Paris may officially be known as the “City of Light,” but it’s at least as often referred to as the City of Love. Until you see it in person, it’s impossible to fully understand just how charming it is. The...
If you browse to a map of Germany and zoom in on its central eastern border, you’ll see a small dark green patch. This region is Saxon Switzerland National Park, one of Germany’s 16 national parks. Straddling the German/Czech border,...
There are two things scarce matched in the Universe – the Sun in Heaven and the Thames on Earth. Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552 – 1618 From the moment we touched down at Gatwick Airport on the outskirts of London, we...
Tucked away in the Adula Alps, a unique and rather obscure attraction awaits adventurers in Europe. Known as Teufelsbrucke, the Devil’s Bridge in Switzerland has existed in one form or another since the year 1230. The original wooden bridge was...
A year ago, we were in Hawaii on a family vacation during my birthday. It still feels crazy that a year later, we’re now living in Switzerland! We can drive just a few hours to so many neat things, sometimes...
The historic town of Segovia (population 50,000) is located in the province of Castile and Leon in central Spain. Until recently, we didn’t know that Spain has 48 UNESCO World Heritage Sites or that the Old Town of Segovia is...
Less than 60 kilometers as a crow flies southeast of Fribourg lies the hulk of a jagged mountain chain named after the Devil himself – les Diablerets. The Diablerets massif is made up of the highest peak, its namesake, which tops...
