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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.

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Asia & Pacific Restaurants, Indonesia, Lombok

4-day luxury trip to Lombok, Indonesia

Lombok, fascinating & unspoiled: Lombok, Bali’s neighboring island, lives in Bali’s shadow. Some say it is like Bali 30 years ago or an “unspoiled Bali”. Whereas I cannot judge the accuracy of this statement (my first visit…
14. October 2016
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Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Restaurants, Bali, Indonesia

Where to eat on a luxury stay in Bali

Dream island of Bali as food heaven: In my last post I informed about Bali as a destination for luxury travel. I gave a short overview on popular vacations spots and I made recommendations which towns and luxury hotels to choose as discerning…
10. October 2016
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Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Bali, Indonesia

Where to stay and what hotels to choose on a luxury stay in Bali

Tropical island of Bali as luxury destination: Bali is a very popular tourist destination attracting many visitors, from backpackers to luxury travelers. It has much to offer: varied landscapes with lots of rice fields, rugged coastlines and…
3. October 2016
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Where to stay and eat on a luxury stay in Singapore

Singapore as perfect springboard to Asia: Singapore was on my travel program this year and the one before. This time we – I always travel with my husband - continued on to Bali and Lombok. My next two posts will be on these two tropical islands,…
24. September 2016
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3 days on a luxury stay in Vienna

4 top tips for a luxurious stay in Vienna: The capital of Austria – one of the countries bordering my home country of Switzerland – has about 1.7 million inhabitants and is by far the largest city in Austria. As a tourist and certainly…
22. August 2016
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5 days on a luxury stay on the Costa Brava, Spain

4 things to do on a luxury stay on the Costa Brava: The Costa Brava - "rugged coast" -  is a coastal region of northeastern Spain. It begins 60 km northeast of Barcelona and stretches to the French Boarder. From the 1960s, this area was developed…
27. July 2016
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I am a luxury travel and gourmet blogger with a passion for the finer things in life. I seek out exceptional luxury hotels and Michelin-recommended restaurants that merit the experience – and the cost – , and I prefer to explore destinations on foot whenever possible. Occasionally, curiosity takes over, and I find myself diving deeper into the stories behind the places I visit.

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