I smile as Silvia – our tour leader on Intrepid’s eight-day Best of Switzerland rail trip – guides us confidently through Zurich’s main station, tickets to Lucerne in hand. Though Italian, Silvia now ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel with a focus on safety and sustainability. Dianna and John Mellers had no idea what Swisstainable meant until they ...

"I think we can get a breath of fresh air in Switzerland, too. There are some very nice things to see. It's a mistake to think that a successful trip is a trip abroad. Sometimes, when you go to German ...

The "discreet charm" of bourgeois yet vibrant Geneva may be subtle, but it grows rapidly on visitors and residents alike. From the Mont Blanc bridge in the evening, when the skyline of gracious, ...