GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This is a good week for additional sources of help and information if you’re new to the Lake Geneva region – or new to the world of babies. Comparis, new web section on moving to Switzerland Comparis, which for nearly 20 years has been providing consumers with price comparisons for services and […]
Martigny opens a very special hotel
Swiss quality hotel, with a mentally handicapped team MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND / OPINION – It’s not every day I’m this charmed by a hotel, but here is one I would love to see filled year-round, and not just because the remarkable staff is mostly a group of mentally handicapped people. It’s called the Martigny Boutique Hotel […]
Geneva drivers, prepare for tougher stance
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva is cracking down on drivers who don’t follow the rules, with fines going up sharply and police promising to hand out more tickets. At the same time, a heated debate is underway over whether or not to charge parking fees for motorcycles. Your muffler doesn’t work properly? The fine could go […]
Swiss media stories: glaciers, Hublot, HUG, Lindt, Roundup
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It’s the season for inaugurations, with Hublot opening its new building in Nyon. Two days later the CFF invited guests to see the start of work on two new relay stations in Mies and Chambésy that are key to the 2017 programme for 15-minute train connections with Geneva. A new private venture […]
Site for Swiss VW owners to check
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – After last week’s announcement by the Swiss government that no new Volkswagen Group cars can be sold in the country, or used ones coming from outside Switzerland, current owners have a bit of help from VW to see if their car is one of the ones concerned. The special web site set […]