Diccon Bewes

Diccon Bewes (* 1967 in Hampshire , Great Britain) is an English travel journalist .

Bewes became known through his books about Switzerland , especially with the book "Der Schweizversteher: An Engländer unter Eidgenossen". The book became a bestseller in Switzerland and the writer is also very popular among Swiss people.

Life

Diccon Bewes grew up on the coast of southern England . He studied international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science . After completing his studies, he went on an 18-month trip around the world. He then worked for the travel publisher Lonely Planet as a marketing manager. He also wrote for the travel magazine “Holiday Which?”. Due to health problems, he moved to Bern in Switzerland in 2005 . From 2005 to 2011 he managed the English bookshop in the Stauffacher bookstore in Bern. Since then he has been working as a freelance writer . Diccon Bewes lives and works in Bern.

literature

• Who understands Switzerland: an Englishman among confederates. Piper Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-89029-403-2 .
• Swiss watching: inside Europe's landlocked island. Nicholas Brealey Publishing, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-85788-548-4 .
• Always nice and slow: a journey through Switzerland in the footsteps of Thomas Cook. Piper Verlag, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-89029-448-3 .
• Around Switzerland in 80 maps. Orell Füsli, ISBN 978-2-940481-30-9 .
• How to be Swiss: an instruction manual. Bergli Books, 2016, ISBN 978-3-03869-000-9 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ House of Switzerland Diccon Bewes - An Englishman who makes Switzerland laugh
2. ^ Travel writer, chocolate lover and Englishman in Bern.
3. ↑ Book Reviews: Editor's selection - Expat writers, Syrian refugees and exiles