With my sister-in-law and her family living in the pretty city of Basel, Switzerland, I've visited often and been shown a number of the more unusual sights. This one still rates as a favourite: it's a wall of plates. Nobody can tell me anything about the what or why, but I guess it just is what it …
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How I survived air travel with a baby
I booked my little boy's first international plane trip before I even knew he was a little boy. It seemed like a crazy thing to do at the time, but booking a trip from Australia to Europe is kind of a necessity when your other half is German and all his family (naturally enough) will want to meet …
25 years ago in Europe: Into Switzerland and a lot more snow
We might've seen our very first bit of snow in Greece, but thankfully there was more to come - who says you need to visit Europe in winter to see snow?In the Simplon Pass crossing from Italy to Switzerland, we came across enough snow to actually try our odd Aussie version of snowsports. I'll always …