On 30 March 2023, Swiss Tourism published a new advertisement for Switzerland starring the two half Swiss half South African stars. The two start off with a well organised plan to film a promotional video. However, unfortunately (fortunately) things do not go entirely to plan. The pair are advertising the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland […]
My Swiss story – through the eyes of a well-travelled cat – obituary
Sad news: Le News learned that on Nov. 30th 2019, after 20 years of adventures in Hawai’i and Switzerland, Loki le Magnifique died at home, naturally and calmly in his family’s arms. Loki had friends and admirers far and wide who continue to tell his story. His original Swiss Story, published in January 2018, is […]
My Swiss Story – a Swiss woman with wanderlust
Everyone has a story. Our series, “My Swiss Story” looks at lives in Switzerland. With a Japanese mother and Swiss father who met in England, it’s no surprise that Olivia Raths loves to travel with her husband (they met as children) and their young daughter. Just returning from a 7-week family adventure in San Francisco, […]
My Swiss Story – leaving the flip-flops behind and returning to Switzerland
This week we spoke to Simone Aïda Baur, an interior designer who runs her own design business and a blog offering design tips. She was born and grew up in Basel, and now lives in Zurich. Her other passion is travel. She’s lived in seven countries, speaks six languages, and especially loves the Caribbean – last […]
My Swiss Story – a multilingual life in a multilingual nation
Everyone has a story. My Swiss Story is a series that looks at lives in Switzerland. Born and raised in a small German village near Stuttgart, Diana Linder lives with her husband and two boys in Veigy-Foncenex, a French commune bordering Geneva. A freelance interpreter, working mostly in Switzerland, she speaks German, English, French and Spanish. […]
My Swiss Story – Geneva reunites a family
Everyone has a story. My Swiss Story is a series that looks at lives in Switzerland. Bashir Sakhawarz is poet and novelist. Originally from Afghanistan, he has lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and Central America, working for the United Nations, the European Union, the Asian Development Bank, the International Red Cross and various NGOs. What […]
My Swiss story – a volunteer from Texas in Montreux
Everyone has a story. My Swiss Story is a series that looks at lives in Switzerland. Lynn Denton is a volunteer. She volunteers for Be My Guide, showing visitors around her adopted home of Montreux, she volunteers for the Association pour le français à Clarens to help people with their French, she volunteers annually for Carton […]
My Swiss story – Lake Geneva is never too cold
Everyone has a story. My Swiss Story is a series that looks at lives in Switzerland. We recently met Sergio Bianchini. His passion is long-distance swimming – for himself and for others. As well as swimming all year round in Lake Geneva, he has crossed the straits of Gibraltar and swum from Salvation’s Islands to the South […]
My Swiss Story – how mountains changed my life
Everyone has a story. My Swiss Story is a series that looks at lives in Switzerland. This week we spoke to Alex Inchbald. He’s from just outside London, lives near Geneva, is married with two children, works as an extreme artist and leadership mentor and has a passion for skiing and the mountains. What brought […]
My Swiss Story – reunited after 32 years
Everyone has a story. My Swiss Story is a series that looks at lives in Switzerland. This week we met Bill Harby, an American freelance writer and photographer living between Geneva and Neuchâtel. Married with three grown stepchildren, he has a third home in a forest on Hawaii’s biggest island, an erupting volcano. What brought […]
