Category: Travel
Posts from my travels outside of Switzerland including posts for hikes/activities that start in Switzerland and then cross a border.
-
The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany is a museum all about the Porsche company and the cars they make.
-
During a short trip to the Puglia region of Italy, I did the short self-guided tour of Castle Dentice di Frasso, a 16th century castle located in the historic center of Carovigno.
-
A summary of hiking the complete Dreiland Wanderweg, Chemin des Trois Pays, or Three Country Trail (Trail 67), a 43 km long, three-stage trail that explores the border triangle between Switzerland, Germany, and France.
-
Stage 3, the last stage of the Dreiland Wanderweg, is 9 km with 80 m ascent and 100 m descent and goes from Haltingen, Germany back to the start of the hike at Basel, Schifflände.
-
Stage 2 of the Dreiland Wanderweg is 19 km with 640 m ascent and 610 m descent and goes from Riehen, Hörnli Grenze in Switzerland to Haltingen, Germany.
-
Stage 1 of the Dreiland Wanderweg or Three Country Trail (Trail 67) is 16 km with 200 m ascent and 190 m descent and goes from the Schifflände boat port in Basel to the Riehen, Hörnli Grenze bus stop on the border with Germany.
-
Located near Beaune, France, Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune is a Château with a winery and the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.
-
While in Beaune, France in the heart of Burgundy wine country, we went for a short bike ride (only 10.5 k) on the Voie des Vignes (Vinyard Way) trail from Beaune to Volnay and back.
-
The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany is exactly what it sounds like, a museum all about the Mercedes-Benz company and the cars they make.
-
While at Saxon Switzerland National Park in Germany, we hiked to the Bastei Bridge and through the Swedish Holes, about 6 km with 215 m ascent/descent.
-
We rented bikes and rode along the Elbe river from Kurort Rathen to Bad Schandau, crossed the bridge and then returned to Kurort Rathen via Lilienstein. This route was approximately 26 km with 900 m of ascent and descent.
-
While in the Mosel Valley in Germany, we biked a loop along the Mosel Cycle Path from Cochem to Senheim and back.