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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
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
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
An ode to cheese
Tweet There‘s a science and an art and to making cheese. And it’s precisely this combination of precision and love that makes cheese the perfect food for the Swiss to produce. And it’s not just the variety of cheese that is mind boggling. The Swiss have found a number of ways to melt, combine, fry, … Continue reading
In my backyard: A little bit of Colorado in the Canton of Vaud?
Tweet Should I be writing about La Tine de Conflens? I think I may be about to let the best guarded secret in the canton of Vaud out of the bag. But it was such a pleasant find that I think it would be a crime to keep it to myself. I don’t think I’m … Continue reading
How alcohol can help you win friends and influence people when you travel
Tweet I should remember Scotland for being ruggedly beautiful even in god awful weather. But a fortuitous encounter with three old men and a conversation that opened with the line, “So, is your toy boy a man of few words or is he just plain stupid?” will forever be etched in my memory. Not a … Continue reading
Sent. (Not forwarded)
Tweet Okay, so this is a a really corny way of introducing the town called ‘Sent’. It’s located in the Swiss canton of Grison not too far away from the haunted hotel that I wrote about in my last post. To me, the canton of Grison combines the prettiness and exactness of the German part of Switzerland … Continue reading
Spend the night in a haunted hotel. Check.
Tweet And now for something completely different… A few weekends ago M. and I were part of a small group that headed over to Val Sinestra in the Swiss canton of Grison to spend a night in a haunted hotel. I’m all for trying new things and places. But the possibility of coming face-to-face with … Continue reading
The 500 ‘likes’ challenge and the “End Polio Now” campaign!
Tweet In 2000 my life took a couple of interesting turns. The first happened when I received a phone call from the selection committee for the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship. The scholarship allowed me to study for a one year Master’s degree at a university of my choice, anywhere in the world. A few months later … Continue reading
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