Geneva, Switzerland – What is it that Americans love about Halloween beyond the childish thrill of having license to consume endless plastic pumpkin containers of sweets? In fact, as a child growing up in rural Vermont, the best treats were always the homemade caramel apples and candied popcorn our neighbors 4 miles down the road […]
Wine and food: media woo region’s English speakers
The latest media assault on English-speaking consumers in the region is being made on our tastebuds, and it appears to have happened by accident: as a niche group, we are being wooed to eat and drink more, and better, and more often. There is a sudden wealth of information out there for our apparently hungry […]
Wintry blast slows down Swiss rail system
Updated, 18:05 Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Snow started to fall in several parts of Switzerland Wednesday and by late afternoon it was causing some train delays, but by Thursday morning the CFF rail company was announcing major delays throughout the country. French-speaking Switzerland was only mildly affected but in much of the rest of the […]
Snow tires: great idea, that everyone else has today
Geneva, Switzerland (Tribune de Geneve, Fre) – If your first reaction to late October snow is to rush out and get snow tires on your car, prepare to wait in line, with some garages in Geneva getting 300-400 calls a day.
Travel: The day I saw eagles eat a man
TIBET, July 2008 Here is a little article I wrote after I witnessed a traditional Tibetan burial this July, a ‘Celestial Burial’ or ‘Sky Burial’. There are no photos of the ceremony included, taking photos is strictly forbidden. In fact it is not usually allowed for a non-Tibetan to watch the burial, but I was […]