Good food and great views in tiny Gadmen
March 25, 2021, No comments
Gadmen? I’d never heard of it but apparently it’s the most easterly village in Canton Bern. It straddles the road up to...
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Enjoy rustic chic and amazing views up on a mountain
September 30, 2020, 1 Comment
I called it my corona bonus: being able to get a room in one of Switzerland’s famous mountain hotels. Normally you have...
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Great Swiss train trips: Jungfraujoch
August 19, 2012, 5 Comments
Up through the Eiger and out on top of Europe: getting to Jungfraujoch is a journey to remember.
LEARN MORE ›What’s the biggest Swiss secret?
January 3, 2011, 4 Comments
There’s one aspect of Swiss life that isn’t publicised, that never really makes it into the guidebooks and is generally kept rather...
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Switzerland from A to Z
October 5, 2010, 7 Comments
A is for apple. Ever since William Tell shot one off his son’s head, the humble apple has been the unofficial national...
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Swiss Watching trivia, no 31: Records
August 31, 2010, 8 Comments
Switzerland isn’t the biggest country in the world (in fact it’s number 131 on the list), but it manages to punch above...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 9: The Matterhorn
August 9, 2010, 5 Comments
The Matterhorn Switzerland truly is a country of mountains: about 70% of it is taken up by the Alps and Jura ranges. But there’s...
LEARN MORE ›A trip to the ice edge
July 20, 2010, 5 Comments
It’s hard to imagine what 27 billion tonnes of ice looks like; even harder to imagine that mass moving, albeit at the...
LEARN MORE ›Great Swiss train trips: Schynige Platte
May 23, 2010, 2 Comments
It’s not the highest, steepest, longest or steamiest mountain train trip in Switzerland, but the ride up to Schynige Platte is one...
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