GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Seniors and cyclists share the same road space, and those on bikes need to take more care around elderly people. That’s the message police in Geneva want to get out, during a campaign 21, 23 and 25 September. Cantonal and city police plus police in Carouge are out in greater than usual […]
Archives for September 2015
Swiss Wine Promotion, new head
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – There’s a change at the top of Swiss Wine Promotion (SWP), the marketing arm of the country’s wine industry. Sébastien Fabbi, secretary general, has decided to leave as his three-year contract comes to an end, to pursue other professional interests, the organization announced in a press release. He is being replaced on […]
A wisp of Switzerland in the Oxford tome
Jancis Robinson, the British grande dame of world wines, had sketchy impressions of Switzerland and Swiss wine after she was invited here last year, which left some of us thinking she hadn’t really paid attention. She might have made up for it today with an article on what you can expect
Aerial travelogue, Geneva to London
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – I flew to London this week, with an hour and a half to reflect on the great distances between France, at the Swiss border, and England, historically, culturally and politically. Today it takes us only 90 or so minutes and we like the illusion that we all get along; it’s easy to […]
Aerial views, Geneva vineyards
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Flying from Geneva to London on Tuesday the pilot kindly took us over the canton’s beautiful vineyards, first Satigny, a bit of Peney, then Russin and Dardagny, as we followed the snaking river below. The harvest wasn’t yet underway on a large scale, or we would have seen more tractors on the […]