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 […]
Swiss Historic Hotels 2016
The two Swiss Historic Hotels we visited this year couldn’t be more different. One is nestled far up in the mountains, the other above a lake. We visited Hof Zuort at the end of winter in the beginning of March in the hopes of being able to spend some time in the snow. The only […]
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin
Barely back home from Cheese! last year, Alex and I were already making plans for this year’s foodie weekend away. It didn’t take long for us to decide on the huge Slow Food festival in Turin, which takes place biannually. This year, the date was moved up a month from end of October and the […]