Destination: Finnish Christmas Market, Zürich, Switzerland There will be no Finnish Christmas Market in Zürich this year. You know, because of the Corona. If you read the story of us participating there last year (originally published on 7.12.2019), you would assume I wouldn’t really care. (If you’re unfamiliar with the story, you can read it …
Destination: Basel, Switzerland The year 2020 will be remembered. It is the year when everything we have been considering normal suddenly became a privilege we don’t have. A little invisible virus turned the whole world upside down, and as we speak the corona pandemic is shifting into new gear here in Europe. Yesterday came the …
Destination: Savièse, Wallis, Switzerland Travel Diary: Since the times had not exactly been approving for traveling abroad lately, on our summer holidays we decided to try some home country tourism instead. We had been talking about exploring the Wallis area on many occasions. Now seemed like a perfect time to execute the plan. We figured …
Destination: Knies Kinder Zoo, Rapperswil, Switzerland Travel Diary: Our little Prince Charming has been obsessed about visiting a zoo for quite some time now. He has millions of questions like “do tigers like to swim?” or “can dolphins swim in the air? (whatever that is supposed to mean…)” or “what do the monkeys like to …
Destination: Lake Bachalpsee, Grindelwald, Switzerland Travel Diary:This year I decided to spend my one family-free weekend (generously granted by my dear husband) in the mountains. I was lucky enough to get to use a cabin in Grindelwald, which is one of the well-known winter sports resorts in Switzerland. Naturally this time of year there’s not …
Destination: The Witches Trail, La Neuveville, Switzerland Travel Diary: Shall we go for a hike tomorrow? I suggested to my dear husband one evening during the so-it-seems-never-ending-lockdown. And he was with me, ready to hit the road like always (Luckily, going outside has not been forbidden in Switzerland as long as you are willing to …
Destination: Heididorf, Maienfeld, Switzerland Travel Diary: Maybe you’re familiar with Johanna Spyri’s delightful story about Heidi, the little orphan girl with an extraordinary character? (to learn more about the story click here) Heidi’s story was originally written as a book and I dare to say it is the best known swiss story around the world… …
Destination: Rhine Falls, Schaffhausen, Switzerland I just love water. It is my favorite nature element, let it be sea, ocean, river, creek or a water puddle… Ok, maybe I prefer the bigger waters but my kids definitely know how to have fun with water puddles – and that is fun to watch (and even join …
Destination: NYON (CH) – YVOIRE (France) Travel Diary: Have you ever tried to travel with a toddler who either accidentally (or on purpose?? mind you…) decides to wreck just about everything (naturally with a little help from his sibling)? Every single plan, every single detail, everything? Well, I have. And every time it happens I …
Did I ever mention that I come from Finland? Yes, the country of SNOW and ICE and polar lights. And LONG winters. The country of WINTER SPORTS. The country where every kid learns to SKI and SKATE almost before they can even WALK… Therefore, I find it just a LITTLE BIT disturbing, that my kids …