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Airport guides

Looking for information about the Zurich airport I came across some comprehensive sites that included links to all major airports. One is World Airport Guide (WAG) and the other is International Airport Guide. WAG appeals to me more and I think it is done better. It’s implemented in ASP (no benefit there), and it shows […]

Getting information from Switzerland Tourism

I had some questions about buying a Swiss Flexi Pass at the train station at the Zurich Airport. Searching through the usenet Group rec.travel.europe I read that others had the same questions. I called MySwitzerland.com Switzerland Tourism at 1-877-794-8037, and got some useful information. The person I spoke with said that it was possible and […]

items to remember about Zurich

Some things to keep in mind about visiting Zurich: Get a Zurich Card at the Airport train station. (Hopefully they’re open on Sunday) See about going on a tour. Best of Zurich includes a boat ride, it looks like its done by bus or Stroll through the old town – a 2 hour walk Generally […]

Looking for hotels in Zurich

We’re going to Zurich at the end of June and will be leaving there at the beginning of July. Finding a hotel (that’s affordable) isn’t too hard, but it has taken some time — talking with friends, reading books, and checking into Web sites. I started with Fodor’s guide to Zurich to get an overview […]

Buying Train Tickets for France

We’re going to France this summer and we were thinking about buying a France Saver Pass for train travel. Since we need to get from Paris to Cassis at a particular time on a specific day we wanted to make a reservation. We could get time table information at voyages-sncf.com I posted some questions about […]