If you've not experienced the low droning sound of an alphorn, then Nendaz, near Verbier, is the place to be this weekend. It's remarkable how the sound travels through the mountains, which is, I guess, the reason why they became popular. They might not be as practical as mobile phones, but do at least have the benefit [...]...

Part of my daily ritual is to check the headlines on the Daily Telegraph, surely one of the finest online newspapers there is. On a more infrequent basis, I also read Private Eye, the satirical current affairs magazine. Why do I tell you this? Because one of Private Eye's most common digs at the Torygraph (as the Telegraph [...]...

I discovered at the weekend that there is a camera museum at Vevey. It contains exhibits like the first ever production Leica, see above. The museum is set on Lake Geneva, not far from Chateau Chillon and covers photography from it's beginnings just over a century ago, right up to today. It covers techniques as well as equipment, [...]...

Sometimes I think that the Swiss flag should be green, white and blue. Maybe with a bit of brown to represent the cows too. Today I'm featuring a series of photos taken by StrahlemannBE that show Switzerland in its classic natural summer beauty. I'm guessing that the BE at the end of the name mens that Herr Strahlemann [...]...

There's an exhibition of the works of Fernand Léger at the Beyeler Foundation in Basel at the moment. Léger was a famous French Artist of great significance to the American Pop Art movement. See also Europop for other European influences on the genre. Many of the works feature recurring themes, such as groups of figures and the holding of [...]...