Wisetrips Travel Blog

Elton John was one of the first rock musicians I heard of growing up. In fact, I recall that "Your Song," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," and "Crocodile Rock" were some of the first songs I heard played on my dad's record player. I have seen two other Elton shows - the   Elton John's Made in England Tour  in Tacoma Dome, Washington, on 9/9/1995 and the Million Dollar Piano at the Co…

After dropping off our luggage at Novotel Suites, 335 Rue de la Belle Étoile (near Charles de Gaulle Airport), we ordered an UberX to downtown Paris ( Sainte-Chapelle ). We were picked up by an English Jaguar (right-hand steering wheel) and taken to Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de Paris. We purchased tickets (20 euros for 2 adults and 1 teenager) and explored the beautiful Sainte-Chapelle church. …

After a delicious breakfast at our Hotel Bristol, where I had cold cereal with milk, chocolate croissants, and hot black tea, Inna, Alex, and I dressed and walked to the Verbier Gondola for our trip to Lausanne. To get to Lausanne, we needed to take the following trains: 9:34 Gondola from Verbier to Le Châble (arriving at 9:42) (platform 50) 9:48 Train from Le Châble to Mar…

I have always dreamed of snowboarding or skiing in Switzerland, so when an opportunity presented itself, I decided to seize it. From the many possible Swiss resorts, I selected Verbier  based on feedback from a Swiss citizen who has lived there. My alternatives included Zermatt , Chamonix in France, and St. Anton am Arlberg in Austria. Since I originally planned to take the train…