The Lake Thun journal
The Lake Thun journal
Practical ideas for choosing a base, travelling around the lakes and making time for the mountains.
Where to stay in the Bernese Highlands: choose your evenings, too
Lake Thun, Interlaken, Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen? An honest comparison of everyday convenience, mountain access and the place you come home to.
Read more →Lake Thun or Lake Brienz: where would you like to stay?
Compare the shores, towns and transport around Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, with honest reasons to stay beside either lake.
Read more →The Bernese Oberland without a car: start with your address
Plan car-free days around your actual accommodation, the last bus and mountain transport, with room for slower connections.
Read more →Three days around Lake Thun, with room to change your mind
A three-day plan from Spiez or Thun, with one mountain day, weather alternatives and sensible ways to add two more days.
Read more →When to visit the Bernese Oberland: choose the holiday first
The real differences between a lakeside break, a summer walking trip and a winter stay, with opening checks that matter.
Read more →A Bernese Oberland budget that leaves room for a good day
Choose the mountain day you really want, compare complete transport costs and check refund rules before buying a pass or discounted ticket.
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