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Tased and Subdued, Throttled and Killed - San Diego Reader

2012-02-22
Tased and Subdued, Throttled and KilledSan Diego Reader22, 2012 It was March 2009 when the British-born siblings Gillian Ison and John Graham Watson met at Zermatt, a resort in the shadow of Switzerland's Matterhorn. There, with family members, they indulged a passion for skiing: Watson, an alpine expert, ...

Hiking In The Swiss Alps Doesn't Have To Cost A Fortune - Huffington Post (blog)

2012-02-22
Hiking In The Swiss Alps Doesn't Have To Cost A FortuneHuffington Post (blog)Two areas worth considering as a base, both in the French-speaking Valais region, are Saas-Fee and Zermatt, since both offer a high concentration of mountain inns and huts within an easy day's hike of each other. What follows is a suggested itinerary, ...

Pack Only What You Need — and You Always Need Coffee - Wall Street Journal (blog)

2012-02-22
Pack Only What You Need — and You Always Need CoffeeWall Street Journal (blog)When I'm back in Switzerland, I love to stay at the Hotel de la Postein Zermatt. Each room is unique, and you feel like you are right at home. Also, the Ayana Resort and Spa in Bali is simply stunning. It has a great, open-air bar wedged in between the ...

Keanu Reeves Death in Snowboard Accident Spreads As Hoax on Twitter - Z6Mag

2012-02-12
Zap2it.comKeanu Reeves Death in Snowboard Accident Spreads As Hoax on TwitterZ6MagThe rumor is that Keanu Reeves was snowboarding on vacation at Zermatt ski resort and had an accident hitting a tree. Looking into where the tweets are spreading from we've isolated it down to one site that some people are referring to as credible.Keanu Reeves Death Hoax Hits Twitter as Whitney Houston's Death is MournedInternational Business TimesKeanu Reeves Not Dead, Tiger Woods Battles Fake Death Report AlsoLALATEall 8 news articles »

Top 25 ski towns: Two New England destinations make National Geographic list - Boston.com

2012-02-09
Top 25 ski towns: Two New England destinations make National Geographic listBoston.comOn a list that includes heavy-hitters such as Zermatt, Switzerland, Chamonix, France, and Aspen Colorado, New England proves that it can hold its own. Two local alpine destinations made it to National Geographic's list of the " World's Best 25 Ski ...(No heading)Bend Bulletinall 18 news articles »

Top 25 ski towns: Two New England destinations make National Geographic list - Boston.com (blog)

2012-02-08
Top 25 ski towns: Two New England destinations make National Geographic listBoston.com (blog)On a list that includes heavy-hitters such as Zermatt, Switzerland, Chamonix, France, and Aspen Colorado, New England proves that it can hold its own. Two local alpine destinations made it to National Geographic's list of the "World's Best 25 Ski Towns ...and more »

Ben Flajnik in Switzerland with final three on The Bachelor - Examiner.com

2012-02-22
Ben Flajnik in Switzerland with final three on The BachelorExaminer.comThen, Ben and the remaining two ladies toast to their final destination: the snowy village of Zermatt. The two remaining bachelorettes will get to meet Ben's family in the second to last episode of the season. Hosted by Chris Harrison, "The Bachelor" ...and more »

Gold standard: Chilling out with five-time Olympian Graham Bell in Courmayeur - Daily Mail

2012-02-22
Daily MailGold standard: Chilling out with five-time Olympian Graham Bell in CourmayeurDaily MailOk, not as many as Zermatt – but Courmayeur is a small ski area and punches well above its weight in the culinary stakes. Maison Vieille has great food, a lovely cosy atmosphere and stunning views of Mont Blanc. The Christiania is also well worth a ...

The Bachelor's Ben Flajnik is caught kissing one of his remaining four ... - Daily Mail

2012-02-15
Daily MailThe Bachelor's Ben Flajnik is caught kissing one of his remaining four ...Daily MailThe photos, which were taken in late November of 2011, show the stunning blonde and The Bachelor holding hands in Zermatt, Switzerland. They're both casually clad in puffer jackets, though the Ocala, Florida resident looks as sunny as Ben does drab.and more »

Keanu Reeves: The Latest Twitter Death Victim - RumorFix (blog)

2012-02-13
Keanu Reeves: The Latest Twitter Death VictimRumorFix (blog)“The actor and novice snowboarder was vacationing at the Zermatt ski resort in Zermatt, Switzerland with family and friends. Witnesses indicate that Keanu Reeves lost control of his snowboard and struck a tree at a high rate of speed.and more »

Tased and Subdued, Throttled and Killed

2012-02-22
It was March 2009 when the British-born siblings Gillian Ison and John Graham Watson met at Zermatt, a resort in the shadow of Switzerland’s Matterhorn.

Foreigners outnumber Swiss in mountain village

2012-02-07
In the small village of Täsch near the popular mountain resort of Zermatt, foreigners outnumber locals, with the majority being of Portuguese origin.

Top 25 ski towns: Two New England destinations make National Geographic list

2012-02-08
On a list that includes heavy-hitters such as Zermatt, Switzerland, Chamonix, France, and Aspen Colorado, New England proves that it...

Ski deals of the week

2012-01-27
This week's best ski deals, including last-minute holidays to Zermatt, Tignes, Meribel and St Anton.

Counterpoint: Bend owns that top 25 list

2012-02-08
National Geographic (Adventure version!), a publication which has a pretty good handle on these things, recently named Bend as one of the "World's 25 Best Ski Towns." Yep, right up there with Chamonix, France and Zermatt, Switzerland. You can read out editor's grumpy take on the piece in the blog below . At first we were all, "Wha...?" And then we thought about it. And after that, we actually ...

Move Over Chamonix, Here Comes Bend!

2012-02-07
Not sure when National Geographic got into the overplayed town rankings business that seems to constitute Outside Magazine’s business model, but they apparently have and “surprise” Bend is on the mag’s list of top 25 ski towns—in the world… Yes, according to National Geographic we’re right up there with Banff, Aspen, Telluride, Crested Butte not to mention Chamonix and Zermatt, Switzerland. Don ...

George Hobica: Hiking In The Swiss Alps Doesn't Have To Cost A Fortune

2012-02-22
Despite Switzerland's reputation as a pricey destination, hut-to-hut hiking in the Alps can be a breathtaking (pun intended) bargain.

Jobs You Can Do In Paradise

2012-02-21
Poll a row of departing tourists at the Honolulu airport and they're likely to be wondering the same thing: Of all of the places to live, why did I choose New York--or Dallas or Dubuque or wherever--instead of Hawaii?

Planes, trains, and trams

2012-02-05
Switzerland in Pictures Skiing Switzerland by planes, trains, and trams. Gallery With the western U.S. still lacking in snow and the Alps being buried beneath a 10-day storm, I decided the place to be was Switzerland. Canadian photographer Henry Georgi and I planned a short-notice trip to...

Photo of the Day

2012-02-21
Denise Forbes shared this photo of "Trombone Shorty rockin' the crowd with his unique New Orleans funk at the October 2010 Gretna Heritage Festival." "You can download a melody from iTunes, but it just sounds different when you hear it played on the levee, or along a bayou," she said.