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Switzerland's development stretches back to 1291, when a defensive alliance was formed among three cantons, forming the Swiss Confederation - which gained independence from the Roman Empire in 1499. As a result the Swiss population is formed from distinct linguistic groups, French, Italian, German and the traditional Romansch. It is common for Swiss residents to be multi-lingual.

Switzerland holds mountainous regions, with Jura in the north and the Alps in the south - famous for their ski slopes. The central plateau however holds rolling hills, great lakes and plains, creating a luscious green landscape during the summer months. Famous for it's rural mountain towns with their pine lodges and chalets, Switzerland also holds cities each with a unique character - from the vibrant and thriving, to the traditional and cultured.

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• To be updated • Zurich • Bern • Geneva • Lake Geneva • Skiing in the Alps • Jura

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By Isidora
November 12th 2009

Zurich Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich

Zurich lake

We arrived in Zurich the first week of October. And as it often happens with a place where you live, you forget to take pictures, thinking that there's time, you'll be here for a few months ... Well, after a month of living here, I finally took some pictures, but I didn't choose the best day for taking photos, since the weather was a bit gloomy. I'll post these pictures now, but I promise I'll add more, since there's so much more to see ... Otherwise, Zurich is a lovely city, with lots of water everywhere, fountains, rivers, and the beautiful [View Full Entry]

By Jofre
November 12th 2009

TRAPOS SUIZOS: "LE GRAND RIDICULE" Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Neuchâtel

Suiza

A las seis de la tarde, ya no hay donde meterse. La jornada de hoy ha sido bastante productiva. Pese a que todo empieza a estar un poco nevado, apenas hace frío. Una vez pasada la tos y la remota posibilidad, paranoide, de haber contraído la gripe nueva en algún avión han desaparecido, mi única preocupación es la soledad que ataca una vez se pone el sol. Los primeros síntomas de gripe los curé gracias en parte al mejunje de químicos y homeopáticos que compré ayer en la Pharmacie. La soledad la ha curado hoy Marc, el compañero suizo que aparece [View Full Entry]

By allyingermany
November 2nd 2009

Travel Anywhere...Switzerland Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich

Lovely place [View Full Entry]

By Sandy and Martin
October 31st 2009

Switzerland and the ride of a lifetime Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich

Zurich 1

With our last long weekend ahead, we decided to take Friday afternoon and Tuesday as holidays to extend it even further. We hit the road for Zurich on Friday arvo. Saturday moring in Zurich was spent at an awesome flea market and the afternoon somehow vanished attending the ExpoVina. ExpoVina comprised 12 boats moored together and hundreds, maybe a couple of thousand wines available for tasting. You paid a one-off entry fee and walked from boat to boat, each with at least two levels and probably 10 or more different "booths" set up for each vineyard or region. You received a [View Full Entry]

By BronMacey
October 23rd 2009

Swiss Vendange Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Lake Geneva

Not a bad place to be picking grapes!

A little background for how I ended up in Switzerland picking grapes: One sunny afternoon at CanDo4Kids back in Adelaide my CEO, Paul, asked me where I’d be at the end of September. To my reply of “floating around somewhere in Europe” he said “How would you like to do some paid work in one of the most beautiful places in the world?” As it turns out Paul’s partner’s sister and her Swiss husband manage a winery out of St Saphorin (not far from Vevey) on Lake Geneva. A couple of emails later it was all teed up for the last [View Full Entry]

By JamesnEmily
October 22nd 2009

Escape to Pianta Monda Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Bellinzona

Photo 2
Alps from the train

Hello all, now to the best part of our trip so far... Our friend Ingo, from Freiburg, told us about this agricultural cooperative in the remote Ticino region of Switzerland. We had previously written to them while in Sarnen, and we super excited when we received the positive mail from Ulrico, one of the founders, a couple of days later . Our journey there was long but satisfying as we left Sarnen at around 9:30a and finally arrived in the hills of Pianta Monda at 7:30p, helped on our way by a kind stranger. Our adventurous travel there involved an amazing [View Full Entry]

By ika7
October 21st 2009

So jetzt hob i wieder wos zum erzählen Europe » Switzerland » North-East

WiwannihÃ¼tte

Hi, so jetzt gibts wieder einiges zum erzählen. Also jetzt hob i immer nur geschrieben, dass es in der Freizeit "mega cool" ist und jetzt wird es mal Zeit für einen schulische Bericht :-D. Eiso meine Hauptaufgaben sind altgriechisch lernen und Bibelkunde, eiso die Bibel studieren was drinnen steht und Zusammenhänge zu verstehen. In unserer Klasse ist es ein Hoch und Tief mit den Noten, einmal sind wir Top dann wieder einmal Flop ;-D, aber Mdx (so heißt das Notensystem) ist doch nicht das Leben oder?? Jo sonst glaub i laufts bei mir gonz guat in das Schule und der Unterricht [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
October 21st 2009

I Get to Speak French for a Few Hours Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva

Lake Maggiore

Day One Geneva to Milan But now we're in Italy....and I can't yet speak Italian...frustration again! We started this trip with a late taxi, but that has been the only problem...and we still got to the airport in plenty of time...Everyone we dealt with has been extra nice from the United ticket agent to the train conductors. We've had no one bother us or ask us for anything! Not even one taxi driver has approached us! We were able to travel in business class from DC to Geneva, so that was quite wonderful...the seats moved to a completely flat position for [View Full Entry]

By Melchior
October 19th 2009

Brazil, Switzerland, Ibiza, London, Goa... Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Lugano

On the road...again! She ducked and dodged, watchful, eyes alert, dark black. Studying, waiting, learning... Then, the light changed, the look was another. She knew. She was ready. Uh oh, time to get out of here! Too late. She weaved like a cobra, hypnotic She was coiled and poised to strike One, two, three, you were hit by a tree! Full speed, different angles, no chance! She is small, she is light, she is clear-faced and bright-eyed, fast and furious, sweet and shy. She is Sonia, from a small fishing village called Chapora, Goa. She is the World Boxing Cham [View Full Entry]

By ShiraGreenbaum
October 19th 2009

Luzern Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Lucerne

Lucerne First of all, the train ride to Lucerne was the most beautiful ride on which I have ever been. Switzerland is SO SO beautiful! Everything was so green and the small towns in the hills are adorable. There was a gorgeous waterfall around each turn and the whole time we were riding towards the incredible snow-covered Swiss Alps. I could not wait to get off the train and take some pics! Cheese Festival After shopping for some warmer clothes to keep me more comfortable the rest of the trip (unfortunately, I think I had my last beach day in Cinque [View Full Entry]

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