Category Snack
May
2011
30. May 2011
I thought Swiss International Airlines had alread reached the Abyss, but apparently there’s an even deeper trench down there. On the flight back from Dublin to Zurich, my fellow travellers and myself were handed a cardboard box. Opening up, a read more…
May
2011
27. May 2011
In a moment of weakness, early in the morning, curiosity got the better of me. I ordered Taco Fries at a Kebab stand in Dublin. It tasted the way it looked – even the intoxicated state of mind couldn’t help read more…
Apr
2011
11. April 2011
Things not quite going according to plan is normal, but outright disaster or abysmal failure do not adequately describe the situation of the football venues in the City of Zurich. Instead of a decent stadium, an architectural impressive, yet functionally read more…
Nov
2010
14. November 2010
Restaurant Felsenegg has its own cable car. It seems that this is a decent place for Fondue with a group or team. We had an Apfelstrudel with vanillasauce, both tasty and homemade. An ideal thing to end a walk from read more…
Jul
2010
27. July 2010
Always looking for a nice trip through Switzerland, on a sunny day not much beats the Furka Dampfbahn. Go for gold, pay the 90 franks for a first class tickets. Make sure that you’re in the last first class cabin read more…
Jun
2010
12. June 2010
We lie about 200 times a day and your favourite sinner had to wiggle a bit today. 16:00 CET Europe time a telco with the New York office was on the agenda. Since South Africa was playing Mexico and it read more…
Feb
2010
23. February 2010
When do you know that the thrill of air travelling has slowly evaporated ? When the fine meal consists of a Ham salad bloomer and you can buy the same thing off the trolley of a british railway company. Unfortunately read more…
Jan
2010
12. January 2010
Airports are boring, one bland duty free followed by clothing stores followed by a purveyor of fine travel goods just to start over again. This being Munich there was a locally themed airport restaurant called the Airbräu. Sitting down and read more…
Jul
2009
21. July 2009
The Rössli in Baar won’t make it into many renowned food critic publication (this one here being the exception). But after a hike it certainly seems like a good place to grab a small bite to eat. Even though the read more…
Jul
2009
07. July 2009
How bad does it get in terms of airline food ? Swiss Airlines have scored a new record. A pack of Mediterranean Chargrilled Vegetables from the well known british purveyor of fine foods Monty’s Bakehouse were distributed evenly among the read more…