Guides for living here.
What we wish we had read when we arrived: how to make friends, where to start in each city, and how our events went.
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Guides15 September2 min
How to make friends in Switzerland (an honest guide from someone who arrived in 2025)
We arrived in July 2025 not knowing anyone. This is what worked for us — and what didn't — to stop spending weekends alone.
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GuidesZurich15 September2 min
Arriving in Zurich: the first 30 days
Registering at the Kreisbüro, health insurance, the right abonnement, where to buy what you can't find and how not to end up alone — the list we followed, in order.
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Guides15 September2 min
Bachelorette party in Switzerland: the stress-free guide
How to organise a party in Zurich, Basel, Lausanne or Geneva — ideas that work with groups of 6 to 20, how much it costs and what to do when no one has time to plan.
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