My husband and I have a hobby: we like to stay at historic hotels. Not only do we try to stay at hotels which belong to the Swiss Historic Hotel society, we also specifically pick hotels which have a history and have been around for a while. Not only in Switzerland, but in any country […]
Switzerland
Carona and San Salvatore
With May 1 being a holiday, we had long planned a weekend to southern Switzerland in hope of finding some sun. Just like last year, when we spent the long weekend in Ascona. We were actually very lucky with the weather. While it was rainy and foggy in Ticino on Friday, we had the most […]
Cross-country Skiing in Engadin
Whenever I hear “Prossima Fermeda- “, I smile. It means we are back in Graubünden. During the past few weeks, we’ve been twice to the Engadin to go cross-country skiing. It’s not a surprise that there are plenty of ski trails in the Engadin as it is home to the annual ski marathon, held this […]
23 km to Stammheim
Earlier in September we walked 23 km along country roads and trails through forests and apple orchards to the Swiss Historic Hotel in Oberstammheim. The apple and pear trees we passed were loaded and it seemed that just looking at them had them falling off the branches. These trees had been producing for many years. […]
Early Summer Forests
In early summer the forests are filled with bright green colors and it’s not rare to come across fog, something often attributed to late summer and autumn. The following photographs were taken on a weekend trip to the Bavarian Forest in Germany and while on a two day hike through the Appenzell region of Switzerland. […]
Ascona For the Weekend
Traveling to Ticino is an exciting journey. We’ve been so many times, I can hardly keep track, but still each time is like visiting an old friend. There are the “do you remember” moments sprinkled in with the new memories. This time we were staying in Ascona, courtesy of last year’s Christmas gift from my […]