On the waterfront

Nov. 7 | On the banks of a picturesque Alpine lake in the heart of French-speaking Switzerland sits the tiny town of Neuchtel. This is picture-postcard ville. The steep Jura mountains, part of the lower Alps rise high up on both sides of the lake, whilst expensive...

Only two teams and one ground in Zurich

Oct. 27 | Take a seat.  I wont keep you long, but this is complicated stuff.  It involves two clubs, two grounds, one regional government and a series of broken promises. Let me take you back to 2005.  UEFA had announced that Switzerland and Austria would co-host...

Pure genuis

Jul. 12 | I consider myself quite clever and switched on when it comes to financial reporting.  A few years ago I went through a very painful experience of watching my global employer literally meltdown in a multi-million dollar collapse.  I felt that if I had...

Wish You Were Here Part 3 – Too Bloody Right McClown – Zurich and Bern

Jun. 13 | For a copy of this post in MP3 format Listen to this episode, go to Podcast at Podbean.com or subscribe at Itunes.com Zurich – 13th June 2008 – Italy v Romania In my years of watching football all around the Europe there are a number of countries...

Wish you were here – Too bloody right McClown! – Part 1 Geneva

Jun. 4 | Geneva- Saturday 7th June 2008 – Portugal v Turkey I think you would be hard pressed to find two countries hated in such measures by England football fans than Portugal and Turkey. However, the reasons are so diverse. To lose to one team on penalties...

Swiss cleanliness, efficiency, cuckoo clocks and a bloody good night out!

Dec. 10 | If you ask the average person to list three things that you would associate with Zurich I bet the words clean, efficient and cuckoo clocks will come up more than any other descriptives. Ask anyone who has visited the city and I bet their words would be...