A wonderful winter walk in the Bernese Oberland
January 31, 2022, No comments
Blue skies, crunchy snow, bright sunshine and fresh air. It sounds perfect, especially as it doesn’t involve hurtling downhill or getting too...
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Solving the mystery of Interlaken’s two rail bridges
June 30, 2021, 5 Comments
Interlaken isn’t big but it has two train stations, West and Ost. Take the train from one to the other and you’ll...
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Harder makes it easy to enjoy the views
June 29, 2021, 11 Comments
In an area with so many mighty peaks, it’s easy to overlook one which is only 1322m high. But that would be...
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The once-essential little Swiss booklet
December 14, 2020, No comments
It was a little booklet that was always in my rucksack or back pocket. It was an essential tool for anyone using...
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A train ride up through snow and ice
February 26, 2019, No comments
It’s one of Switzerland’s great rail journeys and it’s just as spectacular in winter. The round-trip ride from Interlaken to Kleine Scheidegg...
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All you need to know about Switzerland: regional passes
May 7, 2014, 1 Comment
Swiss transport is not cheap so why not explore the country in affordable chunks?
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The Slow Train has arrived!
September 13, 2013, 7 Comments
It’s a wonderful feeling to hold your own book in your hands for the first time.
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The end of the road for Miss Jemima
July 16, 2013, No comments
“It is to the Swiss rambles that we look back with the greatest pleasure.”
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Great Swiss train rides: Glacier Express
February 25, 2013, No comments
Express it isn’t but it is certainly one of the most famous train rides in Switzerland. And rightly so.
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No sitting allowed in Bern train station
November 14, 2012, 8 Comments
The sign says it all: ‘Notsitz’ or ‘this is not a seat’. Odd, when it clearly is a seat.
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