Slow Travel In Switzerland

The Swiss public transport system certainly aces the luxe factor with eye popping train rides, indulgent multi-course meals on a Belle Epoque era steamship, and even efficient luggage transport services.

- KAREN TEE

FROM PICTURE PERFECT snowcapped mountains to turquoise blue lakes and lush green pastures, Switzerland might just have some of the most breathtaking natural scenery on this planet. And I did it like the locals - via the nation's vast and extremely reliable transport network that certainly gives Japan's a run for its money.

First on the order of business is to fully utilise the Swiss Federal Railways' (SBB) nifty luggage transfer service that offers same day door-to-door luggage delivery between hotels so that one need not get bogged down by heavy suitcases.

Now footloose and fancy free, it becomes a lot more effortless to focus on the meditative pleasures of slow travel. As if this is not a luxury in itself, the Swiss have actually improved already dreamy journeys, with premium options on several train and steamboat routes.