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Seeing Bern in colour

January 14, 2011, 7 Comments

Anyone working in Bern’s tourist sector might be forgiven for thinking ‘crisis? what crisis?’.

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It’s chips with everything

January 8, 2011, 12 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmEHygANF7o Last week I decided to see which English words I’d see and read in one normal day. Of course, I excluded the...

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What’s the biggest Swiss secret?

January 3, 2011, 4 Comments

There’s one aspect of Swiss life that isn’t publicised, that never really makes it into the guidebooks and is generally kept rather...

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Happy (Swiss) Christmas

December 24, 2010, 2 Comments

It’s Christmas Eve, it’s snowing and Bing is singing. What more could I ask for? So most Swiss haven’t ever pulled a...

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The Swiss canton challenge

December 20, 2010, 4 Comments

How well do you know your cantons? The 26 names maybe but their shapes and places on the Swiss map?

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My very Swiss ideas for Christmas

December 16, 2010, 2 Comments

Nine shopping days left and still stuck for Christmas present ideas? Want something original? Then how about designing your own Swiss chocolate...

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Three new tram lines for Bern

December 12, 2010, 2 Comments

It’s goodbye to the gay tram! Starting today there are three new tram lines in Bern – and two which have gone....

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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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Four candles for Advent

December 1, 2010, 6 Comments

It’s that time of year again, time to light a candle every week until Christmas. The Swiss love their Advent crowns,...

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