Golf courses in Geneva, Switzerland and surrounding regions
Golf courses in Geneva, Switzerland and the nearby area are at a mix of Swiss and French clubs. Here’s your guide to the best golf around Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), from the...
Argentario, Italy: southern Tuscany’s Silver Coast
Argentario in Italy has more to it than meets the eye. Monte Argentario was the home of Etruscans and wartime money-lenders a couple of millennia ago.
Today, Costa d’Argento, ‘the Silver Coast’, has...
Chill out with chic Chablis
Chablis is hailed as vibrant, minimalist, austere and most certainly prestigious.
Most people know Chablis as a refreshing white wine, the perfect accompaniment to fish and shellfish, and also extremely satisfying on its own.
As so...
Do you think you have to be a gambler to be wowed by Las...
You have to see it with your own eyes.
Las Vegas, with its bright neon lights, grand casinos and no-holds-barred attitude, may not be everybody’s cup of tea. But no one can deny that it’s...
Swedish whisky: Mackmyra was first
Swedish whisky, from dream to reality at Mackmyra
Nearly two decades ago a group of young Swedes decided that making excellent whisky might be possible, even for people with no claim to Scottish ancestry –...
Oslo Airport turns 20 years old
Let there be Nordic light. Twenty years ago, architects designed Oslo Airport to be simple and efficient, and to let in lots of light.
The first impression that many foreign visitors have of Norway...
Swiss Alps for golf – Tiger’s big miss?
Swiss Alps: golf at the top of Europe
When Tiger Woods left Scotland after The Open, he headed to the Swiss Alps and the Engadine Valley for a little R&R. But he didn't bring his...
Hans Merensky golf safari
Hans Merensky has African golf stories to tell
The 16th hole is named "Leopard Kill."
It was on this tee at Hans Merensky Golf Club, under a tall tree, that a golfer teed up her ball...
Eidsvoll 1814: Norway’s birthday site
Eidsvoll 1814 information for visitors
Eidsvoll Verk, a day trip from Oslo, isn't only for patriotic Norwegians. If you want to learn more about how Norway managed to wriggle its way from the control of...
Changing at Royal Aberdeen
A golf visitress at Royal Aberdeen
It was an awkward moment. At Royal Aberdeen, the day after Justin Rose won the Scottish Open, I couldn’t find a changing room that seemed to match my gender....
