Welcome to Bruno’s Point of View.

I am born and raised near Zürich, Switzerland and immigrated to Canada in the seventies, first to Nelson BC, then to Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast. I am a frequent world traveler and published two books, Folly Bistro, about two turbulent years as a French restaurant owner, and Mariposa Intersections, a political romance story set in central Mexico.

Here I share my travel impressions, my weekly conversations with Camp, a few short stories and poems as well as creative recipes. I welcome your comments.

South Africa

Posted on November 16, 2018 by brunhub

In October 2018, ten of us, cousins and spouses, ventured on a two-week trip to South Africa, organized by our youngest cousin, who grew up in South Africa. Continue reading →

Swiss Rösti

Posted on August 6, 2018 by brunhub

Rösti is an all time favorite ‘poor man’ left-over recipe and is served for dinner or lunch – never for breakfast – in most Swiss homes and restaurants, including the high-end gourmet palaces like the ‘Dolder Grand’ or the ‘Kronenhalle’, usually as an accompaniment to seared calf liver or ‘Zürich Geschnetzeltes’which is scalloped sirloin in a cream sauce with mushrooms. Continue reading →

Finland

Posted on July 29, 2018 by brunhub

Finland in its present parliamentary democracy is only 100 years old, formed after the brutal civil war that followed the deprivations of the 1st world war and the Bolshevik revolution. Continue reading →

Pizza Bbq

Posted on May 8, 2018 by brunhub

Here is an easy recipe for home made pizza which tastes so much better then anything you order in a restaurant or that comes in a cardboard box. And it’s soo easy to make and so adaptable to your personal tastes and likes. Just look in the fridge. Continue reading →

Las Vegas New Year

Posted on January 11, 2018 by brunhub

Where the rich come to play And the poor come to pay. As soon as you step into the arrival and … Continue reading →

Crete

Posted on October 30, 2026 by brunhub

Crete is a rocky island on the edge of Europe, facing the Maghreb across the Mediterranean. The island has a turbulent history of occupation and changing civilization from the Ionians to the present-day Greeks. Not long ago the Ottomans were in charge from the mid-17th century until just before the 1^st World War. Remnants of fortresses dot the island, from the ancient ruins of the Knossos Palace near Heraklion to the Venetian Harbour with the iconic lighthouse in Chania. I was reading all that while on a two-hour layover in Athens en-route to Chania, on the northwestern part of the island.

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