Switzerland Travel Podcast with Elena Vogt is a slow, grounded look at moving through a country where the terrain dictates the route. The Alps in the south and the Jura in the northwest leave a central plateau of lakes and rolling hills, so journeys are shaped by elevation. That is what makes travel here different.
The host covers a range that takes in Zurich's urban density, the limestone ridges of the Jura, the chestnut woods of Ticino, and the high pastures of the Bernese Oberland. Each place explains how the country's population clusters in the north and west while the southern Alps stay sparsely settled.
The show moves with the calendar. Episodes return to the same villages in different seasons: a rainy October in Lucerne, a snowy February in the Jura, a humid July by Lake Geneva. The format lets knowledge build, so a passing detail from one episode becomes the subject of another.
Elena Vogt lives in Switzerland and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Elena is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.
A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.
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Elena navigates the rainy streets of Lausanne, visits Plateforme 10 for Festival Interstices, and reflects on the high cost of living while waiting for her residence permit.
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Episode 102 of Switzerland Travel Podcast with Elena Vogt. Elena Vogt is in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Places in this episode: Plateforme 10, MCBA, Flon, Ouchy, Lausanne Cathedral, Escaliers du Marché, Service du contrôle des habitants.
Covered: Plateforme 10 arts district, Swiss banking setup, Lausanne transit costs, Residency bureaucracy, High cost of living details, Rainy autumn atmosphere.
Chapters:
00:00 Escaliers du Marché
01:42 Plateforme 10
04:32 Flon
06:32 Lakefront at night
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
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9 Nov 2026
Lausanne Rain, Plateforme 10 and the Cost of Living
Elena navigates Lausanne’s ongoing station closures, visits Plateforme 10 during Festival Interstices, and reflects on the high cost of daily life in one of Europe's most expensive cities.
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Episode 101 of Switzerland Travel Podcast with Elena Vogt. Elena Vogt is in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Places in this episode: Plateforme 10, BRASSERIE LES 100 SUISSES, ÇA PASSE CRÈME, Café Jardin, Hôtel Mirabeau Lausanne, Cathédrale de Lausanne, Ouchy, M2 Metro.
Covered: Lausanne urban exploration, Residency bureaucracy, Cost of living details, Plateforme 10 arts district, Rainy autumn atmosphere, Lausanne transit disruptions.
Chapters:
00:00 Lausanne
02:21 Plateforme 10
04:29 Café Jardin
06:34 Ouchy
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
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8 Nov 2026
Lavaux terraces and Lausanne rain
Elena climbs the Lavaux terraces in the late autumn mist, visits Plateforme 10, and navigates the practicalities of residency while the rain keeps Lausanne quiet.
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Episode 100 of Switzerland Travel Podcast with Elena Vogt. Elena Vogt is in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Places in this episode: Place Saint-François, ÇA PASSE CRÈME, Palais de Rumine, Plateforme 10, Flon district, Ouchy, Olympic Museum, Sous-Gare district.
Covered: Lausanne urban exploration, Residency bureaucracy, Cost of living details, Plateforme 10 arts district, Lavaux vineyard anticipation, Rainy autumn atmosphere.
Chapters:
00:00 Place Saint-François
03:52 Olympic Museum
06:37 Sous-Gare district
09:00 City street
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
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