Black Forest Luxury at Traube Tonbach
Since 1789, through eight generations, the Finkbeiner family has hosted guests at Traube Tonbach in the tiny town of Tonbach, first at a bakery and tavern, and then renting rooms as a consequence of a Heidelberg professor who’d wandered in while lost in…
Fergie, Hillary, and A Million-Plus Crowd Rally for Equality at New York City Pride
As the headliner for NYC Pride‘s 30th annual Dance on the Pier at Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 in Manhattan, the award-winning Fergie rallied a crowd of thousands in the name of equality and pride, while honoring the victims of the recent massacre…
Champagne Bottles in the Black Forest
Gourmands around the world know that Baiersbronn in the Black Forest in SouthWest Germany is home to more Michelin stars per capita than any other European destination—though it’s less likely that “foodies” recognize the area for its invention of the…
Montreux Riviera Resplendence
For more than two centuries, visitors from around the world have been drawn to the Montreux Riviera for its mesmerizing landscape of mountains, vineyards, fields, and forests.
Cool and Delicious Copenhagen
With more than 4,000 miles of coastline, Denmark has access to extraordinary maritime bounty—one reason for Copenhagen’s celebrated restaurants, which now boast 20 Michelin stars (including the city's first three-Michelin star restaurant), making the…
The Maine Thing is More than Lobster
The more you talk to Mainers, the more you learn that Maine is more than lobster, L.L. Bean, and Stephen King. With over 5,000 miles of coastline, the northernmost state in the U.S. is one of the country’s least densely populated, which perhaps partially…
Bergen the Beautiful
One of the most beautiful cities in Northern Europe, Bergen is situated in the heart of the fjords and ringed by seven mountains.
Music, Luxury, and Legends at the Montreux Palace
As they say in Casablanca (1942), “Everybody comes to Rick’s”—and so might the same be said of the Fairmont le Montreux Palace, the Belle Époque gem along the waterfront of Lake Geneva, which has attracted luminaries throughout its history. Freddie…