Skindelle Stories

Karuizawa Summer Travel: The Imperial Mountain Retreat That Never Needed to Announce Itself

St. Moritz empties in summer. Gstaad reinvents itself with music festivals and keeps itself busy. Karuizawa was always a summer place. It did not need to find a reason for the season. The reason ha...

Naoshima: Art Islands of the Seto Inland Sea

Kyoto is the Japan of the guide book. Naoshima is the Japan of the architect. You will not find Naoshima on most itineraries because it requires a detour to Okayama Prefecture, a ferry from Uno por...

Niseko, Hokkaido: Powder and Alpine Hospitality

Niseko is the mountain you go to after the European Alps have stopped teaching you anything. After Verbier, which is about the party. After Courchevel, which is about being seen at the party. After...

Tokyo Revealed to the Returner

Tokyo is the city you understand after your third visit. After Kyoto, which is about the past and its architecture of restraint. After Osaka, which is loud and feeds you loudly. Tokyo is the one th...

Schottisches Hochland: Schloss-Hochzeiten und Landgut-Dinners

Das schottische Hochland ist nicht das bequemste Hochzeitsziel in Europa. Das ist der Punkt. Die Unbequemlichkeit ist der Auswahlmechanismus. Das Paar, das sich für das Hochland entscheidet, hat be...

Apulien: Masseria-Innenhöfe und Olivenhain-Abende

Apulien ist die Region, in die man fährt, nachdem man Rom, Florenz und die Amalfiküste hinter sich gebracht hat. Nach Rom, das von der Dichte der Geschichte lebt. Nach Florenz, das von der Kunst un...