SWITZERLAND TRAVEL TIPS: Top 10 things to know before you visit Switzerland! 

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Thank you ! :)

swirzteeland is my dream the montains really beautiful

Visiting Switzerland in two weeks. As with our France England trip, we will frequent the grocery stores.

thank you for such an insightful vlog. where can we find/buy jumbo felt slippers?

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Hello .Sumera Riaz.Pakistan in LAHORE.I like Videi.THANK Informatiin.I like Switzerland.🌹🌹🌹🇩🇰🇵🇰👋👋

I’m understand why is the amazing country I like for their rules

Thank you for doing 10. Other people are doing 50+ tips and it’s way too many.

Why do I like travel guides about my own country

Shoes off makes so much sense👍👍👍 if it is raining or snowing you don't want to bring all that outdoor mud inside to your cosy living room

Hello! im your new subs based in Dubai. thank you for sharing this video. thank you so much for replying to my message in IG😊

Hey guys i am in Niederurnen, i just watched your top 10 things you must try in Switzerland and about the fondue. Could you guys advice me on a good fondue restaurant within a hour of Glarus? And maybe even what i should try? You guys seem super stoked about the fondue so i am excited to try it! 🤩

Thank you for this, very helpful!

thank you for yours suggestion

After watching your amazing videos, Switzerland is now on our bucket list. Great tips we will need to keep in mind.

Thank you for the tips👍🏻 Big help for those planning to visit switzerland.

So much fun to watch and great information. It so interesting all the things that you notice when you live in a new place. Thank you so much. I feel prepared for when we inevitably get to Switzerland

The example of rounding up was still nearly 20%

wow...thanks for this tips my friend.. i will visiting swiss someday..

I'm confused. In Singapore, I just did some shopping it keeps including Switzerland with the 2-prong plugs! I better get the 3-prong.

Fantastic video thank you!!!!!

Great information.Thanks

I have been to Switzerland. All of your tips are very thoughtful. We loved the water fountains there. We were so happy filling our bottle up when we saw one. Thanks for sharing.

Planning a trip in mid July. Any tips on where to start? First time visiting.

Excellent tipa! Thanks! Visiting in Sept. 2022.

Every country has its own rules. Great info

good information. Planning on a trip in september.

This is a really great video and info thank youuuu for the tips❣️❣️

Thanks for sharing New Yorker, I am from Pennsylvania, in AZ and Florida for thee pass several years, would love to visit Switzerland, I get the rules, respect them, have heard it cost, like anything else and look forward to enjoying the journey! Stay blessed and let's go! 💆💆💆💆💆💆

It is a lovely video . You have covered some new places which I surely wasn't aware of

Planning a winter holiday to Switzerland this year and your videos are so helpful! Thanks! 😍

Living in Switzerland I feel like planning takes up most of my time 😁

Excellent!, thanks 🙏

Very informative! I look forward to going back to Switzerland!!

I love the "quiet wagons"

Great vlog❣️ As Switzerland is on my lovely list of countries to go - I find your tips very helpful and interesting!☺️ Thank you🙌

What a nice personality and good information!😊

Very good and informative video with all the information

It’s a great one about the water ! I remember going in the French West Indies and paying so much just to drink some water. Thanks for all the tips. I will have this video at my fingertips if I go to Switzerland.

even if I never make it there, your descriptions paint an interesting picture

Hi I just found ur channel. And u are very informative! I'd love to visit Switzerland somedaaaay.

A standart 2-prongs European adapter would do, no?

Really interesting, would love to go to Switzerland!

Lovely thanks

The adapter advice is excellent 👌

You are saving my life. Cheers🥂

Omg I heard about the tipping before but I just didn’t feel right about tipping so low but apparently it is fine to round up! Thanks for saying this.

Thanks for share and looking good

My husband and I are traveling to Switzerland for 3 weeks this June! (2023) You have been IMMENSELY helpful. I have been binging you guys all day :) Thank you so much!

This is a really good video with great tips! The prices have definitely changed since I was there many years ago. I used to cross the border to shop in Switzerland because it was cheaper!

Very useful my dear. But the adaptors. I forget them always lol

Thank you lady !

Greetings from Scotland. New connection here. Thanks for sharing the tips. Switzerland would be high up on our bucket list.

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Brilliant !

very useful tips 😃 ! My uncle lives in Zurich !

Hi, thanks for the very useful tips. Where can I exchange Euros to Swiss Francs for the best rate, please?

Your video is always informative. I haven't visited Switzerland yet so this is what I will pack with when I plan to visit. I heard that things in Switzerland is quite expensive. Thank again for sharing.

Thanks for the tips! We still have to do a tour in La Suisse so we can use the tips 😉🥰

Swiss here You can actually use Euros to pay, but only bills. And yes, the conversion rate is <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:1</a>, you will loose money. Don't go to Starbucks for a Coffee. You can get a decent one (Coffee cream) for about 4.50 at any restaurant. Jaywalking is actually more common than you think and you can see it if you know where to look. We try to avoid it when children are looking. About the shoes: Just ask if you should take off your shoes. We consider it polite and you can score some easy points with us. Groceries can be bought on gas stations too, but it tends to be more expensive there. About the water: you can even drink water marked as non drinkable (paquette somewhere on the fountain, crossed out tap on it usually). They just put it there because they don't check it regularly and that means there could be a small chance that there are some trace bacteria left and the community does not want to face legal issues in case someone gets an upset stomache from it. But it is still springwater from a well somewhere nearby underground, just unsupervised. And if you travel to a valley called "Puschlav" in Graubünden you will find a lot of fountains marked with warnings about some radioactivity in the water. It sounds worse than it is. We changed the safetylimits for certain water constituents two years ago and these fountains are now considered to be low key radio active. But people still live there, there are no hightened cancer cases, it's just a safety thing

Nice videos. I can only recommend the water bottle tip to everyone, but one small note; Especially in the mountains / mountain cantons, the water is sometimes of higher quality than any other mineral water you can buy (e.g. Valais & Graubünden).

Don’t plan to go there yet but great information. Keep safe 🙏👍🌈

Never heard the jaywalking or the shoe ones before, useful!

Hello, traveling to Switzerland next week and I’m currently looking for an adapter. Any recommendations or links anyone can share?

Nice sharing and information while travelling Switzerland new friend here

I just went on a trip to France Switzerland and Italy and my European plugs worked just fine in Switzerland

Great content! Glad I found you guys! We are Florida RU-vidrs here. You guys gained a new subscriber in us! We might see you down the road!

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paying to use the restroom is so weird for me. i am from brazil and there it is free everywhere so when i moved to europe i was like “what do you mean I have to PAY to do a basic human necessity”

thank you great review. those prices!!! like #7, I thought this was in Asia only

Great tips Lex! 👍 You can actually be fined if the SBB people catch you with your feet on the seat. Some EU actually fit into the Swiss ones, but not all. You can also get a converter at the Coop or Migros and is much much cheaper than in those touristy shops. If I remember correctly it costs around 4-6chf. You can probably get it cheaper online, but if you’re already in Switzerland and desperately need a new one.

You're mostly right. But there is some cheep stuff, like beer out of the supermarket, but not in the bars. And you can drink it everywhere you like. You can jaywalk, but it depends on the time and the surrounding. I kind of always do it unless there are kids around. And of course i do it at night

thank you for the tips! i will be moving from Australia to Switzerland I will be moving to Ollon this December for school (Aiglon College) and its great to know that the adaptors are different and the toilets cost money.

Recently found your channel, New sub. I love, love this video, important information! Please do more of these. My husband and I want to travel there in 2 years whenhe retires, could use your help for sure 😃

Hansueli Ryser Hi Alexis. I am Swiss, grew up in Zurich but now living in Colorado. I truly enjoyed seeing your videos and you are mostly correct. My wife (born US citizen) and I visit Switzerland (or "CH") every year (except last year due to Covid). You touched on so many cultural differences that I would like to emphasize on a couple of your tips: - Electrical plugs: Yes, the Swiss electrical plug is different to the plugs needed in other European countries. The diameter of the prongs are smaller. Therefore, the Swiss plug can be used in many other countries but not the other way around. - 220 Volts: Be careful to operate a US gismo in Switzerland if it does not say on a label that you can operate it at voltages from 110 to 240 Volts - Shoes on chairs: This is absolutely a no-no. I mean, what lady in a nice summer dress would like to sit down on a chair where the folks before had their dirty shoes on.... - Alexis, you mentioned that all grocery stores and retail stores are closed on Sundays. This is one small exception. Switzerland has a law called 'Das Ladenschluss-Gesetz" or the business-closing law. The only exceptions to this regulation are the Train-stations. They are exempt. Just visit the Zurich main-train-station. Below the station is a large shopping area called "Shopville" where you can purchase stuff on Sundays. - Drinking water: Somebody commented on the water or specifically, that it is safe to drink from many fountains throughout Switzerland. It is pure and good drinking water. I remember years ago there was a study done by an independent laboratory about the purity and health aspect of all major bottled water brands as well as the water that comes out of the household faucets in Zurich. The best score had the tap water out of the faucets. The worst were many of the most famous brands.... - Swiss German vs High German: Well, going to school in Zurich, one of the first topics you learn is High German, because Swiss German is not a written language. Thus, we must learn how to speak High German in order to have a writing tool. Though, some folks enjoy writing in Swiss German, that means to write all words phonetically. My recommendation is not to learn Swiss German necessarily but rather High German that you can use in Switzerland as well as in Austria and Germany. - Driving in Switzerland: If you have to stop at a red light, do not turn right just because there is no traffic approaching the intersection from the left. This is allowed In most (not all) cases in the US but could cost you temporarily your driver's license in Switzerland plus a juicy fine. Also, there is an other funny specialty relating to speed limits. Speed limit in most towns is 50 kmh. This is signaled with a traffic sign, number in black on white background surrounded by a red circle. When you get out of town you will most likely see a sign with black strips diagonally across a white background. This sign stands for "Freie Fahrt" or free travel or "no speed limit...." NOT SO, but what is the speed limit???? Again, the speed limit is 50 kmh in cities (unless otherwise posted) and on Autobahns (freeways) it is 120 kmh however, between the cities and the Autobahns, the speed limit is 80 kmh, but there is no sign for that. In traffic roundabouts, you are requested to set the right blinker when you want to exit the roundabout. Not in the US, but in Switzerland you are allowed to park on a left side parallel parking spot. Beware that the DUI (alcohol when driving) limit in Switzerland is 0.050% whereas in the US it is 0.100%. The Police is rather strict about drunk driving. By the way, the Swiss express the alcohol concentration in permille as opposed to percent. Thus, 0.050 percent is 0.500 permille. - Expensive Switzerland: Yes, that is true. However, there are thing less expensive in Switzerland compared to the states. Like skiing, cheese, often wine, etc. But we must keep one thing in mind, it is a relatively expensive country when you compare your purchases to what it would have been in the states. But working and earning money in Switzerland, the salaries are accordingly higher as well. Sorry for this long chat. Again, thank you Alexis for your great videos!!!!!

Great video. Like your content 😍 Thanks for sharing just prices are hurting in Switzerland 😂

Hello! Loving your vlogs! For the past few days i have been binge watching your videos. However i am hoping you can do tips or advise videos for family/people moving to Swtizerland. Like how is your family life like in Switzerland. Thank you and looking forward to more Swiss vlogs🤗

We are neighbors ... but unfortunately I have never been to Switzerland. I think you have a very pleasant narrative voice, you could moderate news. Switzerland is really expensive, but very beautiful.

Hi Lex this is my first video of u... nicely explained some tips.. hope u will be explaining & share your experiences in near future. Have a nice day 🤩🤟

Great videos. Just discovered. Video on Bern?

if you put your feet up in the train, take one of those free newspapers and put it below so you dont touch the seat with your shoes. at least thats what i did when i traveled alot by train. well and obviously only do it when the train is not full :P

I won't be traveling anytime soon but great tips.🐸

Similar tips as traveling in Japan.

My wifes family are from kanton Schaffhausen. Being close to the German border euros are pretty much interchangeable with Swiss francs in cafes, restaurants and many shops.

Thank you for talking! (and in English!)

yolo tip: If you buy a 3-way adapter (the one with 3 "spikes") and it doesn't fit in some sockets, just cut off the lower middle spike with a metal saw and it'll fit and work in all sockets since it's just the optional grouding (will also work in EU countries like Germany etc.)

How is the weather at entrlaken at may ?? It good to visit it in this month ???????

I hear Switzerland is very expensive. Thank God that restaurant workers make more. I think they need more to live there. Lot's of great information in this one. Thank you.

The most common problem I have faced most of the times and I don’t even thought about that before was the adapters issue!!! And I am always saying....how didn’t think about that before ?😂

Hi greetings from Caracas, Venezuela. Switzerland is one of my favourite countries and i would like to live there

Do I need to buy a prepaid phone in Switserland because WiFi doesn’t work there ? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="910">15:10</a>

I am exactly the same as Costa T! I always forget haha. Great mentioning it. How are you so informative? 😆👍

Given the tip you gave about not expecting to shop on Sundays in Switzerland, if a business lists their hours as "daily", does that mean M-F or every day of the week including Sunday? For example, the Ballenberg Open Air Museum lists their hours as "Opening hours season 2023, 6 April to 29 October 2023, Daily from 10 am to 5 pm". Your videos have been pure GOLD for helping me plan my trip!

The Tipp in a restaurant is included in to everysing that you are paying for in Switzerland. The Tipp that we are giving to the waiter ist to show him or her that they worked good and we are happy with their service.

Dear Alexis, I am from Brazil ( city called Sao Paulo) and I started watching your videos today. Thank you very much for this valuable information. I will arrive in Zurich on Sept 5th and stay 14 days sightseeing (Zurich, Schaffhausen, Lucern and Interlaken). It will be my first time in this beautiful country. Best Regards, Ms. Priscilla Nascimento

I live in Eu and usually the 2 prong plugs are actually slimmer thus do not require a swiss adaptor. I may have to return the ones I bought.

could i ask what language do they speak mostly in Switzerland because i know french and english and chinese.

How can we get simcard to have internet?

Hi. from india.love ur blogs.good information.