Here’s a bunch of links we are throwing out there…
Swiss Pass:
- Swiss Pass website
- Swiss Pass from RailEurope
- Rick Steves’: Swiss Pass
- Rick Steves’ Rail Guide
- Our post on the Swiss Rail Pass
Trains and Tickets:
Health and Safety
What to Pack
Rick Steves has some great packing lists and tips:
- Packing Smart and Traveling Light
- Rick’s Packing List
- Packing Tips for Women
- Women’s Packing List
- Another Packing List – carryon only tips
- We posted a sample list of things we typically take. Some of the items are just things I take, but you won’t need. Also note, this is old and we have since updated our packing preferences. Just look at this as a reference guide.
Good site with lots of good tips for traveling in Europe
Informational Sites
- Wikipedia’s page on Switzerland
- MySwitzerland’s page on Switzerland
- about.ch’s page on Switzerland
- Trip Advisor’s page on Switzerland
- Lonely Planet’s page on Switzerland
- CIA World Fact Book’s page on Switzerland
- Encyclopedia Britannica’s page on Switzerland
- Wikitravel’s page on Switzerland
- National Geographic’s page on Switzerland
- Wikivoyage’s page on Switzerland
- InfoSwiss’ page on Switzerland
Swiss Music
Hiking
Also check out the specific area posts for area-specific hiking.
- Hiking section on MySwitzerland site
- Hiking section on Switzerland Mobility (car-free) site
- Switzerland hiking section on HikingWalking site
- Switzerland hiking section on ActivityWorkshop site – Day hikes
- Switzerland hiking section on ActivityWorkshop site – AlpinePass hikes
- Hiking section on MySwissAlps site
- Switzerland section on HikingProject site
- Switzerland section on AllTrails site
- Switzerland section on ViaAlpina site – Hike across Switzerland