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From Alpine Peaks to Atlantic Shores: My Definitive Summer 2026 Travel Guide
A quick guide to some of the places we think will be influential and important for leisure travellers in 2026
Martin Hesp
Feb 43 min read
Lucerne and the Swiss Mountains
A winter journey through Lucerne and the Swiss mountains, taking in the Lilu Festival, Mount Pilatus, Lake Lucerne, Vitznau, Weggis and spectacular Alpine scenery.
Martin Hesp
Dec 28, 20216 min read
Following in the footsteps of Mark Twain in Switzerland I wrote a poem
A poetic recollection of Vitznau on Lake Lucerne, inspired by Mark Twain and Martin Hesp's own memories of dining beside the lake beneath the Swiss Alps.
Martin Hesp
Feb 17, 20182 min read
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