ChristianHave you ever tried to coordinate a group meeting? If you have banged your head off walls in frustration, you probably haven't discovered Doodle, the Swiss...
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La Chaux-de-Fonds is about watches, food and well-being
We are in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the third largest city in French-speaking Switzerland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. CORUM is a watch making legacy...
Some thoughts about this thing called the “Swiss Stare”
As part of growing up in Canada, I learned about staring and how rude it is. Years later in Zürich, my expat students complained about the Swiss Stare...
Here’s why you shouldn’t just drive past Aarau
Every country seems to have a stereotype. Be it a state or a region that's the butt of the rest of the country’s jokes. In Switzerland, it is Aargau...
The Alp Spektakel in Prättigau is 100% living history
As our global digital village continues to get smaller and tighter, it is nice to get out and visit the real world. At the Alp Spektakel in Prättigau...
Six courses of surprises at Maison du Prussien in Neuchâtel
If the food is half as good as the spirits, the Beau Rivage in Neuchâtel is an excellent place to dine. But I have a reservation at La Maison du Prussien...
I mixed my own gin at the Turicum Gin Lab in Zürich
Switzerland, like much of the world, is caught in a gin craze. Hipster nonsense, you think? I beg to differ. At the Turicum Gin Lab in Zürich, I learned...
My Swiss mountain escape to the Crans-Montana youth hostel
Lucky me: I had the great fortune to be invited to stay at the newly renovated and reopened Swiss Youth Hostel in Crans-Montana. The village is known for...
I took an e-bike trip through time (with gâteau and wine)
The canton of Vaud's marketing slogan is "Lake Geneva Region", but it is far more diverse. On a recent e-bike tour, we saw Roman artifacts and...
