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Bhutan/Chile/Taiwan - travel update Swiss Traveler

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…
private houseboat Okavango Delta Botswana - 100 best luxury travel blogs

Blog “Swiss Traveler” featured on Feedspot’s “100 Best Luxury Travel Blogs and Websites”

My luxury travel & dining blog has been recognized by Feedspot's panelist for 2023: I am happy to inform you that my blog now ranks No 91 of the "100 Best Luxury Travel Blogs and Websites" to follow in 2023 by Feedspot. And "Swiss Traveler"…
rice field walking in Bali - travel update Swiss Traveler

What has happened to me in the last two years travel wise? And what is in store for 2023?

Another Corona year in 2021 before a turn to the better in 2022 - travel as usual in 2023? While the year of 2021 was still heavily marked by the Corona pandemic, 2022 was the year of change for travel. Whereas there were still some obstacles,…
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Mallorca, Spain – how to continue with its (excessive) tourism?

The biggest of the Balearic Islands - in the western Mediterranean Sea - is at the crossroads: Mallorca, the most visited of the Balearic Islands near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, must make important decisions as to its excessive…
Albula Pass - domestic travel Switzerland

My travel update after a year of Corona regime

How the pandemic influenced my travel life & blog: It has been a year since Corona emerged in western Europa, and it seems to be a good opportunity to look back and forward. Since my last update end of September 2020, I have been able to…
Myself traveling in style in Venice

My travel activity in the Corona year of 2020 & thoughts about wanderlust

A preliminary evaluation of my (Corona) travel year: It may be a bit early to give a final judgement on my (Corona) travel year of 2020 but I do not think that there will be many surprises waiting for me in this context until December. At least…
Table with dishes and diners

How will dining at restaurants look like in Corona times?

New - safer - way of pandemic dining: It seems that the Coronavirus has come to stay. Therefore, restaurateurs have to study how to get back to hosting diners during the pandemic. They cannot turn back time. Dining at restaurants at this stage…
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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…
Myself viewing beach in Salalah, Oman

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…