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Where Maradona is a Saint and Pizza Tastes Like Nowhere Else: How to Spend Three Days in Naples

Prior to our journey to Naples, we spent cozy nights at home eating bowls of Italian wedding soup with reruns of The Godfather. These were the only two elements we knew about Italy’s less glossed over destination: that it was the birthplace of pizza and the Camorra....
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Stay in a French Château: A Night at Burgundy’s Enchanting Château de Longecourt-en-Plaine

Unlike most property rentals on Airbnb, ours was family owned, dating all the way back to the 13th century, and managed by a Count. ...
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Unique Things to do in Paris: A Francophile’s Guide to the City of Light

With over 17 million visitors each year, so many love Paris because of just that- it is a place that stays with you, creating a unique story for everyone who passes by. ...
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What Happens When You Don’t Plan Prague: A Lazy Girl’s Guide to the City of Spires

I feel wealthy because I have accumulated friendships that have withstood time. Niah is one such friendship, a person who knows about the time I sh** my pants, my extensive list of ex boyfriends, and my show choir phase. That… Read more...
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Becoming a Mountain Woman in La Dôle

August 11, 2024

Driving past Geneva and its neighboring villages, one spots two glimmering white globes and tower at 1,677 meters above sea level, serving as both a weather observatory and protector of the radar antenna of the Swiss air navigation service. “That’s...

Celebrating Swiss National Day in France

August 7, 2024

“C’est le premier août ! Le bar est ouvert !” It was 10:30 a.m. and we were boarding a steamboat to celebrate Switzerland’s 733rd birthday in neighboring France. We herded like cattle amongst elderly Swiss German and French speaking tourists,...

Bonjour, je m'appelle Laura et je vous souhaite la bienvenue à Swiss Serendipity. Originally from Iowa (USA), I began this blog in 2024 to write and photograph life abroad in Switzerland. Through snapshots from my camera roll and scribbles from napkins and notebooks, Swiss Serendipity strives to uncover hidden treasures, art, and culture for curious readers and seekers of unique experiences. Most importantly, Swiss Serendipity aims to illustrate how traveling and a life abroad can be accessible to anyone, anywhere. For as they say, when there is a will, there is a surely a way.

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