A free audio walking tour of historical Paris

Free audio walking tour of Paris | FocusedTravels

During a recent trip to Europe, I tried Rick Steves’ free audio walking tours. Throughout a week, I tried different free audio walking tours in different European cities. One of these was Rick Steves’ free audio walking tour of historical Paris. This post contains affiliate links. If you click on one of these links and …

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Exploring Basel a bit more….

Exploring Basel

After a short nap and refreshing in the hotel, I decided that it was such a lovely day that I should not spend it indoors. Exploring Basel at the Spalenring tram stop I took a tram from the tram stop in front of the Basel Bahnhof SBB to the Spalenring stop and got off to …

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Exploring Basel Switzerland – boring or brilliant?

Exploring Basel

When my friends and colleagues heard that I was planning on spending some time exploring Basel Switzerland they were not enthusiastic at all. Most of them told me that Basel is not enormous and there was not a lot to see. I thought it would be better to see for myself whether this is true. …

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Winterthur: a quick stroll in this sleepy town

On my way back from the Rheinfalls, I had to change trains in Winterthur again. I decided since I was not in a hurry I may as well stay and explore Winterthur a bit. Since it was a Sunday afternoon, it was quiet, and most places were closed. Strolling through Winterthur This building had caught …

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Strolling through Zurich for a free experience

Strolling through Zurich - Ganymedes statue

After checking into the Leoneck Hotel, I took a short nap. A few hours later, I woke up and realised that it was still light outside. It seemed like the perfect time to explore further by strolling through Zurich. Strolling through Zurich – sights I saw I went out of the Leoneck Hotel and just …

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