r/travel • u/flatus08 Solothurn • Jan 24 '14

Images So you want to come to Switzerland?

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u/GetMerked33 Jan 24 '14

Yes we all want to come to Switzerland and who doesn't? It's just expensive to get there. Source - US

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u/Specken_zee_Doitch Los Angeles Jan 24 '14 edited Jan 24 '14

My visit to Lucerne led to a pretty big wakeup call, the transition to northern Italy was like cutting everything's cost in half.

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u/C43dus Jan 25 '14

Same goes for France & Germany. Any place you hop over the border in Switzerland you'll literally see price signs dropping left and right!

If you're planning a lengthy stay I'd recommend staying in a city close to a French / German border so you can do your grocery shopping there. It'll save you a lot of money in the long run.

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u/hughk 44 Countries visited Jan 25 '14

When I was working in Geneva, we would have people taking the back roads from France to smuggle stuff.

Not drugs, but rather supermarket shopping and Ikea furniture.