Monthly Archives: January 2018
An Ode to Basel
For expats, the notion of home can be complex and controversial. But once away from Basel they might experience, like TBJ author Ella Revitt, that absence from this city makes the heart grow fonder. Minster, Rhine, Ferris wheel during “Herbstmesse “- those who leave Basel might miss them soon (picture: Martin Pütter). By Ella Revitt Basel’s airport has recently undergone a transformation for me. I used to despise it. Returning from holiday or a family visit and walking through the empty, grey corridors would leave me dejected, all the excitement of travel had dissolved. I was back to normality, back