. Living in Nyon was very sorry to read in this week’s La Côte newspaper that “Disque Service” the music and instrument shop in Nyon is to close. The shop which has been a mainstay in the town for thirty years (and the editor’s shop source for buying Paléo tickets!) will close its doors next week. […]
Working for yourself in Switzerland
If you want to work for yourself here in Switzerland, how do you go about it? There are various rules and regulations that you need to comply with and so to help you understand a bit more about it all below is a short summary of the process. This is followed by an alternative solution for entrepreneurs written for Living […]
Advice on swimming in the lake, "duck fleas" and water safety guidelines
Swimming in the lake – The lake is looking particularly gorgeous at the moment and many people are taking advantage of the hot weather and taking a dip in the water to cool off. If you are one of those you might like to know that that there is a small publication called “Carte des […]
Sunday – Evening of readings by writers. Saturday – Play in Divonne
Each summer the Château de Lavigny welcomes 25 writers from around the world for three week residencies. The château, once the home of the German publisher Heninrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt, was bequeathed by his wife to be used as an international writers’ residence. The Château de Lavigny This summer novelists, essayists poets, playwrights and translators will come […]
Expatriate issues discussed on radio show
In addition to running this site, the editor also presents a programme on World Radio Switzerland called “The Connectors”. Each week, she and a team of other expatriates discuss various issues from “Trailing Spouses” to ” How we keep up with our own traditions and celebrations while living in Switzerland, to the “Ins and outs of Swiss Etiquette”. It’s a […]