Gruyeres
5. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Sorry, do you recognize that name? You say cheese? YES! Next stop was a medieval town where Gruyeres cheese originated! We went into the castle and I was just amazed at the article dating back beforeWeiterlesen
Horses!
6. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
I know...it's been a long day. Next stop - Horse Farm! So a little back story, Natasha is a jumping horse back rider and owns a horse and lives at the barn. How amazing!! She had a lesson thisWeiterlesen
Scoot Scoot!
6. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
SO FUN!! Natasha and I took a cable car up to the top and walked half way down and then took scooters for the bottom half!!! Amazing views the entire time and what a great way to get down 😎 (youWeiterlesen
Suspension Bridge!
6. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
On our way back home, we stopped by a HUGE suspension bridge about 150m high from the ground! Yet again, beautiful views and just a different way of seeing Switzerland. The views never get old😍
Hut Hike Day 1
7. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
(can you see the sweat and how tomatoes red my face is) Today I hiked up to the Blüemlisalphütte SAC from Kandersteg! I hiked over 1600m of elevation in 13km :) Long story short I could have taken aWeiterlesen
Hut Hike Day 2
8. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I got up in the morning, had some breakfast, and hit the hills (another cheap moment - I packed all my food - dinner and breakfast - because you could eat at the hut for 40 Swiss Frank's?!?!? SameWeiterlesen
Post Hike Treat
8. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After the hike I treated myself to some YUMMY ice cream. Soooo good. Had been thinking of how good it would taste since half was through the day previous 😂
108 km with 6km elevation Race
9. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Go Ellie Cookson! Just wow. Incredible. What a day. Ellie Cookson is the niece of Kim and Piet and she competed in the UTMB Wild Strobel Crans Montana 108km race. We were the support squad supportingWeiterlesen
Goodbye Switzerland😭
10. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Welp, after an AMAZING week in Switzerland, it's time to head to Italy! Switzerland was amazing, truly one of my highlights. I was so ready for the outdoors, hiking, and enjoying the spectacularWeiterlesen
Welcome to Florence
10. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
And now I'm in Florence! After some go go go action in Switzerland, it's now a change of pace to the small town, laid back Florence. The canal that goes right through the city is beautiful! To catchWeiterlesen
Fabulous Martine. Sue just sent your blog so now I’m in your loop. Welcome to Florence, loved what I’ve seen in Switzerland. Gruyère is a charming village!! [Nana]
Church Hostel
11. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
So my first night in Florence I'm staying at a hostel that is literally located in a giant old church! Super cool idea...hostel had great vibes and was right along the canal so fantastic location!Weiterlesen
Roaming the Steets
11. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Walk walk walk! Florence is such a walkable city and so cute! The streets are all very small and narrow and the canal down the center is fabulous. I didn't even have to use Google maps to find all theWeiterlesen
Chill Day
12. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
After a lot of go go go action packed a couple of days/weeks, I took a more laid back day, exploring the less touristy side of Florence (basically the other side of the canal. I wandered through someWeiterlesen
Florence to La Spezia!
13. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
It is impossible to travel without some hiccups in getting to the destination 😂 you can only be adaptable and roll with the punches. My first train to Pisa was about 15 min delayed off the tracksWeiterlesen
ReisenderHostel is AMAZING! Bought into the pizza (pizza was very meh for Italy) BUT so many people were eating together so met like at least 10 people instantly! Now I have a friend to do Cinque Terre with tomorrow :)) totally worth it!
Nerd alert!
13. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Another book review!! So after reading some historical fiction, I needed a lighter read...so The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo was perfect!!! Omg, what a good book. I hadn't known anything about theWeiterlesen
Lerici
13. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Yet again, hit the ground running! Because I dropped into the hostel at around 3, I was recommended to go to a neighbouring town called Lerici! It is beautiful. A hill side town, all colourfulWeiterlesen
Reisenderlove all the fishing boats. I wonder what they catch. There could be some great local seafood. Yum
ReisenderI just added one more picture to the end. It shows these big tubs holding all the fish nets! It smelt very....fishy🐟
Cinque Terre: Corniglia - Manarola Hike
14. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
When people say it's picture perfect, it really is picture perfect. Wow! I spent my day with Julianne :) she's such a cool person, worked in Mexico for 6 months and Hawaii for a year!
We started ourWeiterlesen
Manarola
14. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
This is the post card picture town called Manarola :) if you see pictures from Cinque Terre, I bet it's of this town! The houses are literally built on cliffs and everything is either up or down hill!Weiterlesen
Monterosso to View Point
14. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Next Hike! We hiked to a viewpoint that you could see all 5 Cinque Terre towns from! So cool and so great to overlook the coast. So beautiful. Love love love! While we were hiking there were onlyWeiterlesen
Levanto
14. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
To cap off this magnificent day, we finished off in Levanto! Levanto is not technically part of the 5 Cinque Terre towns so it is way less touristy and many locals but very similar to Cinque Terre.Weiterlesen
Porto Venere
15. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
The views never get old! This was such a lovely find. It is along the same coast as Cinque Terre but a lot less touristy and natural. The cliffs are beautiful and the colour of the rocks andWeiterlesen
Arcipelago Spezzio
15. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Always a sucker for ferry boat rides :)) hehe. Took a boat from Porto Venere over to the Archipelago Spezzio. Wow. Again. Stunning views and magnificent cliffs!! I hiked around the whole island inWeiterlesen
Last Night at Grand Hostel
15. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Wow! I absolutely loved this hostel. It was so social and everyone staying there were such genuine and good people. For our last night, we went to the beer garden and had live Italian indie music! SoWeiterlesen
Rome!
16. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Welp, here I am in Rome! The city everyone has been RAVING about! I ran over to the Colosseum in the evening and the sky was filled with beautiful colours!
Free Walking Tour in the morning
17. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
I started off this morning with a free walking tour. As Rome is so large and filled with so many destination spots, I thought a walking tour would be a good start! Met some cool people on the walk andWeiterlesen
ReisenderHas to be one of the best places tomorrow Mac and cheese!!! Good call! So many gorgeous places!!!
ReisenderLove Gruyère ❤️