Destination: Switzerland

Gallery: Interlaken

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By harryjonas | Photo Gallery

The Toblerone at the top of the World

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 | By incarna | Views [637] | Comments [1]

Well it's coming to the point that we have to say goodbye to Switzerland. I have mixed feelings about it so far as the weather has been on the majorly sucky side for a large portion of the trip. 2 days ago we left Zermatt, which was a beautiful mountainy ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Gallery: Alps

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 | By alpinea | Photo Gallery

Switzerland... where the cookie crumbles

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By incarna | Views [529] | Comments [1]

Haven't had the oportunity to write lateley and say where i am. So i arrived in Switzerland on the 3rd of August and traveled up into the mountains around Grindelwald. This is a place where the mountains don't gently roll to a point and look all friendly ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

STREET PARADE in Zurich

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By gilbi | Views [2209]

Com as energias repostas e a panca cheia chegou a hora de se movimentar um pouco. Consegui uma carona de volta para Zurich com um dos turistas da Le Canne (7 horas de carro)e para minha surpresa quando cheguei na Suica fazia 15C, foi um choque sair de ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: Europe - Switzerland

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | By gilbi | Photo Gallery

Working the mountain!!!

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By midds1983 | Views [817] | Comments [1]

I found my cuurent post in the usual way - trekking around employers etc! Then today I stumble across www.workthemountain.com  which allowed me to find a ski job fast. I have now totally sorted my self out for the winter as a chalet girl in Verbier! ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

So so so annoyed

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By christina_wallace | Views [364]

The internet at the hostel is terrible. It just has these spasms where it doesn't work for a minute or two or three, but it continues to deduct your time. Well I was checking email just now and trying to check in for my flight and I had two minutes left, ... Read more >

Tags: hungry, switzerland, wi-fi, zurich

"Swiss efficiency" seems to extend to everything except the internet

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 | By christina_wallace | Views [413]

I made it to Zurich just fine... it seems that sleeper cars on night trains are actually quite comfortable and I slept the best since coming on this trip. Am seriously a fan of sleeper cars.  My hostel is clean and huge and also the nicest of all of ... Read more >

Tags: wandering, wi-fi, zurich

Primeira parada no primeiro e velho mundo.....

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 | By gilbi | Views [2272]

Saida de Sao Paulo dia 12 de julho aeroporto de Garulhos (gracas a Deus), primeiro destino Zurich (Suica), na ausencia do Sandro (meu socio) um amigo e membro fiel Pura Vida, veio me resgatar no aeroporto e me acolher em sua generosa casa. Depois de ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Gallery: Vevey (Switzerland)

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 | By nigelb | Photo Gallery

Swiss Triste

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [1627] | Comments [2]

Say that five times fast, we dare you. Ok, cut it out. With a bit of extra time on our hands, Gen and I decided to swing down to Switzerland for a little romantic alps action. Our destination: Bern, Switzerland, home of glockenshpiels (sp?) ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Abenteurleben mit Elli in Beatenberg

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 | By keziakos | Views [847]

After a lovely weekend with Elli and Brigit in Zurich, we packed our things and went camping. Elli had this lovely idea of going to Berner Oberland so I could see die Berg, die Kuhe und so weiter. Uhm... Camping... in June. cool! Weather Forecast:... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Valais, Switzerland

Sat, 26 May 2007 | By klynne | Photo Gallery

The Spluge Pass

Sun, 13 May 2007 | By shaneroehl | Views [1253]

For Clemens and Judith the vacation was over.  For us, it was time for something completely different.  We decided to not make the trip to St. Moritz on the way back for a couple of reasons.  This would have been a little bit out of the way, and also, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road