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Swiss still travelling, spending more on trips

20/11/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Residents of Switzerland took 100 million trips in 2008: 3.2 overnight trips and 12.7 day trips per person, show the results of a government survey carried out every five years. And they are spending more money when they do it, CHF148 a day per person for room, board, travel and incidentals […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: day trips, overnight stays, spending, survey, Swiss, travel

Nestlé Lion Crisp PowerBar launched in UK

22/10/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Bridge2Food reports that the new UK PowerBar Protein Plus 80% Lion Crisp, a protein shake, uses Nestle‘s chocolate and caramel wafers for flavouring. This gives the whey-based shake, a Nestlé brand, a chocolate and toffee flavour and a crunchy texture similar to the popular Lion Crisp, a chocolate-covered wafer bar. Whey-based protein drinks and bars […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: chocolate, Foodie news and events, Geneva, geneve, Lake Geneva, Lion Crisp, low fat, Nestlé, PowerBar Protein Plus, protein drink, protein shake, suisse, Swiss, Switzerland, Where to buy it, whey protein

The garden pumpkin bonanza moves into the kitchen

13/10/2009 by Ellen Wallace

by Ellen Wallace, GL editor Pumpkins love our garden and we love pumpkins: this weekend the season for cooking pumpkin kicked in seriously. We have some 60 small ones. The larger ones are fun when kids are little, but the small varieties tend to have more flavour and they are more manageable in the kitchen. […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: cooking pumpkin, farmers market, France, garden, Geneva, geneve, How to eat it, Lake Geneva, market, MarketDay - Seasonal products, pressure cooker, pumpkin bread, pumpkins, recipe, Recipes, suisse, Swiss, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Valais, vegetables

Affordable Asian restaurants in Geneva

29/09/2009 by Ellen Wallace

It is difficult to find an authentic Asian restaurant in Geneva. Geneva’s Asian population is sparse compared to cities like London, Paris, or San Francisco. But where there is a will there is a way, and Asians always manage to find the authentic restaurants. I’ve jotted down just a few addresses Asians have recommended to […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: asian, Chinese, France, Geneva, geneve, Japanese, Lake Geneva, Oriental, restaurant, Restaurants, dining, suisse, sushi, Swiss, Switzerland, Thai

Geneva cybercafés

18/09/2009 by Ellen Wallace

From time to time, we all need to meet business associates or clients in a public spot, and this often requires Internet access. The Geneva Tourism tourist office has published a list of cybercafés located in different neighborhoods all over Geneva. Even though they fall under the heading cybercafé, it is advisable to check out […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: business meeting, Cafés and bars with Wifi, coffee house, cybercafé, Geneva, Geneva tourism, geneve, Internet café, Lake Geneva, suisse, Swiss, Switzerland, wifi

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