Caviar and coffee from Switzerland
February 25, 2014, 1 Comment
Bananas and papayas, caviar and coffee – none of them typically Swiss products.
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The Swiss boat is full
February 10, 2014, 38 Comments
Einstein, Nestlé, Hayek, Maggi. None of them was born Swiss. Even Switzerland’s newest Olympic gold medallist, Dario Cologna, was initially Italian
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The ultimate Swiss chocolate
January 30, 2014, 5 Comments
Milk chocolate and muesli: two Swiss gifts to the culinary world finally combined in one.
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TV subtitles Swiss-style
January 20, 2014, No comments
You couldn’t make it up. A sports programme with sexy subtitles for the hard-of-hearing.
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The medieval delights of St Ursanne
June 11, 2013, No comments
It has to be one of Switzerland’s prettiest little towns, and least visited.
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Swiss prices give me indigestion
May 4, 2013, 13 Comments
Headache pills and indigestion tablets. Expensive enough to cause the problem rather than cure it.
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The old ad men of Switzerland
April 7, 2013, 1 Comment
Sex sells but in Switzerland that cliché creates a rather disturbing mental image.
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Great Swiss train trips: Jungfraujoch
August 19, 2012, 5 Comments
Up through the Eiger and out on top of Europe: getting to Jungfraujoch is a journey to remember.
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The tipping point in Switzerland
July 9, 2012, 11 Comments
Do I leave a tip? If so, then how much? Two questions that plague every tourist.
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It’s rubbish in Switzerland!
May 3, 2012, 1 Comment
It’s not something you see often on Swiss streets: uncollected bin bags piled up on the pavements.
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