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Taking a trottibike down the mountain is thrilling. Photo: www.jungfrau.ch
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Pretty Interlaken bills itself as Europe's adventure capital. Unsplash
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Mountain vistas are in abundance in this part of Switzerland. Unsplash / Shai Pal
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Looking out over Grindelwald. Photo: www.jungfrau.ch
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Grindelwald looks like a fairytale Swiss village. Unsplash
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Hikes wind through meadows filled with bell-wearing cows. Hayley Skirka / The National
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Gearing up for paragliding. Hayley Skirka / The National
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Bright blue waters at Lake Brienz, in the canton of Bern. Hayley Skirka / The National
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Taking a trottibike down the mountain is thrilling. Photo: www.jungfrau.ch
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Pretty Interlaken bills itself as Europe's adventure capital. Unsplash
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Mountain vistas are in abundance in this part of Switzerland. Unsplash / Shai Pal
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Looking out over Grindelwald. Photo: www.jungfrau.ch
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Grindelwald looks like a fairytale Swiss village. Unsplash
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Hikes wind through meadows filled with bell-wearing cows. Hayley Skirka / The National
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Gearing up for paragliding. Hayley Skirka / The National
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Bright blue waters at Lake Brienz, in the canton of Bern. Hayley Skirka / The National
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Taking a trottibike down the mountain is thrilling. Photo: www.jungfrau.ch
Exploring Interlaken, the adventure capital of Europe
Switzerland's mountain town is the place to go for action-packed discoveries amid breathtaking natural surroundings
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Hayley Skirka
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