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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, 5 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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