The once-essential little Swiss booklet
December 14, 2020, No comments
It was a little booklet that was always in my rucksack or back pocket. It was an essential tool for anyone using...
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A train ride up through snow and ice
February 26, 2019, No comments
It’s one of Switzerland’s great rail journeys and it’s just as spectacular in winter. The round-trip ride from Interlaken to Kleine Scheidegg...
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All you need to know about Switzerland: regional passes
May 7, 2014, 1 Comment
Swiss transport is not cheap so why not explore the country in affordable chunks?
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The Slow Train has arrived!
September 13, 2013, 7 Comments
It’s a wonderful feeling to hold your own book in your hands for the first time.
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The end of the road for Miss Jemima
July 16, 2013, No comments
“It is to the Swiss rambles that we look back with the greatest pleasure.”
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Great Swiss train rides: Glacier Express
February 25, 2013, No comments
Express it isn’t but it is certainly one of the most famous train rides in Switzerland. And rightly so.
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No sitting allowed in Bern train station
November 14, 2012, 8 Comments
The sign says it all: ‘Notsitz’ or ‘this is not a seat’. Odd, when it clearly is a seat.
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Great Swiss train trips: Jungfraujoch
August 19, 2012, 4 Comments
Up through the Eiger and out on top of Europe: getting to Jungfraujoch is a journey to remember.
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Is this Switzerland’s best museum?
March 19, 2012, 4 Comments
The Swiss Museum of Transport is not as geeky as it sounds. Trainspotters might love it but so will everyone else, especially kids.
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Teaching the Swiss to stand on the right
October 9, 2011, 14 Comments
The Swiss are usually very good at following instructions. This is a country where control and conform can feel like national verbs
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