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Considered Zurich’s oldest hotel,famous past entries in the guest books include the composers Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn as well as Charles Dickens.
Oxfam has for years been trying to highlight the growing disparities between the super-rich and the bulk of the global population. That gap has been “supercharged”.
In Switzerland,a lifetime of renting is not considered a personal failure or a shortcoming of the system.
Far cheaper than a plane,Germany’s Deutsche Bahn first class is right on track on this Karlsruhe (Germany) to Basel (Switzerland) trip.
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.