GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Autumn is here, with its cool nights and glorious colours – and for Saturday at least, fine sunny weather. Be sure to check out our continually-updated sister site, Events.GenevaLunch.com, where you’ll find suggestions for this weekend as well as coming weeks. Story continues below Consider the lovely old wine village of Tartegnin […]

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland doesn’t figure prominently in the events around the world for the grassroots’ organized Anti-Food Waste Day, but it’s big news elsewhere. You don’t have to run a soup kitchen today to become a little more aware of how you can contribute to less waste and more food for the hungry. Some […]

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – I’ll be spending hours and hours among the vines in several cantons during the coming weeks, now that the grape harvest is well underway. Here are images from my first day out (at the end of the article), harvesting with workers from the Jean-René Germanier winery in Vétroz, […]

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / EDITOR’S NOTEPAD – Yesterday was the final day of the International Herald Tribune: today it takes the final step in a five year transformation and becomes officially the international edition of the New York Times. I have a soft spot for the IHT, even though it always seemed an odd little newspaper […]