A New Day, A New Van. After over four years with the Chucklebus, which felt as comfortable as an old glove, stepping out with the new van felt a little like a leap into the unknown.

Do you sometimes have the feeling, no matter where you go, Goethe was already there, many, many years ago? Lately we hiked the Goethe path in Rheingau and in Harz we climbed in the footsteps of Goethe to the Schnarcherklippen and we are sure you can add many more places to our list.

A year meandering across Europe with our poodles Cleo, Eric and Nellie. Did someone say haircut? In Norway across the Skagerrak strait. Nellie enjoying a paddle at the fantastic free aire at Faro in Denmark.

A blog about expat life and travel adventures written by an Slovenian girl living in Switzerland. Sites and blogs I like. My UNESCO World Heritage List. An afternoon trip to Zürich. When my brother was visiting, he wanted to go to Zürich. As it is less than a hour of car-drive away from Luzern, we went there for a lovely afternoon trip.

January 1693 a massive earthquake flattened many of the towns in south east Sicily, including Noto. Luckily, Giuseppe Lanza, a Sicilian-Spanish aristocrat was on hand to supervise the rebuilding, utilising a new plan to separate the political and religious buildings from the commercial and housing area. In a very short time, he had created a Baroque masterpiece of palaces, churches and steep steps. Also included in my 4 combination ticket is entran.

In 2010, 2011, and 2012. Our adventures on American Amtrak. Our Japanese Journal Discovering Japan by Bullet train. Hello and Happy New Year! .