Posts about liestal

  • Arisdorf, Switzerland

    A picturesque village set in a rolling landscape, whose name is perhaps more often associated with a nearby motorway tunnel.

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  • Winter street parades

    If standing around in the street and drinking far too much whilst being bombarded with confetti, to the accompaniment of popular tunes being played by an inebriated brass band in eyeball-searing fancy dress doesn’t appeal, then there’s always an alternative to the traditional winter Fasnacht carnivals: the Fire Parade in Liestal. I wrote about Chienbäse (the…

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  • My first non-personal book is available for preview and purchase in my Blurb online bookstore.

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  • Parade of Fire

    A procession of some serious fire through the narrow streets of Liestal, near Basel, to mark the approaching end of winter.

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