Switzerland, Part 5: Swimming Holes and Alpine Thrills
Time always seems to go so quickly when you're traveling. It's heightened living at its best, and fate seems to rush it while I do [...]
Switzerland, Part 4: Alpine Peaks and Mountain Lakes
Driving through the valleys that spread out from Lake Maggiore is, for me, one of life's great thrills. It's just so darn charming and breathtaking, [...]
Switzerland, Part 3: In the Magic Kingdom (Or, did my heart just stop beating, can someone please pinch me?)
Today was about Jack Johnson and the Valle Verzasca. I'm not sure which enchanted me more, but to my husband, who is reading this, the answer [...]
Switzerland, Part 2: Now that is a view: From Switzerland to Italy by train
When doing my research on this area, which I thoroughly enjoy doing, the Centrovalli train line comes up again and again as the highlight of [...]
Switzerland, Part 1: Where Italy meets Switzerland: A magic place you never knew existed
Ticino is the region of Switzerland that is Italian-speaking and -influenced. It's where the Alps spill into Lake Maggiore, which is shared with Italy. The [...]