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Bern Region, Switzerland

Season 1 Episode 102 | 26m 48s

Many people dream of visiting Switzerland and experiencing the sheer beauty of the Alps and Samantha jumps right in. From an Alpine Garden on an idyllic mountaintop to going deep underground experiencing the Cheese Grotto in Gstaad, to biking through the waterfall covered valley of Lauterbrunnen and floating down the icy cold Aare River in Bern: Samantha has a most adventurous Swiss journey.

Aired: 01/01/18 | Expires: 01/01/28
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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