Geneva’s international quarter makes it tempting to see everything at once. The Palais des Nations, the Red Cross Museum and the modern Portail des Nations
A summer day beside Lake Zurich works well as two different activities: a public waterfront walk and a visit to one chosen lido. The first offers
Two hours before baseball at Wrigley Field can include a small neighbourhood walk rather than a long wait outside the ballpark. Begin with the Music Box
Geneva’s lakeside offers several quite different walks. On the left bank, La Grange and Eaux-Vives bring estate parks, mature trees and open lawns. On
Winter Zurich is easier to enjoy in short sections. Instead of a long summer circuit beside the water, choose one substantial interior, a brief old-town
Give a Marseille football day one clear centre: an OM match you have booked or an available OM Stadium Tour. Add one garden in the south
A short walk through Chicago’s theatrical Loop should end at the theatre on your own ticket. Choose two or three nearby facades, leave space for
Geneva has no single viewpoint that suits everyone equally. Saint-Pierre’s towers help you read the rooftops; the Treille offers a pause above the greenery
A worthwhile day in Zurich does not require a museum ticket or a paid tower climb. Public squares, old streets and parks reveal several different sides
Choose Sormiou for a beach and cabanon setting, Morgiou for a working fishing harbour, or Sugiton for cliffs and the distinctive Torpilleur rock. At Sugiton, decide
A literary half-day in Chicago works best with one substantial visit and two smaller encounters. Give the American Writers Museum the main part of the
A museum day in Geneva can take very different forms. You might look closely at a watch mechanism, understand the city’s earlier shape, compare ceramic
