Is this the world’s best public transport?
April 11, 2011, 16 Comments
Forget about the trains in Switzerland! Yes, they are super-punctual, (usually) clean and extremely well-used, but everyone expects that
LEARN MORE ›April 11, 2011, 16 Comments
Forget about the trains in Switzerland! Yes, they are super-punctual, (usually) clean and extremely well-used, but everyone expects that
LEARN MORE ›January 31, 2011, 5 Comments
It has a perfect image both at home and abroad. And to be fair, it rarely goes wrong, but the last few weeks...
LEARN MORE ›December 12, 2010, 2 Comments
It’s goodbye to the gay tram! Starting today there are three new tram lines in Bern – and two which have gone....
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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.