Bern, Switzerland (RSR, Fre) – Each person in Switzerland rode 2,009 km on average in 2006, an increase of 80km over 2005, the national transport department reports. We took the train on average 44 times during the year. The country moves ahead of Japan, where passengers ride only 1,950 km a year. And the Swiss […]
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.
Disease-bearer striped mosquito crosses the Alps
Ticino, Switzerland (Information from Le Temps) – The Asian tiger mosquito, easily identified by the white stripes on its back legs and overall small size, has made it over the Alps from Italy and Ticino, which is not good news for human beings in the Lake Geneva region. The insect already lives in France, which […]
Forty tons of onions ready to roll in Bern
Bern, Switzerland (Le Matin, Fre) – A mere 40 tons of onions will be displayed and sold Tuesday in Bern when the city turns itself over to its famous annual onion festival. The number of onions is the same as in 2006, but down from previous, better-harvest years. Thousands of visitors are expected for the […]
French-speaking cantons populate new Swiss Tourism board
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Jean-Francois Roth, a politician and former head of canton Jura’s finance department, has been named the new president of the board of Swiss Tourism, the country’s tourism office. He replaces Dick Marty of Ticino, who has held the post for 11 years. Marty must step down under new rules. Three new […]
TCS to sponsor Nez Rouge’s holiday over-the-limit drives
Switzerland (RSR, Fre) – The Nez Rouge programme to give party-goers who have one or more too many drinks or drugs during the holidays has found new funding for three years. TCS, the Swiss automobile club, has agreed to provide money to keep the programme running. The federal government pulled out in 2005 and Nez […]