Swiss Watching
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An excerpt from Swiss Watching, by Diccon Bewes. Read by Thomas Stephens.
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Born in London, Thomas was a journalist at The Independent before moving to Bern in 2005. He speaks all three official Swiss languages and enjoys travelling the country and practising them, above all in pubs, restaurants and gelaterias.
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