Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland
We walked across a bridge lined with flowers to a waterfront promenade shaded by chestnut trees and crossed the street to the 5-star Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern.
Read MoreTop things to see and do in New Zealand
Kia Ora , the Maori greeting, welcomes visitors this land of fiery volcanoes and glacial ice. Steam billows from craters that delve deep into the earth and snow crowns magnificent mountains that soar to the sky. Mud pools boil and glacial lakes glisten. Unique and flightless birds like the kiwi and now-extinct moa, largest bird on earth, flourished until the arrival of man and other predators.
Read MoreKia Ora — Welcome — to Rotorua, New Zealand!
Visit Rotorua, “Second Lake”, and you will feel this spirit, passed down through the generations. In this heartland of Maori culture the Earth and its geologic wonders are part of the spiritual world.
Read MoreDiscovering Zürich, Switzerland — one morsel at a time
We wanted to discover the essence of Zürich and found it one morsel at a time.
Read MoreFrom Palm Trees to Glaciers: The Bernina Express
As with each of our visits to Switzerland, we designed our trip around one of Switzerland’s scenic train rides. This time we chose the Bernina Express, the highest mountain railway in the Alps. The train maneuvers up mountains without the use of tooth-wheel mechanism, crossing the Alps and traveling through a spectacular landscape ranging from glaciers to palm trees. In 2008, the line between Thusis and Tirano was designated a World Heritage Site.
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