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 […]

Getting bicycle legs GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – I rode my bicycle several thousand kilometres across a large swath of China in 1985. I was 34 and relatively fit, having ridden around the perimeters of Ireland, Scotland and Denmark a few months earlier, as winter was setting in. I lived in Paris and was mostly broke, so […]

30 years of Communism, via spokes GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Thirty years ago Nick – more about him in future posts – and I entered China for the first time. We were on bicycles, which caused much excitement and worry among friends, families and my editors. An adventure! 10 weeks in a mysterious land with only […]

Former Bosnian commander arrested at Geneva border GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Former Bosnian commander Naser Oric was arrested at the Thonex-Ballard border post in Geneva Wednesday afternoon by border guards and turned over to Geneva police. An international arrest warrant was issued for him in 2014, by Serbian authorities. He is wanted on charges of suspected […]

Swiss reds suffer surprising fall (Also published on Ellen’s Wine World) BERN, SWITZERLAND – Wine consumption in Switzerland dropped again in 2014, by 2.2 percent, confirming a 10-year trend despite a slight rise, 2 percent in 2013. The amount of Swiss wine consumed fell by 8.1 percent, a worrisome sign for the country’s wineries. Pressure […]