Blogs from Switzerland, Europe - page 251

From a helicopter 16 000 feet above sea level. Extreme sports are big in Switzerland and also very expensive so we decided to the big one and jumped out of a helicopter at 16 000 feet. It was, needless to say, awesome. Free falling is THE most incredible feeling ever. Nerves on the ground weren't that bad considering but still once we were up in the helicopter - with no door!!! - and turning sideways it got a wee bit scary. In fact, we were kind of glad to be able to get out. It is sooo cold up there. For anyone thinking of doing it - go go go!!!! And we will be pleased to show you all the (expensive but necessary) DVD when we return home. If we return home that is because Switzerland ... read more

Heute in 2 Wochen sitzte ich in der Swiss A340-300 Richtung Los Angeles. Bei diesem Regen heute ein wunderschöner gedanke, da es in LA momentan 30 Grad warm ist. Meine Dokumente habe ich heute erhalten, jupi!! Das Visum habe ich anfangs August erhalten. Bei den Dokumenten liegt noch eine Beschreibung der Familie vor, ich werde bei einer Familie wohnen wo mitten in Honolulu wohnt, mit dem Bus 15 min, Velo 20 min und zu Fuss habe ich 40min zur Schule. Ich stehle mir immer wieder vor wie es sein wird wieder in einer Familie zu Wohnen, da ich seit 3 Jahren mit meinem Freund zusammen lebe. ... read more

SNOW FIGHTS, DELIRIOUS LAUGHTER & ONE HELL OF A GOOD NIGHT!! I call ze polize!! I loved Switzerland, had so much fun!! We arrived in Lauterbrunnen after a very long day of travel, I think we’d been driving for around 12 hours, so everyone was starting to go slightly mad and really ready for a drink. We settled into our little cabins whilst being totally blown away by the scenery, our campsite was right at the base of the Alps, we sat and ate dinner thinking about how lucky we were. I think Switzerland is the one place where it doesn’t matter how bad a photographer you are it is impossible to take a bad photo, unless of course it’s of yourself… LOL! After dinner it was straight into the bar, the local beer was very ... read more

I joined Lara on a walking holiday in the Graubunden region of Switzerland. We had a lovely first day wandering in the mountains in the sunshine, admiring the views of the mountains and I had my photo taken above Davos. Unfortunately the weather was wet for most of the rest of the week so Lara kept me nice and dry in her backpack, but I didn't get to see very much, although I did ride in some cable cars, a gondola and a funicular railway which was good fun! We also went shopping in Zurich on the way home!... read more

Still in Grimmelwald. I recommend to anyone visiting Europe to spend a few days in Murren or Grimmelwald to either hike or just chill out and take in the ridiculously amaying scenery. This hostel (Mountain Hostel) has by far been the best yet. Its extremely low key, a bit older crowd than the bunch at the "party" hostel in Interlaken, but still a great amount of fun. There's a group of really cool English kids who entertain most of the hostel into the wee hours with breakdancing and a few nights ago we had a group of 29 German prisoners who were on some kind of release program for assisting handicapped people in the outdoors, which created a whole different kind of interest from the hostel crowd. The weather here has not been worthy of the ... read more