Valentinas Travels

In the times of Corona there is unfortunately not much to tell about trips and excursions. Nevertheless, I would like to tell you about a little hike we recently did. We did a small part of the Alpenpanoramaweg, a trail which leads from Rorschach in the east to Geneva in the west (total 510 km). We did the part from Appenzell to Urnäsch in the beautiful Appenzell region, which is one of my favourite regions in Switzerland, I always have the feeling that the grass is a little bit greener there than in the rest of Switzerland. If you want to experience the picture-book Switzerland, this is the right place.  The hike was easy (ca. 3.5h, 13 km) and once again reminded us that sometimes you don't have to travel that far to clear your head and encounter wonderful landscapes. 

This New Year's Eve was a special one. I did not spend it at home with my friends as usual, but instead we decided to celebrate it this time on a road trip in Morocco.  Well... As we found out later, celebrating it was not much as New Year's eve is not celebrated in this Muslim country, but nevertheless we had a great week in this wonderful, impressive country. Here my travelogue.  The itinerary We only had one week to explore Morocco, which definitely is much too short for this huge country. We flew to Casablanca, rented a big car for 5 people and drove along the coast to Essaouira , then continued to the city of Taroudannt . Next stop was Ait-Ben-Haddou , a city which was setting for numeros famous movies and counts as a UNESCO world heritage site. Along spectacular landscapes, we continued to Marrakech , where we celebrated New Year's eve. The last day, we spent in Casablanca from where we flew back to Switzerland.  This tour was a lot of driving, bu...