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January 28th, 2008

Where to watch the Super Bowl in Europe

Super Bowl XLII is coming up - on February 3rd, 2008, to be exact. You don’t hear much about this American game over here in Europe, but all is not lost if you’re a fan who finds yourself on this side of the pond for the big day (assuming you’re willing to stay up late).
The […]

By jul -- 7 comments

December 5th, 2007

Samichlaus is coming to town

In Switzerland, Saint Nicholas is known as “Samichlaus” and officially visits children on December 6th, but he starts making appearances on the streets of Zurich several weeks before then. He is usually accompanied by Schmutzli (a dark-faced assistant who is ‘dirty’ from soot, according to the more politically-correct version of the local legend), and a […]

By jul -- 1 comment

September 28th, 2007

b5media’s Travel and Culture Channel is Growing

Yes, we are growing. Soon enough, wherever it is you plan to spend your vacation, b5media’s Travel & Culture Channel will have a blog to help you discover your destination of choice.
For now, we have three new great bloggers to guide you:

Jed can show you around the capital of England over at the London […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 2 comments

May 6th, 2007

Geneva by Bike

Going around on foot is the cheapest way to discover a city.   But if you visit Geneva, going around by bike could be as cheap as walking.
Genève Roule offers the use of bikes for FREE until the 28th of October.  All you have to do is to show a valid ID, leave a deposit […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 3 comments

February 13th, 2007

Carnival in Basel, Switzerland

Basel is yet another one of the few European cities which hosts the best Carnivals in February. Fastnacht starts at 4am on the 26th (called Morgestraich) when electricity in Basel will be turned off.  The city will be lit by torchbearers.  The succeeding days will be spent with drums, whistles and bands of singers forcing […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 1 comment