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A wonderful winter walk in the Bernese Oberland

January 31, 2022, No comments

Blue skies, crunchy snow, bright sunshine and fresh air. It sounds perfect, especially as it doesn’t involve hurtling downhill or getting too...

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Happy Christmas from snowy Switzerland

December 24, 2021, 1 Comment

So that was 2021 (well, almost). Not a year that many of us will remember fondly but I’ve had a look back...

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Roger is everywhere but we still love him

April 9, 2021, No comments

Just when you thought Roger Federer couldn’t get anymore ubiquitous, up he pops as the new face of Switzerland Tourism. Well, not...

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Switzerland & the World Cup

June 12, 2014, 1 Comment

They are known as the Nati and they’re in Brazil as the 6th seeds for the World Cup.

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One month until the House of Switzerland opens

June 20, 2012, 2 Comments

Only one month to go: on 20 July 2012 the House of Switzerland will open its doors in London.

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Swiss Watching trivia, No 21: Schwingen

August 21, 2010, 5 Comments

Imagine two men, each weighing 150kg, grappling to throw the other to the ground. It might sound like heavyweight karate but...

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Swiss Watching trivia, No 8: Roger Federer

August 8, 2010, 1 Comment

Binningen in the canton of Basel-Land isn’t exactly the best-known place in Switzerland. It’s a small community dating back to 1004

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When the Heidi Boys beat the fancied few

June 18, 2010, 3 Comments

Switzerland 1-0 Spain. A score-line that fairy tales are made of, at least for anyone Swiss, particularly given the background.

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Double trouble for Bern’s sporting fans

April 23, 2010, No comments

When people talk of a sporting double in Switzerland they usually mean the Super League and Schweizer Cup.

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Double gold for Swiss Olympic men

February 17, 2010, No comments

You might think that Switzerland has enough gold buried away in bank vaults under Zurich’s Paradeplatz, but it seems the Swiss can’t...

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