West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital of Sichuan University (WCSM/WCH), also as known as Huaxi Hospital or The International Hospital of Sichuan Province, is a prestigious and well-known medical center located in Chengdu city, Sichuan Province. WCSM/WCH has adopted a unique system in which one leadership team manages both institutions. This “dual organization” has […]
Located just outside the village of Pontresina, in the lush Engadin Valley, the Grand Hotel Kronenhof has been a Swiss favorite for more than 165 years for its proximity to summer and winter activities, its gourmet dining options, and its historic wine cellar, which kept guests and locals supplied with Veltliner wines through both World […]
In the mid-13th century, Benedictine monks discovered hot mineral water gushing from between the rocks of the Tamina Gorge at the foothills of Pizol Mountain, in what is now known as the St. Gallen Rhine Valley. Though the monks’ original bathhouse was a bit treacherous to access—bathers had to be lowered into the gorge by […]
Head nearly 4,800 feet above sea level to find a little slice of Asia in the heart of the Swiss Alps at the Chedi Andermatt. As a nod to the roots of the GHM hotel brand, which is based in Singapore, noted architect Jean-Michel Gathy infused this 123-room hotel and residential complex with plenty of […]
