April 2011

One Year of 100 Miles Highway: 12 Photos – 12 Places

April 28, 2011 25 comments
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I published my first post on 100 Miles Highway on the 15th of April 2010. Back then, although I had already been living in Switzerland for 7 months, it was the first time I really felt lonely. It was probably when I moved from the honeymoon to frustration in the 4 phases of culture shock. [...]

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Misadventures of a Daydreaming Traveler

April 23, 2011 23 comments
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The following short stories may make you wonder who is foolish enough to ever give me any kind of responsibility, be blind enough to describe as a person with attention to detail and, most particularly, where did all my german gens go (this, I wonder too, some times). But before misjudging me for my stupidity, [...]

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Guest Post: Photo Tour – Puerto Plata: More than All-Inclusive Resorts

April 22, 2011 2 comments
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I’m happy to introduce my second guest post on 100 Miles Highway today from Lacey, from Perks of being a Jap. Lacey (otherwise known as Lacey Bean) is a sarcastic, funny and slightly spastic 20-something born and raised in NYC. An event planner by day, and social media wannabe by night. Easily amused, and obsessed [...]

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Photo Essay: For The Love of Tulips

April 18, 2011 30 comments
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I didn’t know much about Morges. Despite it was only a 10 minutes train ride away from home, I had only been once walking along its promenade and admiring its impressive mansions, *sigh*. As in any other swiss village with a population of around 15.000, you may believe that it goes unnoticed. But that’s not [...]

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Friday’s Five – Five Things I Miss About Spain

April 15, 2011 33 comments

If you’ve noticed that little widget there, right there, on the right side of this page, called Upcoming Trips, you may have realized what I’m talking about. Switzerland is beautiful – but dang do I miss Spain! And herewith I do not only mean the obvious – family, friends and tapas- but also, some things [...]

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Picture This: Setting Sails on Lac Léman

April 14, 2011 6 comments
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Ouchy, Lausanne (Switzerland) – April 2011 I was born in a family of lucrative sailors, who dropped their anchor in the Canary Islands already many years ago. I grew up admiring pictures of my family sailing the Atlantic. I spent many weekends on a sailing boat with my best friend from school and her parents. [...]

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Photo Essay: One View, Three Countries

April 13, 2011 9 comments
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Although I’m a beach person, I confess there’s something that fascinates me about mountains. They’re dramatic, uneven and somewhat mysterious. The view on the Alps and Lac Leman is the main reason for choosing the apartment I’m currently living in – I can spend hours hypnotized staring at the high peaks covered with snow during [...]

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In Search of The Perfect Crêpe

April 12, 2011 14 comments
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Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or join me on Facebook to be regularly updated.Thanks for visiting! One and a half years of life in the french speaking side of Switzerland have taught me a lot of things – most of them on food, and concretely on [...]

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I Finally Moved!

April 11, 2011 8 comments
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Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or join me on Facebook to be regularly updated.Thanks for visiting! It looks like I’ve finally made it – my own domain in WordPress! yey! I already celebrated this big step with a glass of swiss wine next to the lake [...]

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Friday’s Five – 5 Swiss French Words (Related to Food) You Should Know

April 8, 2011 6 comments

Hello! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or join me on Facebook to be regularly updated. Thanks for visiting! Some years ago, when I was working in Zürich, I was overwhelmed with swiss german. Although I considered by german relatively fluent, I didn’t understand a word of swiss german. After 3 months, [...]

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