Ryder-Walker Guide and Office Guru, Mike Thurk, forwarded me a wonderful photo yesterday. The object in the foreground is called a grolla, and it's an object that's unique to the... read more →
Dim the lights. Set a pot of fondue on the stove. Pour yourself a glass of sparkling fendant, and then click the following link. I like Männliflueh-Jutz from the Lötschberg... read more →
…between a petroglyph and a pictograph? Here’s a hint, one is pecked, ground, incised, abraded, or scratched on the rock surface, and one is painted on the rock surface using... read more →
Out there is a different world, older and greater and deeper by far than ours, a world which surrounds and sustains the little world of men as a sea and... read more →
The First Flyer, a new zip line in the Jungfrau region of Switzerland, allows four people to simultaneously, yet independently, zip across Swiss alpine meadows at over 50 miles per... read more →
The current economic situation can be depressing, but it doesn’t have to be because there’s always a silver lining. This week’s silver lining appears to be airfare. I recently Twittered... read more →
Basel’s Fasnacht celebration This ancient three-day masked carnival takes place in Basel, Switzerland, on the Monday following Mardi Gras. It’s a unique celebration for many reasons including the fact that... read more →
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