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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 secret. Fog. Until you live here, you don’t …

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Switzerland from A to Z

October 5, 2010, 7 Comments

A is for apple. Ever since William Tell shot one off his son’s head, the humble apple has been the unofficial national fruit.

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Swiss Watching trivia, no 31: Records

August 31, 2010, 8 Comments

Switzerland isn’t the biggest country in the world (in fact it’s number 131 on the list), but it manages to punch above its weight in some ...

Swiss Watching trivia, No 9: The Matterhorn

August 9, 2010, 5 Comments

The Matterhorn Switzerland truly is a country of mountains: about 70% of it is taken up by the Alps and Jura ranges.  But there’s one that st ...

  • A trip to the ice edge
    July 20, 2010, 5 Comments

    [slideshow]It’s hard to imagine what 27 billion tonnes of ice looks like; even harder to imagine that mass moving, albeit at the relatively sedate pace of 180 metres a year. ...