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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.
Seedamm Plaza

Seedamm Plaza

4 out of 5
Seedammstrasse 3 Freienbach SZ
The price is ￥32,780 per night from Feb 20 to Feb 21
￥32,780
￥34,026 total
Feb 20 - Feb 21
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this spa hotel in Freienbach. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Popular attractions Swiss Casinos Pfaeffikon-Zurichsee and ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (447 reviews)
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Reviewed on Nov 9, 2025

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Stoos Lodge

Stoos Lodge

4 out of 5
3 Stoosplatz Morschach SZ
The price is ￥28,616 per night from Mar 1 to Mar 2
￥28,616
￥30,904 total
Mar 1 - Mar 2
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. ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (279 reviews)
Impeccable experience! Everything was perfect

Reviewed on Nov 2, 2025

Stoos Lodge
Swiss Holiday Park Resort

Swiss Holiday Park Resort

4 out of 5
Dorfstrasse 10 Morschach SZ
Book a stay at this spa hotel in Morschach. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and 4 restaurants. Popular attractions Weg der Schweiz and Fronalpstock are ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (429 reviews)
Amazing views, great spa, tiny rooms
Room was tiny with no air conditioning but the property is wonderful and the views are amazing!!

Reviewed on Sep 27, 2025

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3 Bedroom Apartment in Quarten

3 Bedroom Apartment in Quarten

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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 Jun 14, 2025

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The Mountains are Calling Retreat

The Mountains are Calling Retreat

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Stay at this apartment in Quarten. Enjoy free WiFi, laundry facilities, and patios. Popular attractions Unterterzen Ferry Terminal and Unterterzen Cable Car ...
10/10 Exceptional! (7 reviews)
Perfect place
Stunning views from a cosy spacious house with everything you need. Hosts were very helpful, would highly recommend!

Reviewed on Dec 31, 2024

The Mountains are Calling Retreat
Waliboo mountainlake 57

Waliboo mountainlake 57

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Book a stay at this ski apartment in Quarten. Enjoy a beach locale, laundry facilities, and ski-in/ski-out access. Popular attractions Unterterzen Cable Car ...
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