Swiss hike
Switzerland is picture-beautiful country in the middle of Europe. As we all know, cheese, cow bells ringing throughout summer, chocolate and astounding mountains define this small but feisty and characteristic nation. Swiss people are used to live together nearby family and neighbours. It is obvious, as the small country carries over 8 million inhabitants. Small block houses looking like a typical Alp cottage might even accommodate a few families. What gives spaciousness for people are the mountains and their beautiful snowy
Water is the essence
If you get lost into the wild, you can easily survive a week without food. But if you don’t have any water, you’ve only got a few days to either find yourself back or find some clean H2O to sip. Water is the essence of life and without it we couldn’t survive. Water indicates how nature lies. In both Finland and Switzerland winters are reliable of snow, especially when thinking about tourism. We have written already about the seasons and what
Climbing a mountain is better than standing on the top
Today’s world is full of easy options. Everything runs smoothly, thanks to the Internet and other technology. All the World’s data is available in your pocket and it seems the World is closer than taking a picture and uploading it to Instagram. Considering tourism, almost everywhere is made reachable. Easy access is more required as a necessity rather than supposing some places are simply not reachable by everyone. Let’s think about Mt. Everest as an example for a moment. It was
Lapland summer is better than winter and here’s why
There has been discussion in Finland over Lapland tourism during the past weeks. Topic is very simple: how to get guests to visit during the quiet summer season. Lappish tourism has been evolving around winter season, snow, reindeer, huskies and aurora. Unfortunately, these attractions are hardly even original Lappish activities. Also, they are reliable on snow situation which again is affected by the changes of climate. What is even more, these activities can’t be arranged during the summer season, not
Works like a dream
There is a dictum in English language, “works like a dream”. Finnish people have turned this phrase into a form that describes ironically the country’s own train system. The general opinion of the masses is that this train system often runs late, or the gear breaks down. It has almost become a joke that anything could happen to the trains, weather, accidents, circumstances or just in general, things won’t go as planned. Thus, “works like a dream” is freely translated
The best of Switzerland
Spring is here. In Lapland the sun is shining brighter and warmer every day, snow melts and flocks of birds are returning from South. In Switzerland days get warmer, almost summerlike, cows return to the fields with joy and nature starts to bloom. Spring is also time for removing thoughts of winter from your mind and cleaning for the upcoming Summer season. As we clear the mindset as well as cupboards to be ready for Summer, some old memories can be
Your best travel partner
Have you ever stopped to consider how much of your time you spent in traveling? In the mornings, you step into a car and head towards work. Or perhaps you take the train. To see friends, you hop onto your bike and head towards the chosen meeting point. Even during holidays, it is more than common to choose a destination, national or international and change the scenery. As we spend so much time traveling - in everyday and leisure time -
4 essentials about traveling to Switzerland
Greetings from Alpland, our dear reader! Last week we talked about how we would like to give our share in sustainable tourism. This topic has still been a hot potato at least in the Finnish national news, and how Finnish companies are registering into Visit Finland’s Sustainable Finland program. It is relieving to see how also other travel parties are focusing on important aspects of tourism. This week we would like to share with you a few essential tips on what
Life in Engelberg
A typical summer day ahead. Monastery’s bells start ringing, greeting the first sun rays of the day. It is 4.55 a.m. Velvety green mountain hills rise to touch the morning haze while rips of clouds crawl slowly along the rising rocky surfaces. Somewhere up there, looking down from the mountain top and still slightly asleep, is the happiest brown cow in that early morning. The town in the valley is ready to wake up. This is Engelberg. The Angel Mountain. A