Dimitri BurkhardRetrofitting a 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon with a wood-burning stove is rather unique. He even got his mod approved by the Swiss BMV!
Dimitri Burkhard
Dimitri Burkhard
The PODhotel in Flims is where we’d want to be snowed in
Is there a better place to get snowed in than these wooden pods in Flims, Switzerland? We think not. Located on the town's campground in Winter Wonderland...
Incredible Pictures of Geneva’s Frozen Lake Shores
Some years ago, arctic conditions caused some rather fascinating sculptures of ice. Geneva’s lake shores were frozen over, and here are the incredible pics...
What it’s like inside the Igloo Village Hotel in Zermatt
These days, Switzerland feels a lot more like Siberia than, well, Switzerland, as temperatures are hovering in the double digit negatives. And just today, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted a long winter ahead of us, so we...
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...
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…
Top 5 most popular Newly Swissed posts in 2011
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...
Swiss 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...
Orderly Switzerland – Photography by Nicolas Faure
Documenting the urban areas of Switzerland has been an work in progress for Nicolas Faure for many years. At one point, he realized that the photographs which he had been taking were actually quite fascinating...
