The Matterhorn

Zermatt: The land of huge mountains and Skiing

January 10th 2007
Zermatt: The land of huge mountains and skiing From Interlaken we set out for the very southern end of Switzerland which borders Italy. As you head south the mountains only get bigger in the Alps and therefore the number of tunnels increase and their size is amazing. Earlier in the trip we drove through a tunnel that was 15.4km long (roughly 12 miles). But this trip definitely to ... read more

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more

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Michael & Kelley Turner

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For all of you who don't know us, we are a relatively normal married couple from Richmond, VA. We have been married for 5 years and have been friends since we met at Capital One on our first day of work. We have decided to make a "nontraditional move" with our lives. On November 7th, 2006 Kel and I left everything behind and started traveling beginning with Lisbon, Portugal. The plan was to start in Europe, hit Asia, Australia and New Zealand and then return to Europe to finish our year. Before it was all said and done we added destinations in the Middle East and Africa. The trip was am... full info

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