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One blog, 150 posts & 100,000 visitors

April 28, 2011, 4 Comments

I couldn’t have planned it better if I’d tried. This is the 150th post on this blog, and at 22.42 last night...

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Swiss Watching is back on tour!

March 15, 2011, No comments

Spring has sprung, the bears are out and the chocolate fest (aka Easter) is on its way. All that means one thing:...

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Montana & Mississippi, where are you?

December 9, 2010, 11 Comments

Recently I added a flag counter. I know it’s a bit geeky but I rather like seeing all the flags from the countries...

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A Number 1 bestseller

December 5, 2010, 8 Comments

How does it feel to have written a bestseller? A customer asked me that last week, but it’s a question I found quite...

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An Alpabfahrt, or when the cows come home

October 9, 2010, 7 Comments

Autumn in Switzerland. Stands selling roasted chestnuts, pumpkin soup on every menu, foggy mornings, golden leaves.

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A big thankyou – and the tour goes on

September 9, 2010, No comments

Even as someone who uses words for a living, it’s hard to describe what last night – the event at Stauffacher –...

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When author meets audience

September 4, 2010, 5 Comments

    Writing can be lonesome work sometimes. Just you, your thoughts and your computer. At some stage, the circle broadens a little...

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Swiss Watching on tour!

August 30, 2010, 5 Comments

The time has come for Swiss Watching to go on the road (well, rails actually as I don’t have a car). This...

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No author is an island

July 22, 2010, No comments

The thing about writing a book is that it gets published and sent out into the world, and then as the author...

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Where the cheese comes from

June 15, 2010, 3 Comments

A week is said to be a long time in politics, but for me the last few days have felt rather short....

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