This trip had been planned for quite some time, in fact even before last Christmas. My husband usually spends a long weekend in Spring in the Ardèche region, where he and his fellow caving friends go spelunking. This time we were a small group of close friends. We camped, drove around the countryside, went caving, […]
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Hotel Grimsel Hospiz
Some of you know that we were huge fans of Swiss Historic Hotels and our goal is to stay at as many as possible. We like how much history is in the buildings and sometimes when we sit in the salons, I can imagine what the hotel was like way back when. Unfortunately, or fortunately […]
La Palma, the South
After being able to experience the beautiful almond blossom season in the north, we moved to the geologically younger and much drier southern part of the island, where we spent our second week on the island. Our home during the second week was in Todoque and set amongst a beautiful garden boasting many lovely plants […]
La Palma, the North
We spent two lovely weeks hiking on the island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands and also known as “la isla verde”. We arrived just in time for the almond blossom and it was more magnificent than I had imagined. The trees grow wild and the white, light pink and dark pink blossoms […]
Winter Has Come
Yesterday I woke up to a blanket of snow, this morning it was hoarfrost. And then the sun came out. In the early morning while the light was still soft, I walked out with my camera to capture the fields and the beautiful flora. I always look forward to hoarfrost. It seems to me that […]
Fall Color in Engadin
During our stay in the Engadin we were blessed with clear blue skies, snow topped mountains and perfect fall color. The larches were yellow, turning darker and more intense every day. As I have mentioned many times before, we spend as much time as possible in the beautiful Engadin valley and surrounding area. The canton […]