I’m suddenly awash in invitations and news about new, newly improved and improving hotels and restaurants in Switzerland – and this at a time when everyone has been worrying about tourism and the high Swiss franc. Clearly, some of us are expected to keep traveling and eating and spending our money, so some of us […]
Travels
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.
Swiss news: avalanches, airport safety, soldiers, tennis, tunnels
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -A 43-year-old Vaud man is in critical condition following an avalanche above Bex, in the Vaud Alps, Friday afternoon. The accident occurred at la Pointe des Savolaires in the Bex commune, at 14:00. The alert was given by his companion; the pair had been skiing with skins. The second skier was uninjured, although […]
Swiss news roundup: murders, tunnels, puppies
Weather forecast: colder, with rain on the plain, snow in the mountains Details, MeteoSwiss GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The greater Lausanne area has seen its second murder-suicide in one week, with the death of a couple north of the city. A thermal door is being tested at the north end of the St Gotthard tunnel, to […]
Geneva airport’s Altitude: new chef, look, food
Republished from genevalunch.com, my news site. Note: no word as yet on what is happening to the fine wine collection carried by Altitude, including many Swiss wines. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The gastronomic restaurant Altitude at Geneva’s international airport will have a new name, Le Chef, a new interior and a new celebrity chef, Benjamin Luzuy, […]
140,000 trying for Gotthard train tickets
BERN, SWITZERLAND – The inaugural trains for the Gotthard tunnel 1 June won’t lack keen passengers: the Gottardo 2016 project office says more than 140,000 have registered in the first two weeks of a competition to ride the first trains. The competition is open until the end of January. The first 10 ticket winners were […]