
Global Footprint Network
Did you know that…back in 2020 there’s an Earth Overshoot Day? This describes the day at which the sustainably usable resources of a whole year are used up. It is calculated every year by the Global Footprint Network and shows … Read More

Step aboard a living Legend
The Orient Express Enter a world of timeless glamour, where each carriage holds a new experience to be discovered. I saw the Orient Express just a few weeks ago stopping at the train station in my Village, Erstfeld, URI, I … Read More

THE ANGRY MERCEDES DRIVER
written by Lisa Stutz, She is looking for a balance between urban and rural. And picks the best of both. CITY, COUNTRY, STUTZ There isn’t much that everyone in Zurich agrees on. But “AG” on the license plate stands for … Read More

The Man for the Faire – Max Havelaar
I am not certain whether this name is recognized in the US or not, but here in Switzerland, it is a household name. By Coop Newspaper, Switzerland, Feb.2020 Max Havelaar never lived. Yet he exists twice: as the main character … Read More

Craftsmenship from the City of Aarau in New York
This Story My sister told me about this, written in a local newspaper, it is taking me back to my Childhood. I grew up in this City, Aarau, the capital of the Canton of Aargau, named after the river that … Read More