Skiing in Heidiland
When it comes to skiing, I’m a creature of habit – as a native of Bern, I always went skiing in the Bernese Oberland and Valais to support regional development. The highest
Zurich from above – Grossmünster Tower
When we were out and about in Zurich’s Niederdorf last Saturday and marched past the city’s landmark, the Grossmünster, we suddenly wondered whether the towers were op
Snow fun between Switzerland and France
In “End of the Year in Champéry” I have already reported on my winter holiday in the ski resort of Champéry. The ski resort of Champéry stretches across the border t
Sunday in Zurich – under the blanket of fog
Zurich has its pitfalls in winter. A big evil (at least in my opinion) is the constantly prevailing high fog. Of course, there are sunny days, but most of the time the gray sky bla
Skiing between Christmas and New Year in Champéry
My year ended with a perfect ski holiday in Les Portes du Soleil. Although the slopes are a bit more crowded between Christmas and New Year (everyone has the same idea and uses the
Trip at Christmas so it doesn’t get boring.
I hope you all started your Christmas holidays (or at least Fridays) with your loved ones, lots of good food and relaxing hours. I wish you a Merry Christmas and at the same time I
Rolex Learning Center – Where to find the holes in the building
For a long time now, there has been one point on my Swiss travel program that I can now finally tick off – namely a visit to the Rolex Learning Center on the EPFL campus in Ecubl
Zurich thermal baths – where you can unwind
I don’t know about you, but sometimes you can really use a relaxing evening in the middle of the week. It was precisely for this purpose that I visited the Thermalbad & S
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