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.

Plane where passengers are going from board

Travel Miscellany

What will travel look like in times of Corona?

Key findings as to Corona and travel implications: Travel in Corona times - especially by plane - will be different, and difficult. As it appears, there will be no quick recovery in the near future. The Coronavirus does not seem to disappear…

Olten & surroundings

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

Corona take away food from restaurants in the Olten region, Switzerland

3 of my favorite local restaurants that offer take away food at the moment: Dining at restaurants is "out" for now, so foodies who do not want to cook for themselves are at a loss, at least until recently. While the existing opportunities for…

Myself viewing beach in Salalah, Oman

Travel Miscellany

Back with my revamped travel and food blog after a short break

Blogging break due to moving my blog to WordPress & blogging in times of Corona: I took a stop from blogging to realize a long-planned project: moving my blog from Blogger to WordPress. And of course, I wanted to make my travel and food…

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Asia & Pacific Restaurants, Google My Maps, Japan

My Google ITINERARY Map of a Japanese journey in style

Criss-crossing Japan in 3 weeks: “2nd Golden Triangle” & 3 rural additions: When planning our 3-week Japanese journey (together with my husband), I aimed at a mix of popular places (Tokyo and Kyoto) and some quieter, more rural ones…

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Google My Maps, Italy, Other Regions, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Where to eat in style on the slopes in Zermatt, Switzerland, v.2.0

3 more mountain restaurants for discerning epicure: After returning from my third stay in Zermatt, I want to keep you updated when it comes to eating in style on the slopes in one of the world’s best and biggest ski resorts, located in the…

Bern Restaurants, Europe, Europe Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Review of Restaurant Zur Gedult, Burgdorf near Bern, Switzerland

Refined fine dining in a historic restaurant in the Emmental region: Yet again my husband and I went on tour to explore the best fine dining spots in my home region, the triangle of Basel, Bern and Zurich in Switzerland. This time, we ended…