Originally a rose and macadamia farm, the owners at Summerfields decided to add an exclusive retreat and we understand why the minute we arrive. The resort blends in beautifully into its surrounding and emanates a truly fairy tale like charm . It hosts 2 restaurants, a spa and 12 tented suites fittingly named after flowers. The surrounding, set, Read More
Impressive history, a fantastic culture mix and very friendly people…this is the essence of Malta. La bonne vivante spent an amazing weekend on this diverse island! A bit more than a two-hour flight from Zurich, Malta is a perfect get away for a mini break. Due to its southern Mediterranean location, temperatures stay up, Read More
Lisa St. Aubin de Teran once said “Travelling is like flirting with Life. It’s like saying: I would stay and love you but I have to go” La Bonne Vivante found this to be particularly true at our recent trip to the Amalfil coast and has fallen head over heels with the beauty of, Read More
The US has New York, Asia has Tokyo and Shanghai and the Europeans? Well, we have London, the epitome of urban energy. With a striving art scene, endless shopping opportunities and a fast paced culinary landscape, London is at the very pulse of time. Once every so often La Bonne Vivante returns to refuel, Read More
There is a saying that a journey of thousand miles begins with a cash advance – well the same applies if you are taking a trip to St. Tropez! Who ever said that less is more hasn’t been to St. Tropez. Yes we love understatement and unpretentiousness 363 days a year however there comes, Read More
For a small country Switzerland certainly isn’t short of great music festivals. Whether it’s Locarno’s Moon and Stars, the Frauenfeld Festival, Zurich’s Life at Sunset or the Paleo Festival in Nyon. Yet, the Montreux Jazz Festival is unique in many ways. For starters it is one of the longest festivals, it attracts top notch, Read More
If Italy were a movie and its main cities were its cast the roles couldn’t be more diversified. Milan is the city of business. Venice is the city of love; Rome is the epitome of an open-air museum and Verona, the city of Romeo and Julia combines all of Italy’s charm. And Florence? Indisputably,, Read More
Having just returned from a splendid dive vacation in Curacao La Bonne Vivante can’t wait to bring you the very latest of this gorgeous island. Sparkling turquoise beaches, idyllic coves and a cultural melting pot represent this windy island. Curacao’s turbulent past which included Spaniards establishing themselves on the island in 16th Century and, Read More
Ill-reputed as an overcrowded party island full of Germans and Brits sipping Sangria out of 3 liter buckets and dancing to very simple-minded German Crooners, Mallorca has much more to offer than its “Ballermann” insanity. With its pretty coves, lavender filled parks and a variety of restaurants the sun kissed Balearic island is a, Read More
Madrid, Spain’s bubbly capital city offers a lot; fantastic food, an exciting nightlife, great shopping, friendly people and good museums. Yet, compared to Barcelona Madrid tends to end up in the second rank. Whether or not that’s fair is a question of taste. It is true though that Madrid and Barcelona are as different, Read More