Chris & Elise – Dispatches from the Confederation

Dark Clouds Over Ticino

Farewell Summer

Hiking in the time of COVID

Amateur Chiropterologists

No. 1: The Larch

Weekend Reprieve

Home is where the dog is

Harris & Glasgow

A Passion for Tenerife

Fragrant Harbor

Vella

It has been a very cold and wet summer. So when fair weather was finally forecast for an entire weekend, we took off for the mountains.

Dark Clouds Over Ticino

We had been looking forward to our vacation in Ticino for a long time. We had only been to the Italian speaking part of Switzerland once before, just passing through on the Bernina Express and I had been for a couple days for work. We thought that after more than...

Sarnersee

After a beautiful, early spring, summer has been a crushing disappointment. However Elise never stops planning and we enjoyed an exceptionally wonderful weekend on Lake Sarnen with our friends Vanessa and Myles.

Farewell Summer

There are any number of compelling arguments asserting that 2020 is the worst of all possible timelines. However I paradoxically also have enjoyed one of the nicest summers in some time.

Allegra

As the dog days of summer began to wear on, we decided on another escape to the mountains for a respite from the heat and headed off to Grisons for the week.

Mürtschental

To enjoy the wonderful summer weather we packed up again with our friends Steve and Vanessa to spend the day hiking in Mürtschental.

Hiking in the time of COVID

After three months of social-distancing, we were starting to get a bit stir-crazy. With fair weather came more opportunities for hiking. Knowing that Gusti was eager to go anywhere with us, we laced up our boots and headed out.

Amateur Chiropterologists

When we first visited Mauritius, I said that I would return just to watch the flying foxes again, but of course Mauritius gave us multitude reasons to return.

Thailand

I needed a true getaway to escape winter and my friend Vanessa hit upon a great idea: a women's trip to Thailand.

No. 1: The Larch

Steve suggested that we go hiking and since I hadn't been in the mountains in some time, we took off to Emmental for the day.

Weekend Reprieve

Considering all that has happened in the past couple of months, and in fact in the last week, we were in need of an escape from work and home and to have some time alone to just relax. Elise had the brilliant idea to return to the Black Forest and...

Home is where the dog is

One dog-owner cliché that always resonated with me was how a dog becomes part of your family. When we adopted Heidi so many years ago, this was almost immediately apparent, but its wider implications have only now become clear to me.

Alpine Lullaby

I've been mentioning for a while that I wanted to see more of Switzerland. Since my wife is a woman of action, she planned a fantastic dining/wine/hiking excursion to Lower Engadin.

Harris & Glasgow

Our friends David and Louisa invited us to join them to a new distillery that they had discovered on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

A Passion for Tenerife

We return to Tenerife time and time again when we need an escape. This year in order to flee endless days of winter we returned to the island of perpetual spring.

Fragrant Harbor

It is always good to get out of one's comfort zone now and again. Our friend, Jerome, transferred to his Hong Kong office, giving us perfect reason to finally hop on a plane due east, introducing us to a fascinating, colorful, and delicious part of the world.

Vella

Chris 22 August 2021 22 August 2021 0

It has been a very cold and wet summer. So when fair weather was finally forecast for an entire weekend, we took off for the mountains.

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Dark Clouds Over Ticino

Chris 31 July 2021 31 July 2021 0

We had been looking forward to our vacation in Ticino for a long time. We had only been to the Italian speaking part of Switzerland once before, just passing through on the Bernina Express and I had been for a couple days for work. We thought that after more than…

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Sarnersee

Chris 28 July 2021 28 July 2021 0

After a beautiful, early spring, summer has been a crushing disappointment. However Elise never stops planning and we enjoyed an exceptionally wonderful weekend on Lake Sarnen with our friends Vanessa and Myles.

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Farewell Summer

Chris 3 October 2020 11 March 2021 0

There are any number of compelling arguments asserting that 2020 is the worst of all possible timelines. However I paradoxically also have enjoyed one of the nicest summers in some time.

Continue reading

Allegra

Chris 22 August 2020 29 January 2021 0

As the dog days of summer began to wear on, we decided on another escape to the mountains for a respite from the heat and headed off to Grisons for the week.

Continue reading

Mürtschental

Chris 8 August 2020 22 August 2020 0

To enjoy the wonderful summer weather we packed up again with our friends Steve and Vanessa to spend the day hiking in Mürtschental.

Continue reading