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ISSUE No 01/04 | SPRING 2012
HELLO
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SWISS CULTURE | POLITICS | TOURISM | EVENTS
www.aemovers.com.hk
In this issue:
Readers‘ Page 4
The Dragon and the Saint 6
Chartering a Superyacht: the ultimate luxury holiday 8
Smartphone Security 10
Golf for Fun 11
How to Meet “the One“ in Switzerland 12
Hotel Boom for the Better 13
Basel Region
Brief News, Trade Fair Centre, Integration into Basel, BaselConnect 17
Getting to Know Basel 21
FASC 22
Berne Region
Brief News, The Berne Cricket Club, 50 Years of Innovation at ISB 23
BaselWorld, Close Your Eyes, Brilliant Lies 26
Discover Switzerland: Spas & Wellness 32
Romandie Region
Brief News, A Tale of Two Cities, Brewing Up a Storm 37
Two Projects, Nyon‘s Four Festivals, Diamond Jubilee Concert 40
Zurich Region
Brief News, A Late Blooming Weed, Hosting a Swiss Wine Party 45
The Virtues of Fasting 49
Zug/Lucerne Region
Brief News, Geocaching 51
Spotlight on the Ticino 55
Travel: From Danube to Bavarian Woods 56
What‘s Going On In Switzerland 59
Voluntary Organisations & Groups 62
Issue 1/4 Spring 2012
ContentsHello Switzerland is an English-language magazine published 4 times a year as a service to the English-speaking community.
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Editor-In-ChiefCaroline Thonger / +41 (0)27 565 4128+41 (0)79 874 [email protected]
Co-EditorsBasel Anitra [email protected]
Zurich, Zug, Lucerne Allison [email protected]
BerneQuerida Long [email protected]
RomandieCatherine [email protected]
ContributorsRoger Bonner & Edi Barth, Carolyn Buckley, Angelica Cipullo & Deja Rose, Caroline Clarke, Alexis FitzGerald, Barbara Gnägi, Emma Johnson, Lesley Lawson Botez, Richard McKinley, Kurt Metz, Tsitaliya Mircheva, Nora O‘Sullivan, Alex Phillips, Rashida Rahim, Anouch Sedef, Mary Seidler, Karin Würz
Cover photographImpressions of Parkresort Rheinfelden
PublisherHello Switzerland AG
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Distribution15,000 copies all over Switzerland
Deadline for the Spring Issue20 April 2012
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