Switzerland trip advice

[BigT]

I used to stay in Switzerland a lot. I soon found out that staying near a boarder, the French side for me, made it easy to do some cheaper shopping

Wise advice depending on where you’re visiting. When I go back to visit my family in Lugano I always stay across the border in Italy. Last time it was £90 a night vs £300 a night and yet only an easy and scenic 20 minute drive away. Restaurants on the same lake but opposite sides are half the price too (border cuts through the lake). Swiss always used to go across to Italy for a lot of shopping and Italians go across to Switzerland for petrol which was bizarrely cheaper.

 

[Lopéz]

And in Aarau no less. Urgh. I mean I've met some nice people from that canton and actually that town but it's rather.... bunzli?

Hang around the train station to see the most "interesting" characters!

 

[Rroff]

Wise advice depending on where you’re visiting. When I go back to visit my family in Lugano I always stay across the border in Italy. Last time it was £90 a night vs £300 a night and yet only an easy and scenic 20 minute drive away. Restaurants on the same lake but opposite sides are half the price too (border cuts through the lake). Swiss always used to go across to Italy for a lot of shopping and Italians go across to Switzerland for petrol which was bizarrely cheaper.

Similar situation with car hire - it can vastly differ country to country around there.