Between our short stay in Hongkong and our visit in China mentioned in the previous post, we spent two months in Japan. Most of the time was spent in Tokyo, where we immersed ourselves in a quiet but really nice neighborhood called Sasazuka, which is part of Shibuya. We also got to experience cherry blossom season in all its glory and consumed more sakura mochis than we could have ever imagined. Every now and then, we embarked on little trips to discover other places such as Karuizawa, Nagano, Obuse, Mount Takao, Matsumoto, Nikko as well as Kyoto and Osaka. Though we only just returned home a couple of months ago, we can’t wait to go back eventually.

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 […]

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.

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 […]

Once again, it’s almost spring by the time I’m posting last year’s flashback. A ton of things happened in 2019. One thing was that I did not do a lot of photography work, taking less jobs but also not really working on personal work. Mostly, because I was really busy with what has become a full-time job by now: sourcing, roasting and brewing coffee for the small coffee roastery I started with my brother Dennys: Drip Roasters.

We visited Paris during the record-breaking heat wave last summer. The day before we took the train from Bern to Paris, we received a reminder by email to bring enough water. We were pretty much boiling in the city when it reached an all-time high temperature of 42.6° celsius. Two days later, the temperature dropped by 20-ish degrees. Despite the heat, we had an amazing time, drank too much wine and Chartreuse and ate too much great food.

A few months ago, Seraina and I travelled to Istanbul. We had been looking forward to this trip for quite some time, even before we had planned it. I had been to Istanbul once before, close to ten years ago and I had really liked it back then. We stayed at an airbnb in the Cihangir neighborhood, which is situated between Taksim Square and Karaköy. The area was great, the apartment was beautiful and cozy, and good coffee was nearby. We were expecting great food in Istanbul and that was what we got.