When I first started planning my 15-day solo trip around Switzerland, there was one bucket-list experience that I added to my must-do list immediately: the Glacier Express. It’s an epic, full-day, 291-km train ride that connects Zermatt and St Moritz. I decided I wanted to see the latter more, so I started my adventure there…
9 things to do in Bern (Switzerland)
The ride into Bern presents a robust highway system, more densely packed residential areas, more industrial buildings and significantly more graffiti than I’d seen elsewhere on my Swiss travels. And while it was the least aesthetically pleasing train ride of my 23-day Switzerland itinerary, the city itself turned out to be quite beautiful. There’s a…
9 summer things to do in Saas-Fee, Switzerland
Saas-Fee, Switzerland, is the bucket-list destination you’ve never heard of. They have a saying up here: “Come up to slow down.” And it’s true; everything negative seems to fade away as you step into Saas-Fee — a car-free village at 1,800 metres elevation. It’s a sort of travel sorcery. Tucked away in the Valais canton,…
Luxury hotel in Saas-Fee: The Capra
There are a lot of things that Switzerland does exceedingly well — public transit, wine-making, horology, skin care, chocolate and luxury. Luxury is especially apparent when it comes to hotels. The Capra is quiet luxury. MICHELIN Guide-ranked and part of the elite Swiss Deluxe Hotels group, this boutique hotel in Saas-Fee is a whole vibe:…
Swiss Travel Pass price, info + how to use it
So, you’re going to Switzerland and you’ve decided to ditch the car rental idea because this is a country best seen by train. Smart! And you’ve been looking into the Swiss Travel Pass. Even smarter! It’s one of the best-value options available to foreigners while travelling in what can be a fairly expensive country. And…
Send your kid to the Swiss Alps in summer
Tucked neatly into the Swiss Alps, sitting at around 1,300 metres (4,265 feet) above sea level less than 15 kilometres from the France border, a former tuberculosis sanatorium now houses 80 or so grade 12 students from some 55 countries during the academic year. But they’re not the only students at Leysin American School (LAS)…