by Alex Allen | Aug 12, 2016
Located in a quiet little Alpine valley in southern Bavaria, Oberammergau sits in the shadow of the brooding 1,342-meter peak of Kofel Mountain. Covered in colorful Lüftmalerei (murals) and surrounded by dense pine forests, this unassuming Bavarian town might at first...
by Ginny Smith | Aug 9, 2016
One of the most prestigious hotels in Switzerland, Fairmont Le Montreux Palace is a Belle-Époque gem built at the turn of the 20th century. Standing tall in a microclimate on the shores of Lake Geneva, the ‘Pearl of the Swiss Riviera’ contains lavish stuccoed rooms...
by Ginny Smith | Aug 4, 2016
India is a shopper’s paradise. Whether it’s a bazaar, boutique, market, emporium, street stall or a conspicuously new mall, the country crams an impressive array of textiles, jewelry, art, spices and local goods into every street, alley and highway. In fact, the sheer...
by Alex Allen | Aug 1, 2016
Thanks to the Edinburgh Festival, which spans almost the whole of August, Scotland’s capital isn’t just on the map for holidaying Brits each summer, but draws in a huge international clientele too. And the festival’s crowning glory is undoubtedly the Royal Edinburgh...
by Alex Allen | Jul 29, 2016
BBQ isn’t simply another strand of cuisine in the States; it’s one of the most hotly contested foods, provoking pride, hunger, and finger-licking happiness. From North Carolina to New Orleans, BBQ can mean anything from sweet, sticky ribs and cracklin’ to burnt ends,...
