The brand new “Know-it-all passport” is now out! This book is the essential guide to living in Geneva, Vaud, and neighbouring France. This 11th edition has a brand new chapter entitled “Sustainability”, a list of escape rooms in the “Entertainment” chapter, plus a list of co-working spaces under the “Business and Legal Matters” chapter. The popular […]
Street Food Festival Nyon – From Tacos to Tibetan Food
There will be a Street Food Festival in Nyon on the 29th, 30th June and the 1st of July. Food stalls galore next to the lakeside. From tacos to Tibetan food, local beers, wine and more. This year there will be a kid’s corner at the festival. Timings and more details here.
Expat Foods and where to find them – March podcast 2018
The “Living in the Know” March podcast is now out and this month Lisa from Know-it-all Passport and Catherine from Living in Nyon, discuss where to source expat products in French-speaking Switzerland. From hunting out American “Texas Pete’s Chicken Wing Sauce” to “Lyle’s Golden Syrup” from Britain, they name shops and websites where you can find […]
Warm up with a Sausage, a Fondue and Glass of wine for CHF 20! Special offer
Gastrovaud (the association of restaurants and cafés in Vaud) has a special offer for Friday the 1st and Saturday the 2nd December 2017. The offer is called “Pintes Ouvertes” and it lets you try out a typical menu of the region. The menu consists of a dry Vaudois sausage with baguette, a 100% Swiss cheese fondue (AOP) with bread […]
First Wine festival in Founex
The first Fête des Vendages (wine harvest festival) will take place in Founex on Friday 22nd and Sat 23rd September. Music, wine, food from 18:00 on Friday 22nd and from 10:00 on Saturday morning. The CHF 15 festival wine glass entitles you to have a glass of wine in each of the seven different […]