Hotel Ramada Plaza Basel: Basel, Switzerland
At 344 feet, the 31-story Basler Messeturm (Trade Fair Tower) is the tallest building in all of Switzerland. Completed in 2003, the glass-sheathed leviathan in shimmering aquamarine appears to rise from the Rhine. And while it might seem incongruous to…
Blissful Culture Overdose in Basel, Switzerland
The airport is in France – but your ticket says Switzerland – and the official language is German. Carmen Sandiego, where are we now? Located on the river Rhine in the northwestern corner of Switzerland, where the borders of Switzerland,…
Daddy Love: Father’s Day Gift Guide
Who doesn’t love a daddy? There are silver daddies and gay daddies and daddies who take you to the ball game. Daddies who taught you right from wrong – and daddies who spanked you when you were bad. (You know you deserved it…) Some dads…
Acqua Osteria: Basel, Switzerland
Perhaps on an afternoon when you’ve found yourself at the Basel Zoo, you might wander past a converted waterworks, only to realize that this former pumping station is now an Italian osteria with garden. Local nighthawks could’ve told you that Acqua…
Restaurant Atelier at Der Teufelhof: Basel, Switzerland
The French word for “studio,” Atelier connotes art and the spaces in which it is created – and is, therefore, entirely apt as the name of the new restaurant in Der Teufelhof Basel. More than twenty years ago, in 1989, Der Teufelhof…
June Grooming Guide: Summertime – and the Skincare is Easy
June, bloom, groom: notice how they rhyme? June is the most popular month for weddings (followed by August, with more than one in three weddings occurring in summer) – and this June, you can expect more gay grooms and lesbian brides than ever…
Fragrance Finds: Summer Bloomin’
It’s in the air – everywhere. That freshness, the green, the peonies in bloom – and the azaleas and the iris. Soon the roses will be popping, heralding the advent of another summer. Who can resist the charms of summer? Who doesn’t want…
Hotel Allegro Bern: Bern, Switzerland
Opened in 1998 as part of the Kursaal Bern complex (one of Bern’s more notable landmarks), Hotel Allegro Bern, a four-star, lifestyle hotel, fuses classic Swiss hospitality with contemporary design. The hotel’s 171 rooms and suites were completely…