Switzerland

We will be staying in Alpnach for about five days in mid-September, and one person in our group has recently insisted on doing a day trip to Milan. Google suggests the drive is around 2 hours and 38 minutes each way. We will have a rental car for this part of the trip. I am...

I recently received a speeding ticket in Geneva for driving about 4 km/h over the limit. The fine itself was quite low, around 20 to 30 CHF, which was less than I expected. However, the rental company Hertz is now charging an additional 60 CHF as an administrative fee related to...

I’m doing two weeks in Switzerland in June and I’m stuck on how to plan the Alps portion. I leave Zurich on the 11th and already have Lucerne booked starting on the 16th, so I’ve got 5 nights to fill in between. My original idea was: Zurich → Chur Glacier Express to Zermatt...

My mom is visiting me in Milan and her next stop is Switzerland to see family. She was planning to take the Bernina Express, but we’ve been reading a lot about winter storms lately, flights being cancelled across Europe, etc., and it’s making us a bit nervous. We’re both from a...