Where’s the cheapest place to live in Switzerland?
May 29, 2011, 12 Comments
There’s nothing the Swiss love more that compiling and tabulating statistics, especially when they are about Switzerland. Barely a month goes by...
LEARN MORE ›Lunchtime art in Switzerland
May 24, 2011, 4 Comments
Lunch boxes as art. These days anything is possible but this photo is real, and it says so much about Swiss life....
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James Bond in The Swiss Connection
May 17, 2011, 4 Comments
007, the quintessential English gentleman spy. Or is he? James Bond is actually half Swiss, his mother being from Canton Vaud.
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A writer’s dream: giving up the day job
May 13, 2011, 23 Comments
Friday 13th. Not always a date that is appreciated by everyone but this particular Friday 13th is one I’ll remember for a...
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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.
LEARN MORE ›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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Landsgemeinde: direct democracy in action
April 25, 2011, No comments
Next Sunday, 1 May, anyone in Switzerland can witness a very Swiss institution. Actually, this year you have two chances
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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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Who makes Switzerland’s best Easter cakes?
April 15, 2011, 2 Comments
You might think that Easter in Switzerland is all about chocolate. This is, after all, the birthplace of milk chocolate
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