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General Travel Information

Hotels - Accommodations
Where to stay, from luxury hotels to "sleep in straw" lodgings.

Practical Information
Accessible travel, Jewish travel, fall touring, vegetarian restaurants, and more.

Sports and Recreation
Hiking, biking, paragliding, and mountaineering.

Life and Culture
Languages and the Swiss Army.

Odds and Ends
Liechtenstein, alphorns, cheeses, a St. Moritz rescue, and book reviews.

Christmas
Celebrating the holidays in Austria and Switzerland.

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Transportation

Air Travel
Zürich Airport, Geneva Airport, and Swissair "Smart Cars."

Boat Travel
Lake steamers and riverboats.

Mountain Transportation
Cogwheel railroads, funiculars, and cable cars.

Rail Travel
Riding the trains in Switzerland and Austria.

Road Travel
Cars, postal buses, and bicycling.

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Cities, Towns, Villages, Resorts

Swiss Cities and Towns (A-E)
Basel, Bern, Biel/Bienne.

Swiss Cities and Towns (F-O)
Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Montreux.

Swiss Cities and Towns (P-Z)
St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Sion, Thun, Zürich.

Swiss Villages and Resorts (A-E)
Andermatt to Erlenbach im Simmental.

Swiss Villages and Resorts (F-O)
Gimmelwald to Mürren.

Swiss Villages and Resorts (P-Z)
Ringgenberg to Zermatt.

Austrian Cities and Towns
Salzburg, Vienna.

Austrian Villages and Resorts
Forchtenstein, Heidenreichstein, Hallstatt, Hintertux, and Radstadt-Altenmarkt/Zauchensee.

Winter Resort Reports
Where to ski and what facilities to expect, with Web links to related ski pages.

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