ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Swiss sales of new cars were down heavily in June, by 27.6 percent compared to a year earlier – but don’t read too much into that, says the auto importers association. It attributes the fall in sales to a rush to buy new cars a year ago. Stricter Swiss rules for CO2 […]
Archives for July 2013
Summer add-ons: travel, food, city faces, music buses
Ideas to brighten your summer GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Resources that have caught our attention: Food One of the best places around for regional products is the Halle Romande in Lausanne, with good quality products from cantons in French-speaking Switzerland. Closed Sunday and Monday but otherwise open from 08:00-19:00 (18:00 Saturday) – slightly shorter hours for […]
To Mt Fuji and back
Summer travels: from GL.com tech manager Claude Vedovini, in Japan Reprinted with permission from Vedovini.net GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / TOKYO, JAPAN – I went to ascend Mt Fuji Monday and Tuesday with a girl named Lae, who I met on CouchSurfing. I had contemplated the idea to go to Mt Fuji before coming here but when […]
Summer train deals, new Swiss air fares
Swiss adds new September destinations from Geneva GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The travel bug is sure to bite, if it hasn’t already, thanks to new deals from the CFF/SBB rail company and airline Swiss. Swiss has announced two changes that will benefit travelers from Geneva. Starting in September the company will offer direct flights from the […]
Swiss, US scientists find way to predict insect damage
BERN, SWITZERLAND – The currant clearwing moth may not be a household name, but it you love gooseberry pie or jam you’ll want to thank a pair of researchers who’ve found a way to predict the damage it can cause to farmers’ commercial crops of the fruit. Ian Pearse from Cornell Universisty in the US […]