Pragati Siddhanti, an expat living in Basel, Switzerland talks about motherhood, travel and building the career while being a desi at heart.
Author: Ipsita Barua, Travel Editor November 2015 was the tenth year of our married life and as the self-appointed travel planner, the pressure to plan a ‘special holiday’ was mounting. An extensive list of destinations across continents was drawn, travel blogs and itineraries referred to, ease of visa processes checked, climatic conditions and temperatures taken into [...]
Author: Nayana Chakrabarti, Parenting and Education Editor As I write this, in December, I think I’ve read and heard the words ‘social distancing’ enough times to last me a lifetime! I still remember hearing it for the first time on the ‘The Late Show’ and snorting with laughter. Social distancing? What was that? Oh, if [...]
Can a train journey be an experience and a destination in itself? Certainly so, in Switzerland.
Please tell our readers a little bit about yourself? L: My name is Laili Kafi Gonzalez. I’m a Boston native (of Iranian descent) and have been living in Switzerland for the last 10 years, first in Geneva and now in Zurich. I am a rather busy mom of 3, an Interior Designer with my own [...]
At first glance, Zurich is a like a dreamer's city. A slow buzz around the Bellevue lakeside, window shoppers leisurely strolling alongside the Limmat, gaping tourists atop the Lindenhof, sun seekers basking in the badis... it looks very much like a grown-up's utopia. But this charmer of a city is also a family favourite with [...]