Team Switzerland Planning Meeting

So tonight our Team Switzerland met for a great planning meeting discussing our opportunities in and around the Kandersteg International Scout Centre.  Special thanks to Josie, Charlie and Lex for doing all the research, and also to the full team for letting Scouter Gerry and I toss in a few ideas of our own 😉  First of all our research determined that Switzerland is a very, very expensive place to visit, so the only way for us to have it as a viable pre-camp is if we stay at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC).  This is not at all a downside though as Kandersteg is home to the never-ending Jamboree!!  There is literally a Jamboree at the KISC every single day all year!  The attractions at KISC are really too numerous to list, so you should just check out their program guide.  We looked at some amazing adventures in Bern, Geneva, Interlaken, Thun and of course Kandersteg.   Best way to sum up the meeting is with the Scouts’ YouTube playlist – enjoy!

So it was Baden-Powell’s dream to establish a neverending permenant Scout Jamboree, and this is it!  Truly a tough pre-trip to beat!

If Switzerland wasn’t enough, Scouter Gerry has figured out a very cool pre-pre-camp in ROME, Italy!  Basically we fly to rome, see Rome in a day (actually can be done!), and then take the night train to Kandersteg!  Hard to believe this amazing pre-trip can stay on budget, but it looks like we can make it happen!

So how do we get to the Haarlem Jamborette?  Well we take the train through the Swiss Alps, into the stunning scenery in Austria, and then accross most of Germany before arriving in the Netherlands.  For those of you keeping track, that’s five countries on this pre-camp! (Italy, Vatican City, Switzerland, Austria and Germany)

Can’t wait to see what else the team comes up with!!


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