Travel guide: Art and sights in Basel
With the highest density of museums in Switzerland and the famous Art Basel art fair, Basel can rightly adorn itself with the title of Swiss City of Art and Culture. Last weekend,
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
Hiking and wondering in Madeira
Madeira makes hikers’ hearts beat faster. We would not have thought that such a tiny dot in the Atlantic Ocean would turn out to be such a diverse grab bag. Madeira’s w
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
Hotel Wetterhorn – promising break in Hasliberg
Refreshed by the swim in Lake Lungern and the homemade iced tea on the terrace of the Hotel Kaiserstuhl, the discovery tour through the Brünig region goes one stop further. The Lu
Insta summer: review and outlook
Bombastic! Dear summer 2015, you were really great. My July and August travel program was Switzerland-focused (with a small outlier to South Tyrol) and very outdoors-oriented. A lo
To the center of Switzerland – Älggialp hike
“What is the name of the first place after the Brünig in the direction of Lucerne?”, more than once as a child I failed at this question and thus brought my father to
Toggenburger Höhenweg – 3-day hike
I pack my backpack and take with me… This was the challenge I faced last Thursday evening when packing my belongings for the three-day tour along the Toggenburg High Trail. I