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NAE ski study trip

On February 9th, a Friday, we traveled to Sedrun in Switzerland to go skiing or snowboarding of course. The BBS Emden and Aurich were also there. The departure was actually...

July 2019 - Active Seniors in Davos

Hello active seniors, I have a really great tip for you: A hiking week for fit pensioners with the staff of Hotel Sunstar Davos Platz. I'm not being ironic. We just went on this...

Tuscany Tour 2026

San Bernardino Pass

Infinite number of hairpin bends

Yesterday on July 16, 2021, the final stage took place from Splügen (Graubünden) over the San Bernardino Pass (2066 m above sea level) to Bellinzona (Ticino). I was at breakfast...

July 2019 - The Story of Davos and the Schatzalp

About 100 years ago, Davos was primarily known as a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. And the city owed this reputation mainly to the German doctor Alexander Spengler. He...

Die große Radltour Tag 15: Maloja oder der Tag des Schneehuhns

I was already looking forward to today's stage at home, drove the road version on January 1st, 2020 with P in the car and still remembered it as beautiful. I had already...

Switzerland July 2019 - Our first two hikes

Who wouldn't want to hike through fog in the Alps at 4°C during their summer vacation? It's truly an experience, even though it wasn't exactly what we had in mind. But the...

Innsbruck / Landeck / Davos

Wednesday 10.5. (85 km) Finally, we continue towards Davos... Our destination for today is Landeck. The sun is shining and we cycle along the Inn River all day at about 25...

Trail service and time management

For the third consecutive day, we hopped on our bikes to take full advantage of the beautiful weather window. First, we saddled up the bikes on Asap, went up a bit, and arrived...

The Battle of the Albulapass

Just before our first pass of the tour

Through detours to Italy

Off to Italy! That is the motto on Friday morning. We want to enjoy the sun one last time before finishing the trip. The bags are quickly packed and we set off in Markdorf...

The Queen Stage

View from the hotel room in Splügen

Switzerland July 2019 - Our arrival in Davos for the hiking week

Hello everyone! Yes, we have arrived safely in Switzerland. By train and after changing trains several times, we have now arrived in Davos. As you may know, we have booked rooms...

The great bike tour Day 14: Construction sites, hiking trails, and Schellenursli

Today was a very intense day, not only because it was the most alpine stage so far. First highlight: after the mediocre hotel breakfast, I want to send the book that I have been...

In the wild heart of the Abula Alps

As dreamy as our campsite was, it was bitterly cold up there. So, early in the morning, I crawled out of my sleeping bag shivering slightly, eagerly awaiting the first rays of...

Thusis Sept 20 - 22, 25

TCS Thusis Viamala Camping Site 74 Day 1: Weather: nice, warm Hiking in the Weisstannental

Balanced day

Our third day in Davos was supposed to be a bit more relaxed. The goal was to sleep in, go on a short tour, and enjoy some delicious food. Stefanie thoroughly enjoyed staying in...

From Berlin to Chur

08/31/22 At 5:40am we meet at Berlin-Südkreuz, the train departs at 6:10am and is already 2 minutes delayed. In Frankfurt, we only have a 10-minute connection. Let's see how it...

The last days with Hans

The supposed rest days in Davos ended on Friday, when another, this time only two-day bikepacking tour was planned. We wanted to visit the neighboring Schanfigg Valley near...

3400 meters of altitude

Despite the roaring stream, we were able to find restful sleep. Tomorrow, we'll prefer to close the tailgate. Thanks to croissants and delicious pastries right on site, we found...

Ladeadapter

After a rather hot night in Bregenz, we took the bikes and went on a morning breakfast tour to explore the cycle paths and the town square. Bregenz is really beautiful. Spicy...

Stage 135: From Chur to Splügen

Today, I would have loved to ride over the Splügen Pass. But of course, things turned out differently. After breakfast, I started early to tackle the alpine stage. At Bonaduz, I...

On old packhorse trails to Davos

It took a few days until the next entry here in the blog. The remaining week with Hans flew by and we were so busy that there was simply no time to write. But now back to the...

Delays in St Moritz

So the first day literally fell into the water. Instead of ambitiously tackling the Fuorcla Sulej and being rewarded with a grand panorama of the glaciated Bernina Group, Hans...

The great bike tour Day 13: Where the Inn becomes En - Unterengadin

It was announced that it would rain a lot and quite heavily. Yesterday I spent a long time googling for accommodation that doesn't cost 300 CHF and is not closed. Under these...

Let's go to the Gotthard

After all the trail fun around Davos, it was finally time to seriously and permanently turn our gaze to the west. In the next few days, I wanted to get much closer to the...

Davos way of life

The spectacular start of the Alps Epic Trail

Cruising through Switzerland

280/5651 74 Sustenpass 75 Oberalppass 76 Albula Today was a relaxed ride with one of my favorites, namely the western approach to the Albula Pass. For me, one of the most...

Stage King

At 8:30 a.m., we started the 1800m climb from Stilfserjoch with little traffic. Almost 3 hours later, with more traffic, we reached the highest point of our tour. As expected,...