Switzerland. So beautiful and efficient. But be prepared, it’s also very expensive! But of course that is no issue for the more than 350 000 millionaires living in this small country with total population of 8.4 million, and with the highest income per capita in the world. I had the opportunity to visit Zurich and... Continue Reading →
One thing you need to be prepared when coming to Zurich is the cost of hotels and food. You easily have to pay 20€ for a lunch, and 50€ or more for even a very simple dinner. I visited 2 restaurants during my stay in Zurich: RACLETTE FACTORY for lunch For Lunch I was feeling... Continue Reading →
I arrived by plane in Zurich, and you cannot be anything but impressed by their efficiency: I had picked up my luggage and arrived in the city center with a train within 30 minutes of landing! I wish it was like this everywhere. Zurich is in many ways similar to Helsinki and Vienna. It’s clean... Continue Reading →
Churwalden is a small alpine town above Chur, the capital of Graubunden. It is roughly 1-5h hours drive from Zurich, but you can also get there by taking a train to Chur and then a bus to Churwalden. The Swiss have a really efficient public transport and since renting a car is expensive you might... Continue Reading →
On our first day we didn’t want to drive anywhere and started hiking some 100m from the house along the well marked route 742. The first bit was relatively steep and I could definitely tell I had not been hiking in a month or so. Luckily you get used to it pretty quickly and start... Continue Reading →
When we woke up on our second day the weather was misty and it was raining a bit. As we were determined to go hiking we decided to ingnore the weather and go anyway. This time, we chose to drive to Lenzerheide some 10min away from Churwalden. Our hike on trail 746 started from the... Continue Reading →
While in the alps on both days when eating out we wanted to test the local cuisine. Portal for Dinner in Churwalden On our first evening we went to a new restaurant in Churwalden called “Portal” which is at the bottom of the new ski lift. While we were the only guests on this very... Continue Reading →
If it hadn’t been for the great advice from our Airbnb hosts Reto & Sally, we would have never found this place. There is no information available online in English, and even when we knew the name of the place it was very difficult to find it online. Also, it is hidden inside an ugly... Continue Reading →
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