Blogs from Berne, North-West, Switzerland, Europe - page 13

Well Juliana and I had to part ways at last - she headed back to Rome and I went up to Switzerland. They checked my passport at least 3 times on the train which had hadnt happened to me thus far -- dont mess with the Swiss! Switzerland was so beautiful and I was thankful that in Bern they spoke mostly German-- it sounds bizarre but it was comforting to hear again. I only stayed for 2 days in the capital, and it is actually one of the smaller cities. I didnt take a ton of pictures because I was pretty run down at this point and ended up just wandering around the city a bit and relaxing :) My hostel room also had TV which was really funny because I watched some Southpark and MTV ... read more

Ich kann unser Abenteuer kaum erwarten; Kenya, Tansania, Malawi, Zambia, (Botswana ganz kurz), Namibia,...übernachten im Zelt, Backpackers aus aller Welt kennenlernern, 8 Wochen ohne Handy sein, Sonnenuntergänge über den Steppen oder am Strand auf Sansibar bewundern, afrikanische Eintöpfe ausprobieren...und am meisten freue ich mich drauf, jeden morgen aufzuwachen, ohne zu wissen, was alles auf mich zukommen wird und in einem einzigen Tag mehr zu erleben als in einem Monat zu Hause! Annina ... read more

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It’s hot, really hot. Sweat dries quickly to a salty residue on my skin. Golden straw floats off the end of my pitchfork, carried by a warm wafty breeze across the fields of barley and maize. The heat and the straw have my skin feeling itchy. What I would give to go for a swim now… But it is time to work, and the nearby river will still be cool and refreshing in a few hours time... From a consumer point of view, my recent experiences on a swiss farm are very positive regarding the quality of produce... Hans-Reudi, like many farmers in Switzerland, works almost alone on his small plot of land near in Seftigen. With 20 cows this is in fact a reasonably big farm by local standards. He knows each of the cows ... read more

I ski to work. I ski for work. I ski in my breaks and after work, before skiing home... my life as a ski instructor is somewhat one-dimensional. Surrounded by some of the giant peaks of the European Alps, the slopes around Grindelwald village provide great skiing with almost unmatched scenery. From the Eiger northface, one has an almost uninterrupted 360 panorama of mountains, broken only by the opportunity to look down on the sea of fog that the majority of the population lives in during the winter while the sun shines above. Two things strike me in this place. One is the size of the ski area. There is just so much terrain to ski; hundreds of kilometers of piste! Beyond skiing, life in the valley is relatively laid back. There is not a lot ... read more