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  1. froeschli avatar

    RE: Short trips over weekends

    by froeschli 29 May 2012

    hi Lausanne to Montreaux is a day trip if you walk... If you go to the Jass festival it could be difficult and expensive to get a room.…

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    Re: Advice on our 10 day itinerary

    by angela6571 25 May 2012

    Neckervd, Thank you so much for all the advice!!! I really appreciate it! So you may think this is crazy, but we will probably be driv…

  3. 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…

  4. 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,…

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    RE: 2+ day family itinerary - help please!

    by neckervd 24 May 2012

    Switzerland is a country with 4 languages and 4 cultures. Every part is different. So "a real Swiss experience" doesn't exist. What do…

  6. 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,…

  7. 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…

  8. 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: THROWN out of a Youth Hostel - Help Requested?

    by TheAnswerMan 19 May 2012

    "The Best" Hostels that I've stayed in (not in any order): Lake Louise Hostel (Banff National Park, Canada); Whiskey Jack Hostel (Yoho…

  10. neckervd avatar

    RE: February Ski Trip to Chamonix

    by neckervd 19 May 2012

    Geneva for museums, night life, theatres, concerts, shopping etc. Sion, Sierre, Leuk and surroundings for hiking through the winyards…

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    Re: 9 days 8 nights in Switzerland

    by yam6ix 19 May 2012

    thanks neckervd! i am just thinking, if the travelling on 11th july is pretty extensive, i may pass it and return at another time. my…

  12. neckervd avatar

    RE: 9 days 8 nights in Switzerland

    by neckervd 19 May 2012

    July 10th: Timetables: http://www.pilatus.ch/en/railway-cableways/timetable/ http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2012/…

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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…

  14. usp1 avatar

    RE: 6 days in Switzerland

    by usp1 17 May 2012

    I was able to find a vacation rental in Brig at a reasonable cost. This means that I can use Brig as my base except for Jul 15 when I…

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    RE: Need help to plan Trip with Family to Switzerland

    by neckervd 17 May 2012

    If your plane lands in time, you will arrive at Bern at 8.58. There is no Visp (Zermatt) bounded train leaving Bern at 8.30 Your Zermat…

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    RE: SBB Half-Price Card

    by neckervd 17 May 2012

    ...whereas the Swiss Pass gives only 25 per cent of reduction on the Jungfrau railway (between Wengen/Grindelwald and Jungfraujoch). Check…

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    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…

  18. Ishotamaninreno avatar

    RE: Kandersteg - Cheap Accommodations

    by Ishotamaninreno 16 May 2012

    We visited Zermatt some time ago, and stayed at Tasch the next village to the West of Zermatt, it is in the same valley as Zermatt and…

  19. spezza avatar

    Kandersteg - Cheap Accommodations

    by spezza 15 May 2012

    Not sure if it is just me, but I'm having a heck of a time finding a reasonably priced accommodation in Kandersteg. My wife and I will…

  20. Nextthursday avatar

    Ticino and Valais suggestions

    by Nextthursday 15 May 2012

    Hi all, My mom and I will have 8 full days starting from Geneva in mid-June. On day 9 we need to end in Basel. I was thinking of splitting…

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    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…

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    RE: 6 days in Switzerland

    by usp1 14 May 2012

    Thank you fwoggle and neckervd for your replies. There are three of us...me, my wife and a 17 year old son. We are not planning on doing…

  23. neckervd avatar

    RE: 6 days in Switzerland

    by neckervd 14 May 2012

    What do you want to visit: Historical museums, art museums, watchmaking museums, transport museum, ethnographic museums, red cross museum,…

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    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.…

  25. usp1 avatar

    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…

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