Tagged With "Geneva"

Geneva's real police use a variety of vehicles        Photo: Krokodyl / Wikimedia   The United Nations, which has a variety of agencies headquartered in Geneva, warned its staff last week that fake cops have been ripping off...

With temperatures still high and ozone pollution levels rising, Swiss authorities have moved to encourage weekend travelers to leave their cars at home by temporarily cutting train and bus fares.   In Geneva, all forms of transit will continue at...

Once Gustave Eiffel's yacht when he had a summer home in Vevey, a Swiss town on Lake Geneva, Switzerland's oldest motor boat is back in service after a year's renovations.   The boat is now owned by a Geneva private banker, only the fifth owner,...

Rebirth, the sculpture that will be unveiled for the anniversary.        UN Photo   The UN, whose Palais des Nations Geneva home was originally home to the League of Nations, will open the historic building for a day on...

Spanish open-water swimmer Jaime Caballero set a new world record for speed in swimming the 83 km (over 50-mile) length of Lake Geneva.

On the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a museum exhibit at a museum in Geneva, where it was written.

The 8th annual Net'Leman drew over 1000 volunteers to the shores of Lake Geneva; they pulled over 4000 tonnes of rubbish from the lake and shore.

Geneva's local currency, the léman, aims to keep spending local. It's now extended its range to nearby Lausanne.

If cruisers are dreaming of Caribbean warmth for the coming winter (see item above), skiiers are already thinking of freshly-packed powder and warm drinks after...so now, in the heat of summer, we are seeing the winter services being announced.