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.

Hotel Amankila Manggis east Bali- best Bali luxury hotels

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Bali, Indonesia

Some of the best hotels for a luxury stay in Bali

A curated choice of upscale lodging by location on the Island of the Gods, after 4 stays in 8 years: After identifying must-do Bali places in my first post of my mini-series about this island, I now focus on which hotels to go for a luxury…

Tegallalang rice terrace walk central Bali - best Bali walks

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, Bali, Indonesia

Some of the best walks/hikes in Bali

Easy walking routes on the Island of the Gods by location: I like to walk, and this everywhere imaginable - if it is not too strenuous. This was not any different in Bali. After four visits to this island in eight years, I had ample chance…

Tegallalang rice terraces - Bali luxury travel

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, Bali, Indonesia

Findings on luxury travel in Bali after the 4th stay in 8 years

How to get the most out of your trip to the Island of Gods as a discerning traveler: In case you are a luxury travel enthusiast and about to go to Bali, I might provide some advice. Especially so, when it comes to which areas to choose for…

Lake Zurich/Restaurant Sihlhalde Gattikon, Switzerland - fine dining restaurants Zurich area

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants, Zurich Restaurants

(Casual) fine dining (Michelin) restaurants OUTSIDE OF Zurich/Switzerland

Fine dining in the Zurich area, mostly on the left bank of Lake Zurich: My previous two posts were dedicated to some of the best restaurants in Zurich city (fine dining and casual fine dining). Now it is up to the same in the Zurich area. Please…

Zurich from ETH University/pisco sour at Restaurant Barranco, Switzerland - casual fine dining restaurants Zurich

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants, Zurich Restaurants

CASUAL fine dining (Michelin) restaurants in Zurich/Switzerland

Fine dining yet in a relaxed, informal setting in Zurich city: After outpointing some of the best fancy Michelin restaurants in Zurich, now the same for casual fine dining. And note well that the most prominent thing that distinguishes the…

fine dining restaurants Zurich, Switzerland

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Switzerland Restaurants, Zurich Restaurants

FINE dining (Michelin) restaurants in Zurich/Switzerland

Fancy & sophisticated places for dining in the country's most cosmopolitan city: It has been a while since I last wrote about Zurich's culinary scene. That does not mean that I have not dined here any more. Quite the opposite, I have headed…