Trip tip: An easy walk through the vineyards
Vines, food and splendid views: if you're looking for a short and easy walk to do by yourself or when you have visitors in town, this is an episode fo...
Swiss and Chips - Your British guide to Switzerland
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Your British guide to Switzerland: an audio podcast for English speaking expats living in Switzerland and Swiss interested in Britain. Everything expats need to know about finding a job in Switzerland, how to find an apartment in Bern, Geneva or Zurich, how to find friends and get to know Swiss culture, traditions and of course, learn the language. We will try to answer your questions and give you personal insight into what it's like to move from London to Bern. This is not just a view from the outside looking in however, we will also bring you the Swiss perspective, from a "real" Swiss, born and bred in the Bernese Oberland.
Becoming Swiss, part five: ‘One form to rule them all’
Once you have fulfilled all of the criteria to apply to become Swiss (take a look at our previous episodes in this mini-series if want to know more a...
What to expect at a Swiss apéro
Before or instead of a dinner, at a garden party, a wedding, an office function or even a funeral, it‘s always the right time and place to join or org...
Having a baby in Switzerland
Please welcome Maeve, our beautiful baby girl, who you may now hear in the background of some of our recordings. Now that the chaos has calmed down we...
Weirdest thing you saw when you moved to Switzerland
Setting foot into another country can mean a significant change of your lifestyle and sometimes a culture shock. We asked in our Facebook group about...
How to celebrate Christmas as an expat in Switzerland
Christmas is drawing nearer but thanks to coronavirus, making plans to celebrate it this year isn't very easy. It's difficult enough to get together w...
Becoming Swiss, part four: The Swiss citizenship test
We're still here and still making podcasts: not as often as we'd like, but there's a good reason for that, which we'll explain in this week's episode....
Becoming Swiss, part three: 'Starting the Application Process'
After living in Switzerland for ten years, I can now formally apply to become a Swiss citizen! There are a number of conditions I had to make sure I m...
What are we missing when trying to make Swiss friends?
Finding it difficult to make friends with the Swiss is a common complaint from expats in Switzerland. Do the Swiss really have such different ideas ab...
Walk with us along Bern's Aare river
If you can only get out outside at the moment to go shopping or for some fresh air, you might be starting to get a little bored of your local surround...