Jan 5th, 2012 at 9:30AM:
Interlaken, Switzerland, is a hotspot on the backpacking circuit and is located in the beautiful Bernese Oberland.
For those that like to spend their time jumping out of planes, diving into canyons, and hiking glaciers, Interlaken in Switzerland is your perfect destination. Surrounded by a diverse landscape of jagged peaks, roaring rivers, snow capped mountains, and lush greenery, it ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Adventure Vacation Guide 2012: Interlaken, Switzerland
Jan 5th, 2012 at 9:30AM:
Interlaken, Switzerland, is a hotspot on the backpacking circuit and is located in the beautiful Bernese Oberland.
For those that like to spend their time jumping out of planes, diving into canyons, and hiking glaciers, Interlaken in Switzerland is your perfect destination. Surrounded by a diverse landscape of jagged peaks, roaring rivers, snow capped mountains, and lush greenery, it ...Switzerland moves to make adventure travel safer
Aug 10th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Switzerland has made a move to improve safety in the country's adventure travel sector by requiring all tour operators to employ licensed guides and carry insurance to cover their clients. The new law doesn't go into effect until January 1st, 2013, but operators are already taking steps to comply with the mandate. Until then however, anyone can still lead mountaineering, rafting, or canyoneering ...Top ten hostels in Europe
Oct 25th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
Staying in a hostel in Europe is a rite of passage for budget-conscious travelers making their way around the continent. This is particularly the case for budget-conscious younger travelers. Here are ten hostels across Europe that either receive particularly high user-review grades or are notorious enough in one or another way to be noteworthy.
St. Christopher's at the Winston, Amsterdam, ...Negotiating the "morning after" at Balmer's
Jun 7th, 2009 at 5:30PM: I laughed out loud at Terry Ward's observations over at World Hum of young Americans awkwardly negotiating the "morning after" scene at Balmer's Herberge in Interlaken, Switzerland. Laughed, because when I was a 21-year-old college student on a study abroad trip, Balmer's was a sacred place - a destination for hordes of other kids just like me, proudly sporting university sweatshirts and perky ...
