Europe
The Lucerne Carnival
Mark Nicholls immerses himself in the colour and vibrancy of the Lucerne Carnival. It is a little after 4.30am and the Chapel Square in Lucerne is packed with an anticipatory crowd. They are awaiting the […]
Switzerland
Hotels
Hotel Restaurant Bären
The Hotel Restaurant Bären in Gsteig, just a 15-minute drive from the glittering resort of Gstaad – synonymous with the likes of Roger Moore and Brigitte Bardot – is like a picture postcard of mountain […]
Watches
Europe’s Highest Watch Shop
Have you ever wanted to buy a watch on the roof of the world? Now you can, at more than 3,000 metres in altitude on the Col de Pillon near the chic resort of Gstaad […]
Motoring
Touring Switzerland With Zero Emissions In The MINI Electric
As much as many of us are in desperate need to get away and take a holiday, ever changing quarantine rules are making it rather difficult and challenging. So, the trend this year is very […]
European Travel
St. Moritz Gourmet Festival
I wasn’t there to ski I’ll leave that to the brave and the beautiful, I was there to try some of the fabled food at the tables of the lauded and applauded from the culinary […]
European Travel
The St Moritz Olympia Bobsleigh Run
Devilishly quick…Mark Nicholls experiences the superfast bobsleigh course in stylish St Moritz It is devilishly fast: within a matter of seconds you are nudging speeds of 100kph as the sleek red bullet of an Olympic […]
European Travel
Binntal A Land Of Treasures, Switzerland
Find out how to discover real treasure in the southern valleys of Switzerland and how a day’s trekking can hearten the soul and strain one’s legs. Ernen is an uncompromisingly beautiful village sitting in the […]