New Travel Guide Traces Ian Fleming's Footsteps In Switzerland

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Even before James Bond was created, Ian Fleming had a passionate romance in Switzerland with a young woman from the canton of Vaud. A new travel guide now traces the writer's connections to French-speaking Switzerland and Lake Geneva. Select your language

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In the Footsteps of Ian Fleming in Switzerland, published in English and French by Editions romandes 180°, invites readers to follow in the footsteps of the man who would later become the creator of James Bond during his time in the 1930s. The itinerary includes Geneva, where Fleming undertook an internship at what was then the League of Nations, as well as Coppet and Vich, where his love story with Monique Panchaud de Bottens unfolded.

A relationship as the central theme

This relationship forms the central theme of the book. It led the two young people to become engaged before they went their separate ways.“When he met her, she was very avant-garde for her time,” travel guide author Cornelius Schregle told Keystone-SDA news agency. He highlighted her love of skiing, the high mountains and driving – activities that were still unusual for a young woman from her social circle at the time.

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