Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The traditional Easter weekend north-south highway traffic jams have started, but initial reports are that they are less onerous than some years, with a mere 3km backup at the St Gotthard tunnel, heading south, late Thursday afternoon, 9 April. Trains and planes nevertheless are preparing for heavy crowds. TCS, the Swiss automobile […]
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When I travel, I drink wine. In fact, I usually organize my travels around learning about it because wine isn't a beverage, it's a culture.
Switzerland tells Cisalpino to get trains back on schedule
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Transport Office (STO) has told Cisalpino it can continue to operate the Switzerland-Italy train line, but that it must ensure it takes measures promptly to ensure that the trains run on time. The company has been plagued by delays in recent months. The STO in January warned the company […]
The art of carving Jamón Serrano
Madrid, Spain & Geneva, Switzerland – The first time I heard a connoisseur describe a jamon serrano to me was akin to being introduced to an intimate friend. My friend, and the narrator of the culinary fantasy, was of course a Spaniard. We were stranded in an airport, lingering in that interminable airport purgatorial space, when […]
New rules for eyesight and drivers’ license in Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland is adopting the same technical specifications as the European Union for eyesight and drivers’ licenses, which the government describes as not more stringent, but more precise.
CFF and transport ministry disagree over train fines
Zurich, Switzerland (20 Minutes/ats , Fre) – A passenger fined CHF80 for sitting in a first-class car with only a second-class ticket complained to the Swiss federal transport ministry that the fine was too high.