All posts in Swiss travel
The Swiss Museum of Transport is not as geeky as it sounds. Trainspotters might love it but so will everyone else, especially kids.
Five reasons to love Lausanne
Given that Switzerland has four national languages, it’s no surprise that some of its cities have more than one name.
Teaching the Swiss to stand on the right
The Swiss are usually very good at following instructions. This is a country where control and conform can feel like national verbs
Switzerland’s trains at half the cost
Swiss transport is certainly excellent but it’s also not exactly cheap. All that punctuality, comfort and cleanliness comes at a cost
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Happy National Day Liechtenstein!
August 15, 2011, 7 CommentsToday the population of the world’s sixth smallest country is on holiday. All 36,157 of them are celebrating their national day.
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Great Swiss train trips: Rigi
August 9, 2011, 4 CommentsLong before Switzerland had its famous mountain trains, there was one trip that was a must-do for any visitor – walk up Rigi
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The five best things about Basel
May 9, 2011, 6 CommentsFor 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 CommentsSwitzerland isn’t just about wonderful medieval buildings (though there are plenty of those), it also has some great examples of modern architecture.
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Ten free things to do in Switzerland
April 20, 2011, 12 CommentsFree lunches are as hard to find in Switzerland as anywhere else. You might even think that there is nothing that’s free in the land of luxury, but you’d be wrong.
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Is this the world’s best public transport?
April 11, 2011, 16 CommentsForget about the trains in Switzerland! Yes, they are super-punctual, (usually) clean and extremely well-used, but everyone expects that
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
October 24, 2011, 31 Comments -
Dead famous in Switzerland
September 15, 2010, 26 Comments -
Meet Homo helveticus
October 3, 2011, 25 Comments -
A beginner’s guide to Swissness
June 4, 2010, 25 Comments -
A writer’s dream: giving up the day job
May 13, 2011, 24 Comments
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Switzerland at Eurovision
May 26, 2012, 1 Comment -
When is a car not a car?
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A tale of two citizenships
May 9, 2012, 20 Comments -
It’s rubbish in Switzerland!
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Flying Doctors of Switzerland
April 27, 2012, 1 Comment
