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Must do in Zurich

6 must do in Zurich over a short trip

Posted by Thien Lan on January 23, 2016January 26, 2016 in Holidays, Kids friendly, Outdoors, Switzerland, Zurich

A friend of mine just asked what are the Zürich must do or what she should absolutely experience over a short 12 hour stay. I now realise that only one of the 6 thing I recommend has been written about…

moving out of Zurich

Programme interruption for moving reasons

Posted by Thien Lan on July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 in Switzerland

Goodbye Zürich Funny our packing and moving is happening on a Thursday! The modem is soon getting unplugged and you’ll hear from me… very soon as I’ll be posting on the move (literally!) through 4G hehe. So make sure you follow…

something crazy about Switzerland

Something honestly crazy about Switzerland

Posted by Thien Lan on July 1, 2015 in Food, Luxury, Near Dubendorf, Switzerland, Zurich

My Aussie (well Singaporean but we met in Australia) bestie Bev is in town, visiting us with her husband and two kids. I took her shopping to Glattszentrum in the morning to refill on our Nespresso Capsules. After a beautiful…

cheap tasty food in Zurich

The secret to cheap and tasty food: do it yourself

Posted by Thien Lan on June 18, 2015 in Asian Food, Food, Health, Kids friendly, Near Dubendorf, Oerlikon, Parenting, Restaurant Review, Switzerland, Zurich

This week I discovered another way to delicious food for less. Different to the Groupon deals I tried last time, this time is: help yourself! Yan Sushi und Wok: all you can eat Asian Buffet! How good can all you can eat…

Groupon Lunch deal

My take on Groupon Deals in Zürich

Posted by Thien Lan on June 4, 2015 in Fashion and Beauty, Food, Restaurant Review, Zurich

As you know, Zürich has become the most expensive city in the world. As such, especially since we didn’t have stable income here, we started looking for good value deals and tried Groupon Schweiz deals four times, once for hairdresser…

Waldmannsburg Dubendorf Restaurant Review

10th Anniversary lunch at Waldmannsburg Panoramic Restaurant, Dübendorf

Posted by Thien Lan on May 21, 2015May 20, 2015 in Food, Kids friendly, Luxury, Near Dubendorf, Outdoors, Restaurant Review, Swiss food, Switzerland, Zurich

My husband is now working overseas and he came back home on Thursday 7th May as it was our 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! We decided to celebrate the next day over lunch while the kids are at school so we could…

coping when your husband is away

How I’m coping with the kids when my husband is away

Posted by Thien Lan on May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 in Parenting

My husband just found a job in another country. More on that in an upcoming post (7 days to wait). He is now commuting back and forth every week-end and sometimes every fortnight like over the school holidays when we decided…

Lindt Ostermarkt

Lindt Ostermarkt Zurich

Posted by Manu on April 1, 2015 in Food, Kids friendly, Parenting, Swiss food, Switzerland, Zurich

Manu’s taking the keyboard for that one as he is the one who went exploring it. Switzerland, number 1 chocolate country (sorry Belgian friends!), Lindt factory and Easter coming up. When you mix these 3 elements, it’s time to head…

lunch at the Dolder Grand Garden Restaurant

Birthday lunch at the Dolder Grand Garden Restaurant

Posted by Thien Lan on March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 in Food, Luxury, Swiss food, Switzerland, Zurich

My husband is turning 38 and for his lunch celebration I wanted something grand that will remind him of Zurich forever. The choice was easy: Dolder Grand Hotel, the iconic hotel with a view on the Lake and its very…

Zolilkerberg Hospital in Zurich

Zollikerberg Hospital in Zurich Switzerland

Posted by Thien Lan on March 18, 2015May 12, 2020 in Food, Health, Luxury, Switzerland, Zurich

Today I decided to do something* a bit different: HOSPITAL REVIEW! I happened to experience a stay at the hospital not long after I arrived in Zurich, in October 2014, so how about sharing how it was? Why did I go…

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