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.

Casa di Langa Piedmont/Italy - best luxury hotel Langhe

Europe, Europe Hotels, Italy

Casa di Langa near Alba, a luxury hotel in the Langhe/Piedmont, Italy

How it is staying in style at one of the best hotels in the Piedmont's Langhe wine region: For a second visit in the Piedmont's Langhe wine region within three years, my husband and I again opted for a hotel near Alba. While we had chosen a…

Langhe south of Alba & Stresa, Lago Maggiore/Piedmont, Italy - Piedmont itinerary

Europe, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, Google My Maps, Italy

11 days on the road in the Piedmont & west Switzerland in luxury

An itinerary through Italy's Piedmont with luxury hotels & (Michelin) fine-dining restaurants plus a side trip to the Swiss west: One more trip lead my husband and me to northern Italy, this time to the Piedmont. Regarding the last two…

Bhutan/Chile/Taiwan - travel update Swiss Traveler

Travel Miscellany

What was going on in my travel year 2023? And what is about 2024?

2023 as one of the strongest tourism years worldwide ever - to be continued? The worldwide tourism in 2023 was almost as strong as it was in its best year. That was in 2019, just before the Corona pandemic. This was so despite rising costs…

Marc L³/Sho/KEN CAN by Ken Chan / Taiwan - fine dining restaurants Taiwan

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Restaurants, Taiwan

My personal fine-dining restaurant highlights in Taiwan

3 of the many great gourmet dining spots in the Republic of China (ROC), the country's official name: This last post of my Taiwan mini-series (planning, one-week and two-week itinerary, favorite luxury hotels) goes into my fine-dining restaurant…

Mandarin Oriental Taipei/The Lalu Sun Moon Lake/Silks Club Kaohsiung - best luxury hotels Taiwan

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Taiwan

My personal luxury hotel highlights in Taiwan

3 of the best high-end accommodations in Formosa, as this Asian island was formerly known: After elaborating on general aspects of a trip in style to Taiwan - planning, one-week and two-week itinerary - , it is about the best luxury hotels…

Kenting/Kaohsiung/Beitou-Taipei, Taiwan - 2-week Taiwan itinerary

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

Taiwan in style, a 2-week road trip itinerary

Travel all over the island and stay at luxury hotels & dine at (Michelin) gourmet spots: Now it is to the details of a two-week Taiwan itinerary. My last post was about a one-week travel plan comprising the island's north. If you have two…