MamikoOne of the first words in my Swiss German vocabulary was "Robidog". Here's what the Robidog dog waste bins are all about...
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How to make friends in Switzerland
Switzerland with its 26 cantons, its love for safety and cleanliness, and its low taxes, attracts countless expatriates each year...
St. Gallen – The Irish Monk, the Bear, and the Bread
There are only so many ways to survive freezing Swiss winters. Visiting a Finnish sauna is sometimes an instant cure, but lighting my Gallus Light – a magical lamp from St. Gallen – will always do the trick!
Romantic Civil Marriage in Switzerland
Love in the air, and the paperwork is still ahead! Getting married in Switzerland involves some direct democracy. All engaged couples must be listed...
Unique Wine Tasting Experience at expovina 2012
If you are going to be in Zürich the first two weeks of November, stop by Bürkliplatz and check out expovina on the 12 boats lined up at the deck…
A Primer on Zürich’s Housing Boom
Due to high demand for housing and available mortgage rates as low as 1%, the real estate industry is still booming in Zürich...
Meeting Oliver Stone
I was seven years old when Platoon arrived in movie theaters in Japan. More than 20 years later, I was in front of Mr. Oliver Stone at the media conference for Savages, the opening movie for the 8th Zurich Film Festival.
Is Paradeplatz in Zürich hiding a secret under the pavement?
Zürich is the finance capital of Switzerland, and Paradeplatz is the Mecca for the affluent families and ambitious bankers from all over the world...
Notes on Swiss Wine – Château Maison Blanche, Yvorne
As the morning sun started tenderly caressing the summer green vineyards of Yvorne, I visited its formidable White House – Chateau Maison Blanche. I had to interrupt its vineyard manager, Mr. Jean-Daniel Suardet, from...
