I’ve got another installment of my Year Abroad tales. I was looking at my Switzerland map and there’s a lot of empty space on it. Where else have I been? I didn’t cover as much of Switzerland as I thought when I was living there, I didn’t go into much depth and I don’t remember … More Year Abroad: an expedition to Appenzell and St Gallen

It’s a new year – although we’re nearly three weeks in by now – and as everyone will probably have eaten their body weight in cheese in the last month, let’s talk about a bit of Switzerland I apparently haven’t told you about yet. Today I’m going to Gruyères, the small fortified town where Gruyère … More Year Abroad: A non-cheesy afternoon in Gruyères

You know how this goes. I was a language student; I had a compulsory year abroad immersed in my target language and I lived in Switzerland and attended a French language school. I lived in Neuchâtel, an hour or so from the French border in western Switzerland which is why I only made it to … More Year Abroad: sunny Lugano

We’re going to talk about my year abroad again! Specifically, the beautiful summer day in – well, I’d tell you but my photos are tagged Jan 1st 2001 and I didn’t write a diary. Anyway, it was the summer of 2005 – when I took a very scenic train ride to Arosa, a former health … More A scenic train ride to Arosa

I know, this is unseasonal but it’s so hot, don’t you all want to see some snow? I know I’d kill to be rolling around in it right now. This is a story from my Year Abroad and we’re specifically going back to January 2006 when my triplets and I went to the International Balloon … More A day at the International Balloon Festival at Château-d’Œx

Of all the stuff I did on my year abroad in Switzerland all those years ago, the Pilatus Golden Round Trip was probably my favourite. It’s Switzerland in microcosm, the best of the entire country all in one beautiful day. You start out in Luzern, which I’m obstinately spelling the German way, even though in … More The Pilatus Golden Round Trip

We’re going a long way back today. This is from my year abroad, when I was studying French at the University of Neuchâtel. I spent every free minute exploring Switzerland and our day in Zermatt was one of my favourite adventures. It was the depths of winter. In fact, it was November 26th 2005. In … More Stay At Home Storytelling: a cold day in Zermatt