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Archives for June 2013

Gas guzzlers still too popular in Switzerland

28/06/2013 by Ellen Wallace

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss drivers still love their gas-guzzling cars, to the government’s dismay. The average consumption of new cars registered in Switzerland in 2012 was 6.21 litres per 100 kilometres, down 2.8 percent from a year earlier (6.39 litres). New cars are becoming more fuel-efficient, but at the same time, the Swiss are buying […]

Filed Under: Travels

Last minute train tickets, CHF10 surcharge, starting Monday

28/06/2013 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA / ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – You’ll finally be able to buy last minute train tickets on main lines in Switzerland starting Monday, but expect to pay a CHF10 surcharge. Those who have been caught without a ticket on the train since higher fines went into effect at the end of 2011 will view the last […]

Filed Under: Travels

Swiss tourists gets gov’t advisories travel app

27/06/2013 by Ellen Wallace

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss citizens are some of the world’s biggest fans of travel and with that in mind the federal government has just published a travel advisory app for iPhone and Android. You can download it as of today: “itineris” is free and is published in German, French and Italian. The app offers much […]

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Swiss wine competition draws record number entries

25/06/2013 by Ellen Wallace

Winners will be named in October GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – A record number of wines, some 31,00, are entered in Switzerland’s national wine competition, a sign that times are tough for winemakers, but also that the 7-year-old competition is now widely accepted in the industry as the benchmark for Swiss wines as […]

Filed Under: Food & dining

Harleys “weep” for 2 riders killed en route to Pope

25/06/2013 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Rarogne in canton Valais was the setting Monday 24 June for 250 Harley Davidson riders who held a memorial for two Valais men killed 12 June in Italy. As part of the service, in Harley Davidson tradition, they revved their engines to “weep” for their friends and fellow riders. The two, members […]

Filed Under: Travels

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