If the first day of autumn has left you feeling glum then these wine festivals might bring some weekend cheer. Lutry fête des vendanges – Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2015 Every year during September Lutry old town is transformed to celebrate the end of the annual grape harvest. Wine cellars are opened, Swiss […]
4 unmissable upcoming désalpes in French-speaking Switzerland
What exactly is the alpine descent or désalpe? It is the seasonal droving of grazing livestock from high mountain summer pastures to the low valley regions before winter sets in. In German it is known as Alpwirtschaft and in French Désalpage or Désalpe. It is a traditional farming practice thought to date back as far as […]
The Swiss village that travels back to the middle ages every four years
Every four years the small hilltop village of Saillon in Valais, Switzerland travels back in time to its medieval roots. The next show runs for five days from 9 September 2015 until Sunday 13 September 2015. The entire town transforms into its medieval past. There are town’s folk dressed up as monks, maidens, knights, bishops […]
Swiss prices continue to fall in July
Switzerland is becoming accustomed to deflation. The Swiss consumer price index fell by 0.6% in July 2015 and the index is now 1.3% lower than in July 2014 and at its lowest level since October 2007. July 2015 deflation was largely driven by the falling price of imports – driven by a strong Swiss franc, […]
Secrets of Success in Coaching (3): How to develop leaders in the most effective way?
Sponsored by Centre for Coaching (Switzerland) Janine Everson, Director of the Centre for Coaching, explores in this third interview of a seven part series on The Secrets of Success in Coaching: “How to develop leaders in the most effective way?”. One of the biggest challenges facing leaders today is not what you learn, but how you bring […]
The Secrets of Success in Coaching (1): What a successful coaching strategy should look like for an organisation
Sponsored by Centre for Coaching (Switzerland) Janine Everson, Director of the Centre for Coaching, explores in this first interview of a seven-part series, the Secrets of Success in Coaching: “What a successful coaching strategy should look like for an organisation”. In this first interview, Janine looks at what common mistakes companies make when integrating coaching […]
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 […]
“Sorry we left you with our mess of a planet”
Here is rap singer Prince Ea’s creative and powerful message on why we need to save trees. According to Prince we cut down 40 football fields of trees every minute and have felled 50% of the world’s trees in the last 100 years. The video was made to raise support for Stand for Trees an […]
WIN FREE Stephen K Amos stand up COMEDY TICKETS – Geneva and Lausanne
The maestro of feel-good English comedy, Stephen K Amos will be in Lausanne and Geneva. Fresh from sell-out tours of the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Stephen hits the road for his 2015 European tour! Expect a jam packed hour full of his life’s observations and hilarious stories with plenty of audience participation. Stephen K […]
