- Christmas Markets
Charming Christmas market in a small village near Zürich, with other amusements including an enormous nativity scene, lebkuchen museum and great sledding hill.
- Lake Lucerne Region
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Where to go in Zürich for high quality specialty coffee, with passionate purveyors sourcing their own beans and roasting them locally.
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Our family moved to Switzerland in 2005 and now we’re Swiss citizens! We started hiking in the Swiss alps when my boys were babies and now they climb mountains faster than me.
I started this website to to help with other families like us. But now, I help countless travelers of all ages plan and enjoy their time in this beautiful country.
