GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Coop is launching the first of its new “Coop to go” quick food shops at Zurich Stadelhofen 19 August, one week after Migro opened similar stores that are particularly appealing to a young urban population, report 24 Heures and 20 Minutes (Fr). The latest shift away from traditional supermarkets follows the success […]
Swiss step back as US, Cuba talk again
55 years of calming disputes ends happily BERN, SWITZERLAND – Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US were restored 20 July but today, 14 August, is the big day in Havana, with the American flag being raised by Marines at the US embassy for the first time since January 1961. Switzerland will be an honoured […]
Ellen’s bicycle diaries: Cuba 2
Note: The American Embassy in Havana re-opens today, 14 August, after 55 years. This is the day when Switzerland, now my home country, ends the longest “protecting power role” mandate it has had, a job that involves representing two nations who are not on speaking terms. It’s a moving moment, a time when common sense […]
Rosé it is, never mind the rain
The hot summer season is far from over, despite the first rain in weeks, quenching the parched fields, parks and lawns in the region. And rosé is very much the wine to drink when the weather is hot. Switzerland, like France and Italy, has seen great improvement in its rosé wines in the past 3-5 […]
Ellen’s bicycle diaries: fear of falling
Right turns, spills, speed and sun GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A bonus I get from sports, when I get around to doing them, is that they force me to face some of my fears. If you’re an athlete, a confident and regular cyclist, you can stop reading now. I injured my knees skiing nearly 20 years […]