Switzerland is undeniably expensive – and there’s no getting around that wherever you’re from, because it’s probably the most expensive country in the world. I wrote a similar post about saving money on a trip to Norway, and this will include some of the same ideas, but honestly I found it harder in Switzerland than …
On our recent trip to Switzerland, we had a Swiss Travel Pass which allowed us to travel on any train (and many other modes of transport) in the country – including the panoramic trains such as the Glacier Express and Bernina Express! These trains are pricey, so we decided to make the most of our …
In Zermatt, the weather gods finally shone upon us. After three excellent days in the Bernese Alps where we had experienced intermittent weather, we arrived in Zermatt to pure, unparalleled sunshine. We couldn’t have chosen a better day for Matterhorn-hunting. Zermatt itself is a big winter destination, being one of Switzerland’s most popular ski resorts. …
If there’s one area of Switzerland I could see myself visiting time and time again, it’s got to be the Bernese Oberland, an impressive stretch of mountain ranges encompassing the vast area between Bern and Lucerne. More specifically, I would return to Jungfrau in a heartbeat, the region south of Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald. …
Hotels? Booked. Swiss Travel Pass? Purchased. Panoramic train reservations? Sorted months in advance. Llama trek and yurt stay? Check. Wait… what? We have just returned from what we have both declared to be one of our best holidays yet. It was one we’d been putting off, not deliberately, but because Switzerland is somewhere you can’t …
