Grüzi wohl! Greetings from Napf. Today I'm hiking in the Emmental region. Yes, the area where they produce the famous Swiss cheese with the big holes. And I'm writing in real time, sitting on the grass, surrounded by a stunning scenery: smooth hills, where the light green of the meadows blends with the darker shades of the forest,...
It didn’t take me long before wondering if Zurich is one of the best cities to live in. Yet, it’s not something I was expecting. I grew up in a small mountain village in Switzerland, lived in Milan, Italy since I was eighteen and traveled quite a bit during the last 30 years. I went from...
From Zurich Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station, a little red train climbs up to Uetliberg, the local "mountain" overlooking the city. It might not be the Alps, but the top of the Uetliberg mountain still stands at an altitude of 871 m (2,858 ft) and is often considered Zurich’s own mountain. After only 10 minutes the...
The small Lake Retaud, overlooking Les Diablerets glacier, is one of the many picture perfect spots in Switzerland. In spring, the weather is often unpredictable, but the overcast sky added charm to the easy and leisurely walk from Col du Pillon to the tiny lac Retaud - as it is called in French - and back. Grey mountains with...
French call it l'Ile de Beauté - the Island of Beauty -, and when you visit Corsica it doesn't take long to understand why. I can't even recall how many times I've been to this very special island, discovering it by boat (something I highly recommend, since there are magnificent stretches of the coastline that can't...
Instagram has been one of my preferred social media platforms for a long time now and despite the somehow annoying advertising popping up in the stream, it still is one of my main source of inspiration, where I discovered many places I had never heard of. Whether in my city - Milan - somewhere not...
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I tend to photograph landscapes, architecture and details more than people, so these two kids playing at Parc de la Ciutadella on a Sunday afternoon in Barcelona are an unusual (for me) subject for a wallpaper. In fact, I like looking at photos of people (not when they're posing, though), especially portraits of elderly faces, their...
English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Russian and other languages I was not able to distinguish: welcome to picturesque Bellagio, a charming town overlooking Lake Como, where you’ll hear very little Italian in the alleys....
The idea of a cooking course in itself is exciting, but having it in a medieval castle is just a fabulous and unusual experience. Italian cuisine is one of the most popular in the world, and cooking classes in Italy to learn how to prepare local dishes are getting more and more appreciated. Moreover…Who doesn’t...
To many travelers visiting northern Italy, Bergamo is just an airport, a gateway to other Italian cities. I bet that they all get awe-struck once they start wandering this charming city on the foothills of the pre-alps....
