As we found out this weekend, Swiss Santa is not exactly a jolly good fellow like his American counterpart. He is not mean spirited either, but...
Archive - November 2010
Dimitri BurkhardDo you know the 7 stages of becoming Swiss?
From the perspective of an expat in Switzerland, here is a humorous theory on becoming Swiss. This is based loosely and unashamedly on the Kübler-Ross model of grief...
Real Fiction Cinema in Zürich (Video Inside!)
So we checked out the number 1 free thing to do in Zürich yesterday, the Real Fiction Cinema. It was such a blast and you should not miss it the next time you are in Zürich! (only through Dec 16, 2010) There are...
Meanwhile, in Switzerland… (Oddity News)
Reporting live from Switzerland, here is a random collection of recent news headlines which struck us as odd. But then again, it may be just us and you consider this kind of news to be no big deal. Maybe you have...
11 Chilling Examples of Snow and Ice in Switzerland
When you hear "Switzerland", one of the first images that probably comes to mind is that of snow covered mountains. These pictures of snow and ice are...
CERN Creates Artificial Big Bang (and Discovers God Particle)
You are witnessing a historical moment in beautiful technicolor, produced on November 8, 2010, at CERN in Switzerland. Images of CERN's "Big Bang" experiment have been released, and we are supposed to be that...
Discovering Zürich West (One Designer Shop at a Time)
This past weekend, we finally decided to leave the familiar parts of Zürich and instead set foot in Zürich West. This previously industrial part...
Swiss daredevil likes to fly outside the box!
What sounds like the name of an action figure kind of is: Jet Man is Swiss inventor and aviation enthusiast Yves Rossy, also known as the guy with the coolest hobby ever! Yves has become an international superstar...
5 useful books about Switzerland
If you have ever studied German, I bet you have suffered a minor shock the first time you came to Switzerland. Here are five books about Switzerland for...
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