Food, jazz, beer and of course, walnuts at this festival near Morges.
Archives for August 2013
Amstein Beer Tasting and Celebration
Beer tasting, music and events in celebration of Amstein’s 40th Anniversary.
160 new jobs in Verbier where the news is the interviews
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss hotels are joining the rest of Swiss business in a frenzy of innovation – forget cozy charms of the past, with Verbier as the latest to join a trend of hot hotel options. The Valais resort this winter will see the opening of a sizzling new extreme travel hotel that will […]
Swiss love their trains, but cars even more so
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The average Swiss person spends more than 20,000 hours a year moving around in cars or using public transport, some 37 km per day per person, according to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The figures are part of a report, “Mobility and Transport 2013”, published Tuesday 20 August. But don’t call it […]
Summer pauses: pie, brands, chocolate muffins
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It’s a holiday 15 August in canton Valais and in Evian they are celebrating Liberation Day while up in the Jura they’re celebrating the middle of summer, so you have plenty of excuses to take the day easy. Here are a few suggestions, besides the usual go to the beach or pool […]