Welcome to Swiss Traveler – a luxury & gourmet travel blog

Do you enjoy staying at luxury hotels and dining at exceptional Michelin-recommended restaurants while traveling? Are you looking for outstanding accommodations and acclaimed dining experiences that offer excellent value for money? Then you have come to the right place.

Here you will find detailed reviews and insights into luxury hotels and fine-dining establishments that are truly worth the expense.

From time to time, you will also discover recommendations for local activities, with a particular focus on exploring destinations on foot. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said, “Only where you have walked have you truly been.”

Keep traveling—and do it in style.

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Travel Miscellany

Blog “Swiss Traveler” featured on Feedspot’s “100 Best Luxury Travel Blogs and Websites”

My luxury travel & dining blog has been recognized by Feedspot's panelist for 2023: I am happy to inform you that my blog now ranks No 91 of the "100 Best Luxury Travel Blogs and Websites" to follow in 2023 by Feedspot. And "Swiss Traveler"…

Hotel COMO Paro Bhutan - luxury hotels Bhutan tours

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Which luxury hotel brand to choose for a private guided tour in Bhutan

Touring this Himalayan kingdom with Aman, Six Senses or COMO - a (price) comparison: If you think about traveling Bhutan in style, you might have come across the one or other luxury hotel brand that offers private guided tours in this country.…

Aussenansicht Restaurant Brücke Niedergösgen

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Restaurant Brücke in Niedergösgen im neuen Kleid mit “Aare-nahem” Gästeraum

You find a summary of this post in English at the end! Wiedereröffnung "neue" Brücke mit einzigartigem Ergänzungsbau: Ab Mittwoch, 28.06.2023, ist das Restaurant Brücke Niedergösgen wieder offen, mit einem komplett neuen Gastraum…

Punakha Dzong Bhutan - Bhutan 9-day itinerary

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Bhutan in the Himalayas, a perfect 9-day itinerary

A west Bhutan trip through the 4 valleys of Paro, Thimphu, Punakha & Phobjikha: Buthan, the mystic kingdom in the Himalayas, is something very special. You will not find another like it! After sharing a travel guide with you in my last…

Paro Valley Bhutan: Tiger's Nest - Bhutan travel guide

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Travel guide to Bhutan, the mystic kingdom in the Himalayas

Everything to know about traveling to the Land of The Thunder Dragon: At last, my husband and I could do our Buthan journey! We had been waiting three years for this moment - due to the pandemic. Yet what took a long time was finally good.…

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(Casual) fine dining (Michelin) restaurants in the Basel area/Switzerland

5 of the best foodie spots in Basel, the city where Germany, France & Switzerland meet: Basel, Switzerland's third largest city, is a good place for dining out in style. While its culinary scene has not been as dynamic as the one in Zurich…