Originally, I had classified cities from Liechtenstein under Switzerland since I had only been to its capital – Vaduz. The Swiss say that Liechtenstein might as well just be the 27th canton because it uses Swiss phone numbers, Swiss postal codes, Swiss customs, exists on the guarantee of the Swiss Read more
The original C-Type trains on the Berliner U-Bahn have either retired or been scrapped for parts. On my last day in Berlin I was in luck! I caught the unveiling of a newly refurbished C-Type recommission from the museum to serve on the U-55 shuttle line between Brandenburger Tor and Read more
With a whole host of safety regulations in place, flying is statistically the safest way to travel as you are least likely to die of a crash when compared to other modes of transportation. But since COVID-19 has spread across the world, often through international air travel, does embarking on Read more
Italy is a very strange place if you don’t understand it and it starts to make sense to you the more time you spend there. I found Italians to be spontaneous and practical – traits that make their run-down cities function and adapt despite poor maintenance of public facilities. All Read more
I have had the pleasure of enjoying the clear lakes, snowy peaks, grassy knolls, and fresh produce of Switzerland for over a year when I lived in Geneva. When I arrived in 2019, I made myself a commitment to learn all I can about the local geography, history, culture, and Read more
Called Augusta Raurica in ancient Roman times, this city was named after Augustus Caesar. Like Avenches and Brugg, it was the largest city located along the trading route between the Italian peninsula and Alemannia via the Swiss alps. It has one of the most varied (not most well-preserved) variety of Read more
“Brugg” sounds like the German word for “bridge” and its name came from having a bridge that crossed the River Aare connecting a major trade route between Italy and Germany. The municipality has a little bit of everything, it was founded in Roman times, has a famous monastery founded in Read more
If a tourist were to look for sites with Roman history, they might think of visiting Italy for entire Roman towns, or going to the south of France for arenas still used for bull fights, or seeing Hadrian’s wall in England, but few think to come to Switzerland to see Read more
Romont is one of those towns that are easy to miss. It’s not along a motorway and it’s not even along a smaller B-road. In fact, you have to turn off a B-road and onto a country road with no lane markings to get to the hill that Romont is Read more
