Glacier Express and Other Panoramic Trains in Switzerland, Part 2: From Basel to St. Moritz August 28th 2023 My mum and I had booked a journey on panoramic trains in Switzerland. We had arrived in Basel a day before the actual journey would start and had spent an afternoon and a morning doing sightseeing in the city. At around noon on the 26thof August, the actual trip was going to start. We met the group we were going to be on the train journey with at Basel SBB station. The meeting point was ... read more
Europe » Switzerland » South-East » St. Moritz The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more
I started this blog in late 2007, before heading off to Australia for a hang gliding adventure. After my first solo flight in a hang glider all I wanted to do was fly as much as possible. I gave up my job as a human resources consultant and headed to Australia to live my dream of hang gliding. When I returned after four months, I wanted to build my life around the sport I loved so much, and I did. I was also determined to make it into the national hang gliding team and started flying competitions with only one year of flying experience.
My dream was shattered in earl... full info