In Switzerland,a train ride isn’t a chore but a worthy experience.
The glitterati have been coming to Switzerland’s Engadin Valley for generations to drink brandy,play polo,swoosh down mountains and mingle with celebrities.
Gino Mäder,26,crashed into a ravine on a fast downhill road approaching the end of the mountainous fifth stage.
In her adoptive hometown,neighbours didn’t gawk at Tina Turner or ask for autographs – and she repaid them by turning up to switch on the annual Christmas lights.
Location scouts for the next James Bond movie should be looking at Switzerland’s new,technologically advanced cableway.
The stainless-steel watch,produced in 1958 and designed to resist magnetic fields,features a black honeycomb dial,rotating bezel and a seconds hand shaped like a lightning bolt.
Plunge into Morocco’s medinas,ride the rails in Japan or experience the sounds of America’s south with these insider trips.
Taking in the view across the alps,especially from the Rigi’s panorama trail,still results in a “pinch-me” moment.
Barcelona is out,Valencia is in. Overtourism,climate change and even war are forcing a rewriting of travel wishlists.
It’s not all about ski slopes,caviar and champagne here - there are also the madcap eccentrics.
The GoldenPass Express is the culmination of more than 100 years of planning and frustration.