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Yo, are you ready to hit up the natural wonders of Switzerland? Interlaken is where they’re at. So Interlaken is a nature lover’s dream come true, nestled right between two gorgeous lakes. And it’s the perfect gateway to the peaks of the Bernese Alps. Our 4-day itinerary will take you

Zurich and "free" do not exactly go hand in hand. But if you look closely and are a bit flexible with your planning, there are plenty of free things to do in Zürich. Museums, parks, and botanical gardens are open year-round, many with free admission. Free bicycle rentals in Zurich

St. Tropez nights are just amazing – one of my favorite spots is the terrace of my hotel, the Byblos St. Tropez. On my way from my suite to the pool area, I always pass the Galerie Palmer. The paintings were the perfect backdrop to shoot this vibrant Fendace look. My

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Sneakers are still trending. Speaking of stylish, forget the ugly Dad sneakers, small details make a big difference this year. It’s more about the «unexpected». One model that has caught my eye is the Odissa – a new Versace sneaker style inspired in its architectural shape by celestial travel and the

A piece of contemporary design created from the awareness of a modern attitude and of the intentional revival of a historical object from the archive: Gucci Attache is a bag that reinterprets tradition and the system of House codes while transporting a silhouette, which draws from an intuition and an

This past year has seen banks, financial services companies and fintech startups snapping up media companies, realizing the merits of owning their audience to gain exposure, sell more products and become more profitable. An extensive research paper by business analytics and market intelligence company CB Insights looks at finance companies’

Europe is rising to leadership in the field of climate fintech, a position evidenced by the region’s large community of startups leveraging technology to address both sustainability and finance needs. This rise has been driven by a supportive policy context and the multitude of initiatives introduced by governments across the continent

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For all who couldn’t get their hands on the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 by Virgil Abloh sneakers, here might be another option from the French Maison: the new version of its iconic LV trainer that pushes the concept of sustainability even further, with its utterly graphic silhouette

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For some reason, the moderators removed this, so I am reposting it.This is a picture of all the swiss cantons I have been to, which are marked in red. If you want a count, then 23 cantons. My favourite cantons are both the Basel cantons, Ticino, Bern, and Lucerne.The original

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IDnow, a leading identity proofing and digital identity provider based in Munich, has successfully arranged a new debt facility from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock that provides up to €60 million in financing. The debt facility will enable IDnow to leverage its existing market-leading identity platform. The company intends

Last year, the Spanish government approved a draft law aimed at encouraging the development of a thriving startup ecosystem. Better known as the Startups Law, the legislation seeks to make Spain one of the most attractive destinations for investment, talent, and innovative entrepreneurs. Among the key propositions, the law aims

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Don’t shampoo this summer, because headwraps will salvage dirty hair days more than just any other trending accessory. On top, they are the perfect tool to absorb sweat during these hot temperatures. While being in Saint Tropez, they are my on-the-go item when I don’t have time to fix my

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While being on holidays and talking to my friends, I have realized that not so many people know about Apple‘s new hero product, the Apple AirTags. In times when airlines are loosing just too many pieces of luggage, this small, circular tile-like item will be your savior. It allows you to

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The little label says: "Resource shortage: soy predominantly sources from Austria"I will not accept the soy from some AUSTRIAN soyboys of all places. I will NOT go down without a fight until this Austrian soy DISAPPEARS from the shelves.As for how I used it: I cut it into small cubes

In its 7th year Kickstart is one of the largest European Innovation Platforms, bridging the gap between startups, corporations, cities, foundations and universities to accelerate partnerships and deep tech innovation. Since 2015, Kickstart has supported over 400 startups and facilitated over 200 deals in the form of pilots and commercial

Nexi announced yesterday a strategic collaboration with Microsoft aimed at innovating digital payments solutions and helping digitalization of SMEs, Corporates, Public Administrations and Financial Institutions across multiple European markets through vertical value-added solutions to respond to specific needs as easy to adopt one-stop-to-digital packages for small businesses, secure scalable payment

JAROWA is a Swiss digital marketplace and transaction platform for insurance companies, property managers, and leasing companies to manage their trusted service providers and digital orders more efficiently. JAROWA has successfully closed its Series A funding round, led by Eos Venture Partners, a strategic venture capital fund focused on InsurTech.

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«Seduction, Stripped Down» is the name Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons gave to the collection.In her S/S 2022 runway notes, Prada said, «We thought of words like elegant—but this feels so old-fashioned. Really, it’s about a language of seduction that always leads back to the body. Using these ideas, these

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Rakuten Viber, a cross-platform voice over IP and instant messaging software application owned by Japanese multinational company Rakuten, has partnered with global fintech platform Rapyd to launch Viber Pay. This will allow for in-app payment transactions to the Viber app for its millions of users. As Rakuten Viber’s first official

Hello dear Instagram @flyswiss followers, my name is Fabienne and I’m going to take you through the month of August. I am 24 years old and grew up in the heart of Kloten where Zurich airport is located, so I am proud to say that the airport literally is my

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Trend forecasters placed their bets on a return of the Roaring Twenties, but while the flapper dresses have just materialized on the F/W 2022 catwalk, Paco Rabanne, Louis Vuitton, and Maison Margiela did deliver glittering headpieces worthy of Josephine Baker already this summer. Get ahead of the fashion game and

Do you know La Plonche? It is one of my favorite parts of Saint Tropez, hidden away from the masses at the port. Sitting close into the buildings of the old town, the small beach is fronting the oldest part of the French village and offers stunning sea views. You

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Tuesday 19 January 2021 Wojciech Mazur, Scala Center If you ever thought about running your Scala code in an environment other than JVM, you’ve probably already met Scala Native—a project with a promise of instant startup, low memory usage, interop with C libraries, and competitive performance thanks to the Interflow

Tuesday 16 February 2021 Eugene Yokota, Julien Richard-Foy One of the things that makes Scala powerful and fun to use is its library ecosystem — spanning across the Maven ecosystem for JVM, and npm for Scala.js. We can use libraries to do operations like download files from the web, or

Thursday 8 April 2021 Adrien Piquerez, Scala Center We are delighted to announce that sbt 1.5.0 supports Scala 3 out-of-the-box. From the sbt user viewpoint, Scala 3 is just another Scala version, since every default task and setting works the same. Yet Scala 3 changes the picture of compatibility in

Tuesday 11 May 2021 Scala Center The Scala community must be a safe and welcoming place for everyone. Therefore, the Scala Center condemns behaviors that may hurt our members or that are not in line with respect for our common values of equity, diversity and inclusion. In our current society,

Friday 14 May 2021 Anatolii Kmetiuk, LAMP [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yRAtLL18cY[/embed] After 8 years of work, 28,000 commits, 7,400 pull requests, 4,100 closed issues – Scala 3 is finally out. Since the first commit on December 6th 2012, more than a hundred people have contributed to the project. Today, Scala 3 incorporates the

Monday 17 May 2021 Julien Richard-Foy We are excited to announce that our new MOOC “Effective Programming in Scala” is now live on Coursera! We are also happy to share that most of our existing courses have already been updated to Scala 3. Effective Programming in Scala The Effective Programming

It's crazy how similar they are, especially the kh sound (example: Funny liverpool accent of this amazing girl - YouTube , or here where they use the Bern äwä https://youtu.be/ndz86gVm71Y) Do you know other english accents that are this close to Swiss German? submitted by /u/Aywing [comments]

Creations inspired by the number 5, Gabrielle Chanel’s favorite number. Like a precious lucky charm, each piece features diamonds set in white gold or beige gold. 5 like the 5th sign of the zodiac, Mademoiselle’s astrological symbol. 5 like her favorite day to present her couture collections. 5 like the number of

Saint Tropez is all about the good life, it lives to the rhythm of crazy days and wild evenings. While being here in the South of France, I have barely found the time to post as one event is after the other. Many fashion brands are hosting fantastic parties. One night

Hi,I'm a longtime Ricardo user and last week I was really disapointed (and a little bit angry) at them and wanted to aks if anyone has any suggestions or would handle the situation diffenrently.The story: I got in a hasle with an inkasso compamy (Intrum AG) beacause I forgott to

Hey everyone,this shot was taken during a short stay in the city of Basel, Switzerland. For those who are interested, the shot is taken on a Canon EOS R5 RF 24-70mm Lens, captured as a file Raw File, and edited in Adobe Lightroom only. If you're into those pictures, feel

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Like most central banks the Swiss National Bank (SNB) is tasked with monetary stability. However, in the process it can inadvertently generate large profits and losses. SNB – Bern When monetary policy is expansionist and the resulting assets held by the SNB rise in value it can generate large profits

Two thirds of an Italian building on the Alpine border between Italy and Switzerland is now in Switzerland, reported Le Matin. The incident has triggered three years of intensive transnational negotiations with no breakthrough. Rifugio Guide del Cervino – Source: Wikipedia The Rifugio Guide del Cervino (pictured above) sits at

During July 2022, measurements taken at 11 points on a number Swiss rivers have broken temperature records, reported RTS. © Nike Sh | Dreamstime.com The water in the Aar river, which flows through Bern, reached 24 degrees at the point where it reaches the city, the highest recorded level since

Despite a few clouds, cooler temperatures and rain in some corners of Switzerland on Friday 29 July 2022, temperatures are set to climb back above to 30 degrees or above across much of Switzerland from Monday, according to Meteo Swiss. © Roger Gantner | Dreamstime.com On Saturday and Sunday, temperatures

Every year on 1 August, Swiss celebrate the founding of their nation with barbecues, friends, town celebrations and a lot of fireworks. But what is it all about? 1. The Federal Charter of 1291 Switzerland’s national celebration, held every year on 1 August, celebrates the signing of the Federal Charter

On 5 July 2022, Alain Berset, Switzerland’s interior minister, took to the skies piloting a Cessna 182, a small 4-seat light aircraft. At 4:23 pm he entered a no fly zone close to a French military base, triggering the intervention of two French military jets. It was initially suggested that

On 26 July 2022, Switzerland’s military helicoptered water to alpine farms in the municipality of Kerns in the canton of Obwalden, reported RTS. © phoenixlabs | Dreamstime.com Obwalden is the first canton to request emergency water during the current persistent dry period in Switzerland. The operation was aimed at ensuring

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In Switzerland, proptech companies and their partners are embracing ecosystem business models, believing that open, multilateral cooperation arrangements will allow them to improve the impact of their products and allow them to generate more revenue, a new study by Credit Suisse found. Credit Suisse’s annual Swiss Proptech Report, released on

Denmark based Ageras Group announced that it has acquired Kontist, a Berlin-based neo-bank focused on the complex accounting and banking needs of Germany’s growing populations of microbusinesses and self-employed workers. Rico Andersen “This acquisition is a critical step in Ageras’ growth,” said Ageras Co-founder and CEO Rico Andersen. “Kontist has

CLST, an institutional-only lending and borrowing venue for stablecoins and crypto assets, announced that it has successfully closed an oversubscribed seed round for an undisclosed sum. The funding round was led by Spartan Group and also included the Tier 1 investors Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures, GSR, Menai Financial Group, Luno

Wednesday 21 July 2021 Michał Pałka, VirtusLab Greetings from the Scala 3 team! We are glad to announce that Scala 3.0.1 and 3.0.2-RC1 are now officially out. As no critical bugs have been found in the previously released Scala 3.0.1-RC2, it has been promoted to 3.0.1. It is the first

Tuesday 7 September 2021 Paweł Marks, VirtusLab Greetings from the Scala 3 team! We are glad to announce that Scala 3.0.2 is now officially out. As no critical bugs have been found in the previously released Scala 3.0.2-RC2, it has been promoted to 3.0.2 and is the current stable Scala

Thursday 21 October 2021 Paweł Marks, VirtusLab Hello from the Scala 3 team! It has already been six weeks since we have announced the release candidate for the first minor version after the initial release of Scala 3. Now, after two more RCs, we can confidently promote Scala 3.1.0-RC3 to

Tuesday 14 December 2021 Julien Richard-Foy, Wojciech Mazur To what extent do programming languages affect the energy consumption of programs? How does Scala compare to the other programming languages? Does that matter for building an environmentally sustainable digital world? We found out that the most important lever to reduce the

Tuesday 21 December 2021 Seth Tisue On behalf of the Scala organization, I am pleased to announce that we have adopted Discord as our official chat platform. Join us! Please join us for live text-based chat on the Scala Discord server, via this link: The server has existed for several

Wednesday 19 January 2022 Julien Richard-Foy, Vincent Derouand, and Valérie Pedroni (Scala Center) Happy new year to everyone! We hope 2022 will be of great joy, and will be a source of fruitful collaboration between the Scala Center and the community! As you might be listing your 2022 goals, why

So quick question. I just got scammed for the first time in years and years in Switzerland through marketplace. We agreed on payment, shipping etc, money sent, but never received anything. Can’t contact the person anymore so I’m screwed. If I call my bank or twint they just tell me

Tuesday 1 February 2022 Paweł Marks, VirtusLab Hello from the Scala 3 team! We are back with a new release of the Scala compiler and some exciting news about improvements in forward compatibility. Improvements in Scala 3.1.1 Scala 3.1.1 is a patch release focused on bug fixes. Although there are

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Tuesday 8 March 2022 Adrien Piquerez, Scala Center The Scala ecosystem is vast. It contains many tools, libraries and frameworks built over many years by numerous organizations, companies and individuals. Their availability empowers Scala programmers to build fast, safe and scalable applications. The Scala Center aims to help Scala programmers

Tuesday 12 April 2022 Paweł Marks, VirtusLab We are happy to announce the release of Scala 3.1.2. This new release brings a few significant improvements awaited by the community. Configurable Scala output version First and foremost, after months of brainstorming and testing, we are bringing an experimental possibility to configure

Hi everyone, I was looking on buying some items from Amazon.deThose who buy there usually, can someone where their experience with VAT? I have read online that is value of goods is above 300 euro, only then is taxable? Then someone else told me that if you order to Switzerland

So quick question. I just got scammed for the first time in years and years in Switzerland through marketplace. We agreed on payment, shipping etc, money sent, but never received anything. Can’t contact the person anymore so I’m screwed. If I call my bank or twint they just tell me

Beatrice Lessi I have been a long time reader of The Guardian, and its recent feature about the Brazilian Butt Lift,  that is also available in The Audio Long Read version, (perfect to listen to while you’re doing something else), really intrigued me. Even though I have decided a long

Wednesday 8 June 2022 Julien Richard-Foy We are very excited to announce that our MOOC “Effective Programming in Scala” is now also available on the Extension School platform! The Extension School Platform Currently, our MOOCs are published on Coursera or edX. Every year, tens of thousands of programmers take our

Every initiative, whether domestic or pan-european, exists primarily to solve a problem. GAIA-X is no exception. What makes the European initiative unique is the diversity of interrelated problems that it aims to solve all at once. This makes it ambitious and daring, while simultaneously raising expectations and pressure. As such,

Tuesday 21 June 2022 Paweł Marks, VirtusLab We are happy to announce the release of Scala 3.1.3! You can read more about all the improvements and fixes in the full changelog. We have also prepared a short list of highlights of the most exciting additions in the new version. Highlights

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Wednesday 13 July 2022 Darja Jovanovic, Scala Center The Scala Improvement Process is a process for submitting changes to the Scala language, hosted by the Scala Center. It aims to evolve Scala openly and collaboratively. The process was paused between March 2020 and July 2022, while we prioritized the release

Today, I’m going to pitch you one of my favorite lakes in Switzerland: Lake Brienz. First, I’ll let you know the best time to kayak on Lake Brienz. Then, I’ll give you the low-down on boat rides. And I'll share two must-see spots - a hotel and a charming Swiss

Monday 18 July 2022 Adrien Piquerez, Scala Center We released sbt-dependency-submission, a GitHub action that submits the dependencies of sbt builds to the GitHub Dependency submission API (currently in beta). This action, once installed in a GitHub workflow, allows you to view the Dependency graph in GitHub and to receive

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Bananas from Calgary at Christmas? Pineapples from Liverpool in February? The rise of vertical farming could soon provide every kind of produce at 0km. Just outside of Copenhagen is a farm that produces 1,000 tonnes of food a year, without the need for soil or sunshine.  Nordic Harvest uses LED

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Tuesday 26 July 2022 Julien Richard-Foy, Scala Center Scala is more than a great programming language for building software. It is also a great tool for teaching programming! We are happy to announce that we have published a new page on the website to explain the benefits of using Scala

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I’ve been eating meals outdoors with my family a lot here, and there are usually a shit ton of those German wasps tryna get a sip of rivella. For some reason, they don’t seem to be very aggressive.. my family members deal with these little guys by swatting at them,

Jokes aside it took 4 years because I made the demand just before covid unfortunately.But this paper the canton of Vaud gave is a one time thing, because of the pandemic we still cannot take an oath like we’re supposed to but they still wanted the symbolic aspect to be

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By Luana FerreiraBusiness reporter, Brazil Published 1 day ago bbc.com Image caption,Brazil, the world’s largest grower of coffee beans, saw its crop fall by a quarter last year For an estimated one billion people around the world drinking coffee is a daily regime. Yet what many coffee lovers might not

Das Österreichische Fintech-Unternehmen Coinpanion hat sich zur Abwicklung seiner Paymentprozesse für die Zusammenarbeit mit dem internationalen Zahlungsdienstleister Checkout.com entschieden. Durch die Zusammenarbeit mit Checkout.com kann der Kryptobroker seinen Anleger:innen nun zahlreiche Optionen für Ein- und Auszahlungen anbieten, von Kartenzahlungen über Google und Apple Pay bis hin zu Wallet-Transaktionen. Das seit

Fundof, an Italian platform that provides smart payments for creators, announced that it has partnered with Onfido, a London-based identity verification and authentication provider, and Intergiro, to launch a free Visa™ debit card and payment account conceived for creators. Fundof provides a bio link tool with an integrated tip jar,

As part of its future-orientated approach, Netcetera announcedthe switch to a cloud platform using leading hosting service providers. The first step of going cloud is the finalized migration of its 3DS services to a new cloud hosting environment. This switch promises to deliver modernized infrastructure that more easily meets rapidly

Hi,Expat here, living in Switzerland about 2 years now. Long enough to know that generally bitching about prices is useless 😁 but this is a special case.I got my yearly utilities and heating bill (heiz und Nebenkostenabrechnung) through recently from May 2021-May 2022 and it’s insane. To compare, the one

We've mostly survived the canicule, and are hoping this week brings cooler temperatures. In the meantime, here's our pick of events in and around Lausanne for this last week of July: The Garden Parties Lausanne series continues this week in Parc de l’Horloge-fleurie over the long weekend, with live music,

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Hi,Expat here, living in Switzerland about 2 years now. Long enough to know that generally bitching about prices is useless 😁 but this is a special case.I got my yearly utilities and heating bill (heiz und Nebenkostenabrechnung) through recently from May 2021-May 2022 and it’s insane. To compare, the one

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Celebrating the spirit of summer captured in the TB Summer Monogram collection, Burberry journeys across the world for a series of immersive takeovers in iconic holiday destinations and striking pop-up shops, among them Loulou Ramatuelle. The restaurant and beach club belongs to my favorite destinations in Saint Tropez, as it offers

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SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) have partnered with Aktionariat, a technology provider for digitised private shares in Switzerland, to further develop the digital ecosystem for issuers and institutional investors. In a joint statement, both entities said that the partnership will “tackle one of the biggest challenges that growing companies face which

Enterprise Ireland, the nation’s economic development agency, has committed to supporting the development a robust startup ecosystem, sharing ambitions to expand the pool of early-stage startups it works with and supports to 450 by 2024, a figure which represents a 20% increase from 2021 levels. These ambitions were outlined in

They say ‘You leave the best to last’ and this was definitely true when I stayed at Le Chalet de l’Atelier Champery Switzerland. It was my last stop during my ski safari across France and Switzerland skiing through the Portes du Soleil area.The front of Le Chalet de I’Atelier, Champery SwitzerlandLe Chalet de l’Atelier

Six new Executive Committee members were elected at today’s General Assembly in Bern. Philomena Colatrella (CEO CSS); Anna Takihara (Google) & Jill Kümin (Google) in job-sharing tandem; Rainer Baumann (COO Migros Genossenschafts Bund); Adrian Müller (Swico) and Sabine Magri (COO UBS Switzerland) are newly appointed to the Executive Committee by

The whitepaper Building a Swiss Digital Trust Ecosystem – Perspectives around an e-ID ecosystem in Switzerland is intended to serve as an initial contribution to the ongoing meta-level debate about the development of the e-ID ecosystem in Switzerland.  How might a Swiss e-ID ecosystem look like that delivers on its

One of Switzerland’s most important current challenges is how to digitalise its healthcare system. It is essential for Switzerland to find a common strategy and vision for it. It has been proven that this can only be solved through a joint collaboration of all ecosystem players. Switzerland must also address

digitalswitzerland has successfully launched a new website for its 4T-DLT initiative. This new website enables Distributed Ledger Technology enthusiasts to access key information regarding this topic. Visit today and co-create content to secure Switzerland as a global DLT hub. To find out more about our work in distributed ledger technology, contact our

Inspiring stakeholders exchanged around the topic of eHealth at digitalswitzerland’s WEF Breakfast event, held in Davos on 24 May. Anne Lévy (Director of the Federal Office of Public Health), Philomena Colatrella (CEO of CSS), Conrad Müller (President of the Foundation Pro UKBB (University Children’s Hospital Basel), Christoph Franz (Chairman of

We might not have all the answers but we welcome all questions. Please reach out to us with media inquiries, questions about membership or non-political partnership, ideas or requests. We look forward to hearing from you in any of the official Swiss languages or English.

digitalswitzerland and Pro Juventute look back at the STEM campaign 2020-2022. A career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) has obvious advantages: incredible potential for personal and professional development, good salaries, and a high chance to enter the job market quickly. From the perspective of many parents, teachers, employers and

Study on digitalisation and cybersecurity in SMEs 2022 With the propagated “end” of the pandemic, the flexibility of SMEs is also coming to an end. Primarily working from home has not become established, as the results of the latest study on digitalisation and cybersecurity in SMEs show. The situation is

We are delighted to once again launch into the exciting quest to find and celebrate this year’s 100 Digital Shapers. This would not be possible without our strong partnership with Bilanz, Handelszeitung and PME. The 2022 edition of 100 Digital Shapers will be published in late August. In the meantime,

The Lausanne Treaty was a follow up to the Treaty of Sevres in 1920, where the Allies sought to partition Turkey within themselves. However with Mustafa Kemal Attaturk winning the Turkish war of independence, and abolishing the Sultanate, he forced the Allies to negotiate.

It is difficult not to be impressed with the picturesque Engadin St Moritz Ski Resort Switzerland. You can see why both royalty and some of the worlds elite choose to come here for their winter holidays. It contains luxurious 5-star hotels that look like palaces, hosts some of the most

I love hiking and when I was informed that I was going to hike to the summit Pointe de Bellevue in Morgins in the Région Dents du Midi, Switzerland. I was super excited. It was to watch the sunrise over the Alps at 2042 meters and enjoy 360°views of the

Morgins Switzerland in the summer season is a great place to visit with unlimited outdoor activities and hundreds of to explore. It is an charming resort nestled on the border between Switzerland and France, with Chatelbeing its French neighbour.  It makes up one of the 12 resorts that form part

A few notes on this. Very close here is ... highly relative, but such a gap (of about 120%) is rarely considered small, I would say personally. Further, you are not looking at medical outcome, life expectancy being tied into many other metrics (for example Portugal has a medical outcome

The Alpine Cruise railway journey combines the best of several worlds. Art, architecture, culinary delights, outdoor sports, and scenic views. I know! How can one get so much bang for the buck in a single trip? We wanted to find out, so we embarked on this unique rail tour that

.If you close your eyes and imagine a Luxury Ski Chalet apartment with your own private jacuzzi. As well as some of the most stunning views of the Swiss Alps, then The Lodge Champery by Mrs Miggins, is your place. Situated in the charming village of Champery Switzerland in one

The glacier village of Saas-Fee Switzerland is definitely a summer winter sports paradise. Not just for outdoor lovers but also skiers and snowboards as well. It is known as “The Pearl of the Alps” and is one of the most picturesque villages in the Swiss Alps that I have ever

Davos Switzerland is considered to be one of the most prestigious Ski resorts in the world. Even though I was only there for 48hours, my program was jam packed with exciting things to do. From checking out the best areas to ski with my guide, taking a look behind the scenes

If you love skiing, jet planes and stunning mountain scenery then you need to plan a visit to Switzerland’s Lauberhorn Ski Races. The legendary downhill race in Wengen is the longest and most challenging men’s race in the FIS Ski World Cup.  The Lauberhorn slalom race is just as exciting. Add to

Like so many others before me, I fell in love with Champéry Switzerland as soon as I set eyes on this charming Swiss village when I was skiing. Now back in summer, I was keen to see what else this gorgeous Village had to offer.  One of 12 resort villages in the

Right now I am enjoying my holidays in Saint Tropez to the fullest. After a very long night at Les Caves du Roy, and only 3 hours of sleep, I pulled myself together and joined my dear Barbara Sturm and Ayda Field Williams at Dr. Sturm’s new St. Tropez Spa,

Winter in Champery Switzerland is both a postcard-perfect alpine village and a modern-day ski resort. With the Dents du Midi & Dents Blanches being your backdrop, some would say it has the best views in Portes du Soleil. Combine this with ultra-quiet pistes makes for a great ski destination. Skiing

On 5 July 2022, Alain Berset, Switzerland’s interior minister, took to the skies piloting a Cessna 182, a small 4-seat light aircraft. At 4:23 pm he passed close to a French military no fly zone, triggering the intervention of two French military jets, reported Blick. A Cessna 182 similar to

By Neptune Where does one begin to describe something as rich as the Verbier Music Festival? Two weeks of classical music experiences in mid-July that will enchant you in their variety and excellence. This is a smorgasbord of the world’s top talents – from young, rising students to the cream

This week, Benoît Revaz, head of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), said there is an unprecedented level of uncertainty in Europe concerning energy provision, reported RTS. Photo by Pok Rie on Pexels.com Prices have been seriously affected by the war in Ukraine and Switzerland has not been spared,

Brought to you by Swiss French School. Most language schools won’t tell you these things for fear you will never start. However, unless you know these things up front you are likely to fail. 1. Learning takes a long time Most know this but teachers don’t like to discuss it.

An article published by RTS presents data that shows men outnumber women among the leaders of 20 of Switzerland’s 26 largest state affiliated companies. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Like in much of the developed world politicians in Switzerland are pushing to get more women into top spots. Switzerland’s Federal

A recent report by the government that collected data from a sample of Swiss pension funds shows a significant deterioration in the financial health of Switzerland’s 2nd pillar pension funds over the first half of 2022. Inflation, higher interest rates and falling stock markets have hit the fortunes of the

According to the UN’s World Happiness Report, Switzerland is ranked the 3rd happiest country on earth. Here are a few things we might be smiling about. With a longer than average life expectancy, a renowned healthcare system, a good standard of living, a strong sense of community, and cities like

Data published this week on 19 July 2022, suggest that 6th wave Covid-19 infections in Switzerland may have peaked. Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com Data published by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health show 46,099 new cases over the 7 days to 18 July 2022. Over the prior 7

Despite the current heatwave residents of Switzerland have not forgotten about how they might heat themselves over winter. With gas shortages looming and persistently high heating oil and gas prices, some are stockpiling wood. Photo by Skylar Kang on Pexels.com Increased demand for wood is pushing prices higher. Wood prices

From May 24 Zurich will be for 11 days all about food and culinary delights. Taking place for the third time, this year’s Food Zurich festival brings more than 100 events to town, and it’s not just about eating and drinking. You can even learn something! You can attend

Before we will go on a well earned summer break we managed to publish the latest guides to Lucerne and Zurich (click the city names to download the pdfs). And while with Zurich we approach the anniversary issue no. 50  in huge steps  (how time flies!), we made it

As usually time flies, especially in summer, and even if the temperatures in Switzerland are currently way to hot for October, winter will be here soon enough. So after a summer break we are back at work since quite some time and managed to publish the latest guides to

Since the late summer of 2017, three new bike rental systems were established  in Zurich. What was initiated by the Singapore-based company Obike when it flooded the city with hundreds of bikes overnight (without the approval of the city), nearly became a rental bike and scooters war on the

Ah, August 1st. A time for us to embrace our Swiss patriotism, grill cervelas, drink Chasselas and raise our three fingers (Schwurhand, anyone?) in honor of the red and white flag we've adopted as our own. If you're looking for a way to celebrate Swiss National Day in or around

With our 50th print issue, we celebrate eight years of providing Zurich’s visitors with essential information. To mark the occasion, we’d like to reflect on how the city and this guide have changed over the years, so sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. Eight years is certainly a

For almost a decade Sami and his team, aka Mr. Samigo, set the standard for Zurich pop-ups with his travelling restaurant that suddenly appeared every year before Christmas at some unexpected location. Examples of odd locales include a former freight station and a space that once housed a toy

From May 16, Zurich will be all about food and culinary delights for 11 days. Taking place for the fourth time, this year’s Food Zurich festival brings more than 140 events to town. We have fought our way through the vast programme and have come up with the following

Many of Zurich’s neighbourhoods organise small open-air festivals with concerts, DJs, bars and food stalls in summer. The inhabitants of these districts often take the lead in organising those get-togethers. They are certainly a great opportunity to enjoy the summer in the city. We highlight some of the best

Zurich seems to be the European testing ground for operators of free floating electric rental scooters. Since Lime brought the first electric scooters to the city in 2018 (after it flooded Zurich with its bikes in 2017), several other companies such as Bird, Tier and Flash (now rebranded as

The Swiss cheese specialities fondue and raclette are loved by locals, especially during the cold time of the year. If you’re a visitor, it’s definitely something you should try, even if melted cheese sounds strange to you at first. Originally these specialities come from the French-speaking areas of Switzerland. Fondue is basically a mix

Beatrice Lessi I know I know… if I promise naked people in the title I shouldn’t make a long boring introduction. Maybe I should go straight to the naked bits. And indeed you guys are going to see some very fit bodies there, I tell you. Sensual poses and pleasures

Beatrice Lessi There’s nothing weird about performing with a pair of the new Cloudmonster shoes on, but something weird happens when people try them for the first time. Everybody smiles or looks puzzled or jumps a bit, and the  conversation is always funny. But when you use your monster shoes

Beatrice Lessi After the 10 most Beautiful Naked Women, it’s time for the boys. As I said, if I promise naked people in the title I shouldn’t make a long boring introduction. But just as a quick reminder: If you think that art doesn’t bring anything to your life, think again. Brain regions

Beatrice Lessi Friends of Laureus In the cookies of life, friends are like chocolate chips. And how cool would it be to make friends with some of the people you most admire in sport? I’ve just spent a weekend in the mountains called Sport For Good, at the fabulous Kempinski

Beatrice Lessi Not easy to qualify for Millemiglia! Your car will need to be in pristine condition and also look great to be able to be seen in the astonishing Italian landscapes, racing for – as the name Millemiglia says – a thousands miles. Start and arrival are always in

Beatrice Lessi Colorful, bold, gloomy, taking you by surprise:  with its multi million deals, Art Basel isn’t only “the Olympic Games of Art”; but also a way to look at our current moment. It’s not the beauty, in art. It’s the message. Says Uli Sigg, the biggest collector of Chinese

Beatrice Lessi Mummy, is that lady in bathrobe and towel turban the mother of the richest man in the world? One of my daughters asked me while we more or less tiptoed into the Grand Hotel du Lac Spa, trying not to be too obvious with our espionage. I caught

Beatrice Lessi Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Kim Kasdashian, Bella Hadid, walked the runway at the Balenciaga  Fall Couture. King Giorgio Armani had a standing ovation for what might be his best collection ever – we don’t even mention his age, because is creations are so young and timeless. Paris Haute

Beatrice Lessi The Cool Crew You can’t buy coolness, but you can learn it at the Cambrian Adelboden. Examples? During my stay  in this breathtakingly panoramic Swiss location (the marketing manager of an important Zurich agency, who suggested it to me, said the view is so picture-perfect that she finds

Beatrice Lessi Who The Fuck Is Gentleman Modern? I am a big fan of an Instagram profile, Gentleman Modern, that well represents the idea of cool from a photographer and art director’s point of view. Judging from its amount of his followers (151k), many people share the same vision. Recently,

Clay fridges that keep your food cool without the use of electricity? Portable devices that can miraculously sterilize medical equipment using UV-radiation? Here are just two examples of the frugal innovations that are changing our world.  The term itself may not be widely known, but the concept has inspired many

A keyring, an old blue frisbee, a sailor’s cap, and a stiletto shoe. In the Museum of Broken Relationships these seemingly mundane objects all have one thing in common. To someone, they represent heartbreak. If there’s one emotional pain that unites us all, it’s perhaps knowing what it feels like

In 2014, a British nanotech company called Surrey NanoSystems manufactured the darkest material on the planet. It’s so dark it can transform the way we see any object coated in it. It’s called Vantablack. Don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s a shade of paint. Vantablack is a substance made

On 10 July 2022, an okapi, or forest giraffe, was born at Basel Zoo. The new arrival is only the fifth calf to be born at the zoo over more than 20 years. Opaki – © Basel Zoo The newly born calf named “Toka” is the son of mother Ebony

At the foot of the world’s tallest mountain, lies South Base Camp. It takes 10-14 days to hike there. The view? Awe-inspiring. The sense of achievement? Indescribable. The Wi-Fi? $5 an hour. Every year, thousands make the trek to Mount Everest’s South Base Camp in Nepal, 5,364 metres above sea

It all started with a billiard ball and a $10,000 prize. New York City, 1863. Up until this point, billiard balls had traditionally been made out of ivory. However, when a diminishing elephant population put severe limitations on this practice, manufacturers were forced to find a new material for the

Visiting Eduardo Donato at Dehesa Maladúa Shady cork and holm oak trees line the way along the rough track that leads to Dehesa Maladúa, not far from the famous town of Jabugo and right in the heart of the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche natural park. It is

In today’s world, conveying messages, opinions, or thoughts is fast, free, and easy. So why are so many people choosing to go back to snail mail? Digital communication has become so much a part of our everyday lives that it’s hard to imagine a world without it. However, it wasn’t

The aviation industry emits nearly 1 billion tons of CO2 per year. The Swiss have a plan to reduce that to zero. Finding sustainable alternatives to traditional fossil fuels is the great challenge of our era. These days, no number gets repeated more often than 1.5. That is, 1.5 Celsius.

Zurich-based WormUp is bringing composting inside the home, with the help of hundreds of happy wriggling worms. Co-founder and Happiness Officer Sarah Steiner talked with Open about the Swiss company, closing the circle, and the secret to successful worm composting. Open: What inspired you to bring composting inside the home?Sarah