Category Alps 2025

We spent a weekend in Annecy, France and day tripped to the Swiss towns of Vevey & Montreux.

Montreux, Switzerland

Montreux sits at that perfect intersection of lake and mountain, where everything feels composed but never overworked. It’s elegant without trying too hard — the kind of place where a slow walk is the main event. The first view along…

Vevey, Switzerland

Vevey sits quietly along the shores of Lake Geneva, backed by vineyards and mountains, and immediately feels more relaxed than many of its Swiss neighbors. It’s the kind of place that doesn’t try to impress — it just lets the…

Annecy, France

We arrived in Annecy by car from Lyon, and the drive alone was worth the trip. Leaving the city behind, the landscape gradually shifted into rolling countryside and then into full alpine scenery, with mountains growing closer and more dramatic…