Living in Nyon receives many emails from readers asking if there any volunteering opportunities in the area. There are plenty! From helping to clean up the lake, to volunteering in charity shops, we will be featuring more of these on this site in the future. In the meantime, here are three possibilities. The first is […]
“Slow Train” a run away success!
Thanks to all of you who came along to the launch of the book “Slow Train to Switzerland” by Diccon Bewes at the Ferme du Manoir last night. Over 80 people listened to Diccon (author, travel writer and great raconteur!) tell the story of the first Thomas Cook escorted tour to Switzerland over 150 years […]
English Theatre begins in Coppet this week, Conference on Tomatis in Rolle
“The Little Foxes” by Lillian Hellman and directed by Charles Slovenski, begins on Tuesday 12th November at the Théâtre de Terre Sainte in Coppet until the 16th November. Performances on Tuesday to Friday at 20:00. on Saturday at 19:00. This theatre has a nice bar for a pre-show drink! Free bubbly after the show on […]
The Swiss Honeymoon is over … now what?
Have you recently arrived in Switzerland as an expat? Here is a short article written by Melina Hiralal on how to cope with this exciting and challenging time. Melina is a cross cultural consultant and lives near Nyon. She works with companies, families and individuals offering training and assistance during both the expatriation and the repatriation process. She […]
Making Shepherd’s Pie for Joe Cocker and been given Neil Young’s Harmonica – Chris Parson, English translator for Paléo tells us of his 25 years at the festival
Here’s a great little interview by Jonas with Chris Parson, the English translator at Paléo. Read on to find out why he was given Neil Young’s harmonica, how Joe Cocker loves Shepherd’s Pie (and hates broccoli!), what happened when Oasis played at the festival and how the Stranglers didn’t like being served white wine out […]