Views of Lucerne Switzerland The beautiful city of Lucerne, city of light sits in the middle of Switzerland, where the River Reuss drains the eponymous lake. It’s obvious it has natural beauty and class but what else might the discerning traveller be interested in? Maybe the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe dating from
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Piz Gloria: Looking for Blofeld, Switzerland
Swiss Adventure in Piz Gloria Looking for Blofeld Switzerland has always offered the adventurous a playground of excitement and adrenaline. The filming 50 years ago of the James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service typified this as the cast and crew headed for the small village of Mürren in the Jungfrau region known for
Waldhaus am See, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Waldhaus am See St. Moritz Switzerland Set me a challenge of trying out the largest selection of Whisky available for sale in one bar and the results are inevitable as day following night. Read on to find out if I made it to dawn. When I first read about Waldhaus am See and it’s
St. Moritz Gourmet Festival: Switzerland
St. Moritz Gourmet Festival St. Moritz Switzerland Crisp white stratocumulus scud beneath me on the swift 75-minute flight to Zürich. From there I take a couple of trains to that swishest of resorts where only the stylish check in and if you have to ask how much you’re in the wrong place. Or that’s
Binntal: Switzerland
Binntal a land of treasures Switzerland Ernen is an uncompromisingly beautiful village sitting in the Binn Valley in the Canton of Valais at the southern border of Switzerland and Italy. Mountains are all around the July sun beats down on the small farms and lush green pasture. My home for the next few days
The Gotthard Panoramic Express: Switzerland
The Gotthard Panorama Express Switzerland Armed with a Swiss Travel Pass I was able to go pretty much anywhere on the train network and also gain access to hundreds of museums and gondola rides in 75 towns and cities. But what I really wanted to do was ride the Gotthard Panorama Express south to
Zürich Food Festival
Zürich Food Festival I went to Zürich that rich culinary centre of Switzerland to find out how they present themselves in what is the worlds fastest growing arena, street food. The Zürich Street Food Festival is an excuse for the whole city to up its game in gastronomic terms. As well as the
Espionage, Emmental and The Eiger: Switzerland
Espionage, Emmental & The Eiger: On this trip I get to wander in the clouds and dream of spies, cheese and mountains. The city of Bern unfolds its past both in fact and fiction and I get to meet the cows that make all that lovely Alpine milk. Switzerland’s capital, Bern is the
Switzerland: Chaplin, Colliders and Chocolate
The Home of a Silent Movie Genius, Luxury Watches, The Hadron Collider & a bit of Chocolate. Switzerland On this trip to beautiful Switzerland I realise I know nearly nothing about science, discover probably the most influential silent film star in the world had eight children and that there is more to this country than
Jungfrau: Switzerland
Jungfrau region Bernese Oberland Switzerland Read more about this wonderful region in Switzerland that is impossibly beautiful and tremendous fun (and it’s not all about skiing)! It’s ridiculously easy to get to Zurich from London, only a 75-minute flight from Heathrow. From there I travelled on the superb Swiss Rail system that saw me
Following The Grand Tour: Lake Geneva, Switzerland
Following The Grand Tour Lake Geneva Switzerland The subtle but lovely part of flying Swiss to Geneva is breakfast, a fresh pain au chocolate. And afterwards as you settle into a good book or a nap a basket comes round with the most divine chocolate bars, as a prelude to a country that says
Switzerland: Elementary James Bond Training
Switzerland: Elementary James Bond Training Training to become James Bond is something that has struck me and countless others as one of the coolest pursuits on the planet. Achieving it (or anything near it) is quite something else. My point of reference has always been On Her Majesty’s Secret Service one of the ‘lost’ Bond
Graubunden – Switzerland
Graubünden: Laax & St. Moritz Switzerland This is a land of effortless beauty with mountains as its backdrop. The flight from London’s City Airport is less than 90 min and the pristine airport spits out your luggage almost as quickly as you can get to the carrousel. Then a one-stop ride to Zurich main
Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains – St. Moritz
Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains St. Moritz Switzerland Tel: + 41 81 838 30 58 Outstanding service is something you always wish for in a 5 star hotel especially when you’ve taken one of the world’s greatest train journeys to get there. Don’t worry The Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains does all of this