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Welcome Home
We arrived back in Chernex on Saturday the 27th after an easy and very familiar train trip from Visp to…
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Merry Swiss-Mas Eve
In Switzerland, the tradition is to celebrate the big day on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day. And ever since…
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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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Sledding into the Season
We arrived in Saas-Fee on a Thursday, and after connecting with the Barbieros at the restaurant, decided to spend the…
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Munich to Zurich to Bern to Brig to Visp to Saas Fee. Kein Problem.
A must-have when travelling in—or transiting to and from—Switzerland is the SBB Mobile App. It’s been a lifesaver more than…
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Magical Munich
It had been about 22 years since Sheila and I first set foot on the cobblestone streets of Munich. That…
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Steam Trains & Sunsets (Montreux Jazz Style)
Our child’s obsession with trains is well documented by now, and clearly there’s no better place for him to get…
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Overnight Hike to Chalet du Soldat
Thinking back seventy-eight-odd days and thirty-something blog posts ago to what I envisioned for this trip, I definitely didn’t have…
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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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Mystery Pâté & Parting Ways with Sonya & Len
We can see France from our balcony. It’s right there. I mean, there aren’t too many times in one’s life…
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Italian Breadcrumbs
Happy Canada Day from Italy! After breakfast this morning, we decided to walk into town and check it out. There…
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Riding out the Heat Wave, Stresa Style
It would seem inopportune not to take advantage of Switzerland’s central geographic position in Europe. Bordering France, Italy, Germany, Austria,…
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Sheila & Swiss Walks
It’s me, Sheila, again! I wanted to jump back on here to share a few experiences I’ve had without the…
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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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Les Planches, La Tour, La Gorge… and Au Revoir, Nana & Poppa
We arrived back in Chernex, trading the rain and clouds for the sunny Riviera. Sort of. For the past week,…
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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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Our Next Guests (or: Dave Discovers the “Fun” in Funicular)
Lizee left on Sunday morning, and we’d planned to spend the rest of the day cleaning up the house and…
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Swiss Vapeur Parc, Bye Bye Lizee
We obviously had big shoes to fill after our epic day of chocolate and cheese tasting. But we’d heard a…
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Our First Visitor, Geneva, and our EPIC DAY
Part 1: Geneva We have planned this trip for ten years. Friends and family will attest that, while serious planning…
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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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Obligatorisches Schiessen, or as Jason translated it – Mandatory Cheese Shooting
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never paid much attention to the military history of Switzerland. Of course,…
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A Day Without Laughter is a Day Wasted
The weather here in Montreux has been very pleasant, reminds us of Spring at home, with a mix of some…
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Zurich Part 2: WOW of a Weekend
We got an early start with breakfast at the hotel and a quick tram lesson from the bellman before heading…
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Arrival in Zurich: Day 1 – Playground Train, Tricky Trams
We arrived later in the evening on our train from Interlaken to Zurich. One of the amazing things about train…
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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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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…