Notes on life in Switzerland.
Trains that leave on the minute, recycling rules that take a year to learn and mountains at the end of every tram line. This is where I write down what I figure out along the way.
Latest posts
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The best 190 francs I spend every year
Why the Half Fare travelcard changed how I get around, and the train rides I take most often.
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Learning to recycle the Swiss way
Fee bags, PET, glass sorted by colour and paper tied with string: a beginner's guide to the waste calendar.
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Quiet Sundays and the house rules
Laundry room schedules, closed shops and why nobody mows the lawn on a Sunday.
What this blog is about
I moved to Switzerland a few years ago and kept a list of all the small things nobody explains to newcomers: how the waste calendar works, why the laundry room has a booking sheet, which train ticket actually saves money.
The list got long enough to become a blog. Expect practical notes, the occasional hike and a lot of opinions about bread.
