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Hiking the Thurgauer Rebenweg Trail – Oberneunforn to Frauenfeld + Visit to Karthaus Ittingen
The Thurgauer Rebenweg Trail is 14 k long with 240 m ascent and 300 m descent and goes from Oberneunforn to Frauenfeld. We also stopped at the Karthaus Ittingen, a former monastery and art museum.
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Walking from the Ponti Luis Bridge in Porto to Salgueiros Beach, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal + Additional Recommendations
On a trip to Portugal, we walked along the Douro River and the Atlantic coast from the Ponti Luis Bridge in Porto to Salgueiros Beach, Vila Nova de Gaia for a total of 8 kilometers one way.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 5 Rorschach to Kreuzlingen
Stage 5 of the Bodensee Radweg is 38 km long with 190 m ascent/descent. This stage is entirely in Switzerland and starts at Rorschach and ends in Kreuzlingen.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 4 Lindau, Germany to Rorschach
Stage 4 of the Bodensee Radweg is 42 km long with 140 m ascent/descent and starts in Lindau, Germany, crosses through Austria, and ends in Rorschach, Switzerland.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 3 Friedrichshafen to Lindau, Germany
Starting in Friedrichshafen and ending in Lindau, Germany, Stage 3 of the Bodensee Radweg is 25 km long with 50 m ascent/descent.
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Hiking the Baselbieter Chirsiweg (Cherry Way) – Oltingen to Sommerau
The Baselbieter Chirsiweg (Cherry Way) is an 11 km trail with 400 m ascent and 260 m decent that goes from Sommerau to Oltingen. We went in the opposite direction and had a lovely time. Although the cherry trees weren’t fully in bloom yet, we enjoyed two other highlights: a cave and a waterfall.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 2 Überlingen to Friedrichshafen, Germany + Visit to the Pfahlbauten Museum
Stage 2 of the Bodensee Radweg is 30 km with 120 m ascent/descent starting in Überlingen and ending in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This stage passes beautiful lake views, vineyards, and several cute towns and I stopped at the Pfahlbauten Museum – a reconstruction of the prehistoric pile dwellings.
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Snowshoeing the Curnius Loop Trail (Route 546) – Falera / Laax
The Curnius Snowshoe Loop is 6 km long with 337 m of ascent and descent. This trail starts at the Curnius mountain station which can be reached by either a small gondola from Laax or a chairlift from Falera.
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Attending The International Concourse of Elegance (The ICE) Car Show in St. Moritz
Held every year during the peak of winter, the International Concourse of Elegance (The ICE) car show in St. Moritz is your chance to see unbelievable expensive and/or unique cars driving around a snowy course on a frozen lake.
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German and Swiss German Film Recommendations
Part of learning German and Swiss German is watching movies in those languages. This post is a running list of films that I have watched with notes to help you decide if you want to watch them too.
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Visiting the HR Giger Museum and Bar in Gruyères + Gruyères Castle
HR Giger was a Swiss artist, most famous for his work on the Alien movies. This museum contains the largest collection of his work anywhere, along with his private collection of works by artists that inspired him.
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Hikes by Swiss Canton + My Favorites
This page is to keep track of which hikes I’ve done in each canton. And just for fun, I’ve picked a favorite hike to highlight for each canton.