An adventure that deserves its own Netflix movie
A group of five friends passionate about traveling and exploring the world decided to meet in Girona to begin a journey together. Clara, from Spain; Leo, from Argentina; Mei, from Brazil; Sofia, from Italy; and Arjun, from Pakistan, former master’s students, planned a trip that would start from Can Cocollona and end in the Swiss Alps.
Clara and Sofia traveled by train from Barcelona and Rome respectively, while Leo and Mei shared a ride in an electric car from Paris. Arjun, after researching transportation options, decided to arrive by train from Delhi to Europe and then took local trains to Girona.
Incredibly, our accommodation was the starting point for this group of travelers. As we shared in the patio, we heard them talking about the details of their trip. The first leg of their adventure would take them from Girona to Barcelona by train, where they would take a high-speed train to Zurich. The train journey would then allow them to admire various landscapes, from the beaches of the Costa Brava to the green Swiss valleys. “The idea is that we travel by land. Compared to flying, the carbon footprint will be smaller,” said Clara.
Once in Switzerland, the friends would take local trains and electric buses to reach their final destination: the picturesque village of Grindelwald, in the heart of the Alps. There, they stayed in an eco-lodge, a cabin built with sustainable materials and equipped with solar energy. The lodge, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, would become their home for the following week.
The group spent the night at Can Cocollona discussing how they were going to explore the alpine trails on foot and by electric bike. They were also talking about a guided hike with an ecology expert, who would enlighten them about conservation efforts in the Alps and the importance of protecting this fragile ecosystem.
One thing they wanted to do was meet up at night under the moonlight and a campfire to talk about deep life topics, share stories, laugh, reflect and just be surrounded by friends.
The journey of these five friends, from Can Cocollona to the Swiss Alps, was an adventure that we loved to hear about, as well as relating to our travel philosophy on good habits when traveling. Each laugh and shared story created memories and photographs that remained on our social networks and we will remember forever.
Keywords: responsible tourism, Can Cocollona, Swiss Alps, sustainable travel, green transport, train travel, conscious tourism, group adventure.