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Bern’s six most beautiful buildings

March 27, 2012, 7 Comments

Which are the most beautiful buildings in Bern? Not an easy question to answer as the Swiss capital has countless candidates. 

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Is this Switzerland’s best museum?

March 19, 2012, 1 Comment

The Swiss Museum of Transport is not as geeky as it sounds. Trainspotters might love it but so will everyone else, especially kids.

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Five reasons to love Lausanne

November 3, 2011, 8 Comments

Given that Switzerland has four national languages, it’s no surprise that some of its cities have more than one name.

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Teaching the Swiss to stand on the right

October 9, 2011, 12 Comments

The Swiss are usually very good at following instructions. This is a country where control and conform can feel like national verbs

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Switzerland’s trains at half the cost

August 26, 2011, 4 Comments

Swiss transport is certainly excellent but it’s also not exactly cheap. All that punctuality, comfort and cleanliness comes at a cost

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Happy National Day Liechtenstein!

August 15, 2011, 4 Comments

Today the population of the world’s sixth smallest country is on holiday. All 36,157 of them are celebrating their national day.

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Great Swiss train trips: Rigi

August 9, 2011, 5 Comments

Long before Switzerland had its famous mountain trains, there was one trip that was a must-do for any visitor – walk up...

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The five best things about Basel

May 9, 2011, 7 Comments

For many Swiss people, Basel means the three Fs: football, Fasnacht and pharmaceuticals, all loved and hated in equal measure.

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The Goetheanum: a building like no other

May 5, 2011, 3 Comments

Switzerland isn’t just about wonderful medieval buildings (though there are plenty of those), it also has some great examples of modern architecture.

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Ten free things to do in Switzerland

April 20, 2011, 13 Comments

Free lunches are as hard to find in Switzerland as anywhere else. You might even think that there is nothing that’s free...

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