The dark side of Switzerland
February 11, 2016, 97 Comments
The black sheep is back, and it’s still a sad sight to see.
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The black sheep is back, and it’s still a sad sight to see.
LEARN MORE ›May 11, 2015, 6 Comments
Cobbled streets and fairytale castles, decorated fountains and frescoed houses.
LEARN MORE ›March 11, 2015, 11 Comments
Rivella and Röstigraben, Globi and 1291. All of them instantly recognisable.
LEARN MORE ›April 7, 2013, 1 Comment
Sex sells but in Switzerland that cliché creates a rather disturbing mental image.
LEARN MORE ›April 4, 2010, 5 Comments
All across Switzerland at this moment, there are thousands of bunnies lying beheaded on tables and floors.
LEARN MORE ›As well as grappling with German grammar, re-learning to cross the road properly, and overcoming my innate desire to form an orderly queue, I have spent the last few years exploring the bits of Switzerland I’d never heard of before. And eating lots of chocolate.
The result was Swiss Watching, the book that became a bestseller. This website carries on from that, with facts and photos about Switzerland, and my insights and thoughts on Swiss life.