July 20 – July 26, 2015 Some of the world’s best golfers return to the haut-plateau at Crans-Montana, and the course named after three-time champion Seve Ballesteros, for the most picturesque and photographed tournament on the European Tour. After investing ten million Swiss francs in course improvements and switching its date to a more favourable […]
Archives for 2015
Festival of May – an exceptional series of chamber music concerts in Suisse Romande
27 – 28 – 29 May 2015 Two expats in Switzerland from different centuries, connected over time by a passion for music and art that’s celebrated at the Festival de Mai—an exceptional series of chamber music concerts in Suisse Romande that celebrate music and art in the spirit of Isabelle de Charrière. The picturesque village […]
Geneva museum night: 160 exquisite cultural activities spread over 29 venues!
16 – 17 May 2015 This Saturday evening Geneva opens 29 museums, together offering 160 activities, workshops, screenings, visits and tasty nibbles. Starting on the evening of 16 May 2015, the event runs until the early morning of the 17th and then continues through Sunday. The theme this year “La Nuit des Exquis Musées“ evokes […]
Unique summer opportunity at EPFL for undergrad students
Every year at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), the School of Life Sciences offers 25 high-potential international undergraduate students full access to its top researchers and labs through its Summer Research Program (SRP). The selection is tough; 25 selected out of nearly 600 applications makes the programme’s acceptance rate even more […]
Push “The Button” now! Society and your status depend on it.
Reddit has a truly bizarre, totally fascinating and absorbing new subreddit called “The Button” that started on 1 April 2015. Comprising a timer counting down from 60 seconds and a button – It allegedly serves no purpose. All users see the same button and every time someone pushes it, it resets to 60 seconds. Your […]
UK election analysis: possible downside for Switzerland
That the Conservative party has won a majority in the UK’s elections is just one of several surprises from a contest that confounded pundits and party strategists alike. So what does the Conservative’s slim majority mean for Switzerland? The key points to haul on board are: The inglorious defeat suffered by the Liberal Democrats, the […]
Surprising facts about alcohol and skin damage
After a couple of cocktails everything and everyone around you may look a little better, but it is all just an illusion. The truth is that alcohol doesn’t do us any favours. And we are not just talking about alcohol in drinks. We are also talking about alcohol in skin care. We all know that […]
Swiss Rail “doesn’t like its customers”
Feeling Unloved by Swiss Railways? It’s been a week of shattered illusions in Happy Valley. As if the Swiss National Bank‘s unexpected, abrupt ending of the Swiss franc 1.2 floor in January 2015 was not enough to disillusion your correspondent, now comes the humbling of yet another pillar of Swiss predictability and reliability. I am […]
Conservative victory in UK election
According to the BBC, David Cameron‘s Conservative party has won the largest share of the votes and a controlling majority. The Tories (Conservatives) won 331 seats compared to Labour’s 232, giving David Cameron’s party a clear majority in the UK’s 650 seat parliament. The Liberal Democrats took 8, the Scottish National Party (SNP) 56, UKIP […]
Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément ; Le Talent de mes amis
Here are two delightful French releases: one a romantic comedy that takes quite a different look at relationships, and the other, a comic buddy-movie with social undertones. UN PEU, BEAUCOUP, AVEUGLEMENT *** (vo French) The talented, attractive Clovis Cornillac is back, this time in a film by and with him, with a surprising twist on a budding romance. […]
