BERN, SWITZERLAND – A 23-year-old Geneva man and a couple aged 67 and 68 were killed Monday and Tuesday in the southern Philippines in two separate incidents, Swiss media are reporting; the Swiss Foreign Affairs office has confirmed the couple’s murder in near Opol, but not the youth’s death. The couple, who lived in the […]
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.
Gault & Millau, a bounty of Swiss goodness
Geneva’s Hôtel de la Paix is French area promotion of the year Sommelier of the Year: Jérôme Aké Béda BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Basel has the latest addition to Switzerland’s extraordinary collection of fine wine and food locations, with chef Peter Knogl named by Gault & Millau as its Swiss Chef of the Year 2015 at […]
Basel testing cross-border trams
BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Basel began testing a cross-border tram, line number 8 from Kleinhüningen to Weil am Rhein in Germany, Monday 29 September, reports the Railway Gazette. “An initial two weeks of technical tests for all tram types in the BVB fleet will lead up to German BOStrab certification in mid-October, overseen by Stuttgart-based TAB. […]
Go-ahead for electronic devices during entire air trip
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) is now allowing airlines to authorize use of cell phones gate-to-gate, the organization said Friday 26 September. The new ruling allows airlines to begin the assessment process to determine how they will ensure safety while allowing devices to be used, which means implementing the new regulation […]
Sunday drivers, take a miss for semi-marathon
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The lake road (N1) between Allaman and Nyon’s Stade de Colovray will be closed to traffic Sunday 14 September from 09:30 to 15:00. The La Côte half-marathon will be running through the area and roads will re-open as the race draws to a close.