Experiencing the Swiss way of life with my legs, an iPhone, and a 360° camera.
On the top of Zurich’s house mountain, Uetliberg, is the Alp Restaurant Uto Staffel. Begin the trip up Uetliberg by taking trams 14 or 9 to the Triemlispital station or the S10 train to Triemli station. Purchase a ZVV Albis Day Pass – this is good for all of Zurich as well as the extra…
Driving to Port Ellen from Port Charlette, we thought we would take the main road around the inner bay, through Bowmore and past the airport. Instead we took the more direct high road which bypassed everything but provided a beautiful view. Port Ellen is a working town. The islanders have fun rivalries between themselves and…
The Kilchoman Distillery is one of a few distilleries that manages the entire process from ‘barley to bottle’. In fact, that’s the name of their main tour. After introducing ourselves to Emma the sister of Sarah from Bruichladdich, we began calling taxis for our return trip 2 hours later. Pro Tip; book your taxi rides…
Säntis Alp; a view of the plateaus we’ll hike down with Germany and Austria in the background The highest peak in the Alpstein range in north-eastern Switzerland is Säntis at 2,500 meters. Its possible to see six countries including Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, and Italy. Säntis Hike Säntis – Lisengrat – Rotsteinpass (1 Std.…