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Our presentation at the Zurich World Travelers Meetup
Recently we got invited to present the adventure of our last year’s trip to South America and how we hunted for a story in SWISS Airline’s board magazine. The short presentation “5 weeks in South...
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Australian Food and Wine Road Trip
Having travelled extensively ‘down under’, here are some of our favourite places to stop off for the best boutique food and wine in the rich pickings of South Australia. Henry & Rose café court...
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Thailand tour part 1 – Koh Samui and the W Retreat Hotel
We started our two-week round trip in an Airbus A340 with Thai Airways, from Zurich to Koh Samui via Koh Phangan to Bangkok, and back again. Check out what stylish hotels our tour operator had up his...
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Longing for Patagonia – Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno Glacier and Gravel Roads
We are flying to Patagonia! Yes, the famous Patagonia! The mystical place, of which everyone is talking yearningly. Of course, our expectations are stirred up by this and we are very excited to find...
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Relaxing at the Lenkerhof Gourmet Spa Resort
The Lenkerhof Gourmet Spa Resort is a modern *****Superior luxury hotel offering anything you need to relax, recover, fill up your batteries and get inspired. This first class hotel captivates its...
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A day hike around Vitznau and the Rigi-Scheidegg
If you’re ok with taking public transit and want to treat yourself to an easy walking tour: Take the Mount Rigi cogwheel railway to grab a little sample of beautiful Lake Lucerne around Lucerne and...
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Boutique Hotel Palafitte – Living on Stilts on Lake Neuchâtel
Sitting above the water by the shore of Lake Neuchâtel is a lake-dwelling settlement for our times: Hotel Palafitte here celebrates exclusive Riviera excellence of the highest level. Be prepared for...
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El anhelo Patagonia – Torres del Paine, Glaciar Perito Moreno y pistas de...
Volamos a la Patagonia! Sí, LA Patagonia! Mencionada con emoción. De la que todos hablan con tanto anhelo. Esto, por supuesto despierta expectativas y estamos correspondientemente tensos como una...
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Fascinaciòn Atacama – el desierto màs seco en el norte de Chile
Es considerado el desierto más seco del mundo, pero ese hecho no impresiona aun (de hecho, todos los desiertos son secos. ¿ O no ?). Si uno ha explorado entonces el desierto de Atacama en todas sus...
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Atacama – excursiones en el desierto màs seco del mundo
Aquí una breve reseña de los viajes y excursiones mas impresionantes en el desierto: Géiseres “El Tatio” Un impresionante espectáculo natural se puede contemplar al amanecer en los géiseres del Tatio....
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Romantic Son Penya Petit Hotel in Mallorca
Just a few kilometers from the village of Sant Llorenc in northeast Mallorca we discovered a small jewel of a boutique hotel! The stylish finca hotel Son Penya sits amid olive, almond, lemon and carob...
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Mountain hiking in the Hoch-Ybrig
This time, on a bright Sunday, we traded our golf shoes for hiking boots to try an easy mountain hike in the Swiss Alps. Here is what we discovered… The Hoch-Ybrig region is especially popular with...
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A world first: Wellness Hostel in Saas-Fee
In September 2014, the first Wellness YH in Saas-Fee celebrated its grand opening. Roughly a month after season start, we stayed at the new wellnessHostel. Here is our report: It is an interesting...
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Hotel Spitzhorn – the little pearl of Saanenland
Just before we set out on our blogger trip to Gstaad, the “Sonntags Zeitung” (a Swiss sunday paper) in its list of best winter hotels ranked the Spitzhorn as tops in the three-star category. Reason...
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Glacier 3000 and Peak Walk by Tissot
Late October 2014 saw the opening of the spectacular “Peak Walk by Tissot” at the very summit of “Glacier 3000″: a 107 Meter long suspension bridge connects the mountain station with the Scex Rouge’s...
View ArticleBy Glacier Express from St. Moritz to Zermatt
By Railtour’s invitation, we rode the rails in the world’s most famous train… and what a thrill it was! The tendency is to keep postponing a ride on the Glacier Express for far too long into the...
View ArticleWinterwonderland in Sixt Fer à Cheval, Haute-Savoie, south-eastern France
The tramping boots (TBs) were a little bewildered at spending January in the fierce cold of a Northern Hemisphere winter. I caught them looking around for their usual tramping ground of golden tussock...
View ArticleGoldenPass Panoramic Train – between the Bernese Oberland and Lake Geneva
The GoldenPass Line is one of the most beautiful railway panoramic lines in Switzerland. Between Zweisimmen-Montreux passengers enter a divine natural setting that shows up close and personal why...
View ArticleThe Grey Herons of Gili Lankanfushi
I knew from our trip preparations that there are grey herons in the Maldives. But little did I know how much effort it would take to find and photograph them… In getting ready for our voyage to Gili...
View ArticleLonging for Sylt – Wicker beach chairs by the sea
Sylt, the largest North Frisian island, is known as the “Queen of the North Sea.” After our recent brief stay, we definitely know why… Colorful beach chairs, white sand beaches, dunes and imposing...
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