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I have become a real secondary-road navigating buff and found there are things I learn as I go. I have learned how to spot the good ones on a map, for example. If the line wiggles, that’s good. That means #mountains. If it appears to be the main route from a town to a city, that’s bad. The best ones always connect nowhere with nowhere and have an alternate that gets you there quicker. If you are going northwest from a large town you never go straight out of town for any long distance. You go out and then start jogging north, then west, then north again, and soon you are on a secondary route that only the local people use. The main skill is to keep from getting lost. Since the roads are used only by local people who know them by sight nobody complains if the junctions aren’t posted. And often they aren’t. When they are it’s usually a small sign hiding unobtrusively in the weeds and that’s all. Country road-sign makers seldom tell you twice. If you miss that sing in the weeds that’s *your* problem, not theirs. Moreover, you discover that the highway maps are often inaccurate about country roads. And from time to time you find your #CountryRoads take you onto a two-rutter and then a single rutter and then into a pasture and stops, or else it takes you into some #farmer’s backyard. So I navigate mostly by dead reckoning, and deduction from what clues I find. With that mindset and a lack of pressure to „get somewhere“ it works out fine and I just about have #Europe all to myself.
I have become a real secondary-road navigating buff and found there are things I learn as I go. I have learned how to spot the good ones on a map, for example. If the line wiggles, that’s good. That means #mountains. If it appears to be the main route from a town to a city, that’s bad. The best ones always connect nowhere with nowhere and have an alternate that gets you there quicker. If you are going northwest from a large town you never go straight out of town for any long distance. You go out and then start jogging north, then west, then north again, and soon you are on a secondary route that only the local people use. The main skill is to keep from getting lost. Since the roads are used only by local people who know them by sight nobody complains if the junctions aren’t posted. And often they aren’t. When they are it’s usually a small sign hiding unobtrusively in the weeds and that’s all. Country road-sign makers seldom tell you twice. If you miss that sing in the weeds that’s *your* problem, not theirs. Moreover, you discover that the highway maps are often inaccurate about country roads. And from time to time you find your #CountryRoads take you onto a two-rutter and then a single rutter and then into a pasture and stops, or else it takes you into some #farmer’s backyard. So I navigate mostly by dead reckoning, and deduction from what clues I find. With that mindset and a lack of pressure to „get somewhere“ it works out fine and I just about have #Europe all to myself.

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Seedamm Plaza

Seedamm Plaza

4 out of 5
Seedammstrasse 3 Freienbach SZ
The price is AED 856 per night from Mar 27 to Mar 28
AED 856
AED 889 total
27 Mar - 28 Mar
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this spa hotel in Freienbach. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and a casino. Popular attractions Swiss Casinos Pfaeffikon-Zurichsee and Alpamare ...
Seedamm Plaza
Bellevue

Bellevue

3 out of 5
Dorfstrasse 70 Seelisberg
The price is AED 492 per night from Mar 24 to Mar 25
AED 492
AED 510 total
24 Mar - 25 Mar
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Seelisberg. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Maria Sonnenberg Chapel and Ruetli Meadow are located ...
9/10 Wonderful! (199 reviews)
We loved it very much. Very good. Loved it.

Reviewed on 17 February 2026

Bellevue
Stoos Lodge

Stoos Lodge

4 out of 5
3 Stoosplatz Morschach SZ
The price is AED 579 per night from Apr 6 to Apr 7
AED 579
AED 630 total
6 Apr - 7 Apr
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this spa hotel in Morschach. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (283 reviews)
great lodge and value for money

Reviewed on 20 February 2026

Stoos Lodge
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ReMo l 4 Seasons I Lake and mountain view - 65" Smart TV I Bathtub I Foosball table

ReMo l 4 Seasons I Lake and mountain view - 65" Smart TV I Bathtub I Foosball table

Ingenbohl SZ
Book a stay at this family-friendly apartment in Ingenbohl. Enjoy free WiFi, laundry facilities, and balconies. Popular attractions Urmiberg Cable Car and Seilbahn ...
10/10 Exceptional! (4 reviews)
Apartment was very nice and clean.The host was responsive and considerate.Everything we needed was provided.The view was incredible from the patio.The parking space was very nice and free of charge.Also no extra charge to use washer and dryer.Will definitely love to come back again.

Reviewed on 6 October 2025

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3 Bedroom Apartment in Quarten

3 Bedroom Apartment in Quarten

Quarten SG
Stay at this apartment in Quarten. Enjoy laundry facilities and air conditioning. Popular attractions Unterterzen Cable Car and Unterterzen Ferry Terminal are ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (8 reviews)
The location is excellent for ease of access to train, ferry, and cable car. The apartment is comfortable and well-furnished.

Reviewed on 14 June 2025

3 Bedroom Apartment in Quarten
Central old town apartment in Rapperswil | Lake Zurich

Central old town apartment in Rapperswil | Lake Zurich

Rapperswil-Jona SG
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Central old town apartment in Rapperswil | Lake Zurich
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Aeugsten Cable Car

Find out about the history of Glarus when you take a trip to Aeugsten Cable Car. Amble around the area's lakeside, or seek out its ski slopes.

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Aeugstenbahn

You can take time to visit Aeugstenbahn during your travels to Glarus. Stroll along the lakeside or seek out the ski slopes.

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