http://www.visiting-switzerland.com Things to See and Do Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:00:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The season of chalet-hunting is rapidly approaching. The Swiss mountains are full of charming chalets and for those planning to spend vacation time in Swiss mountain resorts, it’s the moment to consider where the best opportunities are. For those with ‘total skiing' in mind, steep slopes, etc., look ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/170 The experienced tourist of Switzerland will have spent the past week in Geneva. And, despite the hot sunny weather beckoning him to a lakeside stroll, would have spent a few hours of each weekday attending at the courthouse, a spectator at the trial of the one of the most ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/130 To visit Switzerland like the celebrities do, the tourist should concentrate on one of five key resort areas during the Christmas season. Verbier is very popular with the likes of James Blunt, who now brings his father along with him. His favorite haunt is apparently the Farinet. Verbier is ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/59 The financial meltdown is hurting everyone but it’s certainly hurting some countries more than others. In Switzerland, a country of relative financial conservatism, there have so far been few repercussions, with the exception of the capitulation of UBS in the largest bailout in Swiss history. UBS aside, the Swiss economy ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/38 Geneva – the ‘city of Calvin’ -- is attracting more and more dug addicts who are visiting Switzerland for its vibrant drug market. Notably, the French, who come from as far as away as Grenoble or Lyon or even Paris -- they are visiting Switzerland to purchase drugs in ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/35 This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/33 For some time now in Switzerland, sex workers and prostitutes working in the streets or in massage parlors and salons have noticed that clients invariably haggle over the price of sexual services – and to an increasingly aggressive degree. With the integration of Switzerland into the European Union through the bilateral ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/32 A favorite hot spot for superstars who visit Switzerland and those who are simply rich and off the papparazzi radar, Gstaad is legendary for its exclusivity. It’s one of those places that raises everyone’s eyebrows. If you fall into the category of the average tourist visiting Switzerland, you’ve probably thought ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/31 The past few years has seen a growth in Switzerland of clubs, bars, and discos sporting attitude. In Geneva it started with the SIP, at Plainpalais, in the abandoned complex where precision instruments were manufactured. A trendy discotheque with neither décor nor music to recommend it, the SIP ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/30 As in the German speaking cantons of Switzerland, the French area known as ‘Romandy’ has witnessed substantial overcrowding in its prisons. The Champ-Dollon prison outside Geneva, which was an ‘academy’ style prison the 80’s heyday of flowing money and low crime, used to sport coiffure service and fitness and ... http://www.visiting-switzerland.com/index.php/archives/28