Due to the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Geneva on the 21st June, access to the airport will be restricted between midday and midnight. The Pope will also visit the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey – Château de Bossy (between Nyon and Versoix) in Canton Vaud around lunchtime and early afternoon. A security perimeter will be […]
Learning French, via Skype with local teachers
Learning French and taking the time to attend classes can often be quite difficult for expatriates with busy schedules. For those who have to travel for business purposes and can’t commit to a fixed language-learning timetable, or for those who are simply busy with family activities, it’s tricky to fit in fixed time language lessons. […]
New Co-Working Space to open in Nyon in September
A new co-working space called Atelier 9 is due to open up in September in the centre of Nyon. This space is currently being built and created, but when it officially opens in four months, it will be a great place for the self-employed, entrepreneurs, startups and employees. The building itself is an old painter and […]
A bomb, bikes and tons of rubbish cleaned from the lake
Five and a half tons of rubbish/garbage, 18 kilos of cigarettes, a bomb, bikes, shopping trolleys, tyres, plastic items, corks, plastic straws, yoghurt pots and finally, an urn! were all found in lac léman last weekend. They were all discovered during a big clean up along the lake (from Geneva to Villeneuve) which was carried out […]
Caves Ouvertes – Wine Cellars Open this weekend
It’s Caves Ouvertes this weekend, the 19th and 20th May from 10:00 -18:00. It’s a great opportunity to taste the wine from this region and further afield. For just CHF 20 customers receive a wine “open cellars” passport (you can buy this passport in the first cellar/cave that you visit) and a souvenir glass “caves ouvertes” […]