“There are no special lines! The queue is only one, and it’s behind us!”, hissed the all-knowing Karen, the head of the long ...

Basel Autumn Fair had its own army of swindlers back in its early days. Today, you mostly get what you pay for. It’s not the ...

Practically seven months after the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, enduring contractions, cold sweats, and an exhausting ...

But even in Europe (remember, I flew over from Switzerland ), I felt confused by experiencing the season. Basel started ...

Basler Herbstmesse, or the Basel Autumn Fair in English, is not your average funfair. This is a 554-year-old celebration, ...

In fact, after five months, I returned to Basel, the country’s cultural capital, with cabinets of curiosities ranging from some of the best museums via Swiss cosplay events to Eurovision scandals ...

The air at Kathu Shrine before dawn feels different. Thicker, charged, almost breathing. Smoke curls above a sea of white, the scent of incense mixing with the tang of gunpowder. Devotees move through ...

For thousands of years, the local economy here rested on salt. Some 75 kilometers southeast of Salzburg (translates to Salt Castle), Hallstatt or Salt Settlement is home to some of the oldest salt ...

Put on your Spider-Man suit, and let’s go! What is the Bisse du Torrent Neuf? The Bisse du Torrent Neuf is part of a unique network of historic irrigation canals, called bisses, found only in ...

The perception of a travel blogger’s life is often built on glamorous illusions. Since I started an intense global journey back in 2017, I’ve had my fair share of high-end stays. From wildlife lodges ...