It’s been two years since I moved from the US to Switzerland, and one of the biggest changes in this transition is that I don’t own a car and haven’t driven at all. A carefree life for two years! It’s an unbelievable...
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...
I cannot get my eyes off of these innovative masterpieces from Christian Grund’s CARSCANS project! Inspired by David Hockney’s picture collages and recent cataloging trends such as Google Earth, his objects are...
Maybe you need a conversation starter for this Friday's happy hour party. Or you want to earn some bragging rights with your Swiss parents-in-law. Either way, Newly Swissed is hooking you up with the latest oddities...
(Photograph copyright Kapo Freiburg) In 2010, a then 37 year old Swede has been pulled over between Bern and Lausanne for going 290 km/h (or 180 miles per hour)! Needless to say, this man's joyride has ended abruptly...
It is beyond my comprehension why Swiss drivers on a busy interstate would risk their lives to collect a bunch of melons. But according to this article, the doors of a delivery truck from Spain popped open and melons...
In the context of the BP oil spill, it is refreshing to see that there are true energy alternatives to fossil fuels. One company, THINK, has developed a nifty little car which will go for 160 km/100 mi on a single...
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