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    Zermatt

    15 de enero de 2024, Suiza ⋅ 🌫 -3 °C

    As is quite typical with some of these ski villages, there isn't a lot to explore if you don't plan to go up the mountains. Though it would have been good to take the cable cars up to see the views, these were well over 100 aud, and we didn't see the justification. Not only this but a lot of the famous walks are far too difficult and dangerous during winter and our gear is nowhere near suitable to the conditions. As such, our day started quite lazily, but the day was so beautiful that we forced ourselves outside to try and capture the Matterhorn from the town. Unfortunately, although still a decent day, the conditions up the hills were not nice enough, and clouds had blocked our view. We could see portions and a minor outline, but not quite the full thing. The second photo shows our initial sighting. It was disappointing, but we had remained hopeful that it might clear up. As such, we wandered along the river that splits the town in half and watched the beautifully blue water curve around the ice covered rocks in a flurry that cuminates in tiny waterfalls scattered through the waterway. The water was so clear you could easily see the bottom. I'm convinced that if you dropped a book into the water, you could still quite easily read it. We then explored some of the older parts of town, where some buildings appear to have never been renovated since their construction. These tiny wood huts were built on concrete slabs 2m high to combat the thick snow that clearly falls here throughout the winters. So simple and cold looking, it was great that they kept these parts of the town to get a good idea of how life would have been many years ago. Whether they are in use or simply there for the history, I am unsure, but it was great nonetheless. We then explored the town church and saw some of the main street we briefly explored yesterday. After this, we stopped for some breakfast and enjoyed a coffee before heading back to the hostel to chill and get some respite from the cold. Like I said, we had already explored most of the town, and therefore, there wasn't a lot else to do, so we waited for the museum to open later in the day. As we sat in our accommodation, we watched the weather turn bad with dark, thick clouds covering the town with quite heavy snow. Although normally quite a happy experience, we were sure this would impede our view of the Matterhorn that we still held hope of seeing. As things worsened and worsened, we all but abandoned hope and began our journey to the museum. The cost, like many things in Switzerland, did deter us in the end and decided to enjoy a nice hot chocolate instead. We did this until just before sunset, when we began our journey to a viewpoint. By this point, we had expected nothing more than a view of the city lights in the night sky. But as we began our walk, the skies opened up at the perfect time, and there we stood in the awe of the Matterhorn and all its glory. Our first glimpse saw the top smoking as the sun began to melt away the snow on its peak. We fastened pace up the steep hill in case this was just a brief break in the weather. But when we arrived, the clouds had almost completely left the sky, and we had been gifted with a truly magnificent view of one of the most iconic mountains in Europe and the world. We could not believe our luck. To make things better, the longer we stayed, the clearer the skies got. Eventually the the Matterhorn stopped smoking, and the skies became completely glassy, just a perfect gradient of the different shades of blue that nature is capable of creating. I must have taken hundreds of photos. Picking just a few is surprisingly difficult, but I couldn't help myself. We stayed watching for what must have been close to an hour before the cold eventually got to us, and we had to begin the journey back down the hill. Words can't describe the site, and photos can hardly do it justice, but it was a highlight of my trip so far.Leer más

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    Interlaken

    16 de enero de 2024, Suiza ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C

    Today, we would be leaving Zermatt, after an extraordinary last day, and travelling to Interlaken. Finally, and sadly, we would be leaving the snowy alps to adventure into the lake-side town of interlaken. Though still cold, but without snow, it was a welcome return to some climates we were more suited to. We arrived early in the afternoon, after a beautiful few train trips out of the alps, along the Thunersee Lake, and through some very cute little towns. Once we arrived, we began our walk to our accommodation and admired the beautiful canal system that runs through the town, showing off the incredibly clear water and adorable alpine houses that situated themselves right against the river. Despite being winter, some of the plants were fighting to keep the towns colour and vibrancy. Grass remained green, and even some flowers were showing colour against all the odds. Once we left our bags at the accommodation, we went exploring. We found a cute little cafe where we could enjoy a drink, but then found ourselves in between the lunch and dinner times, where most restaurants close. As a result, we continued to explore and read some of the information pieces about the town before heading to the supermarket and collecting some groceries for the next couple of days. We were still in Switzerland after all. It was a relaxing afternoon once we got back, we enjoyed an easy meal and some beers before having an early night.Leer más

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    Lake Brienzersee

    17 de enero de 2024, Suiza ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Interlaken is quite a small town, and we quickly discovered that we had managed to explore most of it yesterday afternoon, and so figured we would catch a bus to Lake Brienzersee, and enjoy the long walk back. Due to being the low season, when we got off the bus to explore the suburb along the lake, it felt more like a ghost town than anything else. We wandered around to see some of the parks that ran along the perimeter of the lake and got some photos before eventually beginning the walk back into the centre of interlaken. The walk back was amazing, and we wandered from the Brienzersee to the river Aare that runs through the town. Eventually, we arrived in the parts of town that we didn't explore yesterday that included a Japanese garden, a couple of churches, and a very old looking law school. As such, we deviated from the river and explored this part of town. Although iced over with the Koi fish frozen in place, the Japanese garden was still very nice to see and made for a nice photo with the church in the background. After this, we began to explore the churches. Both were quite modern relative to the outside and had beautiful stained glass mosaic windows that lit up the church in an amazing display of colours. We then continued our walk through the park and the main centre of Interlaken before arriving back home after a decent stint of walking. We chose to rest for the rest of the day and recover for our travel day tomorrow.Leer más

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    Bern

    18 de enero de 2024, Suiza ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

    After a short trip to Bern from Interlaken, we arrived too early to check into our accommodation. So, we went exploring. This started with the parliament building. An incredibly impressive building with an even nicer view of the old city. After this, we walked across the Aare river to see the Einstein Museum. Although not entering, it was still a cool building with an interesting statue, Welttelegrafen-Denkmal, commemorating the importance of communication and remembrance out the front. We then continued our walk back across the river to see the main attraction of the old town. The city has three roads that date back as late as the 12th century when the city was first formed. This is reflected in the simplistic design of the buildings. Long rows of connected buildings, normally around 3 levels high, that would once have accommodated the whole city. The building facade, on the ground level, contained the stalls or markets that held up society in the city of Bern. The architecture is similar to the Hassmann style of architecture in Paris. The long, straight roads, with a single and constant duplex that lines the road, goes for hundreds of metres and only ends at the Nydeggkirche protestant church where the city reaches the river. Nowadays, a bridge exists in which you can cross and see the city from the hill. For today, though, we simply returned the way we came and saw the main cathedral of the city on our way back to the accommodation. The cathedral was quite impressive but quite dark and undergoing considerable renovations. Unfortunately, this meant that we could not see the main attraction of the cathedral. The roof is covered with over 100 faces, with articulate detail that makes the view incredible. We did not see any of this, but we also didn't pay any money to enter, so we can't really complain. After this, we stopped by the famous Zytglogge clock tower on our way home.Leer más

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    Snowy Surprise

    19 de enero de 2024, Suiza ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C

    Today, we had awoken to discover a considerable amount of snow had fallen and covered large parts of the city. We had not noticed throughout the night, but it was evident as soon as we walked out the door. As such, we backtracked our steps from yesterday to some degree to see how different the city looks under a vale of white. This meant wandering through the parliament building and the old town, all the way to the Nydeggkirche protestant church. However, this time, we figured we would continue to the other side of the river and see the rose garden. We figured that despite being too cold for roses, it would still look nice with the snow and would have great views of the now white city. As we crossed the river, we also wandered through the BärenPark, or the bear park. During every other season, you can sit and watch bears wander around their enclosures, like a zoo in the city centre. But, because it was winter, they were all in hibernation and so were not visible. As we continued up the hill, we were disappointed to learn that the main walkway to the rose garden was closed. This is likely due to a slip risk during the cold winters. We did, however, find another way to access it and walked toward the garden. It was too nice to miss. The white trees enclosing the path and snow-covered surfaces made for a blissful tunnel to a beautiful park. The views of the city did not disappoint. We spent some time wandering around the park before heading back into town for a lunch reservation we had made. After almost a couple weeks in Switzerland, we had still not tried fondue (due to costs), and given I would be leaving today to head to Geneva, and eventually Madeira, it was our last chance to try it. It was a nice experience, but as someone who isn't obsessed with cheese, it did become a bit much after a while. We stuffed ourselves with as much cheese and bread as we could physically handle, to get our moneys worth, before going back to the room to chill. After a while, it was time for me to head off and catch my train to Geneva. I said goodbye to my parents for a couple of weeks and boarded by train to Geneva. Luckily, it wasn't too long, and eventually, I arrived. After looking lost, a nice guy began to converse with me and even offered me a place to stay on his couch surfing house. Unfortunately, I had already paid plenty of money for a hostel in the city and so he kindly showed me how to get there and said bye. After I checked in, I grabbed my tablet and headed to the bar for a drink, and watched AFCON. I didn't know it, but this began a series of events that I came to regret endlessly. A nice Venezuelan girl then came and sat with me, and we had a few drinks before we also met an Irish girl. They convinced me to go out somehow, despite not being able to afford clubs in Switzerland and having an early flight the next day. You can guess where this went. I spent a lot of money, didn't have a lot of fun, and lost plenty of sleep I so desperately looked forward to.Leer más

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    Madeira

    20 de enero de 2024, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    My plans for Madeira had been somewhat squandered by the fact that my Australian driver's license had expired about a month ago. A lot of the rental car companies I contacted said that I would not be able to rent a car without a physical, up-to-date license. This was very sad, but I wasn't going to let it stop me. I woke up early, got the bus to the airport, got on my flight to Lisbon, waited around for a couple of hours, and then boarded to Madeira. The flight leaving Geneva provided one of the most beautiful scenes I had ever seen. I was glued to the window as we flew away from Lake Leman, over the alps, and toward the Mediterranean. Eventually, though, I did arrive in Madeira, and I had to taxi to my accommodation in Porto da Cruz. It is a small, coastal town, but it is supposed to be very beautiful and a great hostel. After some time, I arrived, dropped off my things, and went to the main area where I met a German and a Dutch girl. They also did not have a car but were mostly staying around the hostel, doing surfing lessons and local walks. So I was once again on my own to try and find a car.Leer más

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    Maritimao

    21 de enero de 2024, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    Upon a recommendation of a friend, I was told that I have to go to a Nacional game. One of the local Madeiran football teams. I was in luck, too, as they were playing today in Funchal, the capital of the island. The difficulty lay in getting there without a car, but for now, I would spend the morning calling Sarah and planning Central America, exploring the local area around Porto da Cruz, and talking to the people in my hostel. They were nice enough to help me plan to get to Funchal. I planned my trip horribly as I arrived on a Saturday, and Sunday and Mondays have much less availability of public transport. Nonetheless, there was one bus that left to Funchal in the afternoon and should get me to the stadium just in time to get a seat. They did warn that they are incredibly unreliable, though. Although i was excited, I was also apprehensive about the whole ordeal, I was hoping the bus would arrive, tickets were available, and I'd be able to get an expensive taxi home. Yet, had I stayed at the hostel, I would have done nothing. So I journeyed up the hill, sweating considerably by the time I arrived, and sat around waiting for my bus. I waited close to half an hour, and just as I abandoned hope and began to walk back, it arrived. I figured this was some form of sign, and so I got on. I had about a 30-minute walk to the stadium, but it was nice as I got to explore the city of Funchal as I went. As i walked, i wandered past a rental car company that seemed legit but maybe dodgy enough to not care that I only have a digital license. When I spoke to the lady, she said that it would be fine and that I could grab a car tomorrow from Machico. It's a huge relief and very good news. When I got to the stadium, though, I received some horrible news. They had sold out of tickets. I spent 2 hours getting there, and would have to pay 40 euros to return empty-handed. I was gutted, and so, unsure what to do, I sat around and pondered by bleak situation. Then, out of nowhere, a man came up to me and asked if I wanted a ticket. Though I was once again skeptacle, I said that I sure do, and he offered me one for 50 euros. Although I would be wasting a lot of money by not going, I wasn't willing to double down and pay 50 euros for a ticket. When I said no thank you, he offered me the ticket for 10 euros. I was slightly confused by this. He was either very nice, horrible at bartering, or was planning to rob me. But given how much I had invested in this ordeal, I figured why not try my luck. Eventually, he got me in the stadium and sat with me, saving the day for me. He then explained the situation at Maritimao (the football team) and that he is an ambassador for the club. He said that this is a very important game for the club because the only 2 Madeiran teams were playing (making it a derby), in the final game of the season, with the teams being 3rd and 4th respectively. No wonder tickets had sold out. So, although I was at the Nacional game, it was in the stadium of the other maderian team, Mairitmao, and thus, they were my team for today. The atmosphere was incredible, and although the game started slow, Maritimao scored an incredible goal at about the 30th minute, sending the stadium into raptures. Just before the second half, maritimao scored another goal to make it 2-0. But Nacional clawed one back and started to dominate the second half. It seemed only a matter of time before they equalised. But against the run of play, Mairitimao scored a third at the very end, and the crowd went CRAZY. It was so much fun and one of the greatest experiences in my whole trip. Flares went off, the stadium was shaking, players ran into the crowd, the fans ran into the pitch, and the chants rang around the whole stadium, nearly blowing my eardrums. It was incredible, and I was so thankful to Luis for letting me experience it for just 10 euros. Even as I left, the friendly nature of Madeira only continued as a young girl walked with my back to the city centre. She tried to get me to go to a rave with her, but given the day I had, I was not really up for it, so I passed and began my journey home with an incredibly expensive taxi.Leer más

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    Airero -> Ruivo

    22 de enero de 2024, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    The main hike of Madeira, Pico de Airero to Pico de Ruivo, which takes about 8 hours there and back, was my main target for today. This is probably the one time that not having a car, kind of worked in my favour. Because I had to taxi there and back. I didn't have to complete the return trip of the hike and instead could simply do the trip one way and taxi home from Pico Ruivo. Meaning it would take 4 hours instead of 8. That being said, I did extend the walk significantly. When I arrived, however, much like yesterday, I was faced with a hell of an issue that nearly ruined the whole day and cost me a lot of time and money. After about 45 minutes and a 40 euro taxi, I walked to the beginning of the hike and found that it had been closed off. But given how much i had already invested, I could hardly back out. There were still some people completing the trail, and so i figured maybe it was just a complete at your own risk type of deal and jumped the tape, and started the journey. I figured people wouldn't be on the track if you couldn't get all, or at least most, of the way through. Not long after, I had started as I walked along a ridgeline from one mountain to another, I was nearly blown clean off the mountain. The winds were extreme, and I wondered if maybe that was why it was closed. This was also the part of the journey that is notoriously narrow and gives it the name stairway to heaven. Holding on for dear life as I crossed the Ridge, fighting the wind and my slightly shaky knees, I composed myself enough to make it across. The rest of the walk was mostly out of the wind, and so the enjoyment was considerably higher. Because it was closed, it was also very quiet. This, plus the unbelievable beauty, thrilling walk, and unique landscapes that the trail holds, made it one of my favourite hikes I've ever completed. Although starting off quite steep and treaterous, creating the best views but also adding a bit of stress into the mix. It didn't last long, however, and I began to traverse the mountain faces and even walking through tunnels that extended for a hundred metres. Although pitch black and quite dodgy, it was also quite cool. This part of the walk also became much more green with birds and other animals. It is, however, also where the walk began to become much more difficult. There were lots of ups and downs, and the stairs started to become painful. This is also the section of the trek where I found the reason that it had been closed. There was a landslide that took out a portion of the trek. But, it was only about 20m of path, and given its an 11km walk, it seems like overkill to close the whole thing just for this reason. Not to mention, it wasn't hard to traverse. You simply grabbed onto some tree roots and lowered yourself around the path. Nonetheless, I managed it and continued to the final part of the main hike. This was my favourite part of the hike. The trees, after years of being battered by the extreme winds, died, turned white, and bent to conform with the winds power. The result is a green and lush landscape with the white skeletons of trees creating an eary and interesting contrast to the rest of the landscape. It was really cool to walk through and under, and I had some great photo opportunities as a result. Sadly, this was the end of the walk, and I arrived at the other end of the hike that had been closed. This is where I made a bit of a mistake. Instead of walking to the Ruivo peak, I accidently headed toward the exit and only realised by the time I arrived. As such, I had to backtrack about 5km to finish the hike and see the peak before returning again to the end of the hike. Although it was gutting, I felt I had to see the peak after all the walking I had done, and I don't regret it. I still had a bit of energy and couldn't miss out knowing I mightn't ever return. It was an incredible hike and a really massive highlight of my trip so far. This made my first two days in madeira some of the best i had ever had. So far, so good. When I finally reached the end, a second time, I enjoyed a big meal and a beer and began to scout a taxi home. I apparently got very lucky and called the last taxi in Madeira. When he arrived, a couple of girls had no choice but to jump in with me and complete my journey before starting their own. When I arrived back at the hostel, I showered, relaxed, and met the new girl in my dorm, MJ. We went downstairs and sat with everyone for pizza night and enjoyed our first Poncha. The traditional drink of Madeira. And it is strong. Very lemony but still very nice. We drank and watched the AFCON until it was late enough to head to bed.Leer más

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    São Lourenço

    23 de enero de 2024, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    This morning consisted of little more than relaxing and recovering from my hike. But once midday hit, I figured it was time to get the day going. As I had packed my things to grab my rental car and complete the Sao Lourenco hike to the East, MJ had arrived in the room. I invited her to join me, and we headed off to grab the car. A quick coffee break meant that we missed the guy at the car rental and had to kill time for an hour while he had lunch. As such, we wandered the town of Machico some more and bought a deck of playing cards to kill time. Eventually, it was time, and we picked up the car and headed to San Lourenco for the hike. Because it was much later in the day, the track was much quieter and much nicer as a result. It was quite a long walk, but MJ and I chatted for hours and stopped for a quick swim, ensuring that time went by a bit quicker. The walk was incredible, traversing and zig zagging from cliff face to cliff face looking vertically down for 100m+ into the Pacific ocean. It was unbelievable and made you realise how secluded we were on this little island in the middle of nowhere. As we approached the final stage of the walk, we noticed that this had also been closed off. You can see from one of the photos the amount of the land that had been lost into the ocean at the final ascent to the top. Providing quite a thin pathway to get through. But, once again, we weren't going to back down. We continued up and were rewarded handsomely with an incredible view. 360 degrees of ocean and beautifully green landscapes. We spent quite a bit of time up here embracing the experience. It was only when we realised there was no one else within sight that we started to head back, beginning our race with the sun to get back to the car before it was pitch black. It was as we went down that we began to see how much damage the landslide (or landslides) had caused. We could see where the path once stood. Pieces of timber once creating a smooth and gradual incline, now lie in a huge ditch at the bottom of the hill. Remediation will take a long time and will likely be expensive. As we were then forced to climb our way down, we understood why it would be closed. We were fine, but other tourists mightn't be so lucky. We were probably 15 minutes from the car when it became pitch black. This meant that we got to watch a beautiful sunset, but now provided a much higher chance of falling right at the end. We did make it, however. We had planned a to picnic at sunset, but our dawdle through the hike meant that this was no longer an option. Instead, we went to the viewpoint that was on the way home and saw it during the night before heading home. When we arrived, we were too lazy and hungry to make anything, so we went next door for a feed and some poncha. A quick and easy meal that was quite cheap, too. It was quite an early night after this as we needed to recover from a big day.Leer más

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    25 Fontes

    24 de enero de 2024, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    I was once again due for a pretty large walk today, making it three from three in Madeira. I was tired but the island was too beautiful and there were too many nice walks for me to waste any time. Today, I was teaming up with a couple of German students from the hostel to complete the 25 fountains walk. We had planned the hike on Monday night as we watched Ghana get knocked out of the AFCON in incredibly dramatic fashion. As such, we headed off at about 10am and drove toward the Western part of the island. Although the hike was quite chill, the steep and long descent at the very beginning was something we knew we were not going to enjoy on the way back. Nonetheless, we were greeted by some cows that welcomed us on our hike. This was very different from the other hikes I had done. Whereas Pico Airero was mountainous with incredible views of island, and San Lourenco was grasslands with steep cliffs and ocean views, this hike was mostly flat, in the valley, and showed off some of the most beautiful waterfalls the island has to offer. It was significantly cooler as a result and thus was a welcome change. Although it's winter, it's still comfortably into the 20 degrees, and so can get hot when walking in direct sunlight. This was shaded, and had plenty of cold water spraying to cool you down. Although the walk was beautiful, once we started to see some of the waterfalls, it got even better. Sadly, much like the other walks, this had a section that was closed off. Luckily, we could continue around it quite easily, but it was disappointing to miss one of the waterfalls. The first waterfall we saw was the main one and was quite busy. Although I have heard you can swim, the number of people getting photos, and the small amount of space available, I decided against it and we continued to the next waterfall which was going to be much quieter. Sadly, we couldn't swim here, however. Surprisingly, the second waterfall was even bigger than the main waterfall, and I actually thought it was more impressive. I suppose the fact you can swim there brings more tourists in summer. Nonetheless, we didn't stay for too long, just got some photos and began the journey back to the car. This was unfortunate as the hike ended on the hardest part of the track. Soemthing I wish was reversed, but sadly, this wasn't an option. We did eventually make it back yo the car, and we could head off. I dropped the girls back to their accommodation in Porto Moniz and headed back to the hostel to chill. When I arrived, MJ had just finished work and suggested we make a curry for dinner. As we were in quite a small town, we were restricted by the ingredients we could include but made it work. By the time we cooked, ate, and cleaned, everyone else had gone to bed. We decided to stay up a bit and watch a documentary before heading to bed.Leer más

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