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Day 20: Welcome back

After a relatively short night with a child having a panic attack right behind us, constantly screaming, and the father trying to calm him down with 'deuf dure schnufe' (he was...

Ready for take off

It's Friday and the things to be packed are ready. We're flying to the Philippines with mixed feelings: on one hand, we're excited about the country and the Batulong team, the...

Have a long breakfast! 🇨🇭

Riding, changing and p pping don't count! That's the way it is! And that's why I'm in Switzerland for the first time in my life! 🇨🇭 Hello Zurich! Grüezimitenand dear Swiss...

Prepare and Pack

All my things are packed, the apartment is cleaned and the keys are handed over to the subtenant. In a week, it's time to go. It's high time to start packing. A strange feeling,...

Day 1 - Travel day to Singapore

14.11.16 The suitcases are packed to the weight limit, the rest has to go in the travel backpack, which is also filled with all the books and documents :-) Our first 24-hour day...

Landing in Zurich

Landing in ZRH with Turkish Airlines

1st evening in Zurich

Greetings from Switzerland :) So today I arrived in Switzerland at 5 pm. I drove through beautiful landscapes. Switzerland is more beautiful than Austria so far, because there...

Short trip to Zurich

That's how it is with planning: after I originally planned to visit an old friend in Dusseldorf, I received a call from him shortly before my departure: he has Corona. But:...

A new adventure begins

Let's go on a new adventure. I give up a lot to discover new things

Picnic with Emily and Henry, 23.9.2018

Emily has a boyfriend! 😝 Last Sunday, Emily met her new boyfriend 😊. 'Henry' is a VW T2b from 1978 and belongs to Claudi. She finally fulfilled her long-held dream of having...

1. Oldtimer meeting in Eglisau, 19.8.2018

On Sunday morning, we drove to Eglisau with Hofer's in the TR5 and Stöph on his Indian in the beautiful weather. The first oldtimer meeting took place! After the bridge, we went...

Zürich Christmas Markets 2017

We don't really like Christmas markets, like the one in Nuremberg or Munich...too many people. across the Limmat in Zürich So we decided on a Wednesday, let's go to Zurich...

Uster and Greifensee

We started all our explorations to Zurich from Uster, as I (Anne) have an old school friend here who kindly offered us accommodation.

Back in Switzerland

After completing our last long bus ride from Siem Reap to Bangkok, we took two more days to relax in Thailand with good food, massages, and shopping (for Zora). To get used to...

TCS Oldtimer Show in Dielsdorf, 16.9.2018

For the 4th time, the TCS Oldtimer Show took place in Erlen. With Hofer's in their Triumph TR5, we drove to Dielsdorf on Sunday. At the entrance, a professional photo was taken...

Hello Switzerland - goodbye South America

I'm back home after six amazing months.

2nd day Zurich evening

Hey guys, Finally, it rained here in the evening and it got a little cooler. I relaxed and had some food. I got myself a traditional Swiss dish -> Rösti 😋 Some stuff is...

Preparation

Dear Travel Diary Long ago, I was asked if I was ready for the big adventure. Even back then, I answered the question 'No' without hesitation. That hasn't changed now, even...

Everything has an end...

On day 342, we landed in Zurich and our journey ends here. We were also excited to come home and are curious about what comes next.

Ladies on Tour, 10/26/2018

We wanted to enjoy probably the last beautiful autumn day 🍂🌤. With Claudi, Escher, and Claudia V., we went to Regensdorf, to the Linden parking lot, from where you can hike to...

Pfäffikersee, 24.6.2018

Last Sunday we strapped our bikes onto the van and drove to Lake Pfäffikon. Shortly after Pfäffikon, we found a parking spot for Emily and tackled the 10km route around the lake...

Horgenberg, 4/2/2018

The sunny weather is enticing on Easter Monday. Berni and I are heading to Horgen. We take the route through the city of Zurich. But what is that 😳? When downshifting before a...

Jackengate

Started in the dark, last check, got everything! Bee & Tobi are waiting for their mission, ready to pick us up and take us directly to the airport. Everything is going...

Trip to the Thur, 10.6.2018

Today was a hot day ☀️😅⛱ predicted. Therefore, we took a trip to Adlikon on the Thur via Nussbaumen, Oberembrach, and Pfungen. We parked the van, took our comfortable camping...

Lethargy Festival

Let's go, fully motivated and tipsy on the bike, to the Lethrgy Festival at RoteFabrik. Shitty sound, awesome location.. Surrounded by great friends, what more could you want?...

'I'm packing my suitcase..'

Only two suitcases of 23kg for five people? Reactions like 'What, that's impossible!' to 'I could never manage that!' were not uncommon 😉 But: these people don't know my past....

Start in Zurich

Now it starts, we are sitting at the airport and waiting ... still about 90 minutes until departure. Everything went perfectly, but the tension is still high. Now let's see how...

Swimming in the Limmat

Summer, sun, good mood ☀☀ Drifting in the Limmat at 29 degrees and pleasantly cool 22° water temperature🐳🐋🐬