by Ginny Smith | Aug 18, 2016
Quite possibly the greatest beer event on the planet, Oktoberfest attracts thousands of suds-loving visitors to Germany each year. But while many people book direct flights to Munich, too few take the opportunity to explore beyond the city’s bustling biergartens. A...
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...
