Thursday, December 5, 2013

"How to plan the ultimate vacation to Switzerland, suicide tourism capital of the world"

This article is so cheery it almost makes you want to book that one way ticket.
Or not.
From the National Post:

Dignitas and Exit have head offices in Zurich, and will facilitate assisted suicide, but, if circumstances permit a side trip, try visiting a wintry Lac Léman.
Dignitas and Exit have head offices in Zurich, and will facilitate assisted suicide, but, if circumstances permit a side trip, try visiting a wintry Lac Léman.
“Death renders all equal,” wrote Claudian. How each one of us relates to death, however, is individual, and always changing — as we mature; as we contemplate life, and death, around us; and as society changes. In this special edition of the National Post, we present stories and columns looking at the different ways we see, and prepare for, the Great Equalizer. To read the complete series, click here
If you go
You can fly direct to Geneva from Montreal or Toronto on Air Canada, or if you want to get to the point, Swiss Air Lines International flies right into Zurich.

If you do take the leisurely route, the Hotel Victoria in Glion sur Montreux, overlooking Lac Léman and Montreux, has rooms starting from $220.

The village of Gruyères is not far, and you can have those meringues with double Gruyère cream all over the area. The fondue ain’t bad either. Be sure to scrape up the burnt cheese at the bottom when you’re done. The Swiss call that part “la religieuse” for a reason. chateau-gruyeres.ch/e/ and la-gruyere.ch... 
It’s an old saw that travel broadens the horizons, which makes it easy to overlook the fundament-shaking truth of it. A trip to Haiti can make you rethink your thoughts on foreign aid. Drop in on any given village in Greenland and you’ll realize the Arctic can be a fully functioning part of a society. And one trip to Addis Ababa and you’ll never refer to “Africa” as an undifferentiated whole again...MUCH MORE
HT: vbounded who has an interesting juxtaposition