Diccon Bewes

Diccon Bewes is a travel writer. A world trip set him up for a career in travel writing, via the scenic route of bookselling. After ten years at Lonely Planet and Holiday Which? Magazine, he decamped to Switzerland, where he manages Stauffacher English Bookshop in Bern. As well as grappling with German, re-learning to cross the road properly, and overcoming his desire to form an orderly queue, he has spent the last five years exploring this quirky country.

Author photo © Alison Pouliot

Swiss Watching: Inside Europe's Landlocked Island Diccon Bewes   July 2010 Travel Book of the Month.   Banks, Cuckoo Clocks, Cheese and Chocolate just about sums up most people’s knowledge of Switzerland, but read Diccon Bewes' entertaining view of the country and you’ll... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/06/2010 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)