Jolanda Braendle - Swiss Paper Cutout Silhouette Olma

Amazing Swiss Paper Cutouts

A good eyesight, steady hands for scissors and a whole lot of persistence are just some of the traits needed to create Swiss paper silhouettes. However, common sense would dictate that adding nine active children renders any of these skills useless…
Bartek Elsner - International Radio Festival

Eye-Catching Boombox in Zürich

Promotions that “stick” often play off of opposites. What we tend to remember are smart wordplays or uncommon analogies...
Della Bella - Switzerland by Night

Switzerland by Night Video

Professional photographer by day, artist by night: Alessandro Della Bella certainly has a passion for his camera! His time-lapse video Helvetia by Night went viral...
Snotels - Hotel Jungfrau in Muerren

Snotels - Quality Hotels For Epic Alpine Adventures

People are creatures of habit. So when it comes to booking hotels for ski vacations, many of us will stick to tried and true digs which have worked out in the past...

Venus & Furs by Yann Gross

Swiss photographer Yann Gross is the man behind the camera for this eclectic series. He was commissioned to capture the finalist designers of...

What you need to know about Swiss etiquette

There are a number of mistakes waiting to happen when you make your first attempts at socializing in Switzerland. It starts with the way you address people and ends with how you cut your steak...

Why Gotti and Götti is a typical Swiss tradition

When my friend broke the news that she is expecting triplets, she suddenly had another pretty difficult choice to make: Who should be the Gotti and Götti...

Romantic Civil Marriage in Switzerland

Love in the air, and the paperwork is still ahead! Getting married in Switzerland involves some direct democracy. All engaged couples must be listed...

Supersonic Space Jumper Turns Newly Swissed

Last but not least, we are going to jump on the supersonic space jumper bandwagon! Thanks to an inquisitive Newly Swissed reader, we have uncovered...