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Bernina Express near Pontresina

The Bernina Express approaching Pontresina.

Flowers along the Aare in Thun

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Cable car to Piz Nair

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Jungfraujoch train near Kleine Scheidegg

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Insider tips about the Swiss Alps

  • The weather varies by the season, day, time, location and especially altitude. You'd best dress in multiple thinner layers so you can adjust to the local circumstances.
  • The Swiss train system is safe, clean and easy to use. In most cases, it's a much better choice than a road trip.
  • Nearly all public transport can be found in one single online timetable.

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Transportation/ hiking advice
My husband and I are planning a trip to Switzerland next year. We will be there for approximately 8 days and are trying to figure out the most efficient and cheapest way to travel. We plan on going to Appenzell, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, and Lake Oeschinen. Also any advice as to what hikes to...
Aarau in Central Switzerland is worth a visit!
Often only the larger cities in Switzerland are mentioned on the forum – and also in the “Where to go – cities” page on this website. I would like to suggest: visit the charming town of Aarau in Central Switzerland! The town is on the railway line betwee...
Thunersee/ Lake Thun ferry
Does the ferry stop at Schloss Oberhofen castle, and can you catch the ferry from St. Beatus cave to get there? Thanks in advance!
Switzerland Quiz
No photograph this time. Just a fill in the blanks. The cantons of _______ and ______ will be making a slight adjustment to their cantonal border as _____ square metres will be added to the territory of the commune of _____ and the same number of square metres will be subtracted from the territory of the co...
Swiss webcams during the coronavirus
Folks, Here's a suggestion while we wish we were in Switzerland: Everyday I enjoy going to the Swiss Webcam site to view what's happening over there. Some of my favorites are Lake Geneva from Cully, Andermatt Bazberg, Kandersteg, Zermatt and many more. I particularly enjoy the 24 hour ti...
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