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Archives for January 2010

Swiss winter weekend and sports report, 29 January

29/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Switzerland winter holidays traffic jam areas, times Jura in its winter glory Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The main news this weekend: expect snow! That sounds good, but it promises to come with something less welcome, the potential for major traffic problems. The Swiss federal government has issued its annual end-January winter holidays traffic predictions, so […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Balloon festdival, Chateau d'Oex, highways, Jura, passes, Ssports, Switzerland, traffic, weekend, winter snow

Eco-friendly bed & breakfasts around Lausanne

27/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

History, ecological tourism and regional food products all in one The Lausanne tourist bureau is supporting the efforts of three wine estates around Lausanne to provide rooms on a B & B basis, meals, receptions, cocktail parties, and wine tastings. These include the Château de Rochefort, the Abbaye de Mont and the Domaine de Burignon. […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: accommodation, Accommodations, B&B, catering, Eco-tourism, events, Foodie news and events, hotel, Lake Geneva, Lausanne, Receptions, Restaurant guide, suisse, Swiss, Switzerland, Vaud, wine estates, wine tastings

Le Vertig’O: perfect place for business lunches

27/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Le Vertig’O: free WiFi and low-calorie nice-price menus This well located, ultra contemporary restaurant is handy for upscale lunches near Cornavain train station, particularly for those who need WiFi access, which is free in the entire hotel. It is located in the Hôtel de la Paix on the Quai du Mont Blanc, right on the […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Cafés and bars with Wifi, Dining, free wifi, GaultMillau, Jérôme Manifacier, Lake Geneva, Michelin, Restaurant guide, restaurants, suisse, Swiss, Switzerland

Swiss transport police given 2011 green light

27/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss transport police, who will have the right to make provisional arrests, will become part of the CFF rail system starting in 2011. The Federal Council Wednesday 27 January approved legislation drawn up by a parliamentary transport commission which will create two security systems for public transport companies. The transport police, […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: arrests, Bern, CFF, legislation, new law, private firms, small transport companies, Swiss trains, Transport Police

Mariquita, the fruit capital of Colombia

25/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Colombia – At least once a day, my Colombian-born wife will say (usually around breakfast time) “oh what I wouldn’t give for a batido de lulo or curuba” or one of any number of exotic fruits native to her home country. To someone raised in a northern climate, the fruit selection at Migros pretty well […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: An expat tour of Colombia, Colombia, Colombia fruit paradise of the world, Geneva to Colombia, Sightseeing Colombia, travel, What to do in Colombia?

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