If you love traveling Switzerland, getting off-the-beaten-path, or having foodie experiences, then you're in the right place! 🙋🏻♀️🙋♂️We're Jana and Brett — Aplins in the Alps — and we help you TRAVEL SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭WITH CONFIDENCE. Learn how to maximize your experiences while minimizing your budget and planning time.
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!)
- → Peep at allllll the featured destinations in our 1-Week Guide to the Jungfrau Region.
💡 BONUS IDEA
Take a day trip from Interlaken to Oeschinensee — Jana's favorite alpine lake!
- → 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!
Let's be friends!
If you made it allll the way down here to the fine print, here are the 💦 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, Grünsee, Leisee, Riffelsee, Seealpsee, Zugersee, Walensee, Klöntalersee, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Lugano...and we know we're missing some!
Jana & Brett | Aplins in the Alps
If you love traveling Switzerland, getting off-the-beaten-path, or having foodie experiences, then you're in the right place! 🙋🏻♀️🙋♂️We're Jana and Brett — Aplins in the Alps — and we help you TRAVEL SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭WITH CONFIDENCE. Learn how to maximize your experiences while minimizing your budget and planning time.
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