Read about Focused Travels’ sights, hotels and itineraries for visiting Switzerland. Cities visited include Zurich, Basel, Lucerne and several others.
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 …
After a short nap and refreshing in the hotel, I decided that it was such a lovely day that I should not spend it indoors. Exploring Basel at the Spalenring tram stop I took a tram from the tram stop in front of the Basel Bahnhof SBB to the Spalenring stop and got off to …
When my friends and colleagues heard that I was planning on spending some time exploring Basel Switzerland they were not enthusiastic at all. Most of them told me that Basel is not enormous and there was not a lot to see. I thought it would be better to see for myself whether this is true. …
One must-do outing from Zurich, Switzerland, is a visit to Uetliberg Mountain, Zurich. Uetliberg is near Zurich, and if you only have half a day to hike or mountain bike, Uetliberg, Zurich is an excellent place to go. Uetliberg is sometimes called Zurich’s mountain. Here, you can find details about getting to Uetliberg and the …
On my way back from the Rheinfalls, I had to change trains in Winterthur again. I decided since I was not in a hurry I may as well stay and explore Winterthur a bit. Since it was a Sunday afternoon, it was quiet, and most places were closed. Strolling through Winterthur This building had caught …
It was still too early for me to check-in to the Leoneck Hotel in Zurich. I decided to visit the Rheinfalls near Schaffhausen. My neighbor on the flight from Johannesburg to Zurich had warned me it might rain since the region had been experiencing a lot of rain over the past few days. Fortunately for …