Looking through the work of Swiss photographer Christian Aeberhard, it is hard to choose only a handful of images to share...
Archive - February 2014
The amazing history of the Great St. Bernard Hospice
The third highest road pass in the Alps runs past the Great St. Bernhard Hospice, and like all of the high passes, it is closed to car traffic...
Top 6 Most Unique Roads in Switzerland
Did you know that our country has some very unique roads? Driving in Switzerland can be a workout for both the car and the driver...
Hotel Waldegg in Engelberg a.k.a. Angel’s Hill
In my ever growing list of Swiss mountains to visit, Mt. Titlis has been ranked among the top 5. And there, at its foot in Engelberg, is Hotel Waldegg...
Retro Gondola Is a Giant Gumball Vending Machine
There is a golden rule when it comes to skiing: "A day on the slopes starts with a ride to the top!" Inadvertently, the whole point of skiing is to...
Switzerland under a snow globe (13 interesting statistics)
What is we shrank Switzerland to a mere 100 residents, fit them in a snowglobe, and ran some statistics on them now? This approach...
So we went snowshoeing in Engelberg Brunni (and it was amazing)
Engelberg is another Swiss magnet attracting the sportive natives and the nature loving tourists from around the world. On the one side of the valley...
5 Romantic Gifts for Valentine’s Day in Switzerland
"Surpise me!" she might say, striking fear into even the most adoring or brave of men's hearts. And even when a man loves a woman, he doesn't always know...
Immigration Policy: What Switzerland Could Learn from the U.S. (and vice versa)
Switzerland and the United States have a track record of adopting each other's policies. Consider 1787, when the founders of...