That sounds rather poetic now, with a slightly bitter note.But it’s not quite like that. For me, there are two ways of measuring time.“When I could still walk properly” and “Since I can no longer walk properly.” “When I could still walk properly,” we visited Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge near Meiringen in the beautiful Bernese Oberland…
What do you do when temperatures have been above 30°C (86°F) for weeks, with only a few exceptions, and yet another day of a heat wave is in the forecast? You grab a few people you like and head for the mountains. Pleasant temperatures.Great conversations.Lots of laughter.A good Chässchnitte (Swiss cheese toast).And the most fantastic…
My infectious disease specialist asked me this question during an appointment in 2022. To explain this, I need to go back a few steps.Please keep in mind that I am not a “medical professional“. What I am writing here is simply what I experienced as a patient, the explanations I was given, and what I…
No, of course you don’t have to treat us to a coffee. We write this website because we enjoy sharing our plans, thoughts, travels, experiences, and sometimes the rather roundabout solutions we’ve found along the way. Most of the time, there’s a coffee cup with varying amounts of coffee in it sitting next to us….
It’s easy to say: “Come on, let’s go traveling after I retire.” The more we thought about it, the more possibilities came up. And every single one had a catch somewhere. But let’s start at the beginning: What is the best way for us to travel from 2029 onward? That was the beginning of a…
I’ve been thinking: How can I tell the story of my MS diagnosis as briefly as possible? The problem is, there is no “as briefly as possible” here. It simply took 5.5 years from the first symptom that actually limited me to my diagnosis. I deliberately say “limiting symptom” because once you know what you…
Multiple sclerosis (MS for short) is, simply put, an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system — the brain, spinal cord, and eyes. Every nerve fiber is surrounded by a protective layer called myelin.You can think of it like the plastic insulation around an electrical cable.With MS, the immune system attacks this very insulation.As…
Writing an “About Us” page feels harder to me than writing about almost anything else. What are you supposed to say? “We’re Kurt and Kati, and we’ve been together for more than 25 years.” It’s true. But somehow… it also sounds a little boring. So maybe I’ll simply tell you where you’ve landed instead. This…