As the founder, editor, and community manager of Newly Swissed, Dimitri owns the strategic vision. He is passionate about storytelling and is a member of Swiss Travel Communicators. Dimitri loves discovering new trends and covers architecture, design, start-ups and tourism.
Apart from cellophane, the invention of the zipper is a nice example of what happens when Swiss and Americans collaborate. But more on cellophane later. First patented in the United States in 1851, the "pre-zipper"...
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...
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...
It is probably no coincidence that Swissair has decided to emerge from the grave right around Halloween this year. I was shocked to read that the brand name, not to be confused with Swiss Air Lines, is once again taking...
Ok, this one was fun: We tried to think of different ways in which Switzerland is perceived by foreigners. All stereotypes appearing in this post are fictitious, and any resemblance to reality is purely coincidential...
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