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Le News edition 4
21 November 2013 Download the latest edition of Le News here: Le News 21.11.13 Edition 4 (Right click “save target as”)
Le News edition 3
14 November 2013 Download the latest edition of Le News here: Le News 14.11.13 Edition 3 (Right click “save target as”)
Finishing school opens doors to men
GENEVA The times they are a changin’. Switzerland’s last traditional finishing school, the Institut Villa Pierrefeu in Glion above Montreux, has decided that the 21st Century may no longer merit young women being ‘finished’ in preparation for a good marriage. There is growing awareness that good manners can be good for business. With that in […]
Bar à vins à la mode
Once upon a time – and not so long ago – you would have to visit a wine producer or go to a ‘caveau des vignerons’ in a wine-producing village to sample the wines of Suisse romande. While this traditional approach remains a well-trodden path, a more contemporary and consumer-friendly concept is starting to make […]
“Thou shalt not steal…”
I delight when friends visit from Scotland. My joy at their arrival is surpassed only by my happiness as I wave goodbye a week – or, God forbid, two weeks – later. However, I was particularly glad to say farewell to two recent visitors, Roddy and Alex, long-time Scottish friends. A most embarrassing moment happened […]
The Green Map initiative
GENEVA For those of us living in the Lake Geneva region, one cannot help but be concerned by the need to protect this wonderful mountainous environment. But also to involve schools, local communities and businesses as much as possible. So obviously I was intrigued when I heard about the Green Map. I only became aware […]
Great Swiss train journeys: The Glacier Express
ALL YEAR ROUND The Glacier Express might be billed as the slowest express train in the world, taking a leisurely seven and a half hours to travel through southeastern Switzerland, but it is one of the most panoramic train journeys in Europe. The train, which started running in 1930, travels between Zermatt – at the […]
Le News edition 2
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