GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss, Easyjet and Geneva airport all showed traffic up in 2012, figures published Thursday 10 January show. Swiss in 2012 carried 16.8 million passengers, a 2.5 percent increase and a record number for the airline, owned by Lufthansa, the parent company said in a statement. The Swiss seat load factor, at 82.4 […]
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.
Festive baroque decor dining in Geneva
By Viktoria Rajnak Photos by Viktoria Rajnak GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Seasons change and so does Geneva. Some restaurants shut down, others open, boutiques change their location, new ones appear. In the heart of Geneva, well-hidden in a gorgeous inner courtyard, Le Baroque Restaurant just opened its doors. Its predecessor, Le Senso had a classic, Italian, […]
Geneva train station to have major expansion by 2025 (update)
Updated 18:45 with figures from joint statement GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The makeover has already begun at Geneva’s Cornavin train station, as any occasional traveler trying to make sense of the frequent changes in the past two years has noted. Wednesday afternoon 19 December the city, canton, federal officials and the CFF rail company put it […]
Moto-tractor reveries
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – With the weather a continual melancholy grey, I find myself walking past my tarped motorcycle for days on end and singing Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning“. Like many bikers I know, I am uncharacteristically superstitious of talking smack about my current ride or coveting other bikes (they tend to get sudden […]
Flights to and from Spain cancelled as Spanish strike
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The arrivals and departures boards at Geneva and Zurich airports say it simply: no flights to and from Spain today, thanks to a general strike in Spain, part of the larger “European Day of Action and Solidarity”. Reuters reports 32 people were arrested early Wednesday morning 14 November. Spain and Portugal are […]