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Tag Archives: Switzerland
Home of Chocolate
Somehow I missed one of the most important stories of last month with the news that Lindt has opened an all new headquarters museum near Zurich. The Lindt Home of Chocolate welcomed its first visitors in Kilchberg, Switzerland on September … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Chocolate, Lindt, Switzerland, Zurich
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We All Have a Touch of Fernweh These Days
It’s highly likely that you know Teju Cole for his innovative novels and essays, but he is also a dedicated photographer. This spring he release a photobook called Fernweh. The word in German translates literally to “farsickness”, the opposite of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Photography, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged photobooks, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
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High Up and Beyond the Crisis
Last week,the renowned French street artist Guillaume Legros (aka Saype) created an enormous and emotionally moving work in the Swiss alps above the town of Leysin. Using his innovative technique that is based on spraying naturally derived , biodegradable pigments, … Continue reading
The Original Swiss Trip
Brooklyn-based comic artist Brian Blomerth has released his debut graphic novel titled Bicycle Day. The technicolor confection recounts the infamous day in April 1943 when Swiss chemist Albert Hoffmann dropped the first dose of LSD. After injesting 250 micrograms of lysergic acid … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, History
Tagged Basel, Graphic Novels, LSD, Psychedelic, Switzerland
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A Hole In The Alps
About this time each August, I become nostalgic for the Swiss Alps. I was fortunate to have spent most of the month one year camping and hiking around Switzerland. And one of my favorite areas was the less touristed valleys … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Graubunden, Rhaetian Railway, Sculpture, Switzerland
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Is it still street art if it’s on the highway
A highway rest stop may seem like an unlikely venue for a major art exhibition, but this year’s La Triennale in the Swiss Canton Valais was held at the Relais du Saint-Bernard on the A9 Autoroute near Martigny. Some thirty … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums, Public Transport, Restaurants
Tagged Martigny, Switzerland, Valais
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Switzerland: Another Reason To Visit
Just in case you needed another good reason to consider a trip to Switzerland, on October 21st the Camille Bloch chocolate company will open its new chocolate museum and tasting center near the firm’s headquarters in the village of Courtelay. … Continue reading
My Travel Secret Is Out
A publicity stunt by a village mayor in Switzerland this week revealed a personal travel secret that I’ve been keeping for more than three decades. You may have seen the clever PR campaign that was launched a few days ago … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged Alps, Engadine, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Mountain Man
The Swiss street artist known as Saype recently completed this enormous “land work” in the mountains outside of Leysin, Switzerland. The piece, which is composed of cut and painted grass, depicts a relaxed man stretched out on a mountainside. Who would’t want … Continue reading