The Murrey family is heading to Germany this July and staying in Stuttgart with friends. They have a car. We need your guidance on what to see and where to go.
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posted by murrey
on Apr 6, 2013 -
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I am taking a last-minute, whirlwind tour of Switzerland from August 29-Sept 7th, and need budget lodging recommendations.
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posted by larthegreat
on Aug 20, 2012 -
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My in-laws are vacationing in Beatenberg in Switzerland. I want to get them a basket of great food delivered to their apartment. How do I do this?
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posted by blahblahblah
on Aug 15, 2012 -
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Going on a trip to Switzerland for about 10 days at the end of September. We're flying into Zurich and then going to visit the tiny village near Chur where my family emigrated to the states from, and flying home from Vienna. Looking for travel tips for Zurich, east Switzerland, day trips from Chur or Zurich, and Vienna.
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posted by forkisbetter
on May 10, 2012 -
13 answers
What are your favorite books (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc) and films about contemporary life in Paris, Munich, and/or Zurich (or their environs)? (Translated into English, of course).
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posted by tully_monster
on Feb 19, 2012 -
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I'm looking at a potential job in Berne/Neuchatel, Switzerland, and it would involve relocating my wife and 5 year old child. Does anyone have experience with relocating from the US to Switzerland, or any thoughts on life in Switzerland that they'd could share?
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posted by scblackman
on Jan 9, 2012 -
12 answers
EuroTravelFilter: Help us determine stops, a route, strategies, tips, dangers, etc. for our Summer 2012 Rome-Baltic odyssey, currently in its very early planning stages. What can we hope to achieve in ~2 weeks and $3-4k?
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posted by AugieAugustus
on Oct 6, 2011 -
12 answers
Looking for "cheap" but high quality masters/finance program in Europe(preferably), that has an emphasis on hedgefunds/quant/derivatives/trading and is taught in English.
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posted by sawyerrrr
on Sep 16, 2011 -
5 answers
How does working in a Swiss university compare with working in British or American academia? And thoughts on living and working in Switzerland more generally.
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posted by lapsangsouchong
on Aug 28, 2011 -
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European Vacation! Zurich, Neuschwanstein, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Graz, Ljubanja, Bled, Trieste, Venice. Then Stockholm, Roslagen!
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posted by lundman
on May 22, 2011 -
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I'm looking for things to see/do in Geneva, as well as any recommendations for eats. Will be there from a Friday to a Monday morning in early April. Suggestions?
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posted by jlunar
on Mar 10, 2011 -
7 answers
Help us plan our trip between Zurich and Florence? What are your favorite spots? Should we take the train or rent a car? We have about a week, and it will be mid-February. Unfortunately we don't ski but are open to just about anything else. Thanks in advance, MeFites!
posted by walla
on Jan 18, 2011 -
10 answers
Please recommend a guidebook for a Swiss person moving to the United States.
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posted by Xalf
on Dec 6, 2010 -
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ReadingPlayboyForTheArticlesFilter: I once read an article about Swiss bank secrecy in an issue of Playboy from the 1960's or 1970's. Can anyone help me find out which issue this was?
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posted by reenum
on Jun 4, 2010 -
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What happened to the fronts in World War I at the Swiss border? Did the trenches go up to an imaginary line and just...stop? Was there just an agreement on both sides that no aggressive action would be taken within a certain distance from Switzerland? Has anything been written on this situation, or even better, any pictures of what happened when the trench lines approached the Cantons?
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posted by cowbellemoo
on Apr 8, 2010 -
9 answers
So I'm moving to Zurich this summer for a postdoc. What should I know to make finding an apartment and settling in as painless as possible?
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posted by Schismatic
on Apr 2, 2010 -
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Looking for feedback on my plan for a May trip to Western Europe, probably Paris and one other country.
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posted by kdern
on Mar 28, 2010 -
9 answers
What type of international work will I be doing and how do I do it?
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posted by Tchad
on Jan 18, 2010 -
9 answers
How can I find good live music in Switzerland (or maybe Vienna or Prague or somewhere else) during the next few days? Or other interesting evening events?
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posted by little e
on Oct 31, 2009 -
4 answers
Australian holding a swiss passport and looking to do some seasonal work (less than 2 weeks) in france while travelling.
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posted by Raff
on Sep 5, 2009 -
6 answers
I want to put together a Canada-themed birthday package for my friend in Switzerland. What should I include and where can I find it?
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posted by Nathanial Hörnblowér
on Mar 3, 2009 -
26 answers
Boyfriend and I are spending a weekend in Zürich in a couple of weeks. What are the things we mustn't miss there? Also, what would be the best way to travel to other places in Switzerland for a day?
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posted by halogen
on Feb 2, 2009 -
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I just decided to take a winter vacation to Switzerland for the week before Christmas with my friend. I have never been to Switzerland (or outside North America for that matter) and I was wondering if anyone had been to Switzerland and had suggestions about what to do/where to go? I am up for anything!
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posted by bucksox
on Dec 3, 2008 -
15 answers
What do I do in Zürich for five months, and which websites can eliminate the need for this question? (Especially if I'm on a relative budget)
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posted by stvspl
on Aug 7, 2008 -
7 answers
ObscureHistoryFilter: Any pointers to resources about how Switzerland was like in 1817? What was life like? What was the political and economic situation? What technology was around? I'm trying to create a Call of Cthulhu campaign based in that place and time, and I'm trying to be as realistic as possible (aside from the cosmic horrors).
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posted by Zarkonnen
on Jul 25, 2008 -
11 answers
European relocation: I've been asked to help plan a friend's relocation from Switzerland to Norway.
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posted by dance
on Jun 28, 2008 -
2 answers
My boyfriend and I will be meeting my dad in Berlin in mid-September. I've never been to Germany and my boyfriend has never been to Switzerland, and we'll be there a total of 10 days. How should we split up our time, and what should we see? My dad will be renting a car, so we're planning on driving between cities. Any suggestions are appreciated!
posted by odayoday
on Jun 26, 2008 -
4 answers
Can you recommend me post-grad / continuing studies in Applied Statistics? Either at Swiss universities, or via good e-unversities.
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posted by lord_yo
on Jun 6, 2008 -
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I'm thinking of taking a day/weekend trip from Lyon (Rhône-Alpes) to... somewhere. I'd like the destination city to be pretty close. Any suggestions?
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on Apr 17, 2008 -
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I'm staying with friends on the border between Switzerland and France for about six weeks this summer and would like to find a school that offers intensive French lessons. Ideally I would leave for France sometime in the beginning of June and stay until mid-July, though my dates are flexible. I speak intermediate level French now and would be willing to come into a course a little late, if necessary. Thanks!
posted by pkuras
on Mar 21, 2008 -
2 answers
I'm researching Berne, Switzerland, from approximately 1900 (although
I could go as far back as 1880-90) to the First World War. I know that
because of Switzerland's neutrality, a lot of international politics,
diplomacy, activism and espionage was happening there. I have a few
good general sources about Switzerland in about that era; a travel
guide first published in 1919 by Frank Fox, John Addington Symonds'
"Our Life in the Swiss Highlands," and I've just started tracking down
information about the socialist International and the Berne
International Women's Conference that took place in 1915.
But I need to learn a lot more --
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posted by ryansara
on Jan 20, 2008 -
3 answers
Tax
dodgeFilter: My wife is a US citizen, I'm a british citizen, and we both live in Switzerland. I pay my taxes here in Switzerland (and nothing to the UK), but what will she have to pay to the IRS?
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posted by slater
on Jan 3, 2008 -
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I want to take the Glacier Express when I'm in Switzerland. Is Zermatt to Chur sufficient to get the full fledged experience, or is the best part between Chur and St. Moritz?
posted by commander_cool
on Sep 8, 2007 -
1 answer
So has anyone here attended or been involved with the
St Gallen Symposium? I'll be a student participant in this year's one, and I'm hoping to find some advice and anecdotes from people who've been there before.
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posted by twirlypen
on May 23, 2007 -
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For a visit to Geneva, would it be advisable and convenient to stay in a nearby town in France? Which town? Which hotel? Convenience is key!
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posted by thatgirl
on May 3, 2007 -
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