First,be on time:How to travel Swiss-style

First,be on time:How to travel Swiss-style

Not everything is as it seems when it comes to the Swiss. Here’s what you need to know if you’re looking to channel your inner Heidi.

  • byBrian Johnston

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How to do one of the world’s most expensive countries on the cheap

How to do one of the world’s most expensive countries on the cheap

Switzerland is expensive but also beautiful,so don’t cut it from your travel list. A few smart strategies will reduce your costs.

  • byBrian Johnston
World of photos,February 9,2024
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World of photos,February 9,2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

This 185-year-old grand hotel has been reborn as a Mandarin Oriental

This 185-year-old grand hotel has been reborn as a Mandarin Oriental

Considered Zurich’s oldest hotel,famous past entries in the guest books include the composers Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn as well as Charles Dickens.

  • byJulietta Jameson
The world’s first trillionaire could rise within 10 years:Oxfam

The world’s first trillionaire could rise within 10 years:Oxfam

Oxfam has for years been trying to highlight the growing disparities between the super-rich and the bulk of the global population. That gap has been “supercharged”.

  • byPan Pylas andMasha Macpherson
In this country,most people rent for life. Is that what we should all do?

In this country,most people rent for life. Is that what we should all do?

In Switzerland,a lifetime of renting is not considered a personal failure or a shortcoming of the system.

  • byThomas Fuller
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$33 for an upgrade to first class? Europe’s trains are incredible
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$33 for an upgrade to first class? Europe’s trains are incredible

Far cheaper than a plane,Germany’s Deutsche Bahn first class is right on track on this Karlsruhe (Germany) to Basel (Switzerland) trip.

  • byFlip Byrnes
Even the commuter trains are spectacular in this country

Even the commuter trains are spectacular in this country

In Switzerland,a train ride isn’t a chore but a worthy experience.

  • byBrian Johnston
This opulent outpost for the wealthy is an almost forgotten world

This opulent outpost for the wealthy is an almost forgotten world

The glitterati have been coming to Switzerland’s Engadin Valley for generations to drink brandy,play polo,swoosh down mountains and mingle with celebrities.

  • byAnabel Dean
Swiss cyclist dies after crashing down ravine in Tour de Suisse
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Swiss cyclist dies after crashing down ravine in Tour de Suisse

Gino Mäder,26,crashed into a ravine on a fast downhill road approaching the end of the mountainous fifth stage.

  • byGraham Dunbar
The Swiss oasis that took Tina Turner in and pulled a curtain down around her

The Swiss oasis that took Tina Turner in and pulled a curtain down around her

In her adoptive hometown,neighbours didn’t gawk at Tina Turner or ask for autographs – and she repaid them by turning up to switch on the annual Christmas lights.

  • byBoris Heger andArnd Wiegmann