Vietnam 🇻🇳

albertstutz — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:36:22 +0000

November, 2025On the road again …After visiting Mongolia and China just a few months ago I chose Vietnam for this year’s November dark days get away.Now this nation is one of the uprising economic powerhouses in all of Asia. With over 100 million people and a booming economy producing everything the world wants from cloths, sneakers to electronics including iPhones. And of course tourism…

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Madeira 🇵🇹

albertstutz — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:04:19 +0000

April, 2026 Now Madeira is hardly a secret gem anymore, with visitor numbers exploding in recent years, manly from Germany, the U.K. and also Switzerland. Interestingly I heard a lot of Russian the last days. I wanted to go since years, not only because it’s one of the classic wine countries but but also for it’s diversity of landscape and recent vibe. North Coast The more rugged North Coast sees…

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Introducing ARS I 🇮🇹🇨🇭

albertstutz — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:34:46 +0000

May, 2026Finally, it’s officially happening… I proudly present: For so many years I have been asked countless times why I don’t get involved in wine, especially after finishing my DipWSET. I never wanted to be another wine importer or opening a wine shop like so many others. And running my own winery including grape growing was never an option either, be it time wise or the time commitment…

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Northern Rhône 🇫🇷

albertstutz — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:34:18 +0000

August, 2024 After the solo visit to Burgundy I drove straight south to meet my friends for our annual extended wine weekend. I made a first stop in Ampuis at the beautiful showroom of mighty E.Guigal, truly impressive. Then on all the way along the Rhône further south to the town of Tain l’Hermitage, the center of the Northern Rhône wine region. Once on site, one can not miss the impressive…

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Burgundy 🇫🇷

albertstutz — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:24:39 +0000

August, 2024 What was supposed to be a reunion with friends from WSET wine school turned out to be a solo journey through mostly the Côte d’Or in Burgundy. Instead of driving down South over Geneva I decided to give one of the most prized wine regions in the world a quick visit before going another group of wine friends in the Northern Rhône. As this was a short notice decision I had no plan or…

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Alpe Salèi, Ticino 🇨🇭

albertstutz — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:04:31 +0000

October, 2025 Ticino, the Southern part of Switzerland, has many good traits to offer, hence it’s popularity for Swiss nationals as well as foreigners. The mix of favorable weather throughout the year, a culture mix of Swiss German accountability and Ticinese style Italian dolce far niente. The most visited time is still during the summer months, but I definitely prefer the quieter time from late…

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Zug 🇨🇭

albertstutz — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:19:33 +0000

January, 2026 Zug, notably my home town, is nested neatly at the confluence of the Swiss Alp into the midland with the mountain Rigi as its most prominent feature. While the Rigi is only 1799m high (not considered high for a Swiss standards), it comes across as much taller due to the steep decline from its peak down to Lake Zug at just over 400m. On days with high visibility the central mountain…

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Mongolia 🇲🇳

albertstutz — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:35:23 +0000

July, 2025On the road again …I was just home for over a week before the next adventure was up? And this would was always very high on my list, but once visiting, I wanted to get a deeper insight. Since I travelled the Stans not too long ago I wanted to focus on the Mongolian culture and the South with the Gobi Desert.There was a rocky start to the trip due to the lateness of the feeder flight into…

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Southeastern US States Road Trip 🇺🇸

albertstutz — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:34:07 +0000

June, 2025On the road again …The last longer road trip was only a bit more that a half a year ago, and now already the next one. How lucky am I?When a son asks you to join him for a road trip after his semester, how could anyone say no!So he chose to check out the southeast, starting from his college in Upstate New York. On his way down he picked me up at Dulles Airport, Washington DC (actually…

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Gaeta & Amalfi Coast 🇮🇹

albertstutz — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:32:37 +0000

May, 2025Overseen marvel and tourist hotspotA decision on short notice and good weather forecast, however I did not anticipate the Pontifex to pass, so I left Rome aside and headed straight South as planned.The two sites could not be much different, especially when it comes to today’s tourist behaviors.GaetaKnown as the “city of a hundred churches”, Gaeta is a beautiful sea town…

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