In this video, Swiss Air Force Northrop F-5F Tiger jets take to the sky and fly in formation over the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Watching using Google’s Chrome browser allows you to spin the video around during the flight as you would turn your head if you […]
The Swiss destination on the 2016 New York Times list
Every year the New York times simplifies life and picks 52 destinations to visit over the course of the year. 2016’s list includes a Swiss destination, which ought to reduce air miles a little for locals attempting the list. At the top is Mexico city, described as a metropolis that has it all. If this […]
Swiss prefer to live in villages
Le Matin. According to a recent survey, Swiss prefer to live in villages. For most, living in a small commune with good transport links is more attractive than living in a big city. Of the 1,200 people surveyed, 72% prefer village life and 67% life in a small town. For 37% living in a small […]
Can your neighbours make you fat? Swiss research suggests they could.
A recent study from Lausanne’s EPFL published in the British Medical Journal Open shows that not all city addresses are equal when it comes to waistlines. Those living in west Lausanne are much more likely to be obese than those in the east. Even after controlling for differences in wealth, education, age and other factors, belt lengths […]
2016 predictions from Happy Valley
This week the Happy Valley correspondent makes solemn predictions for 2016. 1. More departures. Expect more multinationals to depart or trim staff as the franc remains strong, and company tax deals come closer to their end dates. Add to that the possibility of further own-goals relating to all things foreign. 2. More damaging referendum outcomes. […]
Swiss are buying more and more guns
24 Heures. Like many in the United States who defend loose gun laws, more and more Swiss are deciding guns will make them safer. Martin Boess, Director of the Swiss centre for crime prevention, disagrees. Compared to 2014, requests for permits to buy guns went up an average of 20% across 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons in […]
Whizz through Lausanne at street level
Lausanne-based visual artist Sylvain Botter created this fast-paced two minute time lapsed montage of Lausanne in Switzerland. If you don’t know the city this video gives a great feel for what it’s like by taking you down into the city and through the streets. Buckle up. It’s fast. For more stories like this on Switzerland follow […]
Video of skier who plans to ski down 15 Swiss peaks over 4,000 metres
A new film called “La Liste”, starring 26 year old Jérémie Heitz, charts the history and evolution of steep skiing. Planned for release in 2016, the film will show the skier descending 15 Swiss peaks over 4,000 metres in his home canton of Valais. The film trailer below shows the incredible steepness and speed of his […]
Could Switzerland language divisions ever divide it?
Christophe Büchi discusses the country’s language divisions and why we should worry about Italian-speaking Ticino. Long time correspondent in French-speaking Switzerland for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the journalist and writer is fascinated by the complex relationship between Switzerland’s French and German speakers. He spoke with Thibaut Kaeser of Echo magazine about Switzerland’s language divisions and […]
5 myths about Switzerland
1. Swiss people work a lot An average Swiss worker spent 1,568 hours working in 2014, 11% fewer hours than the OECD average of 1,770. Workers in Greece (2,042), Portugal (1,857), Ireland (1,821), Italy (1,734) and the United Kingdom (1,677), all spent more hours at work. How Switzerland leads Europe on youth employment (Le New […]
