By Allie Filmanowicz Interlaken is an ideal weekend getaway during your semester abroad in Europe! Embrace the winter wonderland vibes and head to the Swiss Alps for an epic adventure. Whether you’re into pretty views or adrenaline-fueled activities, it’s all here. We’re based in Interlaken and love showing off how incredible this mountain town truly...Read More
The anticipation is killing you; the days are slowly ticking by before you get to experience the thrill of packing your bags and spending a semester abroad. What are you most excited for? Let the day dreaming commence! We’ve got your travel inspiration covered with our Spring 2020 bucket list. Here are our top 20 things...Read More
By Isis Hanna As college students we have our whole life ahead of us, the world is our oyster! Every new experience will symbolize growth in our lives. So where do you start? Where do you belong in the world? I find myself asking this question all the time. The best way to answer this...Read More
By Grace Woodrow I went to Interlaken and it blew my mind. We traveled through the night and when I opened my eyes in the morning I thought I might still be dreaming. The views of the Swiss Alps are incomparable to anything I’ve ever seen in real life before. Even the walk to the...Read More
By Adam King Switzerland = skiing, snowboarding and all winter activities, right? Wrong. While the skiing in the Swiss Alps is beautiful, no question, the biggest tourism season for Switzerland is actually in the Summer. “Why?” you might ask. Here are 5 reasons why Interlaken is better to hit in the Summer rather than the...Read More
It’s August. Breathe in. Breathe out. Stop looking at those plane tickets sitting on your desk. Stop counting down the days. It’ll come soon enough. Stop stressing about what to pack, will I miss home, will I miss peanut butter too much, how will I make friends, what will my room be like, will I...Read More
By Tena Elman What’s the only similarity between Chuck Norris and David Guetta? They both think the world is theirs. Who is right? It’s a tough call. But for safety purposes, we’ll give it to Chuck Norris. One thing many of us don’t know about Chuck is that he enjoys traveling more than anyone. If...Read More
The surf is up, the sun is hot, and the beach beckons. Yet, I still can’t get my head away from the mountains. Even in the summer, I see the snowcapped peaks of the Alps and the Laurentines and think, damn, I couldn’t imagine a life where when the warm glow cools down I didn’t...Read More
This is an entry for our Spring 2012 Why We Ride Blog Contest. Click here to read the original blog post on Meghan’s blog “La Bella Vita in Italia”, as well as her other adventures while studying abroad. This past weekend I went to Interlaken, Switzerland with a group of friends. We went with a group called Bus2Alps, which...Read More
This is an entry for our Spring 2012 Why We Ride Blog Contest by Matt M. —- Ok, my trip didn’t start too smoothly. I was coming off a wild week at Prague and Barcelona. I was planning on relaxing and having a catch up weekend with my older sister (shes a teacher in Madrid). I slept...Read More
When I studied abroad in 2010, one of the last places I thought I would ever go would be Interlaken, Switzerland . First of all, I had never heard of Interlaken, and second, it seemed like there were so many more obvious places to go like the Amalfi Coast, Greece, Paris, Prague and Barcelona to...Read More
For those of you who have stepped outside in the last week, you have noticed that it is a wonderful time in Europe to be alive. As we swing in Spring, most of Europe will be engulfed in abundant sunshine and lots of tempting outdoor activity. What better place to go then Europe’s home...Read More
