I am preparing for a series of work trips this year and I thought it would still be nice to have an Easter getaway without taking the plane. So, I decided to stay within Switzerland. I was actually in a middle of a very stressful week when I randomly saw the Grandhotel Giessbach. By just [...]
One of the most common questions from friends and colleagues who recently move to Geneva is: "Where is a good, English, yoga studio in Geneva"? I always have one answer - Innercity Yoga. I have never practiced yoga until almost 4 years ago when I went on holidays in Paros Island in Greece and joined [...]
One of the things I learned when I first moved in Switzerland is that in winter, weekends are meant for skiing/snowboarding. I'm horrible at skiing or any winter sports but I absolutely love going to the mountains and spending the weekend in a chalet with friends, snowshoeing while the skiers ski, fondue and just enjoying everything covered [...]
All shops and some restaurants are close on Sundays in Geneva and in most parts of Switzerland. This brings us to one of the most common questions: "What to do on a Sunday?". One of my suggestions for an active Sunday activity is to do the Lavaux Vineyard hiking trail. The Lavaux vineyard terraces is [...]
Although I was born and lived for 27 years in Philippines, I tend to be a tourist in my own country as my family was never big in travelling whether in-country or abroad. Sadly, my non-Filipino friends have seen more of the Philippines than I have. With this, my partner and I decided to explore [...]
It's been months since I last wrote something here. I must admit, blogging has been the least of my priorities since last year. Balancing work, studies, traveling and planning my wedding is quite tricky. But tonight, my fiancé and I were talking about blogs. He mentioned that he hasn't read anything from my blog recently. [...]
There are those long weekends in Switzerland, and probably the whole of Europe too, that I often forget to plan for. If you are one of those who just realize that a long weekend is coming up in the first week of June and found out that all the reasonably priced flights to popular destinations like [...]
