WSET Diploma Block Session 3 🇮🇹

WSET Diploma, Austrian Wine Academy, Florence, Weinakademiker, Block Session Tuscany, wine tasting, tasting training, wine excursions, wine friendships, Avignonesi

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life April, 2022 Session in Florence and wine day trips The last block session is being regarded as the icing on the cake for this program because it features great excursions even though classes in a hotel in central Florence remain nourishing.  However it felt like being a […]

WSET Diploma Block Session 1 🇦🇹

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life May, 2021 We were just coming out of the second corona measures when the seminar started. And the Austrians were still in partial lock-down but the seminar luckily was able to start. Our class of 20 is a cool international mixture of everything, notably female dominated and […]

ThermaHealth: Distribution of envionmentally friendly Spirulina🇬🇷

Spirulina farming, environmental friendly, natural hot springs, Therm, Macedonia, Greece,

Albert R. Stutz, Owner & Partner, Vistamar January 28th, 2022 Establish distribution for Spirulina plant in Greece Spirulina is a microalga containing a large spectrum of nutrients rendering to support a healthy lifestyle. Mainly its antioxidants amongst vitamins and proteins make it a sought-after food additive for an increasing part of the health conscious population. In […]

El Salvador 🇸🇻

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life January 22th, 2023 At home I got a few astonishing looks when letting people know that I am going to visit El Salvador. I really enjoyed it’s neighbor Nicaragua not too long ago and I really liked it. So I was not surprised and my hope was […]

Hawaii 🇺🇸

Hawaii, USA, Big Island, Kona, Hilo, Mauna Kea Volcano, Kilauea Volcano, Sunsets

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life January 12th, 2023 The Islands of unexpected diversity & beauty Hawaii was not on top of my list initially when finding a place to get away from my least favorable months of the year here in Switzerland which is “dark” November. As Asia was not really “open” […]

Cabo Verde 🇨🇻

Cabo Verde - Sal - Expedition by private plane - Transamerica 2022

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life March 6th, 2022 Even though it has only been a mere 5 months since we came back from the Caribbean and Central America last October during our transamerica2021 expedition it feels good to be on tour again. For me however it is different this time. I will […]

San Diego 🇺🇸

San Diego - La Jolla - Del Mar - Encinitas - Coronado Island - Julien - Borrego Springs - Anza Borrego Desert

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life January 21th, 2022 Like in another post one could say why San Diego again! Well there is never enough SD for me. It’s my second home since having lived there in the 90ies and gone back more or less every year. It was the first time after […]

Provence 🇫🇷

Road Trip trough wine country and lavender fields with a Lexus SC430 Convertible

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life June 20, 2021 The Provence has been on my travel list for many years but in pre-corona times was on the lower end as more exotic destinations lured. This year it was an easy choice as besides the landscape and lifestyle together with those famous lavender fields […]

Tanzania 🇹🇿

Serengeti National Park, Matawi Serengeti Camp, Zebra, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Hypo, Buffalo, Crocodile, Flamingo, Gnu, Giraffe, Antelope, Dik-Dik, Turtle, Aerial Views

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life February 3rd, 2021 The land of beauty and tranquility Our journey took us along the famous northern circuit starting in Arusha. We first headed towards Lake Manyara and Taragire N.P. Followed by the Ndutu Area in the southwestern part of the Serengeti before entering the National Park. […]

Egypt 🇪🇬

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life January 7th, 2021 The joy was immense to finish a tough travel year with a jewel. A ‘Jewel of the Nile’ one could say. Luxor And it turned out to be one. Starting with staying at the fabulous Winter Palace (an iconic building from the Belle-Epoque Era) […]