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
Follow @Bus2alps and shoot us a tweet finishing the following prompt: “Studying abroad has taught me…” The funniest, most creative response wins a trip to Interlaken! The competition will start at 11am CET, Wednesday, July 10th and the winner will be announced at 12pm CET on Friday, July 12th.Read More
By Michelle LaPorte Interlaken, Switzerland is a very popular winter destination because really who wouldn’t love to say they’ve skied or snowboarded in the Swiss Alps? Few people are fully aware of the incredibly exhilarating and adrenaline pumping activities Interlaken has to offer in the summer, but don’t worry, I’m about to drop some knowledge....Read More
Sitting in my apartment, I can hear tourists pass by on the Florentine street outside my window. Some complain about the rain, others comment on how beautiful the Duomo is. Some girls pass talking about day trips they’ll do while they study here, while others scoff at the fact that there’s a Subway Sandwich shop...Read More
By Lisa Harvey “It’s simple really,” Moos began as he stood at the top of the mountain, bathed in the light of headlamps from the other Outdoor guides that had accompanied us up the gondola. He sat on the bright blue sled and demonstrated to us how to turn, stop, and gain as much speed as humanly...Read More
Interlaken, Switzerland is well-known for its extreme activities culture. They have got it all from canyon jumping to canyoning (not to be confused with one another), from skydiving to paragliding, from skiing to snowboarding and if normal sledding in the Swiss Alps isn’t edgy enough for you there is also the opportunity to sled in...Read More
Tell us why you deserve this! Bus2alps is giving away a free weekend trip to Interlaken, Switzerland. Tell us why you are the most deserving and be creative- entries can be in any format- words, picture or video. Winners will be judged by the number of “Likes” on our Facebook page. Rules To qualify for...Read More
At the beginning of every semester, the Bus2alps crew – old and new – comes together in our hometown of Interlaken, Switzerland to hang out, get to know one another and get prepared for one hell of a semester. Take a sneak peak into our Fall orientation. Day 1: Monday kicked off our journey to Interlaken. The...Read More
By Kelsey Flanigan I like to do one thing everyday that scares me, big or small. I went to Interlaken, Switzerland this past weekend and did just that – in a big way. I jumped off a canyon 90 meters above a small and narrow gorge with only a harness around my body. I essentially...Read More
When I studied abroad in Florence, Italy two summers ago, the first thing that I learned in Italian was, “L’Italia è un forno” meaning Italy is an oven. Let’s face it. Italy in the summertime is hot. The cities tend to be full of mosquitoes and heat rests on the shoulders of the city. Don’t...Read More
[slideshow]As we celebrated the Fourth of July this past week with celebrations of hot dogs and burgers, we sat back and recapped the past few weeks of summer. We realized that all of us here, while we are driven by crazy schedules and all go off in different directions every weekend, we still have complete...Read More
By Sarah Bilby. Bilby is currently studying abroad in Barcelona. Check out her full blog about her study abroad experience “http://sarahbilbyisnothere.tumblr.com/” Before you start reading these next posts, I should give you a fair warning, because this past weekend in Switzerland may have been the best weekend of my life. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating, but...Read More
