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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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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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Photo Friday: Innsbruck, Austria

By on May 18, 2012 in Austria, Destinations, Europe, Photo Friday

In January 2008 in the middle of my whirlwind Euro backpacking trip, I crossed over the Italian Alps into Austria for the first time. For not being a skier, I am utterly obsessed with big mountains, which means every time I am remotely close to the Alps, I head up them, whether by walking, driving, [...]

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Swiss Summer

By on August 26, 2011 in Uncategorized

So after all the wonderful wedding events were over, I still had a few days left in Switzerland. I was so happy to finally be there in the summer so that I could really enjoy the lake. C and Y live only a few minutes walk from the water, so I was able to head [...]

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Snowy Peaks: Swiss Alps

By on October 11, 2010 in Uncategorized

The next day I decided to take a day trip to the famous Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest railway station in Europe at 3,454 meters (11,332 ft) with an atmospheric research station at the top open to tourists. Basically you get to ride a train to the top of a mountain [...]

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