Starting in Wilderswil, the Castle Trail takes you back to the days when knights rode in the woods, and Switzerland was a very different place...
Eva likes mountains but enjoys being in the plains. She will fly to far off destinations only to get a craving for seeing more of this planet.
Based in the Bernese Oberland, Eva covers local customs and hikes.
Harder Potschete is a New Year’s tradition from Interlaken
The ghosts of the past are alive and well in Interlaken. For over 50 years, the town has been celebrating the Harder Potscheten – a New Year’s festival...
The annual Onion Market in Bern is all about… onions!
Every fourth Monday in November, Bern shall awaken to the sounds and smells of the traditional Onion Market. From the railway station and down the...
A Swiss beauty pageant of a different kind – Miss Beatenberg 2011
The beautiful autumn sunshine broke through the clouds, revealing a clear blue sky above and perfect conditions below. It was the day of the Miss Beatenberg contest. This is no ordinary pageant, as the winner does not...
Interlaken Souvenir Buying Guide (By a Local!)
No, the cuckoo clock does not originally come from Switzerland. It’s a Bavarian Black Forest way of telling time...