GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / EDITOR’S NOTEPAD – Swiss media yesterday picked up an article from an Israeli newspaper, about a family that was taken off a Swiss plane in Zurich after their 8-year-old autistic boy had a “crise“. I didn’t post a news article about it because I wanted to see the public reaction: the newsworthiness […]
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.
Weekend: A1 road detours, some trains not running
Expect autoroute detours this weekend GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The A1 autoroute will be closed for short nighttime stretches several times this week, to allow workers to replace information panels. Wednesday 2 September, 22:30 to 04:00 Thursday, the A1 between Meyrin and Bernex junctions will be closed: note that it will not be possible to take […]
Swiss news roundup: Fifa, seeds, car stamps, flying, foreigners
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Headline news this week in Switzerland Swiss to decide on Fifa extraditions in September The six Fifa (world football federation) officials arrested in June in Zurich at the request of a New York court will learn in September if Switzerland will indeed extradite them to face US charges. The Justice Ministry has […]
Old-new countries: Georgian wine in China
An old-young wine country gets a taste of a very old one’s wines BEIJING, CHINA – Sometimes you learn about wine in unexpected places and ways. I was in Beijing in mid-June and found myself invited to a Georgian wine tasting at a coffee bar, High Altitude. To be honest, I knew nothing about Georgian […]
Lake Geneva’s many rainy day faces
Lake Geneva under changing skies, a photo montage from a steamboat crossing.