The beautiful pictorial book, first released in Switzerland a year ago, is a journey through time and space using maps as a guide. Each map, researched and found in both official archival and private collections, has been chosen for a particular reason, be that an important moment in Swiss history, an interesting aspect of Swiss life, or because it’s simply beautiful. Some of the maps have never before been published.

The entertaining and personable Bewes first appeared at the Turner Hall of Monroe in June 2015 for a presentation on his book Swiss Watching: Inside the Land of Milk and Money, which was published in June 2010 in London and went on to be a #1 Bestseller in Switzerland and a Financial Times Book of the Year.

In September 2015 in Bern, Switzerland, Bewes met with the Turner Hall-sponsored Switzerland Tour group and spoke about his book, Slow Train to Switzerland, in which the author re-traced the first tour of Switzerland in the summer of 1863, conducted by Thomas Cook, founder of the well-known Cook’s Tours.

Originally from Great Britain, Bewes worked as a travel journalist in London, and later became the manager of the Stauffacher English Bookshop in Bern. He is now a full-time writer, exploring bits of Switzerland most people have never heard of before. He occasionally appears as a guest on broadcast media, is a member of the SwissInfo Public Council, and is a recent Swiss citizen.

This event, as well as other programs during 2016, is part of Turner Hall's on-going Swiss Heritage Series. More information on the Swiss Heritage Series is available here.