Short Trips Blog

Switzerland’s Alps inspired the popularity of skiing as a sport in the 19th century, and the Swiss have made their mountains highly accessible through a vast network of trains, cog-wheels, cable cars, gondolas, and funiculars. The first ski resorts were established in Switzerland, and they are still considered by many as the most exclusive and prestigious vacation spots in the world. The Swiss are known for their spotless and comfortable accommodations, hearty meals, and excellent service, and prices are designed to give you the most for your money. Read the rest of this entry »

A wedding and honeymoon in Switzerland would be among the most romantic travel plans in the world. The charming locations for weddings in Switzerland and the first class accommodations and services available to honeymooners are second to none. The scenery in Switzerland is magnificent for photos, and the atmosphere of its mint-condition medieval towns takes you back in time to another world of romance and legend. The Swiss are known for their hospitality and excellent service in every budget range. All our vacation, honeymoon and wedding packages are customized to your specifications. Read the rest of this entry »

Travel to Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland and experience the vacation of a lifetime. Your trip will later continue to refresh you as you remember this paradise in the midst of your hectic daily life. The Bernese Oberland is probably the best known area of the Swiss Alps. Its beauty is astonishing and incredible, renowned throughout the world. Its clean glacial lakes, mountain streams and rivers, and spectacular waterfalls make the area lush and green, and the peaks of the Jungfrau, Eiger and Mönch have attracted European and worldwide vacationers for centuries, both in summer and winter. Read the rest of this entry »

Knowing the day and date is becoming a challenge; all the days start to blend into one cycle of darkness and light.

Since we last wrote we stayed two more nights at the Lower Sabie River campsite in a hut. Very nice accommodations. Though less fancy than our Berg en Dal bungalow. We realized two days ago that we left our digital camera card reader at home, leaving us with no way to burn our pictures onto a CD for storage. So we drove two hours back to the nearest big city, Nelspruit, in search of one. Found one (in a very elegant big mall; again thinking of Boonie (Susan)), but discovered that the laptop wouldn’t accommodate it or any other card readers. So, our plan of burning pictures onto CD isn’t going to happen, so on to plan B- we bought another 128mb card. All of this left us way behind schedule for getting back to Kruger National Park by their 5:30 p.m. curfew, after which time they forbid people driving through the park because of how dangerous it is: the animals come out at night posing a threat to people and cars pose a threat to the animals. So we drove at high velocity back to Kruger, calling ahead to plead with the park ranger to let us get back to our campsite after the curfew. He was nice enough to allow us through. Read the rest of this entry »