Recent Posts
Jazzy Hyatt in Downtown Sacramento
It was July 2022, we went to the California State Fair in Sacramento; it was the first time for both of us to attend any state fair. We also wanted to see a bit more of the city. So rather than a day trip, we turned this visit into an overnight stay. The hotel we…
Lunch at Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) has been recognized in the last five years in a row as the top hospitality business school in the world. We were treated by friends to a lunch at EHL’s onsite training restaurant, Le Berceau des Sens. The school was founded in 1893 as a result of Switzerland’s tourism boom…
Random Moment #21 – Before Today
Four classic trip-hop hits with vocals for late-night listening. All are from the late 90’s. Chris’s favorites. 1 – Before Today – Everything But The Girl2 – Underwater Love – Smoke City3 – Teardrop – Massive Attack4 – Inner City Life – Goldie Random Moment is a playlist series we started during the COVID pandemic…
Looking back at our trips in 2023, Part 2
Happy New Year ! It is a tradition on this blog in January to take a look back at some of the places we visited in the previous year. We were in Asia and Australia – read Part 1 is here. Enjoy some tunes and see where else we went in 2023. Click ▶ to…
Looking back at our trips in 2023, Part 1
Happy New Year ! It is a tradition on this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited in the previous year. Let’s kick off with some tunes by Australian artists (4 songs) and see where we went in 2023. Click ▶ to play Because of our move to a…
Road Trip: Relais Villa Pomela, Novi Ligure
This post is the last of a long travel series that documented our road trip from Lausanne to Tuscany. We made many stops on the way in Turin, Genoa, La Spezie, Pisa and Florence, a journey of 15 days. We turned around in Mensanello in Tuscany and spent two days to drive back to Switzerland.…
