There’s no Q in Switzerland
February 15, 2010, 1 Comment
For such a polite society, the Swiss can’t queue. They may shake hands at every possible opportunity but when it comes to waiting...
LEARN MORE ›First gold in 2010 Olympics to Switzerland
February 13, 2010, No comments
It could all be downhill from here for the Swiss Olympic team, but they have struck gold first and, even better, beat...
LEARN MORE ›Red Cross missing at Vancouver Olympics
February 10, 2010, No comments
Only two days to go before the Winter Olympics open, and I think some officials in Vancouver might be rushing out to...
LEARN MORE ›From first line to last word
February 5, 2010, No comments
Two years ago I went to Geneva for my first writers’ conference for two days of workshops, brainstorming, networking and chatting. In...
LEARN MORE ›Salt is the white stuff
February 2, 2010, 5 Comments
I am in crisp heaven! One of the worst things about leaving Britain to live in Switzerland was having to reduce my...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss man wins the Lauberhorn
January 16, 2010, 1 Comment
This is the Swiss equivalent of a British win at Wimbledon: a Swiss man winning the premier ski event of the year, the Lauberhorn...
LEARN MORE ›Striking and speeding: so very unSwiss.
January 9, 2010, No comments
Law-abiding, sensible, honest, responsible. That’s pretty much how most of the world sees the Swiss, and how many Swiss see themselves. They...
LEARN MORE ›It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
December 22, 2009, No comments
Snow is falling all around me, chestnuts are roasting on an open fire, the Salvation Army is playing O Come All Ye...
LEARN MORE ›Gillette: the worst a man can get?
December 13, 2009, 3 Comments
Clearly the Swiss expect nothing less than perfection from their greatest sports star. You might think Roger Federer has had rather a good...
LEARN MORE ›We interrupt this programme…
December 10, 2009, No comments
There’s something deliciously decadent about going to the cinema in the afternoon. It’s like bunking off school, only with permission (it was...
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