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For kids: Lekeland, play land in Drammen, Norway

Destination Playland: 3 bloody hours of it.

Here’s a new destination, folks: Playland, or Lekeland, as it’s called in the local lingo – in Drammen, Norway. Bring earplugs – the noise level is well above an average Metallica concert, with about 100 kids. Could be 200 or 300. Sounds like 1 000. All yelling and screaming at the top of their lungs. [...]

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Have 39 minutes to kill in Luxembourg?

Here’s how I did it (of course, why I would have only 39 minutes in a country is more interesting – and slightly disturbing, and I’ll get back to that): Arrive Luxembourg train station at 14:45, wake up from a slightly uncomfortable but very essential sleep after having gotten up early for the 04:18 airport [...]

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Stein-am-Rhein – Stories on Walls

One Sunday morning in September, I found myself with an entire day completely open before a late night flight from Zurich. Idly leafing through a book about Lake Constance in a kiosk, the page for Stein-am-Rhein just popped open. I had never heard the name before, but knew immediately I had to see it. So [...]

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Malbun

Malbun is a lovely mountain village in Liechtenstein, accessible by foot, by car or by the post bus. I choose the latter. In the village, I take a chair lift up to Sareisergrat, 2 003 metres up. Not that high, but all the more pleasant – never mind the rickety lift contraption. The mountains are [...]

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One night in Vaduz

Liechtenstein is essentially a family firm, headed by His Serene Highness Hans Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein, who lives in Schloss Vaduz.

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Zurich – a night on the town

I quite like Zurich. It’s a good city to visit – just the right size. Never mind the smell of money.

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