You want luxury shopping. Go no further than Zurich. Barbara Kingstone October 2, 2015 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Shopping, Switzerland FROM MY HOTEL WINDOW What could be a better perch than looking down from my hotel room at the swanky 5 star Savoy en Ville Hotel on the Paradestrasse, considered the best location in Zurich, and from...
Swiss Spa redux Barbara Kingstone February 11, 2011 Europe, Spas, Switzerland Swiss Spas where Bad means good – Medicus Curat, Natura Sonat… the physician cures but nature heals….Hippocrates. When I started writing about spas in the mid 80s there were major differences between...
Lady’s First, hotel and Wellness in Zurich Barbara Kingstone January 20, 2011 Europe, Hotels, Switzerland It’s just about 7.30AM and already the streets of Zurich Switzerland are busy. Although the shops don’t open for another few hours, business people start early. Traffic is endemic in any large commercial...
The Hotel, Lucerne, a groovy place in staid Switzerland Barbara Kingstone January 20, 2011 Europe, Hotels, Switzerland Sexy, that’s probably the best, albeit, a most unusual description for any hotel but it works for The Hotel in Lucerne Switzerland. Who would have thunk it? Here in this small conservative...
Cooking in Switzerland Barbara Kingstone January 19, 2011 Cuisine, Switzerland When a restaurant has a Gault & Millau rating of 18 points and wins Chef of the Year in 2007, it doesn’t take too much grey matter to know the on-site cooking school is a winner. Fletschhornn Hotel in...
Sunday in Zurich Barbara Kingstone January 18, 2011 Europe, Switzerland The marina in Zurich Sunday in Zurich is usually a slow, family oriented day. But add some sun, stir in a bit of spring warmth and like the flowering buds, the population seems...
Gstaad Switzerland – Endless luxury for tourists in this small Swiss deluxe enclave Barbara Kingstone January 18, 2011 Europe, Switzerland ...
