Last October, we took a trip of about 3.5 weeks to Kenya and added a week on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. Part of the trip was for sourcing coffee resp. visiting coffee producers I work with at Drip Roasters. I also just published a blog post about the coffee-related part of this trip with more words and less pictures. After having spent some time in the coffee region around Mount Kenya, we went on a 3 day safari tour in Maasai Mara. Our next stop was the beautiful island of Lamu, just off the Kenyan coast, where we also visited a coffee school project of the exporter we work with at Drip. Our trip led us down the coast […]

This was the first longer trip for Seraina and myself after the pandemic. We had planned it for quite a while, but due to possible changes due to the virus and because of visa issue, we literally didn’t know if we could take the trip until the day we left. Costa Rica and Panama had both been on our list both for the nature and beaches as well as for coffee. Before arriving in these countries, however, we spent some time in cold New York City. After a few days, it was time to fly to Costa Rica. The land of pura vida offered beautiful landscapes, beaches and lots of animals. We started in the North and, after visiting the […]

This was the first time I visited Morocco and it was pretty much the first time for me in Africa (besides a trip to Tunisia as a little child). We spent a full week in Marrakech and one day in Essaouira by the coast. The food was excellent (and plates always too big – or too many), the city was beautiful and a little chaotic. We stayed at Riad 42, which was absolutely lovely – the rooms, the rooftop and the whole space was beautiful, the staff super nice and helpful and the breakfast (and dinner) they make was delicious. We would love to go back anytime.

We drove back from Dubrovnik to Sarajevo last summer. We spent a few days there, before we briefly visited Mostar and paid a visit to the historic village of Počitelj. Fueled up with a lot of heat, pita and cevapi, we returned back to Switzerland.

Just like most people, we did not fly for quite some time after the pandemic hit. We went abroad by train twice last year (Milan, Hamburg). This summer, though, we were on our first flight in more than a year and a half. We flew to Sarajevo, rented a car and drove to Dubrovnik, Croatia. We returned to Bosnia a few days later – my next post will be about that.

With travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, we have not been on an airplane in almost a year and a half now. Instead, we spent a lot of time at my parents’ chalet on the mountainside near Gstaad. It’s a really beautiful area with white, snowy mountains all around.

Just before Christmas, we spent a few super relaxing days at the 7132 with its beautiful thermal baths and enjoyed one of the best meals in a long time (if not ever) at their Silver restaurant.  

Our second trip after the first lockdown: a few rather cold summer days in Hamburg.

Milan was our first trip after the first lockdown. It’s just a few hours by train from home. We should go more often. Great coffee at Orsonero, natural wines at Enoteca Naturale.

Later than ever, here’s my last year’s flashback in a few pictures. Didn’t take many photos, hardly travelled at all. A weird year, and a tough one to open a café, which is what we did. Previously only roasting coffee as Drip Roasters, we opened the café in March of 2020. Despite a difficult first year, we’re happy the café is still around. We have also managed to grow as a roastery and move to a new, bigger location.   Bern, Switzerland This is where I live (or nearby at least). Due to the pandemic, we spent more time in this beautiful city and in its surroundings in 2020 than ever before.   Gstaad, Switzerland My family has a beautiful […]