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  1. janice_chin avatar

    Research survey

    by janice_chin 31 May 2012

    I am Janice, studying hospitality management at BHMS (Business and Hotel Management School) in Lucerne. This is my final year research…

  2. yokuni91 avatar

    Short trips over weekends

    by yokuni91 24 May 2012

    Hi there, I am residing in Zurich for 3 months for a summer work and will have time to roam around in the weekends. As I realize the…

  3. neckervd avatar

    RE: Advice on our 10 day itinerary

    by neckervd 24 May 2012

    Your plan makes sense and you know what you want to see and to do. That's a big exception in this forum. Congratulations! Some rekarks,…

  4. angela6571 avatar

    Advice on our 10 day itinerary

    by angela6571 23 May 2012

    Hello, I'm looking for any advice on my trip in September with my husband and one other adult couple. We have never been to Switzerland,…

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    RE: 6 days in switzerland during mid summer eve, need suggestions

    by neckervd 21 May 2012

    Your plan is feasible. Everything will be open. Weather is completely unpreictable. It may be sunny and warm or it may snow down until…

  6. Ishotamaninreno avatar

    RE: 8 Days OUTSIDE in Switzerland

    by Ishotamaninreno 20 May 2012

    I can recomend a couple of out and back day hikes you can do, from Zermatt and from Engelberg a village quite close to Lucerne. The walk…

  7. WanderV avatar

    8 Days OUTSIDE in Switzerland

    by WanderV 20 May 2012

    Hey all, My 19-year-old sister and I will be traveling in Switzerland for about 8 days, hopefully spending the majority of our time…

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    RE: 9 days 8 nights in Switzerland

    by neckervd 19 May 2012

    I cannot see any problem on July 11th: Lucerne dp 7.55 - Meiringen 9.12/9.42 - Aareschlucht West 9.44, hike to Aareschlucht Ost, dp by…

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    Re: 9 days 8 nights in Switzerland

    by yam6ix 19 May 2012

    thanks so much for the information! i have done much more research and come to some changes. 8 july : - reach Zurich at 0945 - sight…

  10. neckervd avatar

    RE: Need help to plan Trip with Family to Switzerland

    by neckervd 17 May 2012

    There are 461 hotels with about 15.000 beds in the Bernese Oberland. So don't tell me that you don't find a hotel there! What are you…

  11. himanshigarg avatar

    RE: Need help to plan Trip with Family to Switzerland

    by himanshigarg 17 May 2012

    Hi Neckervd - Since we are not able to find any good & reasonable hotel in BO, we are planning to make Bern as our base for 5 nights &…

  12. kofoluska avatar

    Re: 3 days in Zurich in july as a photographer

    by kofoluska 16 May 2012

    Neckervd yes, I´m sure. I have never been to Zurich, that´s true, but there are many things I want to see and visit and I´m sure that…

  13. usp1 avatar

    Re: 6 days in Switzerland

    by usp1 15 May 2012

    Thanks neckervd. It appears that moderately priced accommodation in Brig is already filled up. There are some other places in the…

  14. Herbhikes avatar

    Re: 6 days in Switzerland

    by Herbhikes 14 May 2012

    Hey, its free advice. To me Switzerland is about walking, and trains, and boats. Although the cities are very nice and interesting I would…

  15. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: 6 days in Switzerland

    by Fwoggie 14 May 2012

    You can do this if you want, but you would be running around on trains a lot. Still, at least they're highly reliable, clean and punctual.…

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    6 days in Switzerland

    by usp1 14 May 2012

    We are planning to be in in Switzerland from June 10-June 16. We fly into Zurich the morning of the 10th and depart the morning of the…

  17. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Driver/guide

    by Fwoggie 13 May 2012

    You don't need a driver. Lucerne itself is walkable; anything outside of the city limits of interest is accessible by the ridiculously…

  18. danmstevens avatar

    Driver/guide

    by danmstevens 13 May 2012

    Can anyone give me information on good driver/guides around Lucerne? Please post all you know of. Thank you dms

  19. neckervd avatar

    RE: 9 days 8 nights in Switzerland

    by neckervd 12 May 2012

    Zurich has many museums. By far not all of them are interesting. Which one's do you plan to visit? I suppose a visit of a museum after…

  20. mannersb avatar

    RE: Europe Itinerary

    by mannersb 11 May 2012

    oedipamaas Thanks for the reply! I will definitely look into the individual tickets again as I haven't bought the pass yet and was just…

  21. oedipamaas avatar

    RE: Europe Itinerary

    by oedipamaas 11 May 2012

    I don't think you're doing too much. And your budget should be comfortable. Individual tickets will in fact cost less than a rail pass.…

  22. neckervd avatar

    RE: Half a day in MT. Pilatus

    by neckervd 06 May 2012

    "Thankyou neckervd, so we can drive and park our car at the cogwheel railway,without having to go to Lucerne first and park our car?"…

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    RE: Half a day in MT. Pilatus

    by suesaj 06 May 2012

    Thankyou neckervd, so we can drive and park our car at the cogwheel railway,without having to go to Lucerne first and park our car? I…

  24. neckervd avatar

    RE: Need help to plan Trip with Family to Switzerland

    by neckervd 04 May 2012

    If you like to maximize time spent in trains and railway stations, go to Interlaken. If not, choose a more centrally located place or…

  25. himanshigarg avatar

    RE: Need help to plan Trip with Family to Switzerland

    by himanshigarg 04 May 2012

    Another question- we have small kids but still want to see most places(zurich, Geneva, Lucerne, zermatt, bern and interlaken) does it…

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