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    Rainy in Zermatt? No worries – plenty to see, do and eat!

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2018July 14, 2021

    The clouds are low again. We can’t see much and I’m wondering why we came—And then we come upon a flock of the grazing black-nosed sheep near the top of the funicular. Wonderful!

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  • What’s new at museums for families
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    What’s new at museums for families

    ByEileen Ogintz August 16, 2018July 10, 2021

    Whether you have an end-of-summer trip planned or just a few days before the school year gets into full swing, consider checking out a new museum exhibit or two

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  • In the Swiss Alps — a cafe to remember
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    In the Swiss Alps — a cafe to remember

    ByEileen Ogintz August 13, 2018July 14, 2021

    Café 3692 is named for the height (in meters) of the Wetterhorn Mountain, which looms over the town of Grindelwald along with the Eiger and other peaks in the Jungfrau

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  • Generations of family-run hotels and businesses in Switzerland
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    Generations of family-run hotels and businesses in Switzerland

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2018October 17, 2023

    When the hotel first opened in 1899, she said, it was fewer than 10 rooms. Her grandmother was the youngest of the hotel founder’s 12 children

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  • Too much cheese in your fondue miss? No problem…
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    Too much cheese in your fondue miss? No problem…

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2018July 17, 2021

    We are climbing along the base of the Mattenberg Mountain below the Grindelwald Glacier. It is beyond amazing

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  • Touristy at the Top of Europe? That’s Just Fine
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    Touristy at the Top of Europe? That’s Just Fine

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2018July 14, 2021

    There is something to be said about being on equal ground with tourists from all over the world—China, Japan, India, Europe and North America.   

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  • Adventures and Misadventures on the Alpine hiking trails
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    Adventures and Misadventures on the Alpine hiking trails

    ByEileen Ogintz August 10, 2018July 14, 2021

    I feel as if Heidi is going to step out of one of the rustic alpine houses any minute. Farmers bring their cows and goats to the high Alpine meadows to graze all summer, making cheese

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  • Swiss hospitality – a kid’s perspective
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    Swiss hospitality – a kid’s perspective

    ByEileen Ogintz August 10, 2018July 14, 2021

    Our waiter at the Hotel Silberhornin Lauterbrunnen isn’t old enough to shave but he really knows his job. Noa Von Allmen, 12, is the son of the owners

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  • An outdoor adventure in Breckenridge
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    An outdoor adventure in Breckenridge

    ByEileen Ogintz August 9, 2018October 3, 2023

    There has always been plenty to give families and their pets vacation bragging rights in Breckenridge, the historic mountain town and ski resort located about a 90-minute drive from Denver.

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  • On a hiking adventure in Switzerland – and getting here
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    On a hiking adventure in Switzerland – and getting here

    ByEileen Ogintz August 6, 2018July 14, 2021

    We have opted to spend two weeks on a self-guided hiking trip arranged by Alpenwild, the largest tour operator offering walking, hiking and trekking tours in the Alps

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