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.

Africa & Middle East, Africa & Middle East Activities, Africa & Middle East Hotels, Oman

Oman’s far south of Salalah – Coastal bliss off the beaten track

Where to stay in style & what to do on a four-night stay: Salalah, Oman’s second-largest city not very far from the Yemeni border, is quite different from the capital of Muscat. It is much quieter, relatively unspoilt by tourism and boasts…

Africa & Middle East, Africa & Middle East Activities, Africa & Middle East Hotels, Oman

Oman’s Jabal Akhdar – Spectacular mountain experience

Where to stay in style & what to do on three-night stay: As indicated in my overview of Oman – where I informed of all major places to go, tasteful lodging options and when to visit –, I would like to report in more detail on two…

Africa & Middle East, Africa & Middle East Activities, Africa & Middle East Hotels, Oman

Oman – the perfect destination for seekers of Arabian Nights

Where to go, where to stay in style & best time to visit: Do you feel like immersing in a world out of One Thousand and One Nights? One of the best places to this is unquestionably Oman, or officially the Sultanate of Oman, an Arab country…

Aarau Restaurants, Europe, Europe Restaurants, Olten Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Restaurant Storchen, Aarau-Schoenenwerd, Switzerland with new chef

La cuisine by Daniel Sladek – His first degustation menu: UPDATE 2: change of management as from January 2026, Daniel & Katharina change to Restaurant Waadtlaenderhalle in Olten as from March 2026 UPDATE: under new management, but the…

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, Australia, Google My Maps, New Zealand

Southeast Australia & New Zealand in style – A detailed itinerary

2 Google Maps: all hotels, restaurants, cafes & activities: In my first post about an epic trip that my husband and I made in Southeast Australia and New Zealand at the end of 2018 I informed on our itinerary (Adelaide to Sydney in 15 days…

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, New Zealand

2 stunning lakes to walk around in New Zealand

Lake Rotopounamu Track & Lake Matheson Walk: When traveling, my husband and I always look for opportunities to go for a short to medium-length walk as we consider it a good way to get a sense of the place. That was no different…