Dimitri Burkhard
There are a number of mistakes waiting to happen when you make your first attempts at socializing in Switzerland. It starts with the way you address people and ends with how you cut your steak...
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Newly Swissed is a flagship online magazine about Switzerland. From Swiss world records to quizzes or random facts about Switzerland, it’s all right here! Switzerland is understood for various items: its cold climate, mountainous topography and its political neutrality, that is presumably brought on by its geographic seclusion and being one in all the highest mountainous countries in Europe. If you are interested in everyday life in Switzerland, please visit our archive with dozens of articles
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...
Mamiko
Nothing Cheesy About It
I caught my first ever glimpse of Switzerland six years ago. Like every foreigner trying to break into the hearts (and homes, of course) of the reserved natives, I chose the clichéd, but so very apt path of...
Indira
The Good and Bad of Living in a Tax Haven
Every now and then, an article pops up talking about Zug, the tax haven, and how wonderful it is. It is wonderful, but along with the positives there are negatives...
Brittany
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...
Zurich Film Festival 2012 – Thursday Night Fever
This time around, the Zurich Film Festival has outdone itself in terms of sheer size, star power and number of movie screenings. But like every year,...
Zurich Film Festival Preview
The city formerly known as “Downtown Switzerland” is going to turn Hollywood once again for the annual Zurich Film Festival. From Sept 20 - 30, the organizers are going to roll out the green carpet...
Swiss Visitors at the London Olympics 2012
It has always been Rafael’s and my dream to visit the Olympic Games. Hearing that London is very affordable and less crowded at the end of the 2012 Olympics, we said: Let’s do it! Eighteen hours after the flight...
Olivia
Finding Joy in Slowness: Töfflibuebe in Zürich
For the two Töfflibuebe in the middle of Zürich’s traffic on a recent weekend, it was about the journey and not the destination. In fact, these two motorcycle aficionados...
