Switzerland travel stories
But I Digress… This is the third and final installment in the series about my January journey to the Matterhorn Region, in the Swiss canton of Valais (or Wallis), which has 45 summits at Switzerland's highest areas for skiing. After boarding the Glacier...
Murdered on the Glacier Express to Zermatt In January I planned to take an eight hour ride via first class coach with panoramic windows from Switzerland's most luxurious center in its southeast to its poshest outpost in the southwest. But my train trip from St....
If you have the hots for hot springs, Leukerbad is the place to hot tail it to. In January I boarded the Glacier Express from St. Moritz at southeastern Switzerland and rode cross country to Zermatt, where the Matterhorn is located in the Alpine nation's...
Coming Home to Airolo, Switzerland Airolo is Switzerland! When I think about Switzerland, I think of Airolo. Airolo is a Swiss village that holds a special place in my heart. It is part of my family history and where I was baptized. While I am Canadian "“...
A Walking Tour of Bern Switzerland Bern Switzerland "“ A UNESCO World Heritage City Switzerland's capital city, Bern, dates back to 1191 "“ and much of the city still retains its old-world atmosphere. In the Old Town of Bern Switzerland, which is...
NEW RIVER CRUISE LAUNCHES FOR 2014 EMERALD WATERWAYS TO OFFER HIGH QUALITY EUROPEAN SAILINGS AND EXCEPTIONAL VALUE "“ AND THE INDUSTRY'S NEWEST SHIPS Boston, MA, August 2013 "“ The rumors of a new river cruise line have been floating around for a number...
Zürich has won awards for its high quality of life. With Swiss Alps stretching on the horizon across a tranquil lake, this "Little Big City" of 380,000 boasts safe, spotless streets and unsurpassed mass transit. Zürich's Altstadt, or Old Town, is...
Part V: The Reichenbachfall and Giessbach Cascades In A Tramp Abroad Mark Twain mentioned in passing two waterfalls located in central Switzerland. Meiringen has "beautiful cascades that leap from those rugged heights, robed in powdery spray, ruffled with foam,...
The Richard Wagner Museum is perched near exquisite Lake Lucerne (Luzern in Swiss German), surrounded by dramatic vistas of the Swiss Alps. The three-storey mansion where the German composer lived from 1866 to 1872 now documents and celebrates Wagner's music and...
Part III: Magritte's Matterhorn and Zermatt Today Zermatt is a hustle-bustle hamlet with 7,000 residents and 23,000 daily peak season visitors at one of the Continent's most popular destinations. True too in Mark Twain's era, with actual and armchair...
Part II: Lucerne, the "City of Lights" In addition to writing about sightseeing at Lucerne's lake and Alps in his1880 A Tramp Abroad Mark Twain reported on its city sights. To enjoy them as fully as possible I embarked on a walking tour set up by Luzern...
