We left Lauterbrunnen in the morning and took trains to Zermatt. I enjoyed the journey as 3 changes kept it interesting and stopped boredom setting in. On arrival in Zermatt there were dark clouds overhead and a threat of thunderstorms on the weather forecast. An Afternoon in Zermatt As we headed back into the centre, … Continue reading Summer in Switzerland: Days 6 & 7
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Summer in Switzerland: Days 4 & 5
Day 4: Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen As we’re on a tour of the area we opted for the point to point walk. We could have walked from Grindelwald but our route guide suggested a train to Alpiglen was the best option, cutting out a bit of ascent and picking up the route that would lead along … Continue reading Summer in Switzerland: Days 4 & 5
Summer in Switzerland: Days 1-3
Day 1: Meiringen We arrived in Meiringen late on Monday evening after a long day having travelled via Amsterdam to Zurich and onwards by train. Aware that we had various options over dinner for walking to Grindelwald, we browsed the route guides, only at this point realising that the most scenic route involved a train … Continue reading Summer in Switzerland: Days 1-3
Bavarian Salt Trail
This trip has been planned for ages, it being my gift to my niece for her 21st birthday. Rather than giving her ‘stuff’, my thinking was that we’d have an adventure instead and make some memories, so we booked a trip with Macs Adventures to walk (part of) the Bavarian Salt Trail, Salzslpemsteig. It was … Continue reading Bavarian Salt Trail
Copenhagen: Hygge Exemplified
First time visitors to Denmark, the vibe was relaxed from the moment we stepped off the plane. Calm and efficient, there were no airport queues, we passed through passport control in minutes, got our hold bags a couple of minutes after that, and followed this with a Metro train that dropped us just a short … Continue reading Copenhagen: Hygge Exemplified



