Travel Notes and Things to Do

Contents

Vaud, for City, Animal and Art Lovers: Cities and things to do in the Vaud canton, when based in Lausanne (on Lake Geneva).

Gorged on Gruyères: Travel guide for this famous cheese-making village in western Switzerland in the Fribourg canton.

How to Enjoy Ticino the Slow Travel Way: Things to do in Lugano and the Ticino region.

Practical Notes for Lugano: Basic money and transportation information for Lugano, in the Ticino, southern Switzerland.

Switzerland Shops List: Some of my favorite Switzerland stores: handkerchief stores and hardware stores.

Hiking in Switzerland

Pauline's notes about hiking and the best regions for hiking.

Hiking in Switzerland - Introduction: When to go, where to go, the equipment you will need, resources.

Reading Hiking Signs: Hiking signs on the trails contain a lot of information. How to read them.

Mountain Rides: Descriptions of the different types of mountain rides to expect.

Hiking in Grindelwald: Grindelwald is one of the most popular mountains towns in the Berner Oberland, just south of Interlaken.

Hiking in Kandersteg: Kandersteg is at the end of a valley in the Berner Oberland.

Hiking in Gstaad: Gstaad is in the western-most valley of the Berner Oberland, near the French speaking part of Switzerland.

Hiking in Engelberg: Engelberg is at the end of a valley south of Lake Lucerne.

Switzerland Mountain Towns: Overview of the areas for hiking (in the Trip Planning section).

Recommended Hiking Guidebooks: Our favorite books (in the Trip Planning section).

Other Sections

Slow Travel Switzerland - Trip Planning - Mountain Towns

Slow Travel Photos: Pauline's photos of Switzerland