Fabulous range of hire gear. All very new and in good condition. Huge range of new skis and they…read moreguys in the workshop really know what they are talking about. They will help you find the right thing for you and really go the extra mile. Great value for money!

'New' surf pool in Valais, Switzerland. What an amazing place.... the location was so clean, tons…read moreof great boards to choose from. Super friendly staff. On top of that, the local restaurant was simply amazing.

Training for a triathlon, an ironman 70.3 or the full ironman? Buzz Performance is the perfect…read moreanswer! Just an hour off Geneva, in the beautiful Alpine town of Morzine, Amelia and Joe have created a paradise for triathletes and cyclists. Whether a beginner or a professional, anyone can benefit from a personalised training schedule; the facilities are excellent: swimming in a 50m outdoors swimming pool and practicing open water skills in a lake, cycling through the Alps (including stages of the Tour de France), and running through beautiful scenery, Buzz provides all tools to develop/advance triathlon skills. I stayed for a week in July 2017 in preparation of the Cascais 70.3 Ironman; the training exceeded my expectations. Amelia and Joe are amazing coaches, with a positive attitude; their tips are spot on and they will both do their best to help advance your skills in any of the three sports. Training is personalised and adapted to everyone's level and expectations. No need to worry about anything. Accomodation in a chalet provides the opportunity to meet with people from different backgrounds with the same passion for triathlon and the mountains. Thumbs up to Marc, an amazing chef, who prepares delicious and nutritious three course dinners. If there was a 6th star, Buzz would definitely get it!

Very cool! We were in Switzerland for two days, and we made a point of doing this. I am very glad…read morewe did! This is a live escape game - essentially, they lock you in a room and you have an hour to escape. The Sherlock Holmes in me loves it! They have two scenarios, Bunker no 7 and Save Mr Holmes. My advice is to do bunker no 7. We loved it! My one complaint is that this game is very hard for three people. Definitely bring four or five. Overall, a great time! Next time I find myself in Switzerland, I'm doing this again!

You flew to Lausanne Switzerland to run a marathon? Are you crazy? :)…read more That's what she said. And many more people tell me this time and time again. Why not? I chose Lausanne Switzerland to race since I haven't been to the country and I thought it would be a great opportunity to run this race. I decided to run the half marathon distance because I wanted to try for a PB, but the course was hillier than I thought. And with all the eating the weeks before in Amsterdam, Rome, and Paris, I needed to be motivated and run the excess calories off! The Lausanne marathon and half marathon is Lausanne's premiere race and happy to have been apart of it. The participation field is about 750 marathoners and about 1,500 half marathoners. The weird thing about racing in Switzerland was that the marathon started at 1000 and the half marathon started at 1400. Kind of weird to have it start at those times, but I guess they mirror races like Boston and New York City. The Lausanne marathon and half marathon is traditionally held on the last Sunday in October. Registration fees were not that expensive, up to 60 CHF for the half and 80 or 85 CHF for the full, if you register early enough. The expo was held at the Place de la Navigation, an area on the Lausanne waterfront in Ouchy. The expo was basically a very large tent and there we're several races to advertise, as well as running related retailers who were there selling their stuff. Only problem I had with my packet was that the race alphabetized their registrants by first (given) name, not by last (surname), so it was hard to find my race number. I had to ask for help and thankful they found it after 5 minutes of checking the participant listing! It took about 15-20 minutes for the expo. It was definitely a small race expo, but had plenty of small town charm and festivities attached to it. The race itself was pretty good. Even though I have raced over 70 marathons and 20 half marathons, every new distance is a new and exciting event for me. The distance is the same, the scenery is different and the experience will forever change me. It happened here at the Lausanne half marathon. While I wished I had signed up for the full, I had heard that the half marathon course was more scenic. And it really was! The half marathon started at a place called La Place de la Pleiz, which was a short 20 minute train ride from Lausanne Gare train station. The task was to run 13.1 miles (21km) back to Lausanne - Ouchy. The most scenic parts was early on during the course where you got to run along the water front where there were people watching and applauding you. There was even a giant fork in the water - like an unique statute. It was pretty amazing to be running in Switzerland, even though you wouldn't think so. The first few miles you were weaving in and around the town of Place de la Pleiz, then out to the water front for mile 3-5 (5km to 8km). Then, the fun started where we were up along a closed section of highway from miles 5-8 (8km to 13km). We got off the highway (thank god) then and was treated to the residential sections of Lausanne - Pully and it was just grinding out the miles to the finish line. The crowd support was quite minimal, but there was pockets of spectators from the 10km mark all the way to the finish line. The residential areas were nice and rustic. All in all, it was nice to have done a half marathon in Europe (while on vacation). Bling is pretty good, although I hear that they give the same medal for all race categories - even the quarter marathon too (10km)! Run more! B+

Planned to just have a stroll around this park at the lake. Turned out we just hit the Tulip season…read morethat time and that meant a huge and wonderful display of Tulips of all kinds in the park. And it's a quite famous festival, even though due to Covid-19 there weren't any festivities going on, just the Tulips to look at and to enjoy. Amazing in what shapes and colours Tulips grow. It was just beautiful to roam around this park and look at the flowers. And you can get up-close to them (so close that some people started to damage some displays, pls. be respectful). Got some wonderful pictures out of that afternoon. In times like these this was really a wonderful, uplifting thing to do. No entrance fee, huge parking lot (paid) right next to and dogs are allowed in the park. And with the nice Lake Geneva and its mountains in the back it makes for a great scenery.

Right by Morges, this park was peaceful, beautiful and cozy…read more The park, with a grand and beautiful with a view of lake Leman still managed to have a cozy "small town feel" that I liked. The locals were incredibly friendly. The flowers were in bloom and there was a rainbow arcing over the lake. The boats gently rocking on the rippling water left me with a peaceful feeling. I had a great time. Special "thank you" to my amazing tour guide Vebrina.

Grotte aux Fees, translated into English means cave of the fairies. This was the first tourist…read more"show" cave in Switzerland open to the public. It is open everyday from March 15th to November 15th, and can be seen for 8 CHF. If you take the train to St. Maurice, you need to take a short walk out of town, and about a 10 minute walk up a hill to see the cave. At the entrance to the cave is a cafe with a nice terrace, you can grab a bite of something to eat. I didn't try the cafe, so not able to provide a review for the food. Once inside the cave you walk through a narrow twisting passage for about 1,500 feet, and as you get closer you can hear the thundering water grow louder. Supposedly there are 63 twists and turns along the passage. I don't remember there being that many, but I do remember their being several. I went during the spring time as the snow was melting, which is the best time to come, as the waterfall is even more impressive. I do remember the passage being wet and needing to be careful to watch out for puddles along the way. After the final twist you come to an opening and I remember being overwhelmed by the size of the large waterfall crashing down inside the cave. The sound of the water was deafening. I wouldn't have been able to hear anyone talking to me in the room. I tried to take pictures inside, but it was very difficult to get a picture of the 50 meter- 77 meter high waterfall (the height seems to be arguable, as I have read different resources claiming different heights). I would definitely come back. The only silly thing is that whoever the current owners are, went and did something stupid. In accordance with the name of the cave, the owners put up barbie doll fairies along the path inside the cave leading up to the waterfall. Thankfully their is no stupid plastic barbie to ruin the beauty of the waterfall, and the waterfall itself erased the memory of the plastic silliness for the duration of time I was admiring the falls.