India, Aug. 25 -- For many Indians, travelling to another country usually involves airports, immigration counters, passports and careful planning. For Pooja Tiwari Pandey and her husband, Ankur Pandey, however, crossing an international border is simply part of an ordinary working week.

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The Indian couple, originally from Uttar Pradesh, moved from Bengaluru to Switzerland around three-and-a-half years ago. They now live in Basel, a Swiss city close to the borders of both France and Germany. Ankur regularly travels from their home in Switzerland to his workplace near the French-Swiss border, making a journey that Pooja says initially felt un...