Switzerland Pocket Adventures

the long version

Safe, clean, neutral, everybody’s friendly. everybody speaks English – these are the qualities that set Switzerland apart.Takes you to every corner of the country – Geneva, Zurich, Zermatt, Bern, Lugano, the Engadine, plus the fascinating small towns such as Chur, Appenzell and Saas-Fee.Full color throughout plus 35 maps.Includes full information on where to stay for all budgets, based on personal visits by the author, the restaurants and foods, such as raclette, rosti and fondue, the history, the sights and how best to see them, shopping for porcelain, lace, chocolate, the traditional festivals.Like other Adventure Guides, this shows you how to experience the country more intensely and directly than most travelers know how to do – getting out of the tour bus, the taxi or the rental car and seeing the place close-up, through walks, bike rides, horseback excursions, culinary adventures, interacting with the people.The author, has lived and worked as a tour guide in Switzerland for over 20 years, spending a significant part of each year there.