After a long day on trains from Munich to Zurich, Zurich to Geneva, Geneva to Bex (pronounced Be) we arrived at the Abbaye de Salaz (pronounced with a silent z). This third generation family run winery set in the French speaking part of switzerland was to be our workplace and home for the next week. Janine and her brother Bernard, were two of the 8 family members who work at the winery and being very good English speakers became our interpreters, guides and l...

We arrived in Zurich just in time for five days of warm Autumn weather. Lucky for us we staying with nat's cousin Emma, her partner Chris and their 4 month old son Oliver, in the 3rd floor apartment overlooking Lake Zurich. With private access to the lake, we divided our time here between relaxing by the lake with a beer, exploring the city, walking the local woods, seeing the new Batman, making cheese fondue and eating some of the best chocolate of our lives (co...

Hello from Switzerland! As we began to descend into Basel on our Easyjet flight, we were reminded how much we both love this beautiful, scenic country, even if it is crazy expensive! The bus took us to the bahnof train station and just two blocks walk later we were at our YMCA hostel, which became top 2 best hostels we've ever stayed in. The kitchen was enormous and immaculate, with sensor cooktops, 2 sinks and every kind of pot and pan you could ever need. The...