Posts about Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland, Berner Oberland or Oberland bernois is a mountainous region in the centre of Switzerland.
One of those vlog things
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A first foray into the world of the video blog, or “vlog”, which I shot while hiking in the Alps a few weeks ago.
Tschingellochtighorn from Engstligenalp
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Obstinacy got me past a viewpoint I had aimed for and gave me the opportunity to capture a wonderfully dramatic alternative image.
A new perspective – Faulensee
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Short sequence of aerial views of Faulensee in Switzerland.
Improving low-light drone photographs
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A quick tip on how to get better image results from your Mavic drone in low-light conditions.
Using a church to tell the time
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After so many years in Switzerland, we rely on the quarter-hourly chiming of the nearest church bell to know what the time is. Or, if we’re enjoying a summer evening, quickly looking across to the other side of the village.
As far as the barrier, and beyond
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I love the alpine Susten Pass road and the mountain scenery there, particularly the area around the Steingletscher glacier and nearby hotel. It’s been a long time since I’ve visited in spring—before the upper reaches of the road have been cleared—so Jo and I took a drive as far as the top snow gate near
Grütschalp to Lauterbrunnen
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Time-lapse video of the cable-car ride from Grütschalp to Lauterbrunnen in Swiss canton Bern.
Aerial photography with the Mavic Air
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After a lot of deliberation, a few months’ saving, and a lot of review videos and articles, I decided to buy a drone.
Grindelwald, December 2017
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The best time to visit the mountain villages near our home is between the tourist seasons, when many hotels are closed and the valleys, cable cars and mountain cableways are much quieter. We drove up to Grindelwald shortly before Christmas, to visit the mountain restaurant at Schreckfeld, where deep snow and temperatures as low as
A cold, cold afternoon
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It had been a beautifully sunny start to the day, but by the time we’d driven up to Grindelwald, the clouds had taken over and the temperature had plummeted. We had to use a plastic loyalty card to scrape the ice from the inside of the cable car window, and the fondue at the mountain
Stockhorn to Chrindli
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Time-lapse video of the cable-car ride from Stockhorn to Chrindli in Swiss canton Bern.
Sundlauenen to Merligen
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Catching the ship from Faulensee to Sundlauenen, hiking through the forest past St. Beatus Caves to Merligen, and then home by paddle steamer.
Birg to Mürren… with a detour
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Beginning a hike from Birg station to the Schilthorn revolving restaurant, before changing my plans and walking down the very steep path to Allmendhubel and Mürren.
Gimmelwald to Stechelberg
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Time-lapse video of the cable-car ride from Gimmelwald to Stechelberg in Swiss canton Bern.
Thunersee and Brienzersee – Pure Switzerland
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The region I’ve been calling home for sixteen years.
