Almost lost

Almost lost

Yes, yes, it's been a long time I've contributed here! But I'm not lost. Neither is the Vallon de Rechy, the subject of this post. In the 1980's this small alpine valley in the south of Valais (close to Sierre) was planned to be built with infrastructure for Valais' ski…

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La Berra and Beyond

La Berra and Beyond

This year Tamara and I are doing for the second time this two-day hike from Charmey up to La Berra and then eastwards to Schwarzensee. It's a relatively easy hike offering beautiful landscapes, stunning views and the chance to taste likely the best cheese Fondue in the world (at the…

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Homage to Aleppo

Homage to Aleppo

The stream of terrible news from Syria and in recent months especially from Aleppo does not seem to end. Every day we hear of more bombardments, more killing, more violence. In light of the particularly dramatic turn of events in eastern Aleppo I've decided to revisit my photo album from…

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