Tag: Nature
An autumn day in Muggio Valley, Ticino, Switzerland
After leaves have already drop elsewhere in Switzerland’s mountain regions, it is time to head south—as far south as you can go without leaving...
Flying with Àngel: ballooning over Catalonia
As our flight topped out at about 2150 meters (7055 feet), Àngel pointed toward the southeast and said “You can almost see the coastline."...
Blanes, gateway to Catalonia’s “Wild Coast”
The scent of pine spirals toward me and sand crunches underfoot. An intermittent sun splashes light, then retreats, leaving shadows of palm trees across...
Basel’s Merian Gardens: now a “Garden of Switzerland”
Nothing announces spring like daffodils popping up through scraggly grass in Merian Gardens. And once that happens, there's no stopping the day-dreaming after the...
Igloo Festival in the Berner Oberland
March in the Alps can be magnificent, and last weekend was one of the best, especially at 2,000 meters, above Adelboden in the Berner...
A cozy retreat in Brigels, Graubunden
Surselva means "above the forest" in the Romansh language, and this sprawling district in predominately Romansh-speaking area of Graubunden canton is a delightful winter...
A “Pure Ceylon Tea” experience in Sri Lanka
No trip to Sri Lanka is complete without at least a pass through the country's glorious central hill country. Go one better, though, and...
The slow train to Ella, Sri Lanka
There is no hurrying a Sri Lanka hill country train, nor would you want to. The joy is in the going, the landscape that...
Soggy summer days in the Swiss Alps
I love being in the Swiss Alps! The peaks, glaciers, sky and clouds are extremely beautiful. In addition to the beauty, mountains have weather....
The delights of Portugal
From Anita: One of our favorite parts of traveling is meeting the locals--and for us, that includes expats--who have plenty to share about their...