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Visiting Switzerland

Rob Nesbit — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:40:22 +0000

My Time Living in Basel, Switzerland: An Honest Expat Guide to Life, Hiking & Family I’ve lived in and around Basel, in north-western Switzerland, for the best part of ten years now. Two of my kids were born here, and after a decade, this country has worked its way deep into my heart. It’s […]

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Docteur Gab’s Ipanema

Rob Nesbit — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 11:27:35 +0000

Dr Gab’s Ipanema www.docteurgabs.ch/en Brewed by Brasserie Docteur Gab’s Style: India Pale Ale Puidoux, Vaud, Switzerland Brasserie Docteur Gab‘s is a small regional and local craft brewery, based in the small town of Puidoux, in the Canton of Vaud, South-Western Switzerland. It all started when a young and very eager Gabriel Hasler, at just 16 […]

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Solothurner “Oufi” Rotbier.

Rob Nesbit — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:24:50 +0000

Solothurner “Oufi” Rotbier www.oeufi-bier.ch/bier/ Brewed by Öufi Brauerei Style: Rotbier Solothurn, Switzerland A family run brewery from the small picturesque town of Solothurn in the north-west of Switzerland by the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. Öufi brewery, named after the “Solothurner city number 11”, was founded on […]

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Switzerland Canton Top Challenge

Rob Nesbit — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:03:48 +0000

Here is the challenge Following on from the Ireland County Top Challenge, the challenge here is to climb to the highest point in all of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden share a peak so this means climbing to 25 points. The highest peak is Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) […]

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Feldschlösschen Red Castle Ale

Rob Nesbit — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:14:57 +0000

Feldschlösschen Red Castle Ale www.feldschloesschen.ch Brewed by Feldschlösschen Style: Red Ale Rheinfelden, Switzerland Feldschlösschen is the best known beer brand in Switzerland. It has been brewed at the Feldschlösschen brewery in Rheinfelden, the biggest brewery in Switzerland, since its foundation in 1876 and has been the leading Swiss beer brand for more than 100 years. […]

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