When the opportunity to visit the largest island in the world presented itself, I couldn’t have been more excited. Contrary to its name which was given to attract settlers, Greenland is all about ice with ice sheet covering about 80% of the landmass or nearly 14 times the size of England…
View PostTwo minutes after midnight struck on the 14th of November 2016, an earthquake with the magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale shook across the south island of New Zealand. We were nearby, in Wellington, the capital. The kids and I slept through it while Peter wondered if he should be…
View PostAt a work event recently we were asked what was the most adventurous thing we had ever done. I wondered, was it doing the 111m bungee jump off Victoria Falls from the bridge that connects Zambia to Zimbabwe? Was it solo camping in a Malaysian jungle? Was it trying to…
View PostI have long had a love affair with carpets. As we already had several from India and Turkey, my mission was to buy carpets in Turkmenistan – the land of carpets. After all, which other country in the world has carpets appearing on their national flag? Or a Ministry of Carpets?…
View PostThere are so many mountains in Switzerland. How does one choose which one to visit? When I read the following, I knew Stanserhorn had to be the next one. “Riding to the top of the 1,900-meter Mount Stanserhorn with the wind in your hair, the blue sky above you and…
View PostSwitzerland is known to be one of the most beautiful countries in the world. As I am lucky enough to be living here, I know I have to make the most out of it and what better way than to plan amazing weekend getaways in the mountains. I have wanted…
View PostI have never been happier to be a UBS client. The offer they currently have running where UBS clients can go up 35 different mountains in Switzerland for CHF 10 (return trip) is surely the most incredible marketing strategy one can come up with. I knew Schilthorn had to be one…
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