Off Like a Herd of Turtles: Family Travel Blog

  Lieselotte trail Engelberg Globi trail After our glorious Mt Falhourn through hike , we spent the next week galavanting around the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Adam, Z and I had been here 6 years prior and had just a marvelous time. We wanted to go back to some of the same places and try new places as well. We decided to split our time between valley (Grindelwald) and mountain (Wengen/Murren). I could easily stay in this region for months without getting bored. So much hiking, so much exploring- if you visit this part of the world don't skimp on time here. On this trip, we did opt to visit the Saas Fee region as well to try something new.....but honestly I'd vote to stay in Bernese Oberland if I had that choice to make again.  Tickle Trail We chose to deal with jet lag by staying three nights in Lucerne-just a short two hour train ride from the Zurich airport. We had a nice couple days there but if I went again I'd push through and try to get all the way to th...

The past year of whirlwind travel starting with a month in Alaska (with 3 month old Fynn) to New Zealand to Arizona to England to Oregon to Beaver Island to California to Switzerland (with 15 mo old Fynn) has shown me that beyond a doubt I am happiest when I'm hiking, biking, paddling or running outside in nature. The wilder the better. The more challenging the better. I have narrowed down what I love the absolute most about personal and family travel into outdoor wilderness adventures that challenge me/us. The journies are fun, transport with kids is a blast, the new experiences of all kinds are fun (if sometimes Type 2 fun). But the very, very best parts are us working on a mutual challenging goal. Outside. Together. In that vein, the absolute best part of our 2 weeks of hiking, playgrounding and outdoor exploring in Switzerland was this 48 hour hike up Mt Falhourn- to the highest mountain hut in Europe- and back down the other side. It was a through hike that definitely challeng...