The Tibetan traveller on ChinaGold reports in, after a few days in Lhasa. Note: he speaks Mandarin well and when hitchhiking across Tibet last year found that speaking to Tibetans as well as Han Chinese was not a problem, in terms of language barriers.
Paleo boss raises a glass to local and global
“My philosophy is simple: I like the world of music, and there I think global because you have to let yourself think big enough. But I drink “local,” Daniel Rossellat smiles, raising a glass of very good Chasselas from the vineyards near Paleo, the festival he founded more than 35 years ago. “I always taste […]
Picnic spots, hi-tech wine of the week
Great summer weather to some of us means a terrace or balcony or, better yet, sitting by the lakeside at the end of the day with a picnic, accompanied by a nice wine. And if the wine comes in a fun bottle and is also a good wine: all the better. Uvavins in Morges in […]
Word just in from Tibet: door ajar, a bit
Liam Bates, who occasionally contributes travel articles to GenevaLunch, is currently leading a group that includes Lake Geneva area people on an overland trip to Lhasa, capital of Tibet. It is indeed possible to go to Tibet, he writes Saturday in a new ChinaGold blog post, but not overland, despite having negotiated permits for this. […]
Swiss wine festival unveils program
Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Vinea wine fair, Switzerland’s largest, has unveiled its 6-7 September programme, which features three special tasting sessions for those who want to go a step beyond sampling the 1,200 wines on offer. Photo: vines above Vetroz, Valais in July show the great variety of grapes grown in the region.The […]