See Jana's FAVORITE Swiss lake!


Reader, if our emails are in your inbox every week, then chances are high that you're been to/are planning to visit Interlaken, Switzerland.

WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE: You can easily enjoy 7+ days in the Jungfrau Region without getting bored. (Ahem, that's why we live here now!)

πŸ’‘ BONUS IDEA

​Take a day trip from Interlaken to Oeschinensee β€” Jana's favorite alpine lake!

  • β†’ Yes, I know that's a BIG claim...but we've been to 25+ Swiss lakes and I've yet to find one as captivating as Oeschinensee!

Come and See Oeschinensee

1.5 hours from Interlaken!

Milky teal water. Stony gray mountains. Panoramic trails. Thrilling mountain coaster.


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What's the most difficult thing about SWISS TRANSPORTATION?

A | Buying tickets
B | How to travel from A to B
C | SBB Mobile App
D | Train pass routes/coverage
E | Other

HINT: We're developing our next train pass resource! So your comments will directly assist us! Thanks in advance πŸ™‚

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We both celebrated our birthdays with food and adventures in France!

Btw, it's been fun to use Instagram as a travel diary again! Thanks for watching, liking, and commenting πŸ™‚

Behind the Scenes

A brief look at our lives behind the camera and computer.

CELEBRATING: both of our birthdays! (And before you ask, we're older than we look! For context, we've been married 11 years...you do the mathπŸ˜‰)

ENJOYING: the feel of summer changing to autumn

RESEARCHING: more train pass stuff (for a future guide...see our YouTube community post)

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Flashback to one of our very first videos ever to see a hike along another teal blue lake in Switzerland! Watch it HERE​

If you made it allll the way down here to the fine print, here are the πŸ’¦ Swiss lakes we've been to (that we can remember): Lake Geneva, Lake Lucerne, Brienzersee, Thunersee, Bachalpsee, Grauseeli, Oeschinensee, Blausee, Oberstockensee, Hinterstockensee, Rotsee, Murtensee, Bielersee, Lungernsee, Zurichsee, Stellisee, Grindjisee, Mosjesee, GrΓΌnsee, Leisee, Riffelsee, Seealpsee, Zugersee, Walensee, KlΓΆntalersee, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Lugano...and we know we're missing some!

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