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20th Century

The 19:13 From Gare de Lyon

7th January 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

In a previous edition gleaned from my family’s 1950s road trips album, from the top of the Eiffel Tower we noticed an interesting double-decker bridge carrying both a road and a railway across the River [more…]

20th Century

Wankdorf Excitment

31st December 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Berne is the capital of Switzerland and enjoys a modern-day population of about 130,000. The old part of the city is contained within a bend in the river Aare which, along this part of its [more…]

20th Century

Altdorf to Lucerne

26th December 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

At the end of a Goldfinger car chase through the Furka Pass, Bond and Tilly Masterson stand beside a white Ford Mustang whose tyres have just been shredded by the optional extendable tyre shredder of [more…]

20th Century

Addressing the Furka Pass

17th December 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

If, in the mid-1960s, you visited a provincial northern cinema to watch the latest James Bond and, during a car chase through the mountains, a middle-aged couple sat nearby were heard muttering to each other [more…]

20th Century

Washerwomen by Lake Lugano

10th December 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Taking a look at the map, our redoubtable Ford Popular must have continued its 1954 road trip along the valley from St Moritz heading southwest towards the border whereupon it, and my father and grandfather, [more…]

20th Century

Rendezvous with Bond at the Palace

3rd December 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

As we head into Switzerland on my father and grandparents’ 1954 Continental road trip, Puffins will be horrified to hear that not only was that year a World Cup year but that the tournament was [more…]

19th Century

Murder Most French

19th November 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Every once in a while, as one turns a page in an old family photo album, one runs the risk of falling across a cause célèbre or even a grisly murder. If, after braving the [more…]

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Is Switzerland still a safe jurisdiction for precious metals investors?

25th April 2022 Going Postal 0

Over the last two years, we’ve all witnessed state abuses of power and extreme overreaches the likes of which many average citizens had never imagined they’d see in their own lifetimes. This caused a great [more…]

Business

Switzerland: The safest of havens, Part II

30th August 2021 Going Postal 0

Why Switzerland? There are many good reasons that could easily explain the flock of so many wealthy families and investors to Switzerland and all of them have been reinforced by the pandemic. For one thing, [more…]

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