Wishing everyone who celebrates A Very Merry Christmas! I’ve found my way back to Canada and am enjoying spending the holidays with friends and family before heading back out in January 2018. Next destination: Hawaii!!
Month: December 2017
Currywurst and Champagne
Day: 101-102 Km travelled: 298.1km Steps: 14 755 Location: Kandern, Germany December 16-17, 2017 With the end of the year fast approaching, the Scottish poet’s classic new year hymn comes to mind and is the perfect prelude to this post: Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for Read More
Top Of The World
Day: 100 (!!!) Km travelled: 6.1km Steps: 9,538 Location: St Moritz, Switzerland December 12-13, 2017 My journey on the Glacier Express brought me to my final stop in my new favourite country (shhhh… don’t tell the others): the luxury alpine resort town of St Moritz. Known for its grand hotels and high-end gastronomy, St Moritz Read More
Riding The Rails The Way It Was Intended
Day: 99 Km Travelled: 363.4km Hours on the Train: 8 Location: Seat 24 – Zermatt to St Moritz December 12-13, 2017 Several months ago, there was an opportunity at my workplace to work overtime shifts, where normally we don’t have this option. Those familiar with me know 3 fundamental things about me: I’m always willing Read More
The Most Beautiful Place on Earth
Day: 97-98 Km travelled: 137.94 Height Reached:3,135 m (10,285 ft) Steps: ? (forgot my power adapter in Montreux, so my Fitbit wasn’t charged!) Location: Zermatt & Top of the Gornergrat Mountain December 12-13, 2017 Following a wet 2 days in Montreux / Geneva, I was ready to move on. The ski resort town of Zermatt was my Read More
Rain, Rain, Go Away.
Day: 95 Km travelled: 155.6km Steps: 11,692 Location: Montreux, Switzerland December 10, 2017 Still riding a (snowy) high from my time in Interlaken, I hoped on a train to the city of Montreux, in the French part of Switzerland. Not just any train though, a scenic train! This was the main reason I had come Read More
No James Bond Moment for Me
Day: 94 Km travelled: 19.95km Height reached: 1638m Steps: 12,412 Location: Bernese Alps December 9, 2017 Interlaken is the gateway to the Bernese Oberland and offers plenty of opportunities for thrill seekers or those just looking to enjoy the spectacular view. With a healthy layer of freshly fallen snow already on the ground and more continuing Read More
The Secret Ingredient Is: Happy Cows!
Day: 93 Km travelled: 183.5km Steps: 12,645 Location: Interlaken, Switzerland December 8, 2017 93 days in, I was approaching the end of the first part of my trip. With a return home looming, Tired of paying to use the washroom, I longed for a comfortable bed and a change of clothes. I was also anxious Read More
Welcome to Switzerland!
Day: 91-93 Km Travelled: 394.1 Steps:14000 Location: Zurich, Switzerland December 6-8, 2017 My entry into Switzerland was as unique as the country itself. I hopped on a bus from Munich to Zürich, and, in order to cross from the German side to Switzerland, the bus had to take a ferry. I was on a bus Read More
Skipping Ahead
Time flies when you’re having fun! Since my last post, I’ve explored Lisbon, Sintra, Madrid, Barcelona, Montserrat, Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Munich, Rothenburg ob der Taber. Now the weather is getting colder and with the holidays fast approaching, So is my return home! That’s right, part 1 ends in 11 days! Have no fear, I’ll be Read More