Do you know what “Rugguusserli” in Appenzell Innerrhoden, “Zäüerli” in Ausserrhoden and “Jolen” in the Toggenburg refer to? Find out as Swiss abroad guest author Franz Muheim recently did when he attended a very innovative folk music concert in his native Kirchberg SG.
“The Divine Order,” and “My life as Courgette,” have obtained international acclaim and are widely available for viewing in English. The Swiss documentary “Die vierte Gewalt” and the movie “Die letzte Pointe” are two newly released Swiss-German language films addressing important contemporary issues.
Anno 1730, King Henry VIII weds his 6th wife; Johann Sebastian Bach composes ‘coffee shop music’ for the Leipzig Café Zimmermann; and Farmer Berger starts to cast bells on his picturesque Bernese Oberland farm. King Henry & the Bachs are gone, but Berger bells are cast in Bärau to this day!
You may not recognize the name Vitra Design Campus, but you may well be sitting on one of their chairs or use some of their other furniture right now!
With nearly 1,200 islands and 4,000+ kilometers combined coastline, Croatia is a ocean paradise pure that also offers tremendous history & culture from centuries of being at the crossroads of east and west, central Europe and the southern tip of the Mediterranean.
Croatia is emerging as one of the best olive-growing regions in the world, winning more gold medals at international olive oil competitions every year. Tips from a grower on how to buy best quality olive oil.
Take a wild mushroom foraging walk. With renowned author, chef & wild food expert Bill Jones on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. One of the planet’s best mushroom growing areas.
Traveling by intuition: making a case for how heeding our intuition may propel a good travel experience into a superlative one!
Fall is a great time of year to start backyard composting! The leaves get you started on the right track to find composting a fun and satisfying activity.
Little hands eagerly await the month of December to open the first of 24 paper windows on their Advent calendar. December 6, St. Nicholas arrives with his donkey with Grittibänz, mandarins and chocolates, and, Christmas Eve, December 24, is when Christmas is celebrated in Switzerland.
