Dimitri Burkhard
So we fell in love with this quirky robot man from the past. That's because it features some of the finest Swiss engineering - and it yodels...
Browse our posts about Oddities
Our flagship online magazine is all about looking at Switzerland in a tongue in cheek way. Here at Newly Swissed, we love uncovering oddities about Switzerland and truly bizarre things that not even the locals knew. You’ve come to the right place for weird world records, random tidbits of knowledge and strange facts about Switzerland!
This Zero Star Hotel offers views of the universe
Imagine a queen size bed with fine Egyptian linen sheets. Now, remove the walls of your suite. Et voilà: You're staying the night at the Zero Star Hotel...
This Swiss town temporarily banned tourists from photographing
Beautiful flowers, mountains and cows: There is so much beauty in Bergün, it is quite unbearable! As of this May, the town banned tourists from taking...
This River Raft Race in Switzerland is Nuts!
For more than 40 years, people in Thurgau have gathered on the banks of the Sitter and Thur rivers to watch the colorful River Raft Race...
Kristīne
15 more ways to piss off the Swiss
With more than 6000 social shares, "19 Ways to Piss off the Swiss" is among the most popular posts ever. Time for more ways to piss off the Swiss...
13 photographs that make you say “Only in Switzerland!”
Sometimes, all the words in the world cannot describe a single photograph. There is a literal "cheese wheel" which makes you exclaim: "Only in Switzerland!"
More Google Street View FAILS in Switzerland
The Swiss closely guard their privacy, so Google Street View has been frozen in time. But finally, a long overdue update has arrived: Bridges, streets,...
Nutello the Pug is a Swiss Internet Phenomenon
If you haven't heard of Grumpy Cat or Choupette, you have probably been living under a rock. Meet Switzerland's own dog celebrity, Nutello the pug...
Gabrielle
Here are 10 more hilarious Swiss town names
You don't have to put yourself in Bill Murray's position in Tokyo to be lost in translation. These hilarious Swiss town names will do that.
Christian