed for Central Switzerland. An area where there is a lot to discover and I spend far too little time. On
Oh, Soglio – hiking through Bergell
Segantini was a wise man. The painter, who spent several winters in Soglio, described the place as the “threshold of paradise” (la soglia del paradiso). I couldn’
Hike architecture
If you read my blog entries regularly, you know that I have a flair for exciting architecture in addition to traveling. Of course, I like it most when travel and architecture can b
Indian Summer Flashback Switzerland
October is already over and because of all the gray November dreariness I almost forgot what great, colorful autumn days I experienced. In Switzerland, you can also experience grea
Rebenweg – hike from Biel to la Neuveville
The weather in Switzerland was really miserable last week and so we used the short dry phase on Sunday for another autumn hike. This time we headed for the Seeland. Along the north
Hike from Inneneriz to Kemmeriboden-Bad
Last Saturday we took advantage of the great autumn weather for a hike from Innereriz to Kemmeriboden-Bad. For all summiteers among you, the disappointment in advance, our hiking r