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Becoming a Groupie on a Swiss Alps Hike

April 16, 2013 By Carol Antman

Travel writer Carol Antman surmounts misgivings and mountains in Switzerland When I was invited to tag along as a journalist with Alpine Adventure Trails Tour on a two-week hike in the Swiss Alps, I was eager for my husband Mark to book the trip and come. Somehow he did not share my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: hikers, hiking, Matterhorn, mountains in switzerland, Swiss alps, Switzerland, walking tour, zermatt

Travel Europe – meet a guidebook writer & Charlie Chaplin

August 31, 2010 By Almis Simans

Lausanne, Switzerland. On the Via Francigena When on the Via Francigena, there are precious few opportunities that come your way in regards to being ferried about instead of walking. Such an opportunity arose in travelling from Lausanne to Vevey - by ferry. In the morning, with the bright sun … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Walking Experiences Tagged With: Lake Leman, Lausanne, Montreux, Ouchy, Switzerland, Via Francigena

Via Francigena: Martigny to Orsieres

March 8, 2010 By Almis Simans

Suddenly the mists parted, revealing the valleyVia Francigena: Martigny, Switzerland. After a filling breakfast we donned our packs and walked out into the wet, overcast weather which was rather pleasant after the past few hot days. We arrived at a park where there was a fork in the track. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Walking Experiences Tagged With: Bovaniers, Martigny, Orsieres, Sembrancher, Switzerland, Via Francigena

St Bernard Pass – gateway throughout the ages

May 25, 2009 By Almis Simans

From Martigny in Switzerland (along the Via Francigena) we struggled over the hardy obstacle of a mountain ridge. Because a flood two weeks before had washed away the walking track and the railway track - both of which followed the river. We had planned to walk from Martigny to Orsieres that day, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Walking Experiences Tagged With: cheese fondue, Martigny, napoleon, Orsiers, Romans, St Bernard Pass, Switzerland, Via Francigena

To visit a castle – sometimes take a bus

April 30, 2009 By Almis Simans

What a lavish breakfast at Hotel Helvetie in Montreaux, Switzerland. We were journeying along the ancient Via Francigena, the path that stretches all the way from Canterbury to Rome. After breakfast we decided to take the local bus four kilometers to Chillon Castle which lay on the lake’s (Leman) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Walking Experiences Tagged With: Bonivard, Byron, Chillon Castle, Switzerland, Via Francigena

Swiss Cheese – more than Gruyère, but…

February 16, 2009 By Helen Page

  When I read that there are more than 400 varieties of Swiss cheese, I was astounded. Most non-Swiss people would only know of a handful, the most popular ones being Emmenthal and Gruyère. Still, Gruyère is undoubtedly the big cheese of the Swiss dairy industry, so when we visited the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: AOC, cheese, doux, Emmenthal, Gruyère, Gruyères, salé, swiss cheese, Switzerland

Tax Free Shopping in Switzerland

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page

Swiss Tax Free Shopping: The VAT rate in Switzerland is 8% and is included in the sales price. With prices in Switzerland as they are, any discount is welcome, so don't miss out on your tax refund! All visitors living outside Switzerland are entitled to claim back the VAT if they spend more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Shopping, Useful facts Tagged With: global refund, Switzerland, tax free shopping

St. Moritz – A Glitzy Swiss Ski Resort

February 15, 2009 By Helen Page

Glitz and Glamour at St. Moritz - but not so much in Summer... St Moritz is one of the world's glitziest, most expensive ski resorts, deserving its reputation as the St. Tropez of ski destinations. Our tour director referred to this place as a ski resort for the "chic-kie mickeys", her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured Tagged With: boutiques, Corvatsch, Corviglia, designer goods, Diavolezza, giorgio armani, glitz and glamour, jet-set, ski destinations, ski resort, st moritz, Switzerland

Swiss Postal Service

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page

Post Post offices are usually open from 8 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 5 pm on weekdays, although some branches in shopping centres often open the same hours as the shopping centres, and this includes late night shopping (usually Thursdays). On Saturdays, post offices in large cities are open … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: mail boxes, post office, postal service, stamps, swiss post, Switzerland

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