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Laura Ansaldi: The Best Year of Her Opera Career
A Soprano’s Mission to Make Opera Accessible and Inspiring for All "Opera is deeply moving and beautiful. My dream is to bring it …
Aromatherapy: Physical, Emotional and Beauty Benefits
Aromatherapy commonly called essential oils therapy is a holistic healing treatment that uses plant-based essential oils to promote …
10 Questions to Yadolah Dodge: Artistic Director of the Iranian Film Festival Zurich
Insights on Curating the 10th Anniversary Edition As the Iranian Film Festival Zurich (IFFZ) marks its 10th anniversary from September …
Therapies
Sustainable Energy for the Summer
When you think of Summer, what comes to mind first? The food, the fun, the sun, the freedom, the energy? How can you stay well in the …
The power of hypnosis and self-hypnosis during Covid-19
Hypnosis and self-hypnosis are today one of the best ways to get rid of stress and negative emotions. That is all the more true at the time …
Manage your Life & Time with increased Awareness
How you can enhance your awareness & use your time more effectively with practical exercises 1. Time Awareness: Time is an …
Most Read Articles
Are you looking for places to barbecue or have a picnic in the outdoors in Switzerland?
If you like the outdoors it is again time for picnics and barbecues. Switzerland has many parks, forests and lakes where it is allowed …
Beauty isn`t a size
Hi Everyone, I’m Victoria, a woman who lives in a curvy body since she was born, and definitely with a curvy soul. I am the one, who …
Brownies recipe from Hiltl
For the chocolate lovers, we share once more this recipe from Hitl. The recipe, from Hiltl in Zurich, comes out of their cookbook …
Inspiration Stories
How Losing my Daughter helped me find my Life’s Purpose
“I’m afraid there’s no heartbeat, your baby has died.” Those words haunted me for almost a decade, writes Johdi Woodford. …
How Storytelling Sets us Free
When we take on the brave work of storytelling, we choose to observe what has made us. We regard it with compassion, with empathy for …
How I have adapted to life in Zurich since my conversion to Judaism
Tetiana Michaels, originally from the Ukraine, converted to Judaism. She is a lawyer in Zurich. She tells about her conversion in her new …
Vivamost Favorites
Ronnie Schildknecht: an Ironman no matter what
“I always see the Ironman like a short life. It is an adventure with ups and downs. Every Ironman is like a scar.” Have you …
Health Boosts – Where Nature Meets Science To Boost Your Health
The WHO has officially recognized nutrition as a critical contributor to our overall health and has been able to show how it affects …
Tortillas rolls with chili con carne and salsa dip
Ingredients: For rolls tortillas 6 tortillas (Large size) 12 tortillas (small size) 150gr cheese cheddar For chilli con …
Family and Kids
5 Parenting Tips to Boost Your Confidence to Talk about Sexuality with your Kids
Kathleen Hema, known for her YouTube Channel videos “It’s Time for the Sex Talk for Parents”, shares parentings tips to …
Family Road Trip to Lugano in the Spring
We decided to travel to the Swiss Mediterranean to make life a little easier for traveling with all the challenges of today’s …
The “Emma” Foxtrail opens in Emmental and Entlebuch
BLS (one of the largest transport companies in Switzerland) and Foxtrail Switzerland have created a Foxtrail in Emmental and Entlebuch with …
Favorite products and services
The Randin Chef Indian Spice Starter kit: the absolute must have for all Indian cooking needs
“The purpose of The Randin Chef is, first and foremost, to give people the confidence to use these spices in simple vegetarian, …
LovaSkin: the best pedicure product you can have at home
It is the time of the year when we are more conscious of our feet. We want them to look perfect for wearing our open shoes and for the …
Swiss Blue jewellery: for everyday wear, modern and elegant
If you are looking for modern and elegant jewellery for everyday wear, then the collections of Swiss Blue may be for you. The …
Hiking
Oeschinensee, A must see in Switzerland!
Since coming to Switzerland I have had my eye set on visiting a place called Oeschinensee. It was a place that kept coming up in …
Family Travels: stroller friendly hikes in canton Zurich
Hiking in the Swiss countryside means going up and down hills, along rivers, lakes and on top of mountain peaks. Children will enjoy …
Hike to Wägital lake
HIKE: 13 km (8.07 miles) around the lake of Wägital (flat) We highly recommend highly this hike during the fall season. It is easy …
Best of
Climbing Mount Sinai: a hike of a lifetime (Egypt) – part 1
1:20 a.m.: as the door of our private tour bus opened up, I felt a strong wind blowing in my face. Sand gravel blew quickly toward me and …
South African Wines: history, grapes and regions
The first South African wines were planted there in the 1650´s by Dutch mercenaries. But wine production really took off in the 1680´s …
Greek Wines: geography, grapes and wineries
Most of us associate Greece with summer, sun and spending relaxing moments by the sea and when it comes to wine with Retsina. But there is …
Women Entrepreneurs
The Victory Formula that turned me from Shy Girl to Networking Ninja
As an introvert, who grew up feeling shy and awkward around strangers, networking was always a terrifying prospect for me. So, you can …
How I brought my business online during a global pandemic
Let’s face it – 2020 was far off worse than many have imagined. The unemployment worldwide is on a rise. We don’t know what the …
Becoming a fashion designer after surviving cancer
I’m a Breast cancer survivor Just 16 months after I had my son, one morning, I found this lump in my breast. It was three months after I …
Festivals
10 Questions to Yadolah Dodge: Artistic Director of the Iranian Film Festival Zurich
Insights on Curating the 10th Anniversary Edition As the Iranian Film Festival Zurich (IFFZ) marks its 10th anniversary from September …
Lara Wolf: From Screen to Jury Panel at the 10th Iranian Film Festival
The Swiss-Iranian actress shares her experience judging films and embracing cultural connections at Zurich's …
IFFZ presents 17 short films
The Iranian Film Festival in Zurich (IFFZ) presents this year 17 short films in addition to the 15 feature and 10 animation …
Favorite Interviews
MAYOR: powerful, entertaining and funny – a documentary film by David Osit
MAYOR is the portrait of Musa Farah Hadid, the mayor of the de facto Palestinian capital of Ramallah since 2012. Hadid is now serving his …
Interview with film director Fatih Akin
FATIH AKIN – THE CUT We met with the film director, Fatih Akin, to know more about his last film, The Cut. With no pretention he talks …
Q & A with Freddy Scherer of Gotthard
We met with Freddy, one of the guitarists of Gotthard, last week in Baar before the beginning of the band’s third concert in Switzerland. …
Zurich Film Festival
A grandiose celebration at the Tonhalle for the 9th Film Music Competition
The Film Music competition is one of the highlights of the Zurich Film Festival. This year, the ninth, it started with the ZFF suite …
17th Zurich Film Festival: Strong Comeback Of Hollywood and 38 Debut Works From Around the Globe
Cinema regains its old strength at the 17th Zurich Film Festival: star directors from Hollywood demonstrate the uninterrupted appeal of …
A Golden Icon Award to Sharon Stone at ZFF
The 17th Zurich Film Festival will honour the US actress Sharon Stone with a Golden Icon Award. She will accept the award on Saturday, …
Films
Lara Wolf: From Screen to Jury Panel at the 10th Iranian Film Festival
The Swiss-Iranian actress shares her experience judging films and embracing cultural connections at Zurich's …
Zurich Film Festival Team Favourite Films
Do you have your tickets for the Zurich Film Festival yet? The festival’s team recommends The Rust, Boiling Point, The Sin of a …
IFFZ presents 17 short films
The Iranian Film Festival in Zurich (IFFZ) presents this year 17 short films in addition to the 15 feature and 10 animation …