In mid-October my husband and I were finally on the road again with our van. The weather in Valais looked promising, so we planned a hike to the Lake de Derborence at the end of our short trip. Spectacular drive Already the ride through the winding road along the gorges of the Lizerne is a […]
Europe
Short break in Zermatt
That’s how our nearly 2 days in Zermatt were Why Zermatt? A long time ago I put to visit Zermatt and the Matterhorn on my bucket list. I write down everything I want to have experienced. For me personally, these are activities, places, special restaurants or hotels. I’m sure you also keep such a list […]
Säntis in winter
What does the Säntis offer? Actually, we wanted to go sledding somewhere, but since the sledding runs were closed in many places because of too little snow, we spontaneously decided to go on a day trip to the Säntis. When I was looking for a short hike on Schweiz Mobil, I discovered the latern path […]
The Herzbaracke – A floating Dream Castle
The Herzbaracke offers a magical time-out from everyday life Ever since I discovered the facade of the Herzbaracke on the water at Bellevue one beautiful afternoon a few years ago, while walking by, I`ve been totally thrilled. I took a business card with me and tried to spend an evening there many times, without any […]
With steam romance up to the Brienzer Rothorn
This is how our spectacular day trip to the Brienzer Rothorn was The evening before we started thinking about what we could do the next day. We decided to do something in the mountains. But then I immediately said: “But I don’t feel like going on a hike of several hours, but a leisurely Sunday […]
Bratislava City Guide
What to do in Bratislava and where to find delicious food and drinks For the last stop of our journey through the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia we had chosen Bratislava. The cities of Vienna, Salzburg and Munich would all have been on our way as well, but we were curious to see a city […]
Fairytale Castle Bojnice
The Bojnice Castle – A gorgeous castle in Slovakia! According to an agreement between my husband and myself, which we made years ago, we go to visit a castle of my choosing per trip since then and he has at least one day for himself to go mountain biking. On the way I`ve chosen a […]
Ride from Tatra National Park towards Bratislava
A typical travel experience on the road We left Poland … … and, as it was getting late, we started looking for a possibility to stay overnight on the route to Bratislava. Often wildcamping isn`t a problem for us, because we travel with a “normal” car and not with a mobile home (with which it`s […]
Day trip to the glacial lake Morskie Oko
This is what the “hike” to the Morskie Oko was like Friends from Poland advised me to visit the lake Morskie Oko (also named the sea eye). Morskie Oko is a glacial lake and the biggest of the high Tatra. In 2014 The Wall Street Journal named it one of the five most beautiful lakes […]
Hiking in the Tatra Mountains – The smallest High Mountains in the world
A really great day hike in the High Tatras! After spending a few days in Prague and Krakow, we were drawn to nature. To be more precise, to the Tatra Mountains, the smallest high mountains in the world. Some facts about the Tatra Mountains Shortly some geography. 😉 A high mountain range means that a […]