Our second week on the Canary Islands was spent on the second smallest island of La Gomera. Just as when we arrived in El Hierro several days earlier, it was dark when the ferry docked in San Sebastiàn. We drove along winding roads and through thick fog until we reached where we were staying on […]
El Hierro
This year we decided to head to the Canary Islands again to soak up the sun and go hiking. Our first stop was the smallest and youngest in the archipelago, El Hierro. Three years ago we visited La Palma, the greenest island of the Canaries. This time we wanted to visit two other islands, El […]
Balsamic Pasta with Mushrooms
Spring is in the air and my chives are little green shoots. I can’t wait to eat the first fresh herbs and lettuce straight out of the garden. A while back, I came across this Donna Hay recipe for Balsamic Pasta and was intrigued. It’s a simple recipe, but one that can be taken in […]
Snowshoeing in Toggenburg
It took a while for winter to arrive but when it did, it really did! We packed up our snowshoes and decided to head out to the mountains. Our base was Alt St. Johann from where we took the gondola to Sellamatt. There, we strapped on our snowshoes and started along the snowshoe trail. This […]
England in November
Although the main reason for going to England was to visit a conference in Exeter, we decided it would be nice to spend some time in and around London to visit friends. We took the first flight out and arrived at London City Airport at 7:30 am. The airport has a single runway surrounded by […]
Hello 2017!
After the hustle and bustle of Christmas, we spent the days around the New Year holiday quietly with friends. One of our favorite things to do with them is to go on walks and hikes. On New Year’s Eve, we woke up to fog so we decided to head up to a higher altitude in […]