Shangri-La, China (GenevaLunch) Shangri-La: a mystical and isolated paradise in the depths of Western Tibet. By Liam Bates British writer James Hilton described this mythical valley in his 1933 novel Lost Horizon, and Shangri-La has gained world fame since. Nearly 80 years since Lost Horizon and Shangri-La came to be, dozens of “Shangri-Las” have sprung […]
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TRAVEL FEATURE / Tibetan thumbing lessons
My life’s hitchhiking experience, at age 19, was two rides for a total distance of under 20km, both in my home country of Switzerland. And then I found myself in Tibet with no means of transport and low on cash. I could have joined one of the many tour groups of foreigners heading into this […]
INTERVIEW / Patrick Mossu, Geneva’s new Kempinski director
Hats off! post on killing a business hour at the Kempinski Patrick Mossu, general manager, Grand Hotel Kempinski, Geneva "We want to give the hotel back to Geneva," says Patrick Mossu, general manager of the new Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva, a five-star hotel which 1 December 2006 took over the old Noga Hilton. "We want […]
Swiss news roundup: agrochem, refugees, rail sheep
Lausanne-Vevey trains back on track GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – News from western Switzerland: Monsanto continues to woo Syngenta The possibility of an agrochemical giant dimmed slightly during the week when Syngenta turned down a buyout offer from Monsanto, but the US firm is expected to make a new bid for Basel-based Syngenta within weeks. “The St. […]
Time to replant Chasselas vines
I stopped by to watch as neighbour Jacques Rochat and his team replanted 4,000 m2 of Chasselas vines Wednesday, in Saint Prex. Daunting work, even with a tractor, and they were taking a welcome morning hot tea and croissants break. The vines produce part of our village wine, in the Morges appellation area. I’ll soon […]