Gruyeres
5 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 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 beforeЧитать далее
Horses!
6 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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 thisЧитать далее
ПутешественникNot much arm twisting there to get you in that horse!!! You are beaming!!!
Scoot Scoot!
6 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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 😎 (youЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow!!! So much fun!!! I think you need to take Natasha on the rest of your trip!! She has the intel!!!
Suspension Bridge!
6 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌙 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 aЧитать далее
ПутешественникOoooo!!! The hike went by the stunning Kandersteg!!! Kim and Piet have told us about that hut....how cool that you did it!!! Just. So. Gorgeous!!! ❤️
Hut Hike Day 2
8 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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?!?!? SameЧитать далее
Post Hike Treat
8 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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 supportingЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow!! And what a fantastic support team you would have been!! Love the look!!! ❤️🇨🇦🇨🇭 So much fun to be there for it!!
Goodbye Switzerland😭
10 сентября 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 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 spectacularЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou will take a while when home to sort out all these amazing memories you have made with more to come ❤️
ПутешественникSo many memories!!! Amazing time with great people :)) will definitely miss it when I'm home
Welcome to Florence
10 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 catchЧитать далее
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]
ПутешественникHi Nana! So happy you've got the link to my travel blog :) I hope you enjoy seeing what I've done and look forward to the places to come! If you scroll way down you'll find when I was in Sintra! One of my highlights :)
Church Hostel
11 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 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!Читать далее
Roaming the Steets
11 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
ПутешественникSo many interesting places!! You don't miss anything!!! Look at all the people.....
Chill Day
12 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 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 someЧитать далее
ПутешественникYay for chill day! I am tired just reading about all your adventures but do wish I could be there too!!!!! So awesome 🤩
Florence to La Spezia!
13 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 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 tracksЧитать далее
ПутешественникHostel 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!
ПутешественникThey offered free wine with pizza...it was pretty good! Don't know when I. getting back tomorrow but everyone seems very down to earth and the hostel is not too big which is really nice. Florence I found was like a hotel :(( honestly was the bottom of the list for hostels
Nerd alert!
13 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Lerici
13 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 colourfulЧитать далее
Путешественникlove all the fishing boats. I wonder what they catch. There could be some great local seafood. Yum
ПутешественникI just added one more picture to the end. It shows these big tubs holding all the fish nets! It smelt very....fishy🐟
ПутешественникI'm having fish tonight! (Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo).... probably doesn't come across as well in writing😀
Cinque Terre: Corniglia - Manarola Hike
14 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 ourЧитать далее
Manarola
14 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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!Читать далее
ПутешественникI recognize this area! My mom and dad travelled there. Beautiful! ❤️
Monterosso to View Point
14 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 onlyЧитать далее
Levanto
14 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 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.Читать далее
Porto Venere
15 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 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 andЧитать далее
Arcipelago Spezzio
15 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 inЧитать далее
ПутешественникI absolutely loved coming to this island because it is not touristy at all, there is barely a town with no shops or restaurants so really got off the beaten path and found some AMAZING places!
Last Night at Grand Hostel
15 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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! SoЧитать далее
ПутешественникI can’t believe how many people you gather around you wherever you go … oh wait a minute … your Super Power is making everyone feel loved … of course I can believe it! ❤️❤️
Rome!
16 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 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 сентября 2022 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
ПутешественникHope your day in Rome was good. I think you have seen the sites. Time to head out😀
ПутешественникHas to be one of the best places tomorrow Mac and cheese!!! Good call! So many gorgeous places!!!
ПутешественникLove Gruyère ❤️