Moleson 2011 - squeezing in two trips this time... February 25th 2011 February 2011 saw me somehow convince my parents to let me visit the chalet twice with friends. The first trip was a long weekend with work colleagues that would see us flying to Geneva and hiring a car. A stroke of luck had seen us upgraded to a top of the range people carrier rather than the estate that we had ordered – complete with rear facing video camera to help with parking and all kinds ... read more
Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Gruyères The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more
Having graduated from University of Nottingham I started travelling and absolutely loved it. I did one trip around the world, then a second major trip through Latin America.
I then went back to the real world with one of those job things, but the wanderlust didn't leave and I managed to fit in plenty of short trips.
I've now taken 12 months out to learn/perfect my Spanish. I'll be travelling through Spanish speaking South and Central America with a trip from Buenos Aires to San Francisco.
The primary focus of the trip will be learning the language - so I'll be regularly settling to st... full info