Tag Archive for: Old World Charm

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Review of El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon National Park, USA

Historic hotel in fantastic location: This hotel is all about history and location. It looks back on more than 100 years and its setting right at the south rim of the Grand Canyon is not to beat. When you first set foot in the impressive…
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Review of The Rochester Hotel, Durango, USA

Historic hotel in good location: My husband, my teenage son and I chose this hotel for our one night stay in Durango and weren’t disappointed. The Rochester is a place with quite a long history and this can still be seen although it’s…
Hotel L'Ermitage Montreux/Switzerland
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Review of Hotel L’Ermitage, Montreux-Clarens, Switzerland

Small hotel in a beautiful mansion with fine gourmet restaurant: Under new management My husband, my teenage son and I spent two nights in this lovely ancient mansion on Lake Geneva. Nowadays, it houses a gourmet restaurant and a small…
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Review of Hotel Waldhaus, Sils Maria, Switzerland

Family owned grand hotel - luxurious enough, yet unpretentious and full of history: My family (I travel with my husband and my teenage son) has stayed at this wonderful grand hotel in the Engadine in the Swiss Alps quite a few times. And…
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My Google Map of Paris 2010

Where to stay, where to dine & where to go for a small bite in style: Here you may view my Google Map of Paris 2010 with my recommendations for 3 great hotels, 8 gourmet restaurants and 5 other great food outlets for demanding traveler…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…