GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – News summaries for the Lake Geneva area: Murder: man shoots ex-wife in Geneva A 35-year-old man is under arrest on suspicion of shooting his 42-year-old ex-wife, a Mexican woman, Geneva police said Saturday, without providing many details. The Tribune de Geneve reports that he was under orders to stay away from her, […]
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.
What you can expect in Lavaux this weekend
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud’s winery open days are this weekend and if there is one place sure to pull the crowds, it’s the Lavaux Unesco World Heritage site with its terraced vineyards. The area itself is so splendid it’s easy to overlook the ongoing battle and efforts to keep it that way. This […]
Discovering a bit of Valais vineyard paradise
Valais, as the largest Swiss wine region, spread out over a large area, has three days for its winery open days – the other regions generally have two days. A new idea this year from the Musée du Vin et de la Vigne (MVV) in Sierre-Salgesch/Salquenen was to offer an inexpensive (CHF15) and relatively easy […]
Geneva’s illegal resort taxis thumped
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Fines of up to CHF10,000 have been issued to illegal minibus drivers after police in Geneva this spring pulled in for questioning 11 operators of illegal taxis making runs between the airport in Geneva and the ski resorts of Nendaz and Verbier. The group was identified thanks to close work between customs […]
Traffic alert: A1 accident, Bern-Zurich massive jam
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A massive traffic jam on the A1 between Bern and Zurich, one of the country’s busiest stretches of road, is having repercussions on roads in other areas. Twelve people were injured in the pileup that occurred when a truck crossed a safety barrier and hit another truck and a minibus heading in […]