Can we get a few more subscribers so poor Scott doesn't have to camp out overnight in the aiport with whoever wanders in? He gives us so much, he at least deserves a bed!

@Benjamin.Jamin.

7 ай бұрын

Nah that what's make it great to watch :p

@rosemarymee

7 ай бұрын

I think he objects to paying over the odds on principle -it’s a Scottish thing.

@mylesm12923

7 ай бұрын

HAHAHAAHa! So true! I do love his positive spirit though!

@jamesnunn5688

7 ай бұрын

Heh heh! After reading your comment and hearing Scott say at the end there 90% of those watching aren’t subscribed I thought, you know what, let’s do that. Turns out I was already! I almost feel uncomfortable on his behalf when he sits overnight in an airport etc. Think it’s somewhere between the search for Value for Money and being “Grippy” as they say here!!

@soundararajangovindarajulu817

6 ай бұрын

Lightening trip..I can't imagine that I can do that..keep it going..give us more trips..

From watching Scott's first videos, he has quickly become one of my fave KZreadrs. Love your videos Scott, inspired every time.

If I could do it again I'd do Chamonix Vallorcine Martigny narrow gauge railway. Spectacular

Enjoying your travels Scott you and Steve Marsh are our go to utube channels ❤❤ I highly recommend encourage viewers of your Channel to join 🆙 We especially like your budget traveling.Out Style. We are seniors in Michigan .Bill has immunity issues so Travel is not a good idea ..Utube travel has kept me entertained engaged in life .I Love traveling used to camp in US and Canada 🇨🇦 .Sitting in my recliner watching your adventures your memories , your son experiences fills me with 🤩

I thought that was a fantastic idea I used to do things like that all the time

Switzerland is regarded as having the best public transport in Europe. One of the reasons why the public transport is so good is that their politicians regularly use it. In September 2019 I was traveling around Switzerland on a first class Swiss Travel Pass. On one train I just managed to to find a seat, next to a well-dressed woman engrossed in her laptop. A man sitting opposite eyed me suspiciously, but relaxed when I flashed my STP at the conductor. I thought, is this woman a cabinet minister? ( She got off at Berne.) Watching the TV evening news two hours later, there she was! Karin Keller-Sutter, at that time the Swiss minister for legal matters, but now Finance Minister. In 2024 she will be Vice-President; almost certainly President in 2025.

@TheBown1

7 ай бұрын

This indeed is a big reason for why public transport is awesome here. Anybody from working class up to polticians and CEO's use the trains (and other public transport) here as they are usually the most efficient way to get around. I think almost everytime I've seen a famous politician was in the train.

@Fan652w

7 ай бұрын

@@TheBown1 Thank you! The current British Prime Minister seems to go everywhere by Helicopter.

@TheBown1

7 ай бұрын

@@Fan652w Yup stuff like that is obviously not ideal. Though to be fair our small size does help in that regard.

Switzerland : the only country in the world where you may leave a major city like Lausanne by rails in the morning with your walking mode ski boots on, go to Zermatt for a day on the slopes and be back, always in time, for a lovely evening along Lake Geneva shoreline. CCF are just amazingly convenient ! And there’s also the connecting yellow La Poste buses that lead you to far villages like Zinal. Way to go, la Suisse !

@MikeRyan-vd1qw

3 ай бұрын

Deutsche Bahn also does an all in one skiing/train ticket including a lift pass from Munich to the Zugspitze in Garmisch.

Small correction: although not part of the EU, Switzerland is part of Schengen zone, this is why there are no checks. Edit: what kind of ticket did you get? Unless things changed very recently, Swiss rail tickets are usually not linked to a specific time, but only to the route and date. This does not apply, if you bought a saver ticket online, which can well be linked to a specific train.

@jonjohnson2844

7 ай бұрын

Yeah it's the same in the UK, the cheaper tickets are for a specific train and time and they are often MASSIVELY cheaper...but still expensive :/

@rjs_698

7 ай бұрын

​@@jonjohnson2844- that depends on your definition of "expensive". UK "Anytime" tickets can be ridiculously expensive but, in general, Off-Peak and Advance tickets are not (unless you wish to travel on peak-hour trains using an Advance ticket).

@hanshartfiel6394

7 ай бұрын

Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein are associate members of the Schengen Zone and only implement the visa free travel through special agreements

@rosemarymee

7 ай бұрын

Scotrail has - for the time being - done away with the idea of peak and off-peak.

@m0llux

7 ай бұрын

Sparbilette are, in fact, train specific. So he probably had that.

Goodness all those people need to subscibe! Otherwise how can the man afford his coffees?

The Chur-Arosa Bahn goes partly on the streets in Chur, before it climbes to 1,800 meters high at Arosa.

Well Scott, it was a great idea! It's amazing what you can pack into 24 hours. Thanks for taking us along; it was a great day out!

Sounds an ideal day out to me. Maybe not so much the overnight at the airport but otherwise it’s the sort of day trip I’d love to do.

As a regular visitor to Switzerland, I can assure you that a nine minutes time for connections is GENEROUS. At Zurich Hauptbahnhof, if there is seven minutes or more between trains, that is a connection! At Berne Hauptbahnhof the margin is five minutes. Swiss railways have a target that 97% of connections should be made. I know from personal experience that it is very rare to miss a connection.

@malo66

7 ай бұрын

I don't think we would often take such a risk in UK, especially if ticket only valid for a particular train!

@rjs_698

7 ай бұрын

​@@malo66- in the UK, if a connection is offered on a pre-booked ("Advance") ticket then they have to either hold the connection, let you on the next train, or get you a taxi - it isn't an issue as long as you know your rights.

@Fan652w

7 ай бұрын

@@malo66 Note rjs.698's reply. But I would add a number of points. Firstly, as other commentators have indicated, in Switzerland tickets are rarely tied to particular train times. Secondly, Swiss punctuality is so good that it is rare to miss a connection. If you do, the longest wait is only going to be an hour as almost all train services have at least an hourly frequency. In the La Cure direction Scott would have had to wait an hour at Nyon. But going the other way there are at least four trains an hour from Nyon to Geneva.

@vivajohn1

6 күн бұрын

The standard minimal transfer connection time is 2 minutes in Switzerland. For lots of cases, that's enough. Specially, when trains are meant to be taken connected. In this case, regional trains even wait some time for interregional connections when they are late. On bigger stations, 2 minutes is only sufficient in edge cases. Biggest minimal transfer connection time is, I think, Zürich with 7 minutes.

@rogersexton7857

6 күн бұрын

@@vivajohn1 The whole Swiss transport system (Not Just Trains) is organised on the basis of 'tight' connections'. Connections are very rarely missed. In particular, if the Swiss electronic timetable indicates a connection, then that is an intended one, even if the gap between trains, or between train and bus, is very short.

Geneva airport has a French side and a Swiss side. My colleague wandered into the France channel by accident grinning as he thought he was beating me to land side. I was patiently shufffling through into Switzerland. That took 2 hours to sort out and for him to enter Switzerland 🙄. It can always go wrong

@Fan652w

7 ай бұрын

Basel airport, actually on French territory, has a similar French side Swiss side arrangement.

@rogink

7 ай бұрын

@@Fan652w As does the railway station. At least pre-Schengen.

This train reminds me of the original T69 trams that ran on the midland metro. So small.

Great video Scott, what an adventure. Re-posting this comment, I'd said I recognised Brig station, but what I meant is I recognised the NAME! I was getting pulled up for it hence the re-post :D Have a great Christmas mate! And these are my favourite adventures :)

@Fan652w

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve for making the correction. (I was the one who pulled you up!)

Merry Christmas! We did a day trip to Billund from London in September with a few hours at the LEGO House. It’s all do-able in a day. The only downside was, Ryanair lost our son’s pushchair on the flight home. Thankfully it was a cheapo buggy and not worth much!

Super video. Reminds me of an old program i used to watch called Swiss Railway Journeys on the travel channel. Well done for capturing the beauty of the countryside.

Merry Christmas, Scott ! I enjoy your videos. I hope there is a travel budget for your wife in 2024, so that she can join you on these trips. It will be nice if she makes frequent appearances in your video. 🎅🎄🎄🎄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄

Interesting video.Yes Scott, only you could think that trip up! Thank you for enduring the journey on our behalf.

Season's greetings. The background music had a ring of 'Swiss Railway Journeys', the wonderful TV series, that can be found on YT.

great 🎉video Scott happy Christmas 🎄 from paul in kent

The saga continues. Tomorrow I'll give a copy of your book as a christmas prezzie to my dear old mum. Merry Christmas one and all.

Between Geneva and Martigny, almost every town has a narrow-gauge railway that goes up somewhere. Especially in Aigle, where three narrow-gauge railways meet, two of which wind through the streets of the medieval town before heading up into the mountains.

Switzerland I think the greatest European country 10/10 might go on holiday with the wife in 2024❤

@Fan652w

7 ай бұрын

Remember to buy Swiss Travel Passes. Google 'Swiss Travel Pass' if you do not know what i am talking about.

I'd definitely do a trip like this but I'd certainly combine it with a few other things over a long weekend perhaps!

@AlwaysOutNumberedNeverOutG

Ай бұрын

ooh - get u!

Just for your information, there is a Migros at the Geneva and Zurich Airport. There the prices are normal.

I thought he would mention The Champions ! I think you only see the fountain from Geneva city !

This is why I love this channel, a man who knows how to enjoy traveling itself. Thank you.

My German girlfriend and I went to a tourist information bureau in Zurich to ask about something, and she had to ask the woman to repeat it in English. Merry Christmas.

I'm lucky enough to live an hour and three quarters from Geneva by train. With my railcard it costs me a grand total of €4 return. I love Swiss trains and have recently visited the RhB and MGB at Chur and Brig respectively. I only stayed for one night but, yes, it can be extortionate. I always stock up for the train and go to a supermarket for evening supplies to eat in the hotel room. As regards connections, I was quite tense about only having 10 minutes in Zurich to change trains. I asked the conductor if it was doable and he very confidently said "no problem!". As it happens, he was absolutely right.

As i am someone without a passport and a little long in the tooth ,i really appreciate you going on all these trips outside of the UK.If it wasn't for peeps like you and your mate Steve i would never see any of these wonderful places that you go to . I have been subscibed for ages .Well done in reaching the 52K subscribers ,onwards and upwards .Cheers Scott

Great video, thanks. How do you film in airports without security jumping on you?

Dare to live dangerously Scott!

Scott you are such an inspiration.

Best choice you made getting the earlier train

That was fun. And thanks for a blast from my past. Back in 1978 my wife and I were newlyweds and travelled from Montreal to Geneva to visit family. I remember us taking that same train to the French border. We travelled midweek so there were more dining possibilities. Cheers

Just read your book it’s a amazing

I used to work in the Travel Centre at Waterloo in the late 80's/early 90's and the Thomas Cook timetable was our Bible. With all the little Swiss private railways you could do a similar trip every Sunday next year and not finish them all. I particularly like the line just up from Nyon that goes to both Biere and Apples!!

@Fan652w

7 ай бұрын

Correction, the line to Biere starts from Morges, some way east of Nyon. Perhaps more importantly, while Thomas Cook no longer exists, but the European Rail Timetable still continues. The compilers staged what might be best described as a 'Staff Buyout'.

Not video related but just finished the book really enjoyed it ❤ Thank you for taking the time to write it

That video brought back a lot of happy memories for me as I did the line in July 1983 to ride on the old trains from the 1910s which were about to be withdrawn. Great viewing for me for Christmas Eve - thank you and more of the same please in 2024!

merry xmas

Well played chap, I don't know why but I like these travelogues to unfashionable spots out of season. I always find it a tad sad when trains, planes, buses or boats don't have healthy custom, we are basically chucking pollution into the air for no reason. Surely we can be a bit smarter in this day and age? Whatever, great content!😉

Merry Christmas Scott. Thanks for the content... you have introduced me to some amazing places..

HAPPY XMAS Scott.Thx for all the vids.

Had to laugh. Proper meal for a Scot...pizza and a beer. I would have thought haggis and a whisky.

The narrow gauge line used to cross the border into France running to Morez SNCF have a standard gauge line to Morez crossing many viaducts. The service is sparse in an isolated part of the country.

Well here is one of the part of 10% that is subscribed! Hope you appreciate that Scott.

Agree about Swiss trains have done several journeys using the great value Swiss Rail Pass although disappointed in the free coffee in 1st Class served in flimsy small cup. Rest of Switzerland and its trains EXCELLENT.

cool

It was a great trip, with fantastic scenery. Just goes to show what you can find if you do go out and explore

The communal part in the double decker is because of the door motors under it. Normal seats can not be installed. Funny that on the NStCM you went the first time with new trains and now again with new ones. Sad that you missed the old stock for about 1 year. They were iconic 1914 built ones. Thanks to my dad i could ride those old faithfulls. The split Hotel was built in the year France and Switzerland swapped some land. It was built exactly in the time between signature and the time it officialy happened.

Nyon is my hometown, nice to see you explore it. Early summer or September are better to see the lake and catch a boat over to Yvoire in France.

I'm very tempted to do this myself. I've often gone for day trips by plane. Didn't think Geneva was possible but seems it is.

Merry Christmas @planestrainseverything from a long time subscriber.

I would . My two favourite things Snow and trains

Great Video, already subscribed. Switzerland is beautiful, but pricey. Have a Merry Christmas. Thanks for all yourbwork

Oh Scott, school boy error regarding buying water. Carry a water bottle with you and fill up at airports as most have watter station once you are past security

Switzerland joined Schengen years ago, as did Liechtenstein. Your passport check was to enter or leave the entire Schengen area, of which the UK is not a member. Flights within Schengen do not have such formalities. The lake is actually called Leman but yes, everyone calls it Lake Geneva.

Happy Christmas Scott! Great trip. And I agree about how clean Switzerland is. Everytime I visit I always think somebody's been up all night scrubbing it to within an inch with a bloody toothbrush! I live in NL and it's fairly clean and tidy, but it couldn't hold a candle to Switzerland. And the other surprising thing is that all your trains ran on time. On a Sunday! This almost never happens here as there are always maintenance issues being dealt with at the weekend. Another lovely trip is Tirano to Chur. Both towns are interesting. You've probably done it already but if not, you can put it on the bucket list! All the best with your channel for 2024!

@Fan652w

7 ай бұрын

It should be stressed that one of the reasons why Swiss public transport is so good is that the ''Taktfahrplan' (Hourly train/bus on all important routes) runs 365-days-a-year. Yes, they will be running today, 25th December!

Thank you Scott for another brilliant video Happy Christmas to you and your Family

I'm definitely up for this trip: that little train looked wonderful.

Hi Scott wishing you and your family a very Happy Christmas 🎄 and New year can't wait for the new video.

very nice Scott. enjoyed this very much. brought back some memories for me. thanks for taking us on you "little" jaunt.

I would! Life is about experiences and travel is one of the better experiences even if its just to view a mountain

For a moment I wondered why you were talking about German, when you were in the French part of Switzerland. But then you explained that you overheard a conversation between two German-speaking women. Before I went to live and work in Switzerland (the part you were visiting), I was given a book entitled "Living and Working in Switzerland". The only thing I remember from it was the statement: "Swiss German... not so much a language, more a throat infection"!

Thank you for the idea. I should try it out for myself but maybe in the summer time! Nyon looks a really nice place to visit.

A very enjoyable trip Scott, thank you. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Have a good Christmas Scott and I hope in 2024 you'll visit Morocco and try and train between Tangier and Casablanca.

All of it seemed extremely worthwhile to me. A great watch, cheers!

Super little train! Really enjoyable trip! Thank you for taking us along. Holidaying in Austria, Switzerland and Germany, I am a sucker for narrow gauge trains, funiculars, gondolas, chairlifts - anything that gets me up higher. As a person who loves borders have you visited Dreilandereck (near Basel) where three countries meet? Basel Airport has it's own border situation, make sure you come out into the correct country! PS I have just bought your book - not started yet, but read the end first, you must have got home....maybe that is another book?

Superb! Great trip and great video. Cheers, Scott.

Actually, travelling on that narrow gauge railway in the mountains was a real treat, and I would do it too. Well worth the journey, and if it was steam hauled even better. Thanks for losing a night's sleep just for us Scott, and Happy Christmas to you and your family.

Great video Scott..😊

What a great spectacular trip, Scott. I love the fact that you always go off the beaten track on all your adventures. Nyon looked like a beautiful town.

Inspirational as ever thank you very much.

Thank you for all the great videos this year. Have a great Christmas Scott!

I really enjoyed that Scott, stunning scenery and stumbling across a Christmas Market in a gorgeous little town was a real bonus. Merry Christmas to you and your family 👍

Another fantastic video. Well done and thanks for posting. Shame you had to spend yet another rough night though. Thanks for showing us all your adventures so well.

Merry Christmas to you Scott . Can't think of a more masochistic way to enjoy the yuletide than go visiting the country of the Helvetii where retail prices are ballistic and you're always watching the mercury go south . Anyways it's a learning curve and I enjoyed it with caveats ; always a pleasure to see the Swiss trains in action and Xmas shopping. Keep challenging yourself.

Have a very happy and blessed Christmas, Scott. Many thanks for sharing your adventures with us all during 2023!

Merry Christmas Scott! I love your content and keep up the great work!

Another really interesting jaunt Scott.keep them coming!

Great video Scott, I'm glad the exchange rate worked in your favour, the wife and I spent 2 weeks in Switzerland in November and the exchange rate was a 1,77 Canadian dollars to the Franc. We loved Switzerland...but the cost of food alone could have bankrupted us lol. Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

@jkardez4794

7 ай бұрын

When a Canadian says that...

Another great video Scott, Nyon looked so interesting and what a lovely Christmas Market you found. I do admire how you manage all your journeys as you make it seem so effortless, and La Cure looked beautiful with its gorgeous scenery. Have a great Christmas and best wishes for 2024 and hopefully, many more amazing and interesting places for you to plan and visit for all your subscribers, including me, to enjoy 😊

Ahhh, Geneva - spent a lot of time there over the last 20 odd years, some good times, some bad. Too pricy by half. Fun facts on the airport - the terminal building is in Switzerland, but the runway in France. As you go out of the airport in the bus to the city there is a tunnel under the runway into France, and about a kilometre beyond it a supermarket where many Geneva residents do their weekly shop as it's much cheaper than the local Co-op. And Swiss railways are the best in the world, IMO. Thanks for sharing, Scott.

Scott, you're so fortunate to be able to do adventurous little trips like this, and all the other fun and fascinating trips you take throughout the year. (Well, it's my idea of adventure anyway.) My wife and I really enjoy watching your kind of quirky, independent travels to out-of-the-way places off the beaten track. Thanks for taking us along with you. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

When I cycled the Rhine Cycle route 5 years ago I nick-named Switzerland the "Five Euro Country". Coffee €5, beer €5, ice-cream €5. Along the border, Swiss office workers walked over the bridge into Germany for their lunch!

@edwardlees4585

7 ай бұрын

If you are at Geneva airport you can, in my experience, add a 3€ surcharge to any of those prices.

@jkardez4794

7 ай бұрын

All the sort of information to give nightmares to an unwary traveller.

@Clivestravelandtrains

7 ай бұрын

@@jkardez4794 If you research information before travelling, you are no longer unwary! There's also the sense of adventure you get when travelling with minimal research, which makes life more exciting. Travel has never given me nightmares - mistakes yes, but we learn from mistakes.

@jkardez4794

7 ай бұрын

@@Clivestravelandtrains I was referring to the cost of living in Switzerland ; there's no way you can duck that . Even Scot made a big point about it , even to deter the hardiest traveller .

Thank you for this

You have to wonder what kind of shenanigans when on in those border towns during WW2.

We did this trip last year at Christmas!! ☺️ top tip for you Scott, Liverpool oddly have very regular services to Geneva, twice a day in fact so we did 6am out and 8pm back one Sunday. You are right about the prices, not cheap at all whilst you are in Switzerland but wonderful all the same

Just found you and enjoying your Videos. Thanks.

Thanks Scott that was a brilliant video very enjoyable 👍

Scott, Merry Christmas and Happy Hogmanay . Thanks for your vlogs. Looking forward to the coming year's adventures. Much love from Launceston, Cornwall.🎄🍾😍🍻🛩🌭🚝🚊🍩🧉

I love the adventures you take me on from my home in New Zealand. I love that the journey in your videos are as important as the destination.

Keep up the good work Scott your style is super I look forward to more videos next year

Loved that Scott. Reminded me of great Swiss rail journeys that used to alway be on tv. You even got some of the music. Merry Christmas.

That was a GREAT idea - Nyon looked with a visit on its own

Another great video Merry Christmas from a couple of miles north in Bankie Land 🙂

Thank you Scott your videos are always educational and I enjoy seeing places that you film as I won’t ever go there myself