It's the 1st December so Lisa from Know-it-all passport and Catherine from Living in Nyon have produced an audio "Advent Calendar" podcast with 24 gift ideas. Most of the gift suggestions are locally sourced in Nyon, Geneva or can be bought in Switzerland. There's even an idea a couple of last-minute gift suggestions you can buy at Geneva airport and at Nyon railway station! From a voucher for afternoon tea in a local Nyon tearoom, fair-trade candles, books that are set in Switzerland, railway watches, posters from the Paléo shop, to items currently being sold in the Know-it-all-Marketplace, there should be something for everyone in this list of suggestions. Listen to them here. Photos above and below - Ceramic Nativity scenes from South America and Christmas Candles from the Fairtrade shop (magasins du monde) in Nyon.

Living in Nyon now has a sister site called Living in Sion. Launched just a few weeks ago, this site features news, articles and interviews and is all about living in the town of Sion and surrounding area. Occasionally we will link to various articles from Living in Sion that will be of interest to Living in Nyon readers and vice versa! Many readers living in Nyon like to travel to the Valais for sports and cultural activities, and readers in the Valais like to travel to Nyon and Vaud for the same reasons, so if you want to be kept informed of what's happening in both areas then "like" both sites (here and here) on Facebook. Sign up for the Living in Nyon newsletter (Living in Sion newsletter coming soon) or follow us on Twitter @livinginyon and @livinginsion Competition Living in Sion is currently running a competition to win two "Passeports Valaisan" worth CHF 89 each. This "passeport" gives discounts on ski resorts, restaurants and cultural activities in the Valais. The competition closes at 12:00 on the Thursday 7th November.

Gastrovaud (the association of restaurants and cafés in Vaud) has a special offer for Friday the 1st and Saturday the 2nd December 2017. The offer is called "Pintes Ouvertes" and it lets you try out a typical menu of the region. The menu consists of a dry Vaudois sausage with baguette, a 100% Swiss cheese fondue (AOP) with bread and all accompanied by a delicious glass of chasselas for just CHF 20! The partner restaurants in the Nyon region are: - Hôtel- restaurant Le Point du Jour, St-Cergue- Café-restaurant des 3 Suisses, Genolier- Le Léman, Nyon- Restaurant du Chemin de Fer, Rolle- Auberge de Luins, Luins Note: It is recommended that you call in advance at your chosen restaurant/café to reserve a table with the "Pintes Ouvertes" offer. Click here to see partner restaurants in areas further afield from Nyon.

Rocking all over the world including Caribana! Caribana has announced the first round of the names of artists due to play at Caribana Festival 2018 which will take place from the 6th -10th June. Status Quo, Simple Minds, Passenger, The Script, Petit Biscuit, Ofenbach, Eluveitie, Protoje and the Indiggnation are already on the line-up for this five-day festival held by the lakeside at Crans près Céligny. Tickets are already on sale at special Christmas prices!

Every year the Château de Prangins hosts both the Swiss Press Photo exhibition and the World Press Photo Exhibition. Both exhibitions are now open to the public. The winning entries in the World Press Photo Exhibition 2017 were chosen from among 80,000 photos taken by more than 5,000 photojournalists and documentary photographers from over 126 countries. These powerful images tell of war, the exodus of thousands of people, the fates of individuals. There were eight categories in the competition such as news, sports, portraits, images of everyday life and more. Note this World Press Exhibition 2017 will only be at Prangins until the 10th December so check it out before it moves onto its next destination! Opening hours click here. More on the Swiss Photo Exhibition 2017 in the following post. Here are three photos from the World Press Exhibition 2017 The photo below won in the category - Contemporary Issues - First Prize, Singles Title - Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge - ©Jonathan Bachman, Reuters Lone activist Ieshia Evans stands her ground while offering her hands for arrest as riot police charge towards her during a protest against police brutality outside the Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana, U.S. on July 9, 2016. Nature - First Prize, Singles © Francis PérezTitle: Caretta Caretta Trapped. A loggerhead sea turtle swims entangled in abandoned fishing gear, off the coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. General News - First Prize, Singles © Laurent Van der Stockt, Getty Images Reportage for Le Monde Title: Offensive On Mosul A girl stands outside as members of a counter-terrorism battalion of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) search homes in Gogjali, an eastern suburb of Mosul, Iraq, during an offensive to liberate the city.

Paléo Festival has unveiled its poster for 2018. The poster was designed by students Jodie Aeschlimann and Joanne Joho who have just finished their second year in visual communication at HEAD (Geneva University for Art and Design). The students said - "We wanted to integrate all the elements that make up the soul of Paléo in the same poster: the festivalgoers, the concerts, the sunshine, the mud, the food, the plurality of forms and the ambience. We decided to conceive this visual in the spirit of punk, a little in the manner of fly posters you can see on every street”. Paléo Festival will take place from 17 to 22 July 2018

Spice up the start to Christmas with the enchanting sounds of tango and tzigane! Concerts on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th December in the Temple of Nyon and on Saturday the 9th at the Temple in Gland. These concerts will feature local virtuoso pan-pipe player Michel Tirabosco and the Ensemble Choral de la Côte, in a programme showcasing the work of Argentinian tango master Astor Piazzolla and traditional Romani folk songs. Tickets on sale now

The COV (Conservatoire de L'Ouest Vaudois) are giving a "Musical Tales" concert for young children on Sunday 26th November at 11:00. Free entry for children under the age of 10. Listen to the story of the "bass" elephant and the voice of the "cello" swan! Tartine and chocolate served at the concert. See poster.

There will be a "grand" sale of handbags and vintage scarves on Saturday 25th November in Nyon to raise funds for a school in Kigali, Rwanda. This sale will take place from 10:00 -13:00 at the Galerie Murandaz in Nyon, (this is a few doors down from the La Combe shopping centre) at Chemin du Midi 8. The sale is organised by the International Soroptomists Club of Nyon

This weekend there will be two "Rire avec Hergé" (laugh with Hergé) events in Nyon, on Saturday the 25th November and in Gland on the 26th. On Saturday at the Musée du Léman there will be a conference entitled "Suspense et gags" based around the book "The Calculus Affair" (Nyon is featured in this book) and on Sunday in Gland, there will be more events and activities for children. Full programme here

Local creators from Nyon and surrounding towns and villages will be showing and selling their own work in the very first Know-it-all passport® Pop-up Shop in central Geneva from the 27th November until the 23rd December 2017. Over 50 local creators at the shop All 55 vendors are people who have a passion for creating things. Check out the handmade creations from Petits Pas from Borex, the silk creations from Le Silk Atelier in Chéserex, the natural soaps from L'Atelier de Padi from Aubonne, bags from Avalon bags in Nyon, ceramics from José Barbateo in Gland and the fashion label Shenanz (also from Gland) which fuses the styles of west and east. Thee are just a few of the vendors. You can see all of them and their work on this link here just click on the image for more details. There will be unusual products on sale at this Pop-up Shop including gifts for men, perfect for Christmas! Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman, publisher of Know-it-all passport® decided to set up this shop after selling in Christmas markets for years and explained, "I know how hard it is when you have to pay for a table AND sell your wares all day. Providing a location for all the creative people in this area to share is a great way to showcase a variety of styles ranging from sleek designed goods to handmade items.” The Pop-up Shop can be found in the Planète Charmilles shopping centre (Bottom floor between Migros and Jysk) 11, promenade de l’Europe (near place des Charmilles) 1203 Genève. Any questions? email shop@knowitall.ch Note: Cash only in the shop. There are plenty of cash machines in the centre. 90-minutes free parking. TPG buses 6, 7, 10, 11, 19. There are 50 other shops, restaurants, and more in this shopping centre. The creators come from each of the towns and villages on the map below!

Over 80 local shops in Nyon will open until 21:00 on the 24th November for the town's own "Black Friday" event. This will be a good opportunity to start Christmas shopping and/or pick up a few bargains at the same time.