GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It’s taken 12 years to reach this point, and the early morning takeoff of Solar Impulse on a round-the-world trip was as thrilling as expected. The press release from the solar-powered airplane team noted that: The Solar Impulse team in Abu Dhabi along with the Mission Control Center (MCC) in Monaco, witnessed […]

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – I’m back from five intense days of wine-tasting for Ellen’s Wine World; here’s what’s been happening in local and Swiss news: Energy tax – thumbs down Swiss voters gave a loud “no” – a record 92% refused it – to a tax on energy use, proposed by the political Left, Sunday 8 […]

Thursday is the big day: car show runs 5-15 March GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Geneva Motor Show is about to begin, with 700,000 people expected to head for Palexpo in Geneva – but crowds are also heading for Lausanne to the home and garden show, Habitat Jardin, 7-12 March, and soon to Basel for the […]