Step into the tranquil world of Gimmelwald, a snow-covered mountain village nestled in the heart of the Swiss Alps. This ...

Walking high above Gimmelwald, my favorite Swiss village, with Olle, who teaches farm kids in the village school, I always feel like a wide-eyed student. We meet a massive cow loitering atop a ...

Gimmelwald, Switzerland A farmer loads up his tarp for a hayride directly to the barn. (photo credit: Rick Steves, Rick Steves Europe) Gimmelwald, ...

One long hike involves hiking from Gimmelwald up 5,200 feet to the summit of Schilthorn. At the very top, there’s an observation deck, a restaurant and a way down – a cable car back to Gimmelwald.

Gimmelwald was “discovered” by the American travel writer, Rick Steves, in the 1980s. The success of his travel books and his guided tours put Gimmelwald firmly on the itinerary of Americans ...

The mere mention of Switzerland brings many things to mind: skiing on mountains, mountain climbing, cows mooing on the side of mountains, mountains of chocolate, hiking through mountains, mountains of ...

But Gimmelwald has remained unspoilt, and the locals want to keep it that way. Strolling along Gimmelwald’s main road, which is closed to motorised traffic, ...

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As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from high in t… ...