Our WritersRyan Ver BerkmoesCoordinating Author Ryan first visited Switzerland in 1984 as part of a year-long backpacking trip through Europe. He designated the American Express office in Lucerne as his mail drop and thus happily and regularly passed through. His awe at the beauty of the town has never faded. Myriad trips since have taken him to every corner and peak. He once wrote a book at a table with a view of the Alps in Wengen and he learned the value of a Swiss franc in Gimmelwald when his coin-op shower clicked off and the water went from hot to glacial.Kerry ChristianiBernese Oberland, Ticino, Northeastern Switzerland, Graubunden Post-grad stints on a vegetable farm near Bern and snowbound winters in Arosa and Wengen sparked Kerry’s passion for this boundlessly beautiful country. Since then, she has returned to Switzerland as often as possible to hike in the Alps, sail on Lake Constance and dig out the craziest Alpine events. Kerry’s wanderlust has taken her to six continents, inspiring numerous articles and some 20 guidebooks, including Lonely Planet’s guides to Germany, Austria, Sardinia and France.Sally O’BrienFribourg, Neuchatel & Jura, Mittelland, Central Switzerland A Lonely Planet writer for more than 10 years, Sally has called Vaud Canton home for the last five years. In the course of her research for this guidebook, she visited 11 of the confederation’s 26 cantons and, most importantly, ate a whole lot of cheese.Damien SimonisBasel & Aargau, Zurich Having spent years shuttling back and forth between Switzerland and elsewhere often to update books for Lonely Planet fate finally took Damien to gentle Geneva, where he is now ensconced. That does not preclude the occasional foray across the Rostigraben, which is always a treat!Nicola WilliamsGeneva, Lake Geneva & Vaud, Valais Ever since Nicola moved to a village on the southern side of Lake Geneva, she has never been able to shake off that uncanny feeling that she is on holiday a garden tumbling down the hillside towards that sameglittering lake and Switzerland’s mysterious Jura mountains beyond is her wake-up call. Nicola has lived and worked in France since 1997 and when not flitting to Geneva, skiing or dipping into the Swiss countryside (or fondue), she can be found at her desk writing. She has worked on numerous titles for Lonely Planet