“The most beautiful city in the world,” claims the heroine of Czech writer Milan Kundera’s hauntingly romantic novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, a verdict hard to dispute should you find yourself at dawn on the Charles Bridge. … Read More
If you’re on your way to the San Juan Islands, consider an overnight at Seattle’s beautifully restored Mayflower Park Hotel, one of the last locally-owned independent hotels in a city dominated by worldwide chains. … Read More
Celebrated for its “savoir vivre” and surrounded by vineyards, spas, and grand hotels, the Montreux Riviera with its palm-lined promenade has been immortalized in song by musicians such as Mercury, Prince, and Igor Stravinsky, who wrote his “Rites of Spring” here. … Read More
A multi-level city rising on the northern banks of Lake Léman, Lausanne reveals its medieval origins with a series of staircases scattered throughout its old town where the river Flon once flowed. … Read More
Some cities are readily identifiable with a single word or image: say the word “watch” or view a water plume shooting into the sky – and it’s obvious the city is Geneva, the irrepressibly romantic city situated between the Alps and the Jura. … Read More
Sometimes referred to as Switzerland’s “City of Light,” Lucerne is home to two of the most photographed sights in all of Europe: the continent’s oldest covered bridge and the Lion Monument. … Read More
For those who want to experience the mystique of Switzerland’s snow-capped majestic peaks, Lucerne’s own Mount Pilatus has been shrouded in mist and myth since the Middle Ages. … Read More
Most people who know about the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest know the Washington archipelago for orca whale watching and sea kayaking. … Read More
