If you love traveling Europe, getting off-the-beaten path, meeting locals, or having foodie experiences (especially coffee and gelato), then you're in the right place! We're Jana and Brett, a travel couple exploring Europe. Since we got married 10 years ago, we've spent more than 2.5 years adventuring in Europe. But we aren't your average travelers... —Dual USA and Italian citizens —30 European countries...and counting! —We didn't sell everything to travel (we still own our home in Tennessee!) —Both work online (Brett: business operations and consulting. Jana: SEO copywriting and content editing.) Get to know us better by joining our newsletter, binging our YouTube videos, or browsing our blog! When we're not traveling, you will find us hanging out with friends, hosting dinner parties, or playing strategic board games.
See Jana's FAVORITE Swiss lake!
Reader, if our emails are in your inbox every week, then chances are high that you're been to/are planning to visit Interlaken, Switzerland.
WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE: You can easily enjoy 7+ days in the Jungfrau Region without getting bored. (Ahem, that's why we live here now!)
- → Peep at allllll the featured destinations in our 1-Week Guide to the Jungfrau Region.
💡 BONUS IDEA
Take a day trip from Interlaken to Oeschinensee — Jana's favorite alpine lake!
- → Yes, I know that's a BIG claim...but we've been to 25+ Swiss lakes and I've yet to find one as captivating as Oeschinensee!
Let's be friends!
If you made it allll the way down here to the fine print, here are the 💦 Swiss lakes we've been to (that we can remember): Lake Geneva, Lake Lucerne, Brienzersee, Thunersee, Bachalpsee, Grauseeli, Oeschinensee, Blausee, Oberstockensee, Hinterstockensee, Rotsee, Murtensee, Bielersee, Lungernsee, Zurichsee, Stellisee, Grindjisee, Mosjesee, Grünsee, Leisee, Riffelsee, Seealpsee, Zugersee, Walensee, Klöntalersee, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Lugano...and we know we're missing some!
Jana & Brett | Aplins in the Alps
If you love traveling Europe, getting off-the-beaten path, meeting locals, or having foodie experiences (especially coffee and gelato), then you're in the right place! We're Jana and Brett, a travel couple exploring Europe. Since we got married 10 years ago, we've spent more than 2.5 years adventuring in Europe. But we aren't your average travelers... —Dual USA and Italian citizens —30 European countries...and counting! —We didn't sell everything to travel (we still own our home in Tennessee!) —Both work online (Brett: business operations and consulting. Jana: SEO copywriting and content editing.) Get to know us better by joining our newsletter, binging our YouTube videos, or browsing our blog! When we're not traveling, you will find us hanging out with friends, hosting dinner parties, or playing strategic board games.
📣 If there was a news station reporting on Swiss transportation, THIS would be the headline today all.week.long. If you've been following us for a little while Reader, then you know we're a bit partial to the Half Fare Card and Berner Oberland Pass. And there are a few BIG updates for the 2024 Berner Oberland Pass that you won't want to miss. Today's email is full of details, so give yourself more than 30 seconds to give it a scan: ▶️ New video: the Berner Oberland Pass just got even better 💬...
Reader, have you ever made any travel mistakes? We certainly have! We've been caught in a new country with the wrong currency. (I think it was Denmark? Or maybe Hungary?) When we were in Paris, we missed the last bus of the night, so we had to walk 3 miles back to our lodging. (We could've paid for a taxi, but we were traveling for 1 year+ on a tight budget.) One time we mimed back and forth for 10 minutes with a man in the French countryside because we didn't speak French and he didn't speak...
Happy New Year, Reader! We hope that the first few days of 2024 have brought you an abundance of joy! For us, we've enjoyed some walks where we watch our breath puff in the cold air, clean food (and minimal sugar after the holidays), fresh-outta-the-box board games, and an eagerness to get back to work (we have a lot of big projects for the next few months!). However, things don't always go as planned... For example: We planned to have dinner with friends on New Years Eve...but we got sick...