Denied the right to vote: the stories behind Basel’s provocative posters invading space and minds

“I would have more kitchens in the streets – outdoor kitchens and cooking – people could cook and eat together, get to know each other, learn things.” This is just one of a wide range of answers given to the question “What would you change about life in Basel?”  The same group of people who were also … Read more

BASE – a legal high in Switzerland but at what cost?

Lauterbrunnen BASE

One headline in particular caught my eye this morning, that of the 39 year-old American BASE jumper who died on Thursday in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland. It’s reported police confirmed the man suffered fatal injuries after jumping off a cliff from a spot known to base jumpers as Melkstuhl at Stechelberg in Lauterbrunnen. He was said to be one … Read more

Child’s Play above Lac Lucerne

“I’m thinking of taking them skiing tomorrow…the forecast is good. Do you think it’s too ambitious on my own? “It is a bit” says my husband (who’d be at work)…but good for you. I’ll help you pack the car”. It’s the half term holidays and we live an hour and a half’s drive from Beckenried … Read more