Svalbard, Norway:  A Stark, Arctic Beauty

Svalbard, Norway: A Stark, Arctic Beauty

The brightly painted houses of Spitsbergen Our wonderful polar bears Looking down onto Spitsbergen from our hike One of the many, many glaciers on Svalbard Todd and me enjoying the view Hiking guide with gun and dog When I told people our trip to Norway included a 3...
Zermatt – A Bucket List Must!!

Zermatt – A Bucket List Must!!

I have to admit that when planning our trip to Zermatt, I was looking forward to going there but I wasn’t so excited that I couldn’t contain myself.  I felt more like it was going to be one of those “check-off-the-list” kind of places that we...
Lauterbrunnen:  A Magical, Majestic Swiss Valley

Lauterbrunnen: A Magical, Majestic Swiss Valley

When the Life Bus took Todd and me to Switzerland, there was one place we had to see above all others – Lauterbrunnen.  There aren’t enough adjectives to fully explain the beauty of this Swiss jewel.  Lauterbrunnen, in the Bernese Oberland, is situated in...