Other Train travels with Tara Click on images to view larger Introduction: This is part of a series of mini-travel photo stories on Switzerland that will run for several weeks. A very special 16-year-old named Tara takes the train on Saturdays to explore the country where she has grown up. Her mother, GL editor Ellen […]
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.
Thonon and Lausanne get their Navibus
Lausanne, Switzerland and Thonon-les-bains, France (GenevaLunch) – Lausanne-Thonon has just become an easier commute, with the CGN (Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman) starting regular Navibus service between the two, 15 December 2008.
Icy roads, heavy traffic on Vaud A9 provoke 8 accidents in 4 hours
Lake Geneva region, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – Eight accidents in four hours between Chablais in eastern Vaud and the area around Lausanne: roads throughout eastern Vaud were badly snarled by traffic jams Tuesday morning.
Swiss, Schengen visa change goes into effect 15 December
Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland officially joins the Schengen space 12 December. Several changes that affect many foreigners visiting or living in Switzerland will take effect.
Annecy and Geneva hug each other with 18.8 km autoroute
Geneva, Switzerland and Annecy, France (GenevaLunch) – Annecy and Geneva will be 10 minutes closer 18 December, thanks to the new Aliane strip of the A41 North autoroute in France, which is being inaugurated today. More significant to the cross-border workers and weekend trippers who travel this route regularly, the new road should reduce frequent […]