DIY Travel Planning Tips for Part-Time Travellers
Read about Focused Travels’ sights, hotels and itineraries for visiting Switzerland. Cities visited include Zurich, Basel, Lucerne and several others.
After our excursion to Jungfrau, we boarded the train to go back to Zurich. We were flying back to Madrid the next day. We arrived in Zurich just before sunset, but fortunately, our hotel, the Limmatblick Hotel Zurich, was located near the Zurich Hauptbahnhof (central station) in Zurich. Location of the Limmatblick Hotel Zurich One …
Read moreLimmatblick Hotel Zurich: so promising but ultimately disappointing
I recently went to Switzerland for a work trip. Switzerland is expensive, and since my employer paid for my visa and plane ticket, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to spend a few days in Switzerland. I wanted to make sure I see as much as possible in the five days I was there. …
Read moreOur Switzerland itinerary: 5 days in this beautiful country
While planning our trip to Switzerland, we wondered what the best hotel for visiting the Jungfraujoch would be. We researched the different cities in the Bernese-Oberland region and eventually decided that we would stay in Wengen, which is one of the closest towns to the Jungfraujoch. Finding the best Wengen Hotel was quite a challenge …
We recently had a whirlwind trip to Switzerland and spent a day in Zermatt, Switzerland. If you ever wondered, there are other things to do in Zermatt, Switzerland apart from seeing the Matterhorn. Visiting the Matterhorn is, however, a must-do! Since it was the beginning of summer, skiing did not seem like an option, but …
When I started planning my trip to Lucerne, going up Mount Pilatus Switzerland, became my one must-do excursion for Lucerne. Although not as impressive as Jungfraujoch, it was much closer to Basel, where I was coming from and could be done in the little time I had in Lucerne. Also, since the cost was another …
Read moreMount Pilatus Switzerland: the steepest cogwheel railway in the world
One of my all-time favourite trips was my solo trip to Switzerland. I spent the first two days in Switzerland exploring Zurich and surrounds and then part of the second day exploring Basel. Then I had to do a bit of work for a few days (the actual purpose of the trip:-)). Afterwards, I decided …