We spent the three-day holiday weekend in beautiful and family friendly Lake Como in the tiny village of Cernobbio. We took the train 2 hours and 45 minutes to Lake Como from Zürich. Our villa’s location was absolutely perfect located next to the famous Harry’s Bar, the Cernobbio ferry terminal and playground, a gelato shop, a […]

The girls and I hopped on a train Friday for a weekend getaway to Parco San Marco, a family friendly hotel in Italy on Lake Lugano. We had such a wonderful relaxing two nights we did not want to come home. The girls loved their mermaid swimming lesson and helping drive the boat to Porlezza. I loved […]

Over the May 1st holiday weekend, our family spent a wonderful three days on Lake Lugano, staying at the fantastic Parco San Marco all-inclusive resort. Another family spontaneously joined us which made it an absolutely wonderful weekend getaway from Zürich and a great way to cap off our three week April school holidays. A friend of mine […]

My girls were the most amazing troopers during our three-hour tour in Pompeii. I was honestly shocked that they wandered around this crowded tourist attraction for so long with no complaints. Tip: Stop at the cafeteria. Halfway through the tour we stopped at the cafeteria for cold drinks and cappuccino for us and snacks for […]

We love cooking classes. So when booking our holiday in Positano, I found the amazing Buca di Bacco. We have taken classes the last few years each April when we are in Italy. Last year we had an amazing tour and cooking class in Venice with Isabella. The year before we stayed at Al Gelso Bianco in […]

Our family holiday in Positano was nothing short of amazing. My girlfriend is an expert for where to stay, play, and eat in Positano, so we followed her advice and had an amazing vacation with memories to last a lifetime. I would absolutely recommend the Residence Alcione Positano (Room Serena 1) as the best place to stay with children. Our girls […]

We just got back from  a wonderful girl’s weekend in Milan, my second since moving to Zurich. (Here is my post from my first girl’s weekend to Milan) Milan is a great weekend trip for shopping, eating and history. Currently a 4 hour train ride from Zürich to Milan. In June 2016 the train ride will be […]

  My girlfriend’s and I hopped a train to Milan last weekend. A simple three-hour train ride from Zürich to Milan, through the most beautiful southern lakes and valleys of Switzerland. One of my favorite things about living in Europe is the efficient transportation to neighboring counties. As a gal from Seattle, I still can’t […]

In April, we drove three hours south of Zürich to meet up with family and friends in Bellagio, on Lake Como. The drive was absolutely beautiful. As we passed through Lugano, I made a mental note to book our next holiday there, as it had the most stunning lake and sharp green mountains. Once we arrived at […]

Our family spent two nights in Santorini in June 2014. It is the most stunningly beautiful place I have ever seen. I can’t stop looking at our pictures and wondering when we can go back. We stayed in the town of Oia at Nostos Apartments. It was slightly difficult to find our hotel since our GPS kept saying […]

We spent a wonderful week in Venice during the April school holidays. From Zürich, we drove the 5 1/2 hours down to Venice with stops along the way. We especially liked the rest area right after The Gotthard Road Tunnel, a 17km tunnel connecting German and Italian speaking areas of Switzerland. We found our hotel […]