GenevaLunch » Lake Geneva region http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 07:51:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Long weekend demands mixed planninghttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/16/long-weekend-demands-mixed-planning/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/16/long-weekend-demands-mixed-planning/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 11:56:33 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70322 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Much of Switzerland, including the Lake Geneva area, will be taking a four-day Ascension weekend starting Thursday 17 May. Some areas, for example most of canton Valais, are open for business Friday. The weather forecast is not a springtime ideal, with rain and sun and wind wrapped around chilly temperatures, highs of [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/16/long-weekend-demands-mixed-planning/feed/ 0 Park and ride for easy commutehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/park-and-ride-for-easy-commute/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/park-and-ride-for-easy-commute/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 08:27:09 +0000 Marie Joséphine Guillet http://genevalunch.com/?p=69608 GenevaLunch.com If you commute or travel by train but need to drive to the station, chances are you can park for free or reserve a parking spot through the Park+Rail programme of Swiss rail company CFF. Check their website, in English, and enter your station to see what your options are. Unfortunately, not all stations are [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/park-and-ride-for-easy-commute/feed/ 0 Swiss Navigation Day Sunday comes with packet of lake dealshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/24/swiss-navigation-day-sunday-comes-with-packet-of-lake-deals/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/24/swiss-navigation-day-sunday-comes-with-packet-of-lake-deals/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:03:45 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69363 GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Navigation Day Sunday 29 April comes with some of the best deals in ages for travel on Lake Geneva. The CGN, which owns the fleet of Lake Geneva steamers as well as the Navibus lake commuter fleet, will be offering up to one-third off regular ticket prices for the day, so [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/24/swiss-navigation-day-sunday-comes-with-packet-of-lake-deals/feed/ 0 Ignore the rain, relish the indoor gardens, wine and hot documentaries!http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/20/ignore-the-rain-relish-the-indoor-gardens-wine-and-hot-documentaries/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/20/ignore-the-rain-relish-the-indoor-gardens-wine-and-hot-documentaries/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:02:01 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69263 GenevaLunch.com Lake Geneva region has no shortage of things to keep you happy this weekend despite mixed weather GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The weather forecast for the Lake Geneva region, and for the rest of Switzerland, is mixed, with lows of 5C and highs of 12-13C for the next three days, and rain alternating with some sunshine. [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/20/ignore-the-rain-relish-the-indoor-gardens-wine-and-hot-documentaries/feed/ 0 Weekend weather and plan ahead to learn about Swiss wines!http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/13/weekend-weather-and-plan-ahead-to-learn-about-swiss-wines/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/13/weekend-weather-and-plan-ahead-to-learn-about-swiss-wines/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:26:37 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69006 GenevaLunch.com Editor’s special invitation to the best Swiss wine deal in town! GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Cloudiness Friday moving into rain by Saturday, with chilly temperatures: damp will dominate in all parts of Switzerland this weekend. Only the south side of the Alps is promised a glimmer of sunshine Saturday. Highs of 9C in the Lake Geneva [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/13/weekend-weather-and-plan-ahead-to-learn-about-swiss-wines/feed/ 0 Charlie Winston to head Caribana festivalhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/charlie-winston-to-head-caribana-festival/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/charlie-winston-to-head-caribana-festival/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:25:26 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68902 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Caribana Festival near Nyon, which opens the region’s summer music festivals, will feature Charlie Winston 9 June, the group announced Thursday 12 April. Winston’s name completes the programme; he will head a night on the big stage that includes Keziah Jones and Grand Corps Malade. Caribana and Rouge FM are running [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/charlie-winston-to-head-caribana-festival/feed/ 0 Happy holidays! GenevaLunch taking a two-day breakhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/07/happy-holidays-genevalunch-taking-a-two-day-break/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/07/happy-holidays-genevalunch-taking-a-two-day-break/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:35:17 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68738 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – GenevaLunch is taking a two-day break from the news for the Easter holiday, celebrated throughout Switzerland and France. The weather forecast might keep many of us indoors at least part of the time: lows of 2-3C and highs of 7-8C with occasional showers. Happy holidays from the GenevaLunch team!

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/07/happy-holidays-genevalunch-taking-a-two-day-break/feed/ 0 Caribana festival prepares to warm up Lake Geneva summer music scenehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/03/caribana-festival-prepares-to-warm-up-lake-geneva-summer-music-scene/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/03/caribana-festival-prepares-to-warm-up-lake-geneva-summer-music-scene/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:25:57 +0000 Marie Joséphine Guillet http://genevalunch.com/?p=68532 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Caribana festival in Crans-sur-Nyon may be small compared to Paleo and Montreux, but it has the advantage of serving as a summer music festivals warmup, coming before the others, and more than 30,000 fans are expected at the lively lakefront music festival 6-10 June. The box office opened the last week [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/03/caribana-festival-prepares-to-warm-up-lake-geneva-summer-music-scene/feed/ 0 Warm and sunny: we’re loving it! but beware the pollenhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/27/warm-and-sunny-were-loving-it-but-beware-the-pollen/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/27/warm-and-sunny-were-loving-it-but-beware-the-pollen/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:26:40 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68267 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss weather map 27 March is a dream, as long as you’re not a farmer hoping for some rain for thirsty crops: nothing but sunshine ahead. Average precipitation in February was 25mm (Meteo Swiss map) in most of French-speaking Switzerland. March figures are not yet out it appears likely they will [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/27/warm-and-sunny-were-loving-it-but-beware-the-pollen/feed/ 0 Summer camps: learn French and have funhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/08/summer-camps-learn-french-and-have-fun/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/08/summer-camps-learn-french-and-have-fun/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:10:45 +0000 Marie Joséphine Guillet http://genevalunch.com/?p=67324 GenevaLunch.com Two French immersion summer camps for kids and teens are both close to Geneva, but in France. In Megève, International Summer Camps offers three hours of  French classes in the morning, including a one-hour drama class, fun activities in the afternoon and field trips on week-ends. When not in class, children are mixed with French kids [...]

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