Blog Posts:
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Repeat Roundup 2025
A list of the activities that already had a post on the blog that I did again in 2025 just for fun.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 1 Konstanz to Überlingen, Germany
Stage 1 of the Bodensee Radweg Bike Route is 52 km and goes from Konstanz to Überlingen, Germany. This stage is mostly on asphalt bike paths and has 520 m of ascent and descent.
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Visiting the Foundation Beyeler Art Museum in Riehen/Basel
The Foundation Beyeler is a modern and contemporary art museum located in Riehen near Basel. We visited this museum for the Yayoi Kusuma retrospective held 2025 October 12 – 2026 January 25. This well curated exhibition made me want to keep an eye on this museum for the future. It truly was worth a visit.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 18 Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg
Stage 18 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 17 km hike with 820 m ascent and 620 m descent that goes from Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 17 Münsingen to Rüeggisberg
Stage 17 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km hike with 950 m ascent and 560 m descent that goes from Münsingen to Rüeggisberg. With the shorter days, we decided to split this hike over two days.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 16 Moosegg to Münsingen
Stage 16 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km hike with 440 m ascent and 860 m descent that goes from the Moosegg hotel to Münsingen.
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Running the Greifenseelauf in Uster
Just for fun, I ran the 10k distance in the Greifenseelauf. This is a pretty big race event held every September in Uster with several race distances throughout the day – half-marathon, 10 k, 5.5 k, and kids 1.5 k and 1.2 k distances.
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Hiking Mettmen to Matt via the Berglimattsee
The trail from Mettmen to Matt is 11 km long with 599 m ascent and 1379 m decent. With stunning mountain panoramas and a lovely alpine lake (Berglimattsee), this is a beautiful hike. However, the long steep descent, often on loose gravel was very tough on the knees and not my favorite to hike.
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Arugula, Peach, Prosciutto, and Burrata Salad
Easy summer main course salad or starter for an elegant dinner.
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Swimming Across Lake Zürich – Thalwil to Küsnacht (Seeüberquerung)
Every summer, there are multiple Seeüberquerung (lake crossing) events where you can swim across Lake Zürich with a crowd of people and safety boats alongside. This year, we did the Thalwil to Küsnacht Seeüberquerung, a yearly event run by SLRG SSS – Ihr Rettungschwimmer (Swiss Lifeguard Association).
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Visiting the Titlis Peak + Hiking the Trübsee Waterfall Loop Trail
The Titlis peak has spectacular glacier and mountain views. The glacier cave and cliff walk experiences are fun as is the chance to throw a snowball in August. A short hike half-way down the mountain completes the day.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 15 Lüderenalp to Moosegg
Stage 15 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 16 km hike with 640 m ascent and 840 m descent that goes from Lüderenalp to Moosegg. We did this hike over two days because both endpoints have limited bus service. Our break point was the Emmenmatt train station.