Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Tribune de Geneve 13 February carries a lengthy article about the problems passengers have with taxis at the airport, in particular the illegal refusal of some drivers to accept clients for short drives to nearby hotels.
Wine drips
For some reason I always thought only restaurants used something to stop wine drips, until I had one too many drops of red wine on our wooden table. I used coasters, plates, and on bad days, the handiest magazine or newspaper. When I was in Kathy Meinen’s shop in Satigny I spotted packets of foil […]
Wine of the week: Geneva gem from greener days
I sit in the mountains and look out at the white, white world, with more snow than we’ve had in years. It’s lovely but when I came across photos from Satigny, taken 6 October 2008, I sighed with pleasure at the colours and remembered the smell of ripe grapes that hung over the village. I […]
Two Swiss political refugees refused entry to Morocco
Geneva, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) – Two people who are political refugees in Renens, Switzerland are reported by 20 Minutes, which interviewed them, to have been turned back at the airport in Marrakesh, Morocco after one of them was searched.
Geneva airport holds grand opening for “showcase” restaurant
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva’s Cointrin Airport has been recreating its food offer as part of a major programme of renovation and expansion. Wednesday night the Altitude restaurant, for which a new floor was added to the airport building, held its grand opening. Chief marketing officer for SSP, the international company charged with managing the […]