April 25, 2019 | Travel Como Travel Mandarin Oriental Lake Como Bellezza: 10/10 Italy, a land of culture and heritage. Also known as bella Italia! Geri and I were invited to visit and spend some time on Lake Como staying at the magnificent private residence turned hotel Mandarin Oriental Lake Como Resort & Spa. A…
April 15, 2019 | Travel Travel Paris Travel The crazy thing I did twenty times Yesterday I run my 20th marathon, in Paris. I did my first marathon at age 40 and had no running experience whatsoever. I realised only just before the marathon that I run so many. What a list of beautiful places I have…
March 15, 2019 | Travel Cape Town Travel South Africa Is the New Ibiza Drugs Are Out - Health Is In When my best (Swiss) friend approached his very special round birthday, he looked for a top destination abroad to invite his friends and throw a party. His girlfriend works in a travel agency and the…
March 10, 2019 | Travel Davos Travel Waldhaus Hotel Davos – The Secret of the Magic Mountain Behind the Masterpiece No wonder Thomas Mann was so impressed by the lush pine trees and majestic mountain peaks surrounding the historic house that is today the Waldhotel Davos :…
March 3, 2019 | Travel Travel Zurich Chic Eyelashes at Atelier du Regard The Rolls Royce of Eyelashes One of the many things I learnt on Everest and in the Sahara desert while racing, believe it or not, was about beauty: Holly Zimmermann, my running and traveling companion, never used any make-up, and thanks to…
February 11, 2019 | Travel Travel Travel Da Vittorio – The friendliest Michelin three stars restaurant in the world
December 28, 2018 | Travel Travel Venice Bump Into Art Everywhere in Venice Get Lost Art is everywhere in Venice - during my recent Christmas trip I experienced it once more. Sun or fog, Venice is the city that inspired so many writers and movies about the concept of "getting lost" in it (remember Eat,…
December 16, 2018 | Travel Travel johannesburg SOLD! The Scandal, Mandela, Yiull Anonymous Collector Pays Nearly Half a Million for Mandela Autopsy Painting Johannesburg – Eight years after Yiull Damaso debuted “The Night Watch!” in a public viewing in Hyde Park, an anonymous collector made an offer to the artist for the painting. Why…
December 10, 2018 | Travel Travel Travel Travel Zurich Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year 2018 – Credit Suisse Sport Awards
November 25, 2018 | Travel Travel Travel Zurich The Laureus Family 2018 – A New Beauty for the Charity Gala 1'111'111 Swiss Francs The Laureus Charity Night , a gala event whose donations are gathered for helping youth through sport, was held last night in Zurich. The auction included two veritable gems…