With summer only a few weeks away the hunt for the perfect bathing suit is on. Today I share some of the best swimwear options to flatter any figure. Bootilicious Women with a voluptuous behind but a small or medium-sized bust – think for example Iggy Azalea and Beyoncé – look great in low-cut swimsuits […]
Archives for June 2015
Swiss TV-radio fee vote – out of control “tax“ or pragmatic step forward?
Some who move to Switzerland from abroad might not be aware that they are almost certainly required to pay one of the world’s highest broadcasting licence fees. An annual Swiss licence costs CHF 451.101 per household compared to a UK one, which costs CHF 210 (£145.50) – less than half. When you arrive in Switzerland […]
High speed Swiss Gotthard tunnel countdown begins
On 2 June 2015 the 365 day countdown to the official opening of the new Gotthard base rail tunnel started. The 57 kilometre long train tunnel is scheduled to open on 1 June 2016. It is the world’s longest train tunnel, longer than the Channel Tunnel and the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, which links the […]
Travel insight: Naples Italy
See Naples and die! Around a one hour flight away from Geneva, the city of Naples in Italy is famous worldwide for the song Il Sole Mio, its pizza and its wonderful museums, magnificent churches, palaces and beautiful squares (the city is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site). When considering Naples for a long weekend […]
Swiss wine review: Sauvignon Gris Grand Cru 2014 Domaine la Capitaine
Sauvignon Gris, cousin of Sauvignon Blanc has high sugar content, good acidity, low yields and a pinkish coloured skin. It is rarely found in Switzerland, in fact it has nearly disappeared completely, although small amounts can still be found in New Zealand, Australia and France. What’s more this one is Bio! Sauvignon Gris Grand Cru […]
A personal expat encounter with bees and what it says about the Swiss
Award winning Swiss-based Afghan poet and author Bashir Sakhawarz describes his encounter with bees and what it taught him about Swiss culture. While we kill each other in Afghanistan, here people take care of bees making sure that not even a single one is lost. That is the difference between Afghanistan and Switzerland. I discovered them […]
Swiss rents set to drop
Every three months the rate of interest used to set Swiss rents is reviewed. If it goes down some renters have the right to request a decrease in rent. On 1 June 2015 it was reduced from 2.00% to 1.75% so many currently have a chance to reduce their rent. The interest rate used to […]
Switzerland ahead of the US in the “sharing economy”
Sharing or renting your house when you are not using it, or your car when you have a seat to spare is a very old idea. Home swaps started in the 1950s when, as part of a project to improve cultural exchange, the Swiss and Dutch Teachers’ Unions started the home-exchange revolution. In a similar […]
FIFA’s Blatter resigns
On 2 June 2015 Sepp Blatter resigned as president of FIFA only four days after re-election. Mr. Blatter said “I have been reflecting deeply about my presidency and about the forty years in which my life has been inextricably bound to FIFA and the great sport of football. I cherish FIFA more than anything and […]
Bad weather forces Solar Impulse to land
The former Swiss fighter pilot Andre Borschberg has been forced to make an unscheduled landing in the Japanese city of Nagoya. The 100% solar powered plane was bound for Hawaii after taking off from Nanjing, China on Sunday morning. The five-day five-night trip from Nanjing to Hawaii was the longest and most difficult leg of […]
