Time to say 'goodbye' for a while!
After nearly five months of unforgettable experiences alone and with family and friends, here I am back in Switzerland where I started out on this wonderful phase of my life way back in May. 'Parting is such sweet sorrow'. How very true that is, as I started to meet friends for the final time in 2022. Firstly, Nic and Irene, who helped me so much when I left Switzerland to return to New Zealand in 2016, once more opened their lovely home to me for an afternoon of catching up and dinner. There was plenty to talk about and lots of laughs as always. As the biggest fans of my blogs, they were of course well up to date with my travels. None of us were very experienced at selfies, but we had some fun trying. However, king of Selfies, Dennis, had no problem at all taking a great shot of himself with me and Marco. This was a surprise meeting for me, planned by Marco. How sad I shall be to leave two such fantastic friends, but luckily, as with family and other friends, it is easy to st