The MUDAC in Lausanne is one of our favourite places in the Suisse Romande and definitely one of the most child-friendly design museums in Switzerland. This time they have really outdone themselves...
Archive - January 2012
A Primer on Recycling in Switzerland
Compared to US where most things are thrown into a huge dumpster, I truly admire the way the Swiss recycle. Here's everything to know about recycling...
Mt. Schilthorn – In the Footsteps of James Bond
Back in the late 1960’s, building a revolving restaurant on top of a rugged mountain top seemed very futuristic. This was the time when Mt. Schilthorn in the Bernese Alps was conquered. The problem was that the...
Learning to Ski in Laax
As a repatriated Swiss who grew up in Canada, there are two smudges on my character profile. The first one is that I don’t much care for hockey. The second blemish is that I don’t ski...
These Swiss world records come with bragging rights
Switzerland may be just slightly bigger than the state of Maryland, but it has a bunch of world records worth mentioning. Sweet sweet bragging rights…
Tales from the Armoire – A Multi-Part Series on Finding Identity through Family History (Part 2)
Thunder boomed and lightning flashed. Shadows danced across suits of armor standing sentry in the darkness. I looked at my wife with a quizzical look as another thunderclap shook the room...
2012: Let’s Start Running!
So here we are in 2012, and you did it: You’ve made a New Year’s resolution to be more active and start running. Like so many things in Switzerland, it was not the Swiss who invented running, but they do it very well...