Switzerland: 'This Place Seems Like It's Pretty Close to Paradise'

Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, November, 2006

Years ago, Michael Fine, of Lake Ariel, Pa., received a brochure in the mail with photos of Switzerland's Bernese Alps. "I saw a blue sky, snow-covered mountains, and a meadow with the greenest grass," says Michael. "I thought, This place seems like it's pretty close to paradise. I want to walk there." Michael and his wife, Tamra (Tammy), are in what she calls their "fit 50s" and in recent years have gone dogsledding in Alaska and parasailing in Fiji.

They both work in the classical music field-he's a Grammy-winning producer-and Michael has been to Lucerne and Zürich many times on business. But this autumn, they're finally going to explore Switzerland's mountains. "We want to base ourselves in one place and become locals for a week," says Tammy. The Fines are looking for...

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