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Christmas & Boxing Day
The shenanigans of Christmas Eve caught up with me—the perfect trifecta: I caught the bug Cedar had fought off last…
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A Big (Bluebird) Day & Cedar Goes Back to School
BIG DAY! I’m not sure exactly when he started saying it. We know it wasn’t Cedar’s first words, but we…
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Sheila Brosses le Dent De Jaman
There’s an animal here we can’t, for the life of us, figure out the name of. I think it’s a…
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Fathers Day at Rochers-de-Naye
There are a lot of ways to spend Father’s Day—some dads like to go golfing, some get socks, some get…
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Fliri und Flora
I’ve reflected before on the benefits of long-stay travel. Without a fixed schedule and the pressure to cram everything into…
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The Pearl of the Alps
I might get this story wrong, but I’ll attempt it in good faith anyway. I was told, years ago, that…
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AllTrails.com be damned (or) How to Hike the Gorges du Chauderon backwards
I awoke still riding the high from last night’s Swiss cheese shooting adventure, to another picturesque morning. The sun, through…
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Wake up and smell the Narcissi
For over a century, narcissi flowers have been a symbol of Montreux and the Riviera. Their flowering in spring is…
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Interlaken Experiment: Does Beer Taste Different at 4,340 Feet?
4,340 feet and 6 inches, to be exact. After an exhausting hike (to the funicular station), we made it to…
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Beautiful Bern, and More Running…
Had you told me a few months ago that I’d find myself running in not one, but two races in…
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Chateau de Chillon – Cedar’s First Castle
Pretty neat that Cedar’s first real castle experience—and no, Castle Fun Park definitely doesn’t count—is within walking distance of where…
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Running, Swimming, Scootering Our Way Into the Swiss Lifestyle—Ready or Not
Geez. It didn’t take long for us to get swept up in the very active Swiss lifestyle. Exactly one day…
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Welcome Home
We arrived back in Chernex on Saturday the 27th after…
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Christmas & Boxing Day
The shenanigans of Christmas Eve caught up with me—the perfect…
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Merry Swiss-Mas Eve
In Switzerland, the tradition is to celebrate the big day…