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As far as Interlaken goes it was a great weekend in the Alps yet again. Clear weather made for scenic wonderlands on Friday and Saturday. It’s hard to find flaws in a place so wonderfully enchanting. Joey, the Bus2alps guide from Barcelona, took a few rookies up to Männlichen and made a few runs to shake the rust off. They had a blast and really got the hang of it. When it was time to chow down… students and locals alike smashed the Teepee, a local eatery on the mountain, for a banging Teepee Club Sandwich, then headed out for some adventure. On Saturday a few of the brave hiked The Tsuggen Couloirs…. Bad ass Bus2alps’n right there…. Friday and Saturday evening were also the time for night sledding. It’s literally like playing Sherbet Land on Mario Kart 64. The only thing missing were some banana peels and turtle shells.  It took a a few minutes for everyone to get the hang of it but by the end we were all flying down the mountain. The party scene was also alive and well this weekend. It’s clear that Balmers Metro Bar is your rage-home away from rage-home, nestled gently into the Alps…Overall an excellent weekend.

On the other side of the spectrum we had a day trip running from Rome to Naples. Known for it’s unique and chaotic personality, Naples is everything that epitomizes stereotypical Italy. The pizza, the people, the music, the passion. Our day began with a perfect pizza, the perfect wait staff, and the most perfect music. Four simple words, “pizza margherita, per favore.” And the pizza was delivered. Red and white and green and delicious. A mouthwatering masterpiece, as one would only expect from the Napoletani. One bite and we all knew instantly that this was pizza margherita to perfection. Just when we all thought life couldn’t get any better, in came the music man. “Tu vuo fa l’americano, -mmericano, -mmericano!” He played his guitar, he sang with his soul, and the music came straight from his heart. This is love. This is Italy. This is living. This is Naples.

This was the “word(s) of the day” on Saturday during the epic shredding session of which you can get a taste from the photos below.  A friend of mine was testing out a new board- “The Carbonium Raptor” by Never Summer, and not only does it look like a machine of stealth owl floaty goodness, but also its name is fun to say (the marketing guys at Never Summer are good at their jobs)*.  Go ahead, say it out loud.  Sure you can make fun of it for being the bane of the Na’vi people’s existence, or for being the material which inhabits Wolverine’s bone cavities, but you can’t deny that it’s fun to say out loud.  I mean, this thing is the Nimbus Two Thousand of snowboards (had to throw one at the Harry Potter fans).

[You'll have to forgive my boarding-bro vernacular, I'm currently stuck between exaggerating it for ridicule, and genuinely using it as part of my vocabulary.]

So me and my rental equipment followed the Carbonium Raptor, and the wisdom of its master throughout the Interlaken Ski region, aka the best skiing in the world.  If you plan on having a massive ski/snowboard day I suggest keeping your lift pass and registering on the website, because you can then access an interactive play by play of what lifts you went up on the mountain.

* “stealth owl floaty goodness” is a term coined by Joey (in the G.I. Joe gear) to describe the sensation of cruising over fresh powder and hearing nothing but a barely audible, yet pleasant whirr.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1217_041217_owl_feathers.html

Jumping out of an airplane, cruising down the mountain on sleds at night, carving fresh tracks on some of the best terrain this planet has to offer, sailing through the sky with a paraglider, leaping off a suspended platform and flying through a canyon, exploring the views and local fare of Switzerland, and capping it all off each night at the local hot spot in town (located directly below our accommodation).  Yeah, I’d say we had a lot of fun this weekend.

Over one hundred study abroad students from across continental Europe traveled with us to Interlaken, Switzerland, this past weekend to engage in the world’s greatest winter wonderland.  It’s hard not to fall in love with the town of Interlaken, and even harder when you get conditions and weather like we had this weekend. There was fresh powder begging to be thrown through the air by a board or skis, and the skies had cleared up to offer us majestic mountain vistas, whether seen from the chairlift, the windows of our hostel, or even the bus ride home.

Mike, along with a dozen other revelers had the unique opportunity to spend the hours leading to midnight to hang out in the heart of the Times Square madness. The theme of the night, hosted by Nivea and organized by PMK•BNC was “prepare to be kissed.” The ‘Kiss Stage’ incorporated several vignettes with America’s favorite couple, Bill and Giuliana Rancic, warming up the crowd for midnight, Taio Cruz performing John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ right before midnight, a surprise marriage proposal, and a live-broadcast kissing contest in which Mike was unjustly snubbed of the championship (but still took home the second-best kiss in Times Square honors).

Segments of the night were broadcast on ‘NBC’s New Years Eve with Carson Daly’, ‘Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin Eve with Dick Clark’ and streamed live on Nivea’s Facebook Fan Page.

Where did you ride this New Years. Comment with a link to your NYE blog story to share with the entire Bus2alps community.

We love to tag each year with a unique label that we can forever remember just why that year was so unique. I can’t imagine a world without us reminding ourselves just why each year was so special, a world where a white Ford Broncos doesn’t make me think of my innocent youthful years of 1994, or hearing the word “poking” reminds me of how Mark Zuckerberg changed the world in 2004. For many, 2010 will be painted by their life-changing experience in Europe.

With that it is time to look in the shiny, reflective side-mirrors of Bus2alps 2010, where things are closer than they may appear, and rejoice at the all the memories we have made in Europe’s top destinations with some of the United States’ coolest people.

The year kicked off and ended with thousands of students from across Europe roaming the Alpine wonderland of Interlaken, Switzerland in search of beautiful scenery and powder. 2010 rolled through the adventure and thrills of Interlaken into Italy’s largest street festival, Venice Carnevale, followed by incredible spring break trips, including Greece (Athens, Corfu, and Aegina) and The Northern Loop (Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Paris), culminating with Easter Weekend in Corfu, Greece, where over 200 students were unleashed on a wild time of toga parties, booze cruises, and Greek love.

As the sun shone, destinations like The Amalfi Coast, French Riviera, Croatia and Cinque Terre brought us to Europe’s most beautiful beach spots. Of course, we would be reminisced to not dedicate part of this memoir of this thrill-packed year to the largest party in the world, Munich’s Oktoberfest. This year Bus2alps made our mark on Munich’s cherished festival. With 600 plus people strong, Bus2alps showed the Germans that those of us from the States do know how to party!

Despite the post-Oktoberfest haze, we continued Bus2alps and our guests continued our wonderful 2010 blitz on Europe, making return splashes to the Northern Loop and Greece for Fall Break. Bus2alps takes over Europe culminated with an incredible, family-style Thanksgiving dinner and weekend in Interlaken, and one last foray into Interlaken’s snow-covered winter wonderland.

2010 was as special year that Bus2alps will always remember. In 2010, Bus2alps launched began a full schedule of departures from Barcelona, Prague, Paris, and London, in addition to many successful new trips including The Northern Loop Spring Break, Croatia, Cinque Terre, and Florence & Tuscany. Most of all, Bus2alps will always remember 2010 for the thousands of awesome guests whose lives we had the privilege to be a part of.

Redeem your spring break gone bad with a free one in Europe

Have you wasted away a spring break cleaning the gutters for your grandparents? Did you wake up facedown on the balcony of a hotel room not knowing what day it was or how you got there? Were you a roadie for a local pan flute band?

We’ve all had an embarrassing, disastrous or less than memorable Spring Break moment. Submit a picture showing your last spring break’s mishaps, failures, or lack of excitement to prove why you deserve a free European Spring Break and a chance to make some real memories.

Enter to win a Free Spring Break and to vote on the best, worst photo on the Bus2alps Fan Page.

Does this bring back any lucid memories of a spring break gone bad?

Photo submissions should clearly explain why you need a second chance at spring break. Bus2alps and the facebook community want you to get creative. It’s time to scour you old photos and own up to your less than memorable spring break moments so that you can redeem yourself in 2011.

Photos are to be uploaded to the contest application on the Bus2alps fan page.

There are no boundaries or criteria for photo submissions, as long as they adhere to accepted conduct for public photo uploads.

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Contest Starts

November 24, 2010 @ 08:30 am (PST)

Contest Ends

December 23, 2010 @ 08:30 am (PST)

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