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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.

Africa & Middle East, Africa & Middle East Hotels, Botswana

Review of Ichobezi Makwae Houseboat, Chobe River, Botswana

Luxurious & relaxing game viewing: This luxury houseboat is a recommended alternative to a lodge along the Chobe River. If you book three (out of total four) double rooms you will be the only guests on this boat. As we were two families…
13. November 2010
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Africa & Middle East, Africa & Middle East Hotels, Zimbabwe

Review of The Victoria Falls Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Favorable location, nice colonial atmosphere, tired rooms: We (two families with a teen each) spent one night in this splendid colonial hotel palace during our brilliant Botswana, Namibia and Victoria Falls fly-in safari guided expertly by…
13. November 2010
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Africa & Middle East, Africa & Middle East Hotels, Botswana, Google My Maps, Namibia, Zimbabwe

My Google Map of Botswana, Namibia and Victoria Falls safari 2010

How to travel the south of Africa in style Here you find the details of our safari through southern Africa. It is about visiting Botswana, Namibia and the Victoria Falls in style. There is more about our itinerary and the hotels we stayed at…
25. October 2010
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Europe, Google My Maps, Other Regions, Switzerland, Switzerland Activities, Switzerland Hotels, Switzerland Restaurants

My Google Map of Murten, Switzerland 2010

How to spend a weekend in Murten, western Switzerland, in style: Here you will find my Google Map of Murten with recommended accomodation, restaurants and things to do in two days in this small medieval town in the Western part of Switzerland: Murten/Switzerland …
8. September 2010
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Review of Hotel Le Vieux Manoir, Murten-Meyriez, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business Beautiful, romantic lakeside manor with a wonderful park and a good, but over-priced restaurant: This amazing lakeside manor has been renovated a short time ago and this with a good result (as this was our first stay…
23. August 2010
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Review of Hotel Castello del Sole, Ascona, Switzerland

Unbeatable location, vast property, superb full board: We (family with a teenage son) have been to this hotel for the fourth time and we enjoyed this stay as much as the two recent ones (the first one had been over 10 years ago with another…
23. August 2010
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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 are truly worth the experience, 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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