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 […]
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Modern Marco Polo, from Vaud, wins dream travel contest
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Hangzhou, China, which bills itself as the most romantic city in the country, this week named a 26-year-old Swiss man as its ambassador to the world, to get the message out. The city of some six million is home to the beautiful West Lake, a Unesco World Heritage sites. The job is […]
Rhubarb pie with pepper, coming up
I love to bake pies and while I think that Swiss late harvest wines from Valais are some of the world’s finest sweet wines and great with many desserts, I like the idea of exploring other wines for the end of a meal, for pie in particular. Sparkling wines are the easiest first option. But […]
CFF doubles number of Supersaver tickets
Swiss rail prices to rise by 2.9% at end of year GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Regular Swiss train travellers are being offered a larger number of deals, in part to offset the expected 2.9 percent increase in rail prices at the end of 2014, but also to reduce the number of travelers during peak travel times. […]
While checking out the little casks …
…. I fell in love with 12 St Bernard puppies last week. They are from one litter, the newest arrivals at the kennels and St Bernard Dog Museum in Martigny, and they were presented to the public for the first time 19 April. As a birthday present to myself I paid them a visit – […]