These Malaysians went to the 'Top Of The World' before the pandemic hit


The beautiful view that the writer enjoyed, en route to Grindelwald. — Photos: S.L. Lim

I looked out of the coach window in anticipation as the captain drove across the border from Milan, Italy into Switzerland.

Here I was at last, in the country which I had long wanted to visit, the land of Heidi. This was in April 2019, before the pandemic brought travel to a grinding halt.

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