Excelsior Leukerbad
Hofmattstrasse 38 Leukerbad, Valais, Swiss Alps, 3920, Switzerland
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The gentle art of skiing in sunshine
Emily and her husband Andrew visited during a worldwind tour of the world. It was great to catch up and hang out with the 2 after quite a few years.
Then the first day of sunshine after over a week of snowing, meant several ski trips to catch up with different mates and enjoy the huge amount of snow recently dropped and some great sunshine!
As you can see - Disco had a lot of ...
Skiing the Alps!
Wow, what a wonderful experience I had this Thanksgiving. I went with a ski club out of this area and there were 100 Americans that went on this trip. We had the entire hotel for just us. They even cooked up a Thanksgiving dinner for us on Thursday. On Friday, we went skiing, and oh, what an amazing time this was. The snow wasn't great, but how can you complain when you are skiing the Alps and you just look over and see the ...
Cheeky Catch up with Nadia
A friend, Nadia, lives in Milan and after a random email exchange we decided to meet in Sion - close to being in the middle of Lausanne and Milan. After lunch and a stroll around Sion - which is turning into quite a cool place, we then drove to La Vaud and had some wine watching the sunset over the lake before heading to Lausanne to drop off Nadia. In the evening Ana and Stefan had a fab meal with Milagros in Pully - gorgeous evening out and the summer just keeps on giving.
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Matterhorn and an upgrade
Another scenic train trip to Zermatt with views of snow capped peaks, rushing glacial rivers and cows fo course and I made it. Zermatt is definitely touristy and full of all types of people. Again it is a place that the rich come to be seen but there are also lots of day trippers and tourists who want to get that close up snap of the Matterhorn. I was blessed to have clear skies with fantastic views.
I am staying in a hotel that has ...
The Beauty of the Italian Alps
... us, the older portion of the city was within easy walking distance, and we were able to absorb the sights and sounds of the shops, cafe's and restaurants at the heart of Aosta. The unexpected highlight was a sound and light show projected onto the Roman ruins - an event that we almost literally stumbled ...



