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The people of ESCAPE: meet our guest Sharon!
Every now and then, we like sharing the stories our guests. And today, we're excited to introduce you to Sharon from the US, who stayed...
Apr 26, 20231 min read


How to not be lonely traveling?
When we e-met Amanda for our first interview for the Community Manager position at Swiss Escape, she had just left her corporate job in...
Oct 27, 20222 min read


The importance of community (why we need colleagues)
It was almost 2 years to the day since I last worked alongside my colleagues when I started my week at Swiss Escape. I was drawn to the opportunity to be near the slopes without having to take time off work. Better yet, I was working Eastern Time, so I had the mornings to ski all weeklong. It had never occurred to me that I’d once again be working alongside other people, but it became one of my favourite parts about my stay. Being present The past two years can be summed up i
Aug 3, 20223 min read


"One day I will take you to the Alps"
After a study abroad year in Ireland during which she went to visit the Swiss Alps when she was 13, Paulina knew she would have to share this feeling with the ones she loved the most. So not long after she met Diego, she told him that they would go. One day. One Day... years passed, Diego and Paulina launched their Marketing Agency and coworking space in Mexico City , where they are from and traveling, the thing that brought them together, went down the top priority list. Run
May 16, 20223 min read


"We're going to do way more of this"
When we caught up with Elspeth, a few weeks after her stay at Swiss Escape, she is calling in from Sun&Co , another coliving & coworking space in Spain. Change of plans This wasn't the plan at first but " we're going to do way more of this" she says right away. When her and her partner Ari left home in Canada for six months, they had only booked their Swiss Escape stay, wanting to try something new. After a week in our little community, they decided to change their plans an
Apr 26, 20222 min read


Top 10 Activities by Swiss Escapers
There is plenty to do at Swiss Escape, in Grimentz and around, so much that most people find it difficult to squeeze it all in during...
Mar 20, 20222 min read


The reality was just as romantic as I imagined
We caught up with former resident Megan, originally from the pacific northwest in the US, currently living the remote lifestyle to the fullest. Megan stayed with us at Swiss Escape in November-December 2021. It was not such a scary jump to book her stay at Swiss Escape as Megan always had roommates and had even experienced coliving coworking for 4 months already in Washington. However she noticed that in the US, most of the coliving opportunities, where in the cities, which
Jan 31, 20222 min read


Serendipity encounter on a plane to Italy!
A few weeks ago, a couple who was supposed to stay with us was unfortunately unable to make it. They told us they had a friend who could take over their room and so Eric joined our community. Here is his story: Tell us a bit about yourself? Who are you, where are you from/based, what do you do? My name is Eric Nguyen from California and I am on the greatest adventure of my life right now. I got a new job in May working in Sales and I couldn’t be happier because of the people
Oct 12, 20214 min read


Vertiginous thrill!
Did you know Via Ferrata means Iron path in Italian? This practice goes way back in the Alps, fixing hooks and ropes to facilitate...
Aug 10, 20211 min read


Petra, living her best Swiss life!
If you have been following us for a while now you know we have a Community manager at Swiss Escape living with the residents in the house, sharing their everyday life, welcoming them, facilitating the logistics and encouraging activities and get togethers. Our CM (Community manager) are amazing people who, through their energy and love for nature and other people, really make the Swiss Escape experience a special one! This season we are so lucky that Petra got "a sign" to com
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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