It cannot be easy to be exiled from a country one has grown to love, but were that to happen, as it did to Charlie Chaplin, there are few places more restorative to resettle than Vevey in the Montreux Riviera … Read More
It’s hard to argue with Einstein and Goethe. Einstein spent 7 years in Bern, which is where he began writing his Theory of Relativity—and Goethe called the Swiss capital “the most beautiful we have seen.” … Read More
In an age of extraordinary dining experiences where global gourmands dine in complete darkness or under the sea or deep within a cave or surrounded by snow or suspended in a Ferris wheel, one of the world’s most remarkable gastronomic … Read More
Between the years 1871 and 1919, the population of Berlin quadrupled as people from around the world found themselves drawn to the glittering, burgeoning metropolis in the heart of Europe. The political center of Germany, Berlin was also considered the … Read More
On average, a typical Finnish citizen consumes more than 26 pounds of coffee, making Finland the most caffeinated nation on earth. What do the Finnish do with all that energy? They forage. Finland’s forests are a smorgasbord of superfoods: blueberries, … Read More
As you stroll past the various Michelin-starred restaurants and luxury properties that dot Yountville’s main street, it might be hard to imagine that this culinary capital of Napa Valley with its tagline “Taste life here” was once better known for its brothels. … Read More
Anyone who’s paying attention to what we eat today knows that we’re living in a golden age of Nordic gastronomy. Not unlike the pinnacle of Scandinavian design, we’re reaping the benefits of a remarkable synergy of exceptional talent and egalitarian … Read More
Long before he was considered the progenitor of the modern Swedish novel, August Strindberg was a struggling artist who paid his café bills with his paintings. The author of The Red Room, a scathing satire on Stockholm society and the … Read More
