Category Archives: travel

Sunshine in Switzerland… #SilentSunday #travel

Posted on September 4, 2022 by lindahuber

Water… a weekend walk to the lake. It makes such a difference where the sun is – the two last photos were taken less than a minute apart, but looking in different directions.

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#Wildlife in Switzerland… #nature #birds

Posted on August 21, 2022 by lindahuber

Our flat here in N.E. Switzerland is metres away from a belt of woodland. In winter, the view to the north is tall tree trunks with Lake Constance and Germany beyond, and in summer we have peaceful shades of leafiness … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Switzerland, travel | Tagged birds, nature, Red Kite, Switzerland, wildlife | 16 Comments

Summer in Switzerland, and the fire next door… #SilentSunday(almost) #travel

Posted on August 7, 2022 by lindahuber

A few photos of two of the trips I took this summer. (More to follow later in the month.) Over the lake to Friedrichshafen in Germany. Click on the pics to see the uncropped version: A walk around the Gubsensee … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Switzerland, travel | Tagged Germany, Lake Constance, Switzerland, travel | 11 Comments

#SilentSunday in #Switzerland #travel

Posted on June 19, 2022 by lindahuber

Summer streets in St Gallen… Next week, we have crime writer Clare Chase and her choice of classic comfort books – see you then!

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Out and about in #Switzerland #travel

Posted on May 22, 2022 by lindahuber

Summer has arrived in N.E. Switzerland – at least it’s here for the moment; next week looks slightly iffier. Last Sunday was also museum day in our town, so as both sons were visiting, off we set to see a … Continue reading →

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Springtime in #Switzerland #SilentSunday (almost)…

Posted on May 8, 2022 by lindahuber

I took these photos late last month. Remember in Anne of Green Gables, how Matthew goes to the station to collect – he thinks – an orphan boy to work on the farm? He finds Anne, and on the way … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, The Writing Life, travel | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, spring, Stolen Sister, Switzerland, The Writing Life | Leave a comment

Classic Comfort Reads… with Louise Mangos

Posted on April 24, 2022 by lindahuber

The idea behind the Classic Comfort posts is that each featured writer chooses a favourite title from the classics – we’ll define ‘classic’ as pre-1940 – and a favourite comfort read, a book they always return to, for whatever reasons. … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Guest Posts, travel | Tagged Charles Dickens, crime fiction, Graeme Simsion, Louise Mangos, The Beaten Track | 2 Comments

I #amwriting, #travel in Switzerland and a Chill award!

Posted on April 10, 2022 by lindahuber

It’s been a busy week here in N.E Switzerland. On Monday, I travelled to Zürich to meet up with writing friends Louise Mangos – who’s coming on the blog later this month with her choice of Classic Comfort books – … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life, travel | Tagged Alison Baillie, books, editing, Hobeck Books, Louise Mangos, Writing | Leave a comment

Not such a happy coincidence…

Posted on March 6, 2022 by lindahuber

As coincidences go, it was a big one, and it nearly meant that one of my books wasn’t finished, never mind published. Going back a couple of years, I was watching a TV programme called The Heir Hunters, which was … Continue reading →