TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

I am a sucker for panoramic views. Well, any views on that matter really... The view of Zurich from my hotel room window. In Zurich, I stayed at the Hotel Uto Kulm in Uetliberg, the highest mountain in the Zurich plateau, mainly for the panoramic city views. The hotel sits at the summit of the only mountain in the city so it offers the best views of Zurich and nearby surroundings. The decision to stay here was also made easy when I learned that Uetliberg is reachable by train from Zurich Hbf. The journey only takes 20 minutes and there are trains running every half an hour until midnight. Not bad at all, I thought. Panoramic views of the city and the lake. View from my room window. My friend Bubbles, who I was meeting up in Zurich said that getting to Uetliberg from Zurich city center is like a little excursion on its own. You board the train, and in 20 minutes, you alight in a totally different environment. In a forested mountain with views of the Swiss p...

It has been more than a year since we were in Lefkada Island for the yearly Greek summer holiday. Pedestrian-only shopping streets of Lefkada town. Taverna Kato Vrisi where we had dinner. The capital city bears the same name of the island and is easily reached from mainland Greece via a causeway and a floating bridge. When we were there (2016) the floating bridge was under repair and they temporarily used a ferry as the bridge, which is quite an ingenious workaround to solve a problem. Because we were staying in Nydri, which is about half an hour from Lefkada town, we only managed to visit the town once, but have passed by many times though on our route to other destinations in the island and even beyond, when we went on a day trip to Preveza in the mainland. Our impressions of Lefkada town is that it is first and foremost a town for the locals. It’s far different from Nydri where you see throngs of holidaymakers prancing the streets, and cafes and restaurants are...

This was our last dinner in Lefkada. I am not sure if we saved the best for last, but this was one of the good dinners we have had on the island. The view from the Geni peninsula. I was quite curious about Seaside Restaurant because, on TripAdvisor, it is rated as the number 1 restaurant on Lefkada Island (Greece). The reviews were smashing and its location promises to be gorgeous. The restaurant is located in Geni, a peninsula, not too far away from where we were staying in Nydri. We were originally booked into a small apartment-villa style in Geni, unfortunately, the property was overbooked and the travel agency cam back with other options, which is why we ended up at the hotel apartment in Nydri. Not too bad really because we have a big balcony, lots of space in the apartment and a nice pool area. So I picked the Seaside restaurant as the place for our last dinner. I was looking forward to dining again by the water. The Greek Islands are one of the best places in the ...