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The Warsaw Gazette – Part 2
Tweet Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Praga and Zoliborz (pronounced “Jolly–Bosch”), two suburbs of Warsaw, with my colleague Maria. Maria and I are kindred-souls, particularly in our approach to food (“life is good on a full stomach” and “quality beats quantity”) and when she offered to show me around Warsaw I didn’t … Continue reading
The Warsaw Gazette – Part 1
Tweet The streets surrounding the Palace of Culture and Science were teaming with life this Friday evening and Poland’s tallest building looked beautiful illuminated. It was strange to walk around a shopping mall after 8:00pm and to have the time to browse through the grocery store aisles. As supermarkets don’t stay open late in Switzerland, … Continue reading
The Warsaw Gazette
Tweet I’m writing this to you from Warsaw, a city to which I have relocated temporarily on account of work. For the next four months my ‘home’ will be a series of hotel rooms from where I hope to bring you stories of life in this captivating country. This was a difficult to move to … Continue reading
The Fondue Train
Tweet If you’re looking for a fun weekend activity in the Swiss canton of Fribourg, The Fondue Train (or ‘Le train retro’ as it is known in French) may be just the ticket. It combines everything that’s admirable about Switzerland – impeccable organisation, a simple culinary concept, good wine and a picture perfect backdrop against … Continue reading
Happy New Year… Or is it?
Tweet As the world is supposed to end on 21 December 2012, I’ve decided to do the following: I can’t think of a better way to spend this year! I hope 2012 will be a good one for you all – whatever you decide to do!
Put a fork in it!
Tweet After almost 10 years in Switzerland, I finally saw Vevey’s famous fork, positioned across from the Charlie Chaplin statue on the lake front! There has been much controversy around this fork, which at 8 meters in height and 1.3 meters in width, is made entirely from stainless steel. The fork was designed by Jean-Pierre … Continue reading
Geocaching across the world
Tweet ‘Geocaching’, a nine-letter word that has captured the interest of millions of people around the world, is described as follows: Geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online. When Geocaching.com was launched in September 2000 there were … Continue reading
On why blogging is cheap therapy
Tweet When this blog first went live I couldn’t contain the thrill of seeing my first post on line. And then later, I couldn’t stop beaming when I received my first positive comment from a blogger who lived on the other side of the world. To use a colloquial expression I was ‘pumped’ and it … Continue reading
Echandens – My Hometown
Tweet Echanden’s chateau may not be as regal as the one in Versailles, but it was once the residence of Georges Simenon, the French language’s equivalent of Arthur Conan Doyle. And if that’s not enough it’s rumoured to be haunted. Ironically it was here that I attended a wedding party, 10 years ago. The couple had married in … Continue reading
Just think of the stories you’ll have to tell!
Tweet I feel like a proud mother waiting here behind the glass barrier that separates me from the airfield. But the video camera isn’t for my child. It’s for my husband, Michel, who is right now carrying out final checks on a tiny DA40 airplane with his instructor. In a few minutes he will climb … Continue reading
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