July 2011

A Vacation To-Do List

July 22, 2011 18 comments
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Tulum, Mexico, Summer 2008 I recently wrote about how I could adapt to a life away from the ocean, but couldn’t get rid of the beach person inside me. I will always search for sun, ocean and sand to load up my batteries. As much as I love traveling across a country (or region), and [...]

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Too Much Luggage

July 21, 2011 14 comments
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Tomorrow I’m off for a week of vacation! I’ll be headed to Ibiza for one day – mainly to visit the hippy markets, which are another addiction of mine, almost at the same level of cheese- and then spend 7 days on the archipelago’s tiny secret, Formentera. … And this is all I’ve packed. Ok, [...]

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Photo Essay: Walking Lausanne’s Old Town

July 19, 2011 15 comments
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In all the time I’ve been living here, I’ve hardly ever been in the old town during daylight. Having been the address of Lausanne’s University for centuries (up until the 1970s, when it moved to Dorigny), it is no wonder that, still today, one can find many student bars in its narrow stone streets. Things [...]

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Friday’s 5 – Top 5 Cheese List

July 15, 2011 38 comments
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Did you think I had forgotten about my promise? Of course not. This is a serious subject, people. We’re talking about cheese – the one thing that always waited at home for my return. You think I’m kidding? During bad times I may have run out of bread once or twice, but I never ever [...]

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Picture This: Living in a Fairy Tale

July 12, 2011 16 comments
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When thinking of cute villages, one will probably think of La Provençe in France. Switzerland has nothing to envy the french villes – or wouldn’t you love to live in this tiny street? It’s everything about it. Its colorful but harmonized and traditional architecture. The climbing and twining plants covering the right building. The romantic [...]

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From City Girl to Townie

July 10, 2011 13 comments
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Before moving to Switzerland, I had an ideal image of the new life that awaited me. I pictured floral dresses, fresh bread and cheese every morning and friendly neighbors that would greet me by my name. I thought about the hikes in the green, boat rides on the lake while sipping some wine, and, ok, [...]

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I Eat Lisbon.

July 7, 2011 29 comments
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I consider myself as part of a particular breed of travelers – the gourmet travelers (at least whenever money allows me to be one). What does this mean? You may be someone who picks the next destination (including tours and hotels) for the food that you expect to get. Or you enjoy the world’s farmers [...]

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Photo Essay: The Terraces of Lavaux

July 5, 2011 17 comments
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Now that summer has officially arrived, I can no longer hold myself back from telling you about one of my favorite places in the World (and no, I do not mean that my number one swiss cheese shop in Switzerland) – The Vineyards of Lavaux. Thinking of Switzerland as a wine producer might seem odd [...]

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