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A selection of my recent features.

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LONELY PLANET

12 best things to do in the swiss alps

 

It can be hard to know where to start on a summer trip to the Swiss Alps...

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WANDERLUST

5 SWISS CRAFTS TO TRY AND BUY

 

The Swiss are famed for the quality of their timepieces, but that same eye for precision has also spawned unique crafts in villages across the mountains...

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THE GUARDIAN

Switzerland’s brilliant new train route: direct from Montreux to Interlaken

 

The GoldenPass line has long been known for incredible views, but now a pioneering engineering feat has made it even more attractive.

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PORTFOLIO

HOURS IN THE MAKING

 

Watchmaking has been synonymous with the Swiss city of Geneva for centuries. Caroline Bishop finds out how innovation and tradition entwine to make this city tick.

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WANDERLUST

SHORT BREAK: TICINO

 

Amid the vineyards, lakes and Alpine peaks of southern
Switzerland, the canton of Ticino dishes up a slice of Italian
flair that few expect to encounter, writes Caroline Bishop

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THE GUARDIAN

A LOCAL's guide to Lausanne

 

With its Alpine views, lakeside frolics and cafe culture, the Swiss city is perfect for a summer break, says novelist Caroline Bishop.

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BBC TRAVEL

The Swiss Village obsessed with scotland

 

With bagpipe music in the air and kilt-wearing locals competing in caber tossing, the village of Abtwil, Switzerland, turns Scottish for one weekend every two years.

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THE INDEPENDENT

THE franco-Swiss absinthe trail

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A century after absinthe was outlawed in France, Caroline Bishop goes on the trail of wild, green fairy liquid

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BBC TRAVEL

The criminal who inspired a new currency

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Joseph-Samuel Farinet was a wanted criminal – but to the residents of Valais, he is a hero.

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