SwissMeUp asked Peter Wilburg from Wildwurst to tell us a bit about how he started a successful business in Switzerland. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Since I was a young man, my ambition has always been to share joy through good food. So after a few years in Switzerland, we started a…
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I arrived in Bad Wörishofen on 14th October, a date that by sheer coincidence would have been Katherine Mansfield’s birthday. Albeit, she would have been 146 years old – a feat nothing short of miraculous. Mansfield was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1888. It was in Bad Wörishofen in Bavaria that she penned some of her formative…
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A look at the inspiration behind the establishment of a new business in Basel. The Happy Hedgehog is a big success with both kids and parents! Article by Darka Marie Steinmann There are many boxes in life; the ones that we put ourselves in, and the ones that others only feel too happy to push us…
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It’s easy to sometimes feel the weight of the world on us as adults. Bills, unanswered emails, mounting global conflicts and an escalating climate crisis can leave us feeling heavy as we slog away on the treadmill of life. But a walk with a young person might just restore some much-needed light and wonder into…
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Five events that’ll get you off the couch and into the action this Winter. Our SwissMeUp Travel Writer ‘Phoebe Hosier’ has your winter plans sorted: Winter is upon us, heralding a dramatic shift – the Aare is quiet, the pop-up river bars closed and Marzili pool emptied. As temperatures plummet to as low as 1…
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NEXT UP: CHRIS DARWA & CHRIS STRAIT – Monday 16th October 2023 @ 8pm @ ONO Theatre in Bern! If you are looking for something to do in Bern, why not check out Bern’s thriving stand up comedy scene? Our last headline act flew in from Scotland – YEP – Chris Davis was LIVE at…
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The revised story of Wilhelm Tell – Popular Swiss Folk Hero ‘Mum! You’ll never guess what Dad did at the market today!’ ‘Bought some turnips I hope?’ replied Frau Tell. ‘No! He forgot! He put an apple on my head and shot an arrow right through the middle and then he got arrested!’ If you…
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Let’s start with a little bit of history: PART 1 In 1291, representatives of three cantons got together and formed an alliance that became known as the Waldstätte or ‘forest cantons.’ This group consisted of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden. Today, Switzerland has 26 cantons, including Bern which is the country’s capital city, a canton and a superb…
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…is an interconnected network of social groups in Switzerland. Emphasis is placed on meeting new people, events and having fun. There are no membership fees, members are known as ‘WhatsUppers’ and most use English as a first or second language. The network was established in June 2021 and currently has over 27,000 members. There are…
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