Hiking

My list of hikes I want to go on seems to grow by the month. The dreary and wet summer put a damper on my grand plans for this year’s hiking season, but looking back, I actually was able to go on some hikes that have been lurking on that list. The very popular hike […]

It’s become somewhat of a tradition of mine to go to the Engadin in mid-October. It’s a welcome break before the holiday season begins, and I love the colored larches. Although you never quite know how vivid they will be. This year everything was a bit later than usual, but no less beautiful. One of […]

The times I’ve taken the train which traverses the Lavaux wine region in Switzerland, made me vow I would hike through the vineyards. I had dreamed of hiking though peak foliage, but although I picked out a weekend at the beginning of October it is a bit of a gamble as each year is different. […]