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5 Alternative Adventures in Switzerland

By on January 13, 2013 in Adventures, Destinations, Europe, Switzerland

I’ve just realized it’s been AGES since I have written about one of my most favoritest places in all of Europe – Switzerland!  Switzerland is the bomb.dot.com, sigh, yes I did just write that, but it’s well-deserved. It is just an incredible country, end of story. I’ve definitely waxed poetic about Switzerland in the past. The [...]

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canyon jumping in interlaken

Canyon Jumping in Interlaken

By on October 19, 2012 in Adventures, Destinations, Europe, Switzerland

“Liz, why haven’t you written anything adventurous lately,” my sister whined at me the other day from behind her iPad. “You’re called Young Adventuress after all.” Er, crap. Don’t you hate it when a 11 year old is right? I’ve done so much traveling over the past six months, I’ve inadvertently split my blogging time [...]

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Top 5 Most Beautiful Places…So Far

By on August 9, 2012 in Adventures, Destinations, Egypt, Europe, Italy, Peru, Slovenia, South America, Switzerland

“What’s the most beautiful place you have ever been?” I get asked this question so often, and the answer never gets any easier! How can I pick just one? I am on a constant quest of looking for the most beautiful, little-known places around the world. I see a picture of a place and I [...]

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Photo Friday: Geneva, Switzerland

By on June 22, 2012 in Destinations, Europe, Photo Friday, Switzerland

My first introduction to Switzerland in 2008 could not have been more amazing. The plane had yet to land before I fell in love, with my faced shoved up against the round window on the airplane, oohing and ahhing over the misty blue mountains. My best friend N, in Salamanca, Spain, and I booked a [...]

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Wait, we’re in Switzerland?

By on January 24, 2012 in Adventures, Destinations, Europe, Switzerland

While hanging out in the northern Italian paradise town of Como, I met up with some friends for the day and we decided to rent a car and explore the surrounding lakes. It was a beautiful, clear, warm day, perfect for traveling around and taking in the fake-looking landscape. Also, driving in Europe? A whole [...]

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Would you like some cheese with that wine?

By on October 17, 2010 in Destinations, Europe, Switzerland

So after my trip up into the snow-capped Alps in central Switzerland, I decided I wanted to see more of the open countryside and quaint villages of the northeastern part of the country, right next to Germany. So I woke up at an ungodly early hour again to hop on a train to Appenzell. I [...]

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Switzerland: Land of Cheese and Chocolate

By on September 29, 2010 in Destinations, Europe, Switzerland

Where to begin? So much has happened since July and my last post. I am writing now from a cafe in Córdoba, Spain, where I will be living for the next nine months. But before I get ahead of myself, the rest of my summer went pretty well. I finished up my job in Amherst [...]

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