The world’s most scenic express train…. We travelled on the Glacier Express today, one of the most famous railways in the world. The Glacier Express travels across the breadth of Switzerland, from Zermatt to St Moritz in around 8 hours. Along the way we passed rocky mountains still […]
Tgau da Zermatt! That’s “Hello from Zermatt!” for all of you out there that don’t speak Romansh*. Where’s Zermatt I hear you ask? Well, it’s a tiny village right near the Swiss/Italian border, in the South-West of the country. Famous as a ski town and for its view […]
Exploring the best of the Swiss Riviera Wow – what a day! We went up, down and around the Swiss Riviera today, exploring 3 of this region’s best known sites and loving every minute of it. First we climbed to the top of Rochers de Naye by cog […]
Welcome to the Swiss Riviera! Didn’t know there was such a thing as “The Swiss Riviera”? Well, allow us introduce you to Montreux…. We left Interlaken and the Bernese Alps this morning nice and early, keen to be on our way to do the last two […]
Welcome to Switzerland! We left Germany behind and crossed over in to Switzerland today, which may not be that different to Germany in terms of language and basic cultural norms, but is vastly different is terms of scenery. We’re in Switzerland for 2 weeks exploring its epic peaks, […]