The Switzerland Traveler

I’m not a bag man. Not in the sense that we used to talk about bag ladies in the 80s and 90s; someone who carries their entire possessions in a bag; nor in the sense that I’m the sort of bloke that carries a man bag.
But if there is one company that could convince me to change it would be Freitag.
Daniel and Markus Freitag started their company back in 1993, after having the idea of making bags out of the canvas sides from trucks. And used seatbelts, obviously.
As most trucks have the names and logos of a company on …read more

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When I was a child, I used to see adverts for “The Ideal Home” exhibition held annually in London. To me it was quite obvious what that meant, a racetrack in the garden, a very large garage, probably a football (it’s not called soccer!) pitch in the garden.
In later years, I discovered that it was more about furniture, bathrooms and kitchens than about the merits of a long straight following a slow corner.
Anyway, the Swiss version is nearly upon us, running from 21-30 September. It’s held in the main Zürich exhibition centre at the end of the 11 tram line, …read more

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