Zürich
Why chocolate and pharmaceuticals pay for so much of Switzerland, and the visitable sites near Zurich and in Basel where you can actually see both industries.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingZurich Airport registers non-EU arrivals in the EU's Entry/Exit System even though Switzerland is not an EU member. Here is how Swiss Schengen membership makes that work.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingThe difference between a Swiss cogwheel train, cable car and funicular, and why the mountain webcam, not the map, should decide your plan for the day.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingWhy almost everything closes on Sunday in Switzerland, when quiet hours apply, and the everyday domestic rules travelers most often break without meaning to.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingWhere German, French, Italian and Romansh are spoken in Switzerland, and why the Swiss German you hear on the street isn't the German taught in school.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingHow Switzerland's civil defence system and militia army connect to its neutrality, why nearly every building has a shelter, and where a visitor can actually see one.
Editorial preview · factual review pending