The expat guides: dive into life abroad

Sport activiti in Basel

The first weeks in Basel tend to settle quickly around one practical question: how do you stay active without yet knowing anyone or having a gym ...

Higher studies in Basel

Your first week in Basel as an incoming student involves a particular geography: lecture halls are a short tram ride away, the French and German ...

The food scene in Basel

Basel's position at the border of Switzerland, France, and Germany has shaped a food culture that is both distinctly local and genuinely ...

Settling in Basel

With 79,744 foreign nationals resident in the canton in 2025, Basel is genuinely diverse in its workplaces and public institutions, yet daily ...

How to buy property in Basel

The moment a foreign buyer commits to searching the Basel property market, two questions immediately arise: is this market affordable, and am I ...

Professional and social networking in Basel

The first weeks after arriving in Basel reveal a city with a structured approach to professional and social contact: events are organized, ...

Transportation in Basel

In the first days after arriving in Basel, transport decisions set the pattern for daily life. The city is compact enough that a car is unnecessary ...

How to find a job in Basel

Discover job opportunities and work culture in Basel, Switzerland's vibrant city.

Renting an apartment or a house in Basel

Around 85% of Basel's population rents rather than owns, yet competition for housing is fierce and rents sit among the highest in Switzerland. ...

Settling in Lausanne

Lausanne has been the official seat of the International Olympic Committee since 1915, a designation that over more than a century has drawn global ...

Professional and social networking in Lausanne

Many expats who settle in Lausanne notice early that the city's professional and social circles are smaller and more interconnected than they ...

Schools in Lausanne

Lausanne offers two structurally separate school systems, and the gap between them is stark. The Canton of Vaud's public compulsory schools are ...

How to buy property in Lausanne

You've found an apartment in Lausanne you want to buy. At CHF 11,567/m² on average (approx. USD 14,300), the price is significant, but the ...

Restaurants and food in Lausanne

Lausanne packs a food scene of surprising range into a compact lakeside city: traditional Vaud inns serving papet vaudois, Michelin two-star ...

Higher studies in Lausanne

Choosing Lausanne as a study destination means securing world-class academic credentials at a fraction of the tuition cost charged elsewhere. EPFL ...

Things to see and do in Lausanne

The assumption that leisure in a Swiss city is uniformly expensive is understandable but misleading when applied to Lausanne specifically. Alongside ...

How to find a job in Lausanne

Discover job opportunities and work culture in vibrant Lausanne, Switzerland.

Sports activities in Lausanne

Your first run from a new apartment in Lausanne will almost certainly involve a hill you did not expect. The city drops steeply from the Jorat forest ...

Transportation in Lausanne

Lausanne is a hilly city built between a lake and higher ground, which might suggest that driving is the only practical way to get around. The ...

Accommodation in Lausanne: renting, prices, and neighborhoods

Most people assume that finding an apartment in an orderly, well-organized Swiss city is a matter of patience rather than strategy. In Lausanne, that ...

Settling in Fribourgv

Many expats who have settled in Fribourg say the same thing after the first few months: the city is calmer, smaller, and more bilingual in daily ...