By Bob Evans Meiringen, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – High on a bleak crag above this small crossroads town in central Switzerland, a large white X marks a world-famous spot which draws tourists and their cameras from around the globe. Travellers leap from the cable car as it slides to a halt after an 8-minute climb from […]
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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.
Bear cubs in Bern charm the crowds
By Tambako the Jaguar on flickr Tambako the Jaguar, a Neuchatel photographer who frequently visits Switzerland’s zoos and shares his beautiful photos of animals on flickr, visited the young bear cubs in Bern last week (18 June). The bears were born in December and are named Urs and Berna, but for now even the Baerengraben […]
New transport report shows it accounts for 37% Swiss energy use
Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Use of transport by individuals has doubled in Switzerland from 1970 to 2008, but growing use of transport for merchandise shows an even more dramatic change, tripling in 30 years. The figures are part of a new statistical study of shifts in transport use in Switzerland, released Monday 21 June by […]
Bicycle safety campaign begins in Geneva
Geneva, Swizterland (GenevaLunch) – Bicyclists being stopped by the police will be a sight more frequent than usual next week in Geneva. In the wake of a series of bicycle accidents, including a fatal one, the police department has announced it will rev up its “PreDiRe Cyclistes” safety campaign from 21 to 25 June. The […]
Geneva, Zurich airports lead Europe in avoiding ground collisions
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Airports in Geneva and Zurich are among the first in Europe to make the ground at airports safer by using a new ground collision warning system. The system has been in use by Skyguide in Geneva since December and in Zurich since 31 May, and the testing phase is now completed. […]