Category: Travel
Posts from my travels outside of Switzerland including posts for hikes/activities that start in Switzerland and then cross a border.
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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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The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMoCA) in North Adams, MA, USA is a terrific art museum and well worth a visit.
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The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany is a museum all about the Porsche company and the cars they make.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.