Our Family’s Swiss Adventures

Our expat family is off on another adventure, this time to the land of chocolate, cheese and mountain peaks.

A Day of Building at the Arboretum

After our last trip to the Jorat forest, Mia and Annika both asked if we could just spend some time in a forest building and exploring. So yesterday, that’s exactly what we did. The girls made their own list of supplies: rope, a Swiss Army knife, snacks, and so on. As we were leaving, Annika…

Exploring Jorat Forest

We first discovered the Jorat Forest (Bois du Jorat) about a month ago, and it’s quickly become a family favourite. It’s less than a 10-minute drive from our house, packed with biodiversity, and criss-crossed with walking and biking trails. It is part of a 40 km², one of the largest continuous forest on the Swiss…

The Accidental Hike: Les Marmites

We discovered a really beautiful hike today, completely by accident, while trying to get to a different one. We’d set out for the Gorges de Covatannaz (Sainte-Croix to Vuiteboeuf). After finally finding it, and accidentally driving up and down the mountain first, we parked, got out, and found a sign saying the trail was closed…