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Splügenpass

With 14 hairpin turns in the first 16 corners on the single-lane serpentine approach to the peak from the Swiss side, the Splügenpass is one of the trickiest Alpine passes in Switzerland…or is it? The pass crosses into Italy over Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJuly 11, 2020 ago
Cities

Singen (Hohentwiel), Germany

Singen (Hohentwiel) has the name of a nearby extinct volcano appended to the town’s full title. This name appears on official documents, train system information, and road signs. Frankfurt (Main) can get confused with Frankfurt (Oder), but Singen shares its Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJuly 6, 2020 ago
Cities

Lenzburg, Switzerland

After the Château de Chillon, Schloss Lenzburg is the second best castle in Switzerland. Lenzburg is another one if those cities that is named after its castle. The Schloss Lenzburg is just over 500 meters above sea level and looks Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJuly 3, 2020 ago
Cities

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Surrounded on three sides by Germany, Schaffhausen is just a 20 minute drive away from the German exclave of Weil am Rhein. Perhaps the only time a foreigner has heard of the place would be on an IWC watch, where Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJuly 1, 2020 ago
Iconic Places

Simplonpass

The Simplon Pass in Switzerland is one of the most iconic and accessible driving routes in the Swiss Alps. Being right on the highway it is easily on the way to and from many cities between the French and German Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJune 21, 2020 ago
Switzerland

Late Swiss Trains

Between 2017 and 2019, the Swiss Federal Railways, SBB, managed an average of 97% of trains calling at their stations within 3 minutes of the advertised time. When compared to other European rail operators using a similar method of calculation, Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJune 21, 2020 ago
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Basel History Museum

The National Museums of Switzerland are located in the capital Bern, the founding canton Schwyz, and the largest city Zürich. Basel, being a large, German-speaking city in the country is known for its arts, but it does have one history Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJune 16, 2020 ago
Cities

Basel, Switzerland

It’s no secret that I miss Germany and with so many German-speaking communes in Switzerland Basel is hard to miss. It has everything I expected from a typical mid-sized German city and more. German cities can often be boring, with Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJune 16, 2020 ago
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Art Basel

I may not understand music (Victoria Hall) or art, but as a business school student I do know what branding is. I feel that many foreign visitors to Art Basel are just as clueless as I am to art, but Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJune 16, 2020 ago
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Altdorf, Switzerland

Altdorf translates as “old village” and it is the capital city of the canton of Uri, it is the canton with the shortest name and the meanest flag featuring a black bull with a nose ring. Along with Schwyz and Read more…

By admin, 5 yearsJune 8, 2020 ago

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