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December - Klausjagen (Chasing the Claus), Switzerland

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 | By worldfestivals | Views [4656] | Video

Location: Küssnacht, Switzerland Dates: 5 December Level of Participation: 5 – take revenge for all those years you didn’t get the present you asked for Description: Cast aside any preconceptions ... Read more >

Tags: klausjagen, switzerland, world festivals

From Bern to Freiburg via my hometown Pfungen

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [1002]

Hi all A lot to catch up on so this may be a bit summarised - or maybe not as i have had a substantial amount of Schwartzwalder wine. Sorry but hey at least i have a few pictures in this thing now - God bless family and their PCs. Left Annecy (late ... Read more >

broken silence

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By grifnizzle | Views [989]

Im not reallsy sure how to explain my silence over the last month or two, when briefing after humanitarian briefing inundated my psyche with a tangled web wherein politics somehow pretends to have jurisdiction over saving lives, myths undermine peoples' ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Bern

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [852]

We haven't seen much of the sun lately and the 400 km drive to Bern was wet and dreary. Bern, however, was wonderful; cold and wet for sure, but charming just the same. On a sunny day it would be truly spectacular with the trees dressed in ... Read more >

Working the mountain!!!

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By midds1983 | Views [848] | Comments [1]

I found my cuurent post in the usual way - trekking around employers etc! Then today I stumble across www.workthemountain.com which allowed me to find a ski job fast. I have now totally sorted my self out for the winter as a chalet girl in Verbier! ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Count down...

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 | By christinasandra | Views [708] | Comments [8]

...9 8 7 6 5 days to go...... soon we're off to Toronto, the first destination of our journey. On our page we will keep you up to date on our trip with photos & maybe some comments ;-) Hope you will enjoy... best regards, sandra & christina ... Read more >

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October 2010- Geneva, Switzerland

Sun, 3 Oct 2010 | By arm | Views [528]

Geneva, Switzerland My friend had discovered that we could fly from Croatia back to the UK at a very good price if we went via Switzerland. I therefore was lucky enough to spend 18 hours in the beautiful city of Geneva, which was amazing seeings ... Read more >

Lovely Lucerne

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 | By 4ofus | Views [500]

How wonderful it was to leave Budapest on a hot humid day and fly into Zurich and feel the crisp air, then to Lucerne which was like an airconditioner had been switched on, really crisp and lovely. The lakes and mountains are picture postcard greeness ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - A Handful of Water

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By | Views [306] | Scholarship Entry

As the train crawling alongside of Lake Geneva, I was trying not to think about my futur. I came to Lausanne , Switzerland to attend university, a week ago. However, an obstacle has been planted in front of me like the Alps: the famine of accommodation ... Read more >

sport habitat around the world

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By | Views [266] | Scholarship Entry

Running around Swiss trail is like to discover a whole state. The taste of the nature, the spirit of mountain people and the closeness to the soul is amazing.

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Lake Lucern

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 | By | Views [259] | Scholarship Entry

I will never forget the day I arrived in Lucern, it was so humbling to know I am just a visitor in this beautiful city. It was so peaceful and just aw inspiring. Every mountain I saw, every clear blue body of water made me feel like I was somewhere not ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip