Learn About Wines And Spirits

by Andrew on May 7, 2012

Zurich Expats interested in learning more about wines and spirits have an English-speaking course at their disposal, run by Byron Catéchis. To find out more, I askled Byron a couple of questions about the courses, and about himself.   Hello Byron, tell us a little about yourself I first came to Switzerland in 1985 and [...]

Enjoy Sechselauten At Home With Pocket Böögg!

by Andrew on April 13, 2012

If you are not in Zurich for the Sechselauten festival then you can enjoy the fun at home! Don’t go crazy and set off your own indoor fireworks but check out Pocket Böögg: Pocket Böögg at Sechselauten.ch

Interview With Ray Bär, Zurich Comedy Club

by Andrew on April 12, 2012

The Zurich Comedy Club presents their production of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband from May 2nd and we took the opportunity to ask a few questions of Ray Bär, President of the ZCC. Can you give us a background of the Zurich Comedy Club? When the Zurich Comedy Club was founded there were very few [...]

What Next For Swiss / European Union Relations?

March 9, 2012

In 2011 Switzerland took some drastic steps to limit its exposure to the Eurozone debt crisis, including pegging the franc to the euro at 1.20. How might relations between Bern and Brussels fare in 2012? 1. For one the Swiss National Bank will continue to keep down the value of the franc at whatever cost. [...]

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Don’t Get Ripped Off For “Materials” At German Classes

February 21, 2012

Recently I started a Language class at the Alemania Deutchschule. While the course is quite reasonably priced at 580CHF for 4 weeks of intensive beginners classes, I was not prepared for the additional charge of 70CHF for the “materials”. Assuming the materials were books I decided to do some of my own research and try [...]

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It’s Good To Be The King (Of The Dreikönigskuche)

January 6, 2012

I am the King! Today, January 6th, sees people across Switzerland buying their Dreikönigskuchen (three kings cake) and sharing them with friends and family. Similar to the ha’penny in an English Christmas pudding, finding the King is considered good luck. I am pleased to say that I just picked the piece of cake with the [...]

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Join InterNations In The Cultural Capital Of Switzerland

January 1, 2012
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Located on the beautiful Zurich Lake, Switzerland’s largest city is a magnet for international minds. With a population of almost 400,000 the city is large enough to exude chic metropolitan flair, while still being cozy enough to give off an atmosphere of familiarity. More than 30% of Zurich’s inhabitants are expats – thus rendering its [...]

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