Spotted in Männlichen: five unexpected backpackers

Tadcaster Walking Club members

“Where are we heading today?” “To Männlichen. We’ll hop on the gondola cable car from Grindelwald; takes about half an hour to reach the top.” Half an hour?! You see, I love hiking and exploring the outdoors; I love to breathe fresh air and recharge, while surrounded by green backdrops. At the same time, however, I have an irritating fear of heights, always have and so, hanging from a tiny gondola as it sharply ascends until 2,225m … [Read more...]

Grindelwald: a guide to the pastoral wonderland of the Swiss Alps

Swiss cows Grindelwald

I’ve been to Switzerland twice before and each time I reveled at how perfectly on time and exceptionally proper the Swiss are. I strolled around Lake Geneva and the Old City and I marveled at the colorful architecture of Montreux and the mysterious grounds of Chateau de Chillon. I had never hiked however the Swiss Alps and its surreal mountainscape, until this summer. Part of a much-needed two-week vacation with my family, I spent a few nature … [Read more...]