What do other Europeans call Switzerland?
September 1, 2011, 11 Comments
Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra. Switzerland has four names in its four national languages, and that’s not counting the domestic versions of the...
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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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Are the US National Parks run by the Swiss?
August 18, 2011, 4 Comments
Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. Sequoia and Bryce. The National Parks are the jewels of western America, attracting millions of visitors every year
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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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Switzerland is now Six-word-Land
August 1, 2011, 8 Comments
How would you describe Switzerland in six words? A creative challenge for Swiss National Day today.
LEARN MORE ›Four little films about Swissness
June 15, 2011, 3 Comments
For the past few weeks I’ve been making little video podcasts about Swissness. The very first one featured a coconut which...
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What is Bern’s secret pleasure?
June 9, 2011, 7 Comments
Sometimes the only way to find out about the best places to go in a city is to live there – or...
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Roll up! It’s circus time in Switzerland!
June 5, 2011, 2 Comments
Clowns, elephants, acrobats and jugglers, they were all something from Hollywood films or Enid Blyton novels.
LEARN MORE ›Is this the street where you live?
June 2, 2011, 6 Comments
A rather different post today. A man in Texas sent me this photo and asked if I could identify the street...
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