For many of us, first moving to Switzerland means suffering sticker shock at nearly every turn. One way to find relief from this phenomenon might be a visit to a “Brockenhaus”. Also called brocante or Brocki, the Brockenhaus is a store that accepts donated old items and resells them to

For many of us, first moving to Switzerland means suffering sticker shock at nearly every turn. One way to find relief from this phenomenon might be a visit to a “Brockenhaus”. Also called brocante or Brocki, the Brockenhaus is a store that accepts donated old items and resells them to

Hard to believe but the summer holidays are nearly upon us and unless you are able to have 6 to 8 weeks of vacation time you are going to be looking for ways to keep your kids occupied at least for some part of the summer. But fear not we

Hi Everyone, my name is Mary Hampton.  I’m a Speech and Language Therapist, Dyslexia Tutor and Teacher of English as an Additional Language.  I arrived in Lucerne in August 2020 from Sheffield in the UK between lockdowns, with my husband and daughter and two cats, and along the way we

The federal council has decided to change the rules for travelers coming or returning to Switzerland in order to avoid another explosion of cases after the autumn holidays. As of Monday September 20 the following applies: All travelers coming or returning to Switzerland will need to fill out a digital entry form.