ex-Marine (husband, Steve) has one stock answer whenever friends/acquaintances comment that they’d love to travel with us. “No you don’t! Perhaps this incident will explain his emphatic answer. Winter is coming and with that, my thoughts turn to snowshoeing, a favorite winter sport. If ex-Marine had his druthers, he’d spend the winter either in a [...]
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When Snowshoeing on A Ski Hill in Austria Goes Bad
December 8th, 2009 
Sheila Simkin 
Posted in Austria, Davos, Engadine Valley, Switzerland, Zermatt 
Tags: adventure, austria, culture, destination, events, food, hotels, important sights, log, nature, sightseeing, snowshoing, Soll, touring, transportation, travel, winter sports 
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Train From Pontresina To The Morteratsch Glacier, Switzerland
November 20th, 2007 Sheila Simkin On the little Rhatische Bahn train heading up in altitude to the Morteratsch valley for today’s snowshoeing. These trains also continue past the Morteratsch, stopping at the Bernina-Divaolezza lift, and Bernina Lagalb lift. From there it is over the Bernina Pass down into Poschiavo, Italy which would make a great day trip. Poschiavo is the [...]
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St. Moritz In The Engadin Valley, Switzerland
November 19th, 2007 Sheila Simkin St. Moritz is the home of the rich and famous. The main bus stop was just inches away from Escada, Prada, Bally, Rolex (the real thing – not knock-offs) along with many other name brands. Very expensively dressed women walked by in furs and expensive duds. Some were obviously “trophy wives” (or “trophy friends”) on [...]
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Engadin Valley Sports and Entertainment in Switzerland
November 18th, 2007 Sheila Simkin There is a famous Olympic Bob Sled run in St. Moritz/Celerina. The only remaining natural ice bobsleigh track made with only snow and water. There are national and international races every weekend for 2-men and 4-men bobs. If you are a thrill-seeker (I’m not) take a guest ride with an experienced pilot. You get a [...]
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Arriving At The Zurich, Switzerland Airport
November 17th, 2007 Sheila Simkin When you travel, “it’s always something”…and this trip to Switzerland was no exception. On the United flight from Washington, DC to Zurich, I was the unfortunate person who had the only defective entertainment unit in coach. The overhead light went on and off at will, the monitor screen brightness level would suddenly appear on the [...]
Visiting Pontresina, Switzerland In The Winter
November 16th, 2007 Sheila Simkin It’s no secret how much ex-Marine (husband, Steve) and I enjoy Switzerland. Whether it’s summer hiking, visiting the many picturesque towns or snowshoeing in the winter on crispy snow, there is no easier place to visit and travel around. Their train system has to be the world’s best. (For detailed information on training around Europe, [...]
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