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Archives for July 2015

Rosé it is, never mind the rain

22/07/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The hot summer season is far from over, despite the first rain in weeks, quenching the parched fields, parks and lawns in the region. And rosé is very much the wine to drink when the weather is hot. Switzerland, like France and Italy, has seen great improvement in its rosé wines in the past 3-5 […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Cave Cidis, Cave Genève, Provins, rosé wines

Ellen’s bicycle diaries: fear of falling

16/07/2015 by Ellen Wallace

Right turns, spills, speed and sun GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A bonus I get from sports, when I get around to doing them, is that they force me to face some of my fears. If you’re an athlete, a confident and regular cyclist, you can stop reading now. I injured my knees skiing nearly 20 years […]

Filed Under: Food & dining

Holidays, vacations and wine – where’s the limit?

16/07/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Re-posted from GenevaLunch.com Summer vacation time is here and with it comes more alcohol than usual for a lot of people – beer on the beach, seaside aperitifs then dinner with wine, parties with bright cheery drinks. Take a minute to prepare yourself by knowing how much is enough and what your limits should be. […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: health, how much wine, moderation, travel

The key to my heart

14/07/2015 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A trolley folly two weeks ago led to a major headache, lost keys, but the ordeal has ended happily and, as everyone heads off on holidays, I’d like to suggest you take a minute to think about your keys. I lost mine as I was leaving for a short business trip to […]

Filed Under: Travels

Ellen’s bicycle diaries: Cuba 1

14/07/2015 by Ellen Wallace

Getting bicycle legs GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – I rode my bicycle several thousand kilometres across a large swath of China in 1985. I was 34 and relatively fit, having ridden around the perimeters of Ireland, Scotland and Denmark a few months earlier, as winter was setting in. I lived in Paris and was mostly broke, so […]

Filed Under: Food & dining

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