A fabulous festival to remember
July 31, 2019, No comments
It’s big, it’s bright and it’s brilliant. Switzerland has plenty of festivals but none quite like the Fête des Vignerons. Not because...
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Is Switzerland the best country in the world?
January 25, 2019, 3 Comments
The best country in the world is… Switzerland. Again. After being No1 for the last two years, the Swiss have made it...
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Eight delicious facts about Swiss chocolate
March 31, 2018, 1 Comment
Chocolate. It’s one word that many people instantly associate with Switzerland, not just at Easter but all year round. But as you...
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What can you buy for one franc in Switzerland?
February 7, 2018, 1 Comment
One franc can’t buy you much in Switzerland. Not even a cup of coffee. But a franc a day is all it...
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An outsider’s inside view of Switzerland
May 19, 2017, 4 Comments
Being a stranger in a not-so-strange land is never dull. Sometimes challenging, sometimes amusing, always interesting. And being an outsider on the...
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What the Fooby is going on?
March 2, 2017, 4 Comments
It’s a new word that’s everywhere at the moment but what does it mean? Fooby might look English but no native English-speaker...
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How to be Swiss: an instruction manual
December 8, 2016, 7 Comments
The art of being Swiss isn’t an easy thing to master, even if you have a head start by being born that...
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Art by a thousand cuts
April 2, 2015, 3 Comments
It translates literally as ‘scissor cuts’ but Scherenschnitte is an art form like no other.
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10 things every Swiss person knows
March 11, 2015, 11 Comments
Rivella and Röstigraben, Globi and 1291. All of them instantly recognisable.
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Is Switzerland an expat paradise?
October 24, 2014, 1 Comment
Where’s the best place in the world for expats to live? Switzerland!
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