Pragati Siddhanti, an expat living in Basel, Switzerland talks about motherhood, travel and building the career while being a desi at heart.
Yesterday, I woke up at the crack of dawn, made lunch, schlepped across Zurich for my 10 year old son’s German class, schlepped all the way back home, dropped my son off, picked up my daughter and travelled all the way across again in order to attend Durga Pujo - the Bengali/East Indian iteration of [...]
If there was an idea of the perfect family day trip, then a trip to Wasserfallen is the perfect answer. I live in Basel and getting to Wasserfallen is very convenient. There is always enough and more to do any given the time of the year. Today, I’m going to take you a day-long itinerary [...]
I am not one of the most positive people you will come across, in fact, people who know me know that it’s easy for me to lose my motivation and get disappointed. The real truth behind this – I am hopeful and I am semi-positive. I don’t exude positivity, because at times either it is [...]
Basel is usually known as the cultural capital of Switzerland with its numerous museums, theatre and art districts. During the season of advent, Basel opens up as the most attractive and traditional Christmas city. The city is glistening with Christmas lights, and the town areas of Basel – Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz are the most beautiful [...]
Welcome back to our final feature in the series My Swiss Life. This series has been such an enjoyable journey for me—there’s so much to explore and share about life in Switzerland, much more than I initially realized. To wrap things up, we’re diving into a reflective interview: discussing what works, what’s wonderful, and what [...]