It’s been a great year for us at Newly Swissed, and we are looking forward to top it once more in 2012! Not only have we grown our team in terms of numbers and diversity, but we have attracted more than 50’000 unique...
Archive - December 2011
Dimitri BurkhardHarder Potschete is a New Year’s tradition from Interlaken
The ghosts of the past are alive and well in Interlaken. For over 50 years, the town has been celebrating the Harder Potscheten – a New Year’s festival...
EvaMoney, Money, Money – Everything about the Swiss bank notes
When many people think about Switzerland, they likely think of three things: Cheese, chocolate and banks. And with banks, we are really talking about money...
ChristianSamichlaus – My first-hand encounter with Swiss Santa
My first Santa welcoming was last year, in the Städtli of Greifensee. It was a very cold night and Samichlaus was there with his...
Mamiko10 Statistics About Switzerland You Should Know
German speaking people love statistics. With 63.7% of the Swiss population speaking German, there is always a flurry of numbers to be read in newspapers, heard on the radio or seen on television. I thought it would be...
What it takes to hit the road in Switzerland
It’s been two years since I moved from the US to Switzerland, and one of the biggest changes in this transition is that I don’t own a car and haven’t driven at all. A carefree life for two years! It’s an unbelievable...
Tales from the Armoire – A Multi-Part Series on Finding Identity through Family History (Part 1)
We here at Newly Swissed are very excited to introduce you to Jean-Francois’ exclusive series! Based in the SF Bay area, Jean-Francois has explored his Swiss roots extensively and is now letting us join him on this...
Jean-FrancoisSwiss Millionaire Creates World’s Most Expensive Car
What Swiss businessman (and millionaire) Ueli Anliker calls the car of his dreams appears to be more of a nightmare for me... But anyway, he has taken the classy, exclusive Mercedes McLaren SLR, and has created a...
Fondue chinoise in Switzerland helps me survive winters
This variety of the Japanese shabu-shabu dish isn't consumed with chopsticks. Fondue forks are used to eat fondue chinoise in Switzerland!
