Peter has decided to give up smoking. To strengthen his resolve, he embarks on a strict smokeless walk across country from Zurich to the town of his (and his smoking addiction’s) origin, St Gallen.

Although Peter fails to throw off the addiction twice and has to return to St Gallen by increasingly obscure routes, this is more than just a video diary of his thoughts and perceptions on himself, the ensuing encounters and the people he meets. It is a wry and self-depreciating love letter to the Swiss German community that questions his arrogant disregard of the elderly and customs that are being lost in a fast, impersonal world. His view is developed through endearing meetings with quietly fascinating people, including an ancient, indomitable sweetheart, a pure-spirited farmer, and his fastidious parents.