Dimitri Burkhard
CherryMy cousin looked at me with a small grin, eyes smiling as he handed me a reused jam jar. I saw six small misshapen orbs through the glass. I opened the jar and inspected them a bit more closely...
Browse our posts about Cool Facts
In this category, you will find all kinds of cool facts about Switzerland. From Swiss world records to a quiz about Switzerland or simply random facts about Switzerland, it’s all right here!
For instance, did you know that Switzerland has 12 UNESCO World Heritage sites? Or that Zürich has more than 1200 public water fountains?
Jean-Francois
These Swiss world records come with bragging rights
Switzerland may be just slightly bigger than the state of Maryland, but it has a bunch of world records worth mentioning. Sweet sweet bragging rights…
Tales from the Armoire – A Multi-Part Series on Finding Identity through Family History (Part 2)
Thunder boomed and lightning flashed. Shadows danced across suits of armor standing sentry in the darkness. I looked at my wife with a quizzical look as another thunderclap shook the room...
Top 5 most popular Newly Swissed posts in 2011
It’s been a great year for us at Newly Swissed, and we are looking forward to top it once more in 2012! Not only have we grown our team in terms of numbers and diversity, but we have attracted more than 50’000 unique...
10 Statistics About Switzerland You Should Know
German speaking people love statistics. With 63.7% of the Swiss population speaking German, there is always a flurry of numbers to be read in newspapers, heard on the radio or seen on television. I thought it would be...
Christian
Tales from the Armoire – A Multi-Part Series on Finding Identity through Family History (Part 1)
We here at Newly Swissed are very excited to introduce you to Jean-Francois’ exclusive series! Based in the SF Bay area, Jean-Francois has explored his Swiss roots extensively and is now letting us join him on this...
Discovering Little Switzerland in North America
On their quest to travel around the world, our friends Oli and Rafael have now crossed from Asia to North America! And thanks to their trained eyes, they have found some rather interesting traces of Switzerland along...
Olivia
13 facts you (probably) didn’t know about Switzerland
From architecture to food, learn interesting facts about Switzerland which will guarantee you some legitimate bragging rights at the next cocktail party...
7 Innovative Web Startups Based in Switzerland
Lately, there has been quite some buzz as the Greater Zurich Area is working on branding itself as the Silicon Valley of Europe. The entrepreneurs behind some of the most innovative start-up firms are young, dynamic and...
