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A description is presented of the services offered by the hospitality industry in the Austrian city of Salzburg at Christmas. The architecture and history of the city are discussed. Listings of recommended hotels and restaurants are included.

All things considered (and knowing that nothing in life is perfect), Switzerland's health care system is excellent. In fact, according to the Deloitte Consultancy 2010 Global Survey of Health Care [...]

When discussing typically Swiss characteristics, words like 'creative' and 'inventive' don't spring to mind with the same frequency as 'dull' and 'diligent'. However, the Swiss have managed to successfully parlay [...]

Based on my own observational experience, Swiss tourists fall into two categories: those who prefer to spend their holidays in Switzerland, and those who go abroad. The first category consists [...]

A few months ago, the news media reported a story about Swiss archaeologists unearthing a 5,000-year-old door in Zurich. The door was reported to be able craftsmanship, and was proof [...]

When most of us Westerners think of China, we conjure up the tastes and smells of sweet and sour chicken or crispy beef in pepper sauce. And, of course, those [...]

Thomas Jefferson was not only the third U.S. president, but also the author of the Declaration of Independence. It is therefore accurate to say that he knew a thing or [...]

A few months ago, my husband and I were walking along Lake Geneva, when we spotted a small area covered with plants branching out in different directions. It struck us [...]

America has many strengths, but knowledge of world geography (and the world in general) is not one of them. For example, Americans have three common misconceptions regarding Switzerland: Firstly, that [...]

A group of sweet dessert wine makers in France, called Sapros, is advocating the use of natural grape rot, or Botrytis cinera, to create a sweet effect. Other dessert wine makers use artificial processes to create the same sweetness, which is not as good.