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Holidays are meant to lift the soul, but the tacky realities of package travel all too often keep one earthbound. Geneva-based hiking company A Different View transports its customers closer to heaven with its tours through the high-altitude areas around Geneva, and the neighboring Haute-Savoie region of France, pictured. "We customize our hikes and meals to suit guests' wishes, and focus on local points of interest: plant and animal life, as well as culinary delights," says owner Trish Thalman. Her business partner, local Pierre Zuppiroli, guides hikers up mountain Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative...
...scenic spot, opens his backpack and serves a hearty meal that he makes from scratch: "We had ham, melon, grilled peppers, cheese and tea prepared from herbs picked along the way," says Geneva-based writer Paul Sochaczewski. He and a friend went with Zuppiroli on a seven-hour hike to La Tournette, a 2,300-m peak above Annecy, admired "views to die for," and saw meadows of Alpine flora and a herd of wild goats along the way. What a rocky-mountain high. www.a-different-view.com
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...Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder It was really worthwhile - a lot of people said so - even people who are not environmentalists." That's because the films, although addressing issues as apparently lacking in screen appeal as recycling and corporate ethics, are often gripping dramas...
...Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder from Seoul's main airport and boasts 523 rooms and suites, furnished with goose-down duvets and flat-screen TVs. Its restaurant, 8, offers (you guessed it) eight different culinary styles. Other leisure options include a casino and the stylish pool at the Club Olympus...