Lake Konstanz is named after the German city of Konstanz. It sits comfortably on the border with Switzerland just an hour away from Zürich making it the idea cross-border shopping destination for low tax items. The old town centre itself is quite charming with safe pedestrianised streets and street performers Read more
At just over an hour away from Geneva or about a half-hour away from Lausanne, Montreux is just close enough to admire sunset with dinner after work in the summer and just far enough to miss sunset with dinner after work in the winter. Being near the easternmost point of Read more
If you take the hourly direct express train from Geneva to Lausanne, you’ll get there in just 36 minutes. I probably find myself in Lausanne at least once a fortnight to share a drink with a colleague or go window shopping in the old town. Lausanne to Geneva is what Read more
Bern is the capital of Switzerland and is a little bit of a special potato. It feels like a city, looks like a city, and has the infrastructure of a city, but is not the largest city in the country. The trams run for just 20 minutes before reaching the Read more
Some cities like Neuchâtel have a castle, but the Stockalper Schloss has a city. Most well known for its quadrilateral castle, Brig is actually an urban agglomeration of Naters and Glis. The Stockalper Schloss can be visited for free, but the hourly guided tours cost a few Francs and are Read more
My first contact with Kansas City was probably when I heard the Beatles’ song Kansas City/ Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey when I was about 12 years old. Then in my first year of university I met Sam, a friend from the same prayer group who was an exchange student in Hong Kong for Read more
Located just a little ways from Toronto, Hamilton is a quiet lakeside city with a lively and artistic downtown area. It’s perfect for a morning stop on the way to Niagara Falls with plenty of cafes that are open even on weekend mornings. Although it shares the same name as Read more
Even though I’ve perviously lived in Europe, Geneva never really felt like home to me. Sure, the western sectors of Berlin look a bit like Geneva, but the two cultures are so vastly different that it confirmed that my heart was still in Berlin. Geneva didn’t speak German, it wasn’t Read more
Known as the great humanitarian president, Herbert Hoover gave all he could to US aid projects in Europe after the two world wars and encouraged his fellow Americans to do so as well. It could be said that he is the man who sings-handedly created the mid-century image of American Read more
While Sioux Falls actually has a waterfall, the radio of Cedar Rapids remains nowhere to be seen. Located just 30 minutes north of Iowa City, Cedar Rapids is an optional stop for those looking for a genuine piece of Europe in North America. Most well known for its Czech and Read more