Encircled by mountains and the sea, Reykjavik is the world’s northernmost capital and the cultural pulse of Iceland. As of 27 October, Easy Jet will be adding two flights a week to Reykjavik. During the summer, Icelandair’s Tuesday and Saturday flights, mean it is easily reached for a long weekend for much of the year. […]
Bionic hand success
LAUSANNE A prosthetic hand with touch-sensitive fingers has allowed Dennis Aabo Sørensen to feel objects in his grasp for the first time since he lost his left hand in an accident almost 10 years ago, EPFL scientists said. The 36-year-old Danish man was fitted with the “bionic hand” during a month-long trial last year, and […]
Swiss Real Estate getting risky
ZURICH Buying a house or a flat in Switzerland is a less attractive proposition now than it has been in the last 10 years. While property values have reached a high, according to the UBS Real Estate Focus Report 2014 earlier this week, there has been a decline in momentum, which could mean that residential […]
To buy or not to buy
Continuing low interest rates for mortgages in Switzerland and rising demand for safe investments are encouraging Swiss and expats alike to step onto the housing ladder. Despite soaring real estate prices in areas like Lake Geneva and Zurich driven by population growth and accommodation shortages, the cost of owning your home has dropped overall compared […]
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 […]
