The beauty of Switzerland can only be truly understood by visiting. Exploring the majestic mountains, the serene lakes and cobblestone streets while hearing the faint ring of cow bells in the distance is absolutely breathtaking.
A Visit to Mount Pilatus Whether you are young or old, or have just a few days or a few weeks in Switzerland, you have to add a visit to Mount Pilatus to your itinerary! Why visit Mount Pilatus, Switzerland? Almost every visitor to Switzerland wants to explore the Swiss Read more…
When planning our day trips from Basel, we often heard of Rheinfall, or Rhine Falls. The more we looked into the area, the more beautiful unique villages we found. We narrowed them down and decided to visit to Rheinfall, Schaffhausen and Stein am Rhein as each destination is only 30 Read more…
While we’ve always based ourselves in Basel when exploring Switzerland, the beautiful city of Lucerne is one of our favourite Swiss locations. It is only one hour away by train from Basel so we’ve taken several one day trips from Basel to Lucerne. What to do with only one day Read more…
Incredibly, while Basel is one of Switzerland’s major cities and a beautiful medieval location to visit, there is very little information available in Swiss travel guides. I was shocked that the main Switzerland visitor guidebooks either gloss over the city or omit it entirely. I hope that our Basel City Read more…
When planning our first visit to Basel, we were struck by the lack of information on this beautiful medieval city. Most of the travel guidebooks on Switzerland either gloss over the city or omit it all together. We learned quickly that Basel is filled with incredible activities for all ages. Read more…
Hi everyone! Welcome to my family travel blog! I’m Joanne; a Canadian mom of three wonderful kids who love hockey, swimming, cheerleading and, of course, travel. We’ve been travelling with the kids since 2006. Hubby travels a lot for work but for the rest of us, each vacation is a Read more…