Valentinas Travels

  I would like to tell you about a wonderful weekend in the Graubünden region of Switzerland, which I was able to enjoy a few weeks ago. We treated ourselves to a few days of wellness in the "Chalet Silvretta Hotel & Spa", enjoyed the great spa area and the autumnal, almost wintery landscape, great food and wine and some days away from Corona and the current restrictions.  Samnaun is a somewhat strange village. The former smuggler's paradise in the triangle of Switzerland, Austria and Italy is well known by sport enthusiasts - but even more so by price-conscious shopping fans, because it is considered THE duty-free paradise of Switzerland. No wonder the village is full of stores where you can buy alcohol, perfume and cigarettes at reasonable prices.  When we were there at the end of October, many of the stores, restaurants and hotels were closed, there was hardly anything going on. Also the cable cars were not open yet and we were stuck in the village without much to ...

  Here is a small photo report about a great weekend in the Lavaux area on Lake Geneva. The more than 800 hectares of vineyards are the largest continuous wine-growing area in Switzerland and have been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2007. The view is really simply stunning - and especially now with the great autumn colors it was just great!  We walked through the vineyards and visited villages whose name we only knew from the labels on the wine bottles (St. Saphorin, Épesses). I loved it!  So for once I let the photos speak for themselves. Have fun and a nice autumn to all of you!  The view from the "Hotel Préalpina" over lake Geneva A walk along the vineyards over Chexbres The village of St-Saphorin with the vineyards in the background

  Yaaaay! Finally, I am able to write about a new trip!  It seems like it was ages ago when you could travel without constantly reading the new entry regulations and having to fear that a trip has to be cancelled and you have to go into quarantine. But we were lucky and I would like to tell you about our 2 weeks on the Italian island Sardinia.  We made a road trip with a rental car and always booked the hotels the day before, both was no problem, except for "agriturismo". We loved the "agriturismi", accomodations led by private people and most of the time surrounded by beautiful landscapes. The food there was always amazing and the atmosphere very familiar. Make sure to book in advance if you plan to stay in this kind of accomodations, as they are very popular (even during Corona-times). We flew from Basel to Cagliari , which was a short and easy flight. Off course we started our adventure with a late pizza and the next day we took some time to exlore the beautiful ...