When we arrived to Switzerland more than one year ago, a friend asked us if we liked hiking. “Of course!” was our answer. And he proposed us to hike the Grosser Mythen. “Why not?”, we answered, not really knowing what we were accepting. Time passed and we didn’t talk about […]
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Exploring the Swiss Grand Canyon, Creux du Van
Despite of Böögg’s prediction for this year, summer is being great in Switzerland. It is often hot, most of the days are sunny and weekend plans like making a barbecue at the lake followed by a swim are often the most appealing these days. But I am trying to not getting too […]
Read MoreGlattalpsee, the coldest place in Switzerland
There are some places where it takes longer for the summer to arrive. You may be thinking about the northern countries like those in Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland… Well, here in Switzerland we have also some of these locations! There are still a few glaciers in the Alps (sadly, they are […]
Read MoreBig Sur
After spending a few days in San Francisco and the bay area, we headed south. The plan was driving along the coast, following the Highway 1 from San Francisco to Prismo Beach. But after we made the hotel reservations I started to plan the stops on the route and I […]
Read MoreRigi, Queen of Mountains
A few weeks ago I visited Mt. Rigi, also known as the “Queen of Mountains” (from its old name, Riginum). It is located in central Switzerland, between the cantons of Schwyz and Lucerne, and almost completely surrounded by the water of the lakes Lucerne, Zug and Lauerz. Its highest peak […]
Read MoreFirst days of Zurich summer
I know, it’s been a a while since my last post… But these last days have been busy! With the first summer days in Zurich, plans seem to multiply and I didn’t have much spare time to sit in front of my pc and edit photos. And I’ve been taking […]
Read MoreNorth Coast 500
After two amazing days in the Isle of Skye, our route continued to the north of Scotland. We made part of the North Coast 500, a circular route of 516 miles (830 km) that runs through the northern counties of Inverness-shire, Ross, Cromarty, Sutherland and Caithness, starting from the famous […]
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