Jeff Wilson Day 1: Leave U.S. for Switzerland Day 2: Arrive Zurich. Travel requires time to really absorb the landscapes, culture, food, and all of the subtle feelings that come from being exposed to something new.Our trip started with a short drive out of Interlaken, arguably Switzerland’s outdoor sports capital, up to Grimsel Canyon. I can help! And, once things get back to some semblance of normal, I’ll be leading some trips myself.Ready to take on the canyoning challenge in Interlaken? Once again, I caution readers that, as a film crew, we are forced by time and budget to cram quite a bit into our schedules. Pressroom. Toyota, McDonalds, Opryland and Bell South are a few of Jeff's clients. Slow down, spend at least three nights in each location, and remember that Switzerland will be there next year (and the year after that, and the year after that). And let me know: What are your escapes while doing your humanly duty and remaining housebound? Jeff Wilson is on Facebook.
Check your local listings! As a tool for escape, I find trip-planning to be very helpful. As always, don’t hesitate to reach out with travel questions of all kinds. Keep in touch!So, while I’ve included this itinerary as an academic exercise, I don’t really recommend that anyone literally follow in our footsteps. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.How about a “free” ride on Switzerland’s best trains? The water is cold, but manageably so. that’s completely free. He believes that firsthand knowledge of diverse cultures is key to individual growth.Jeff delights in investigating grand historic sites, lively urban neighborhoods, quiet traditional villages, off-the-beaten-track surprises and more.Always ready for nature breaks and outdoor adventures, Jeff is an enthusiastic hiker, mountain biker, kayaker, and accomplished horseman.He sees engaging with locals as a sure-fire way to better understand remarkable destinations. One would be wrong.
My advice is free. A short zip-line section near the end makes for one of many excellent photo ops, which you can take advantage of by snapping your own action camera to the provided mount on your helmet. Explore Chur. What would you do if you had the chance to travel through Switzerland? Blog. As if the canyoning part wasn’t enough fun, at the end, we’re treated to an impromptu picnic and cold beer.That said, here’s that itinerary:Much to the amusement of the group of strapping Australians thirty years my junior looking on, I gracefully scotch the landing at the bottom of a 50-meter rappel off the canyon wall and fall, rear-end-first, into the icy flow of an alpine stream, inducing immediate sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia of the gluteus maximus (read: brain freeze of the buttocks).Where should I go next?
Host Jeff Wilson explores the Swiss rail system with rides on the InterCity line, the Bernina Express, the Glacier Express and the GoldenPass Panoramic train.