Winter Breaks

Germany: Southern Rhineland

A travel guidebook chapter for Fodor's Travel Guides, October 2025

"In the words of French poet Victor Hugo, the Rhine offers the best of everything. "The Rhine is as swift as the Rhône, wide as the Loire, winding as the Seine, and royal as the Danube...”

Germany: Franconia & the German Danube

A travel guidebook chapter for Fodor's Travel Guides, October 2025

"The Franks — for whom this region is named — were not only tough warriors but also hard working tradespeople and burghers with a good political nose and a superb taste in wine..."

Germany: The Bavarian Alps

A travel guidebook chapter for Fodor's Travel Guides, October 2025

"Bursting up from the lowlands of southern Germany, the Bavarian Alps form both an awe-inspiring border with Austria and a stunning natural playground for outdoors enthusiasts..."

DK Eyewitness Prague

A travel guidebook (extract) for DK Eyewitness, September 2022

"A long and rich history has bequeathed Prague a wealth of unique artistic treasures, from Gothic sculpture and Baroque painting to interwar design and contemporary installations..."

Adler Mountain Lodge: All-In Dolomites Luxury

An article for Private Air Magazine, January 2016

"The incredible beauty, drama and otherworldliness of the Dolomites make it one of the most spectacular and rewarding natural landscapes in the world. And it isn’t overrun with tourists..."

Liechtenstein Travel Guide

A guide for World Travel Guide, April 2015

"A pocket-sized principality in the heart of Europe, Liechtenstein rarely tops anybody's bucket list of continental must-sees. Yet this tiny, landlocked nation offers more than you'd imagine..."

Life & Soul: Assessing Zurich’s ‘Visitability’

An article for Silverkris (Singapore Airlines in-flight magazine), December 2013

"This Swiss city is frequently caricatured as squeaky clean and somewhat clinical, populated with pin-striped bankers and greyfaced financiers. But Zurich has so much to offer visitors..."

St Moritz: Switzerland’s Winter Wonderland

An article for Private Air Magazine, November 2013

"It all began with a wager. In September 1864, the St Moritz hotelier Johannes Badrutt bet four guests that if they returned to the town in winter, they'd enjoy it even more than in summer..."

Salzburg Overview and Q&As

A guide for Forbes Travel Guide, June 2012

"The illustrious birthplace of Mozart, the inspirational drawing board for “Silent Night”, and the mountain stomping ground of Julie Andrews’ Maria, Salzburg's a city with music in its blood..."