AS I AM TYPING THIS — it took me an hour to type that very phrase — I am seated on dry-wood benches, fixated by the same view for an hour. I am near the summit of Mount Pilatus. Behind me stands one of the most exquisite Swiss institutions: Hotel Pilatus-Kulm. Before me, the Swiss Alps fill my view, rugged, a blanket of white with hints of the rocky mountains underneath. The sun has just pierced the horizon, filling the deep blue sky with hues of yellow and pink. It was the most magical sunrise of my existence.
The temperature is -11℃ — the coldest this sea-level, tropical island man has ever experienced. But that does not take away from the profound awe and veneration, bordering on stupefaction, that I felt.
And the more I travel in Switzerland, the more familiar I am with this feeling — that they’ve mastered the art of heightening, both literally and figuratively, the human experience. And that’s why tourism was pioneered here.
And at the heart of Swiss tourism are its exceptional hotels, exceptional in the fact that you’d be hard-pressed to find establishments that can provide similar experiences outside of Switzerland.
In The Mountaintops
HOTEL PILATUS-KULM
Pilatus-Kulm, situated some 2,132 metres above sea level at the top of Mount Pilatus, and a short cable car ride from Luzerne, was built in 1890 and has since grown into one of the most famous names in Swiss hospitality.
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The One That Started It All
Girard-Perregaux celebrates 49 years of the Laureato, the timepiece that helped to kick-start the popularity of steel sports timepieces.
Return To Mont Blanc
Wes Anderson Brought US To Montblanc's Fictional Headquarters Several Months Ago. Now, He Shows Us More From The Collection.
Manners Maketh Man
The Principle Of Style Is Character, And The Core Of Character Is Conduct.
Slow Travel In Switzerland
The Swiss public transport system certainly aces the luxe factor with eye popping train rides, indulgent multi-course meals on a Belle Epoque era steamship, and even efficient luggage transport services.
A NEW DAWN IN SOLAR ENERGY
AUGUSTMAN SPEAKS TO MANDALA CLUB CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER LILLY GILBERT ABOUT THE MOVEMENT THAT COULD CHANGE HOW BUSINESSES IN KEONG SAIK ARE POWERED THE MANDALA SOLAR COLLECTIVE.
THE POWER OF THREE
ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC IMAGES IN SINGAPORE TOOK THE FORM OF KOKILA PARVATHI, SITI AMIRAH (ALSO KNOWN AS CAMIRA ASRORI) AND SOBIKUN NAHAR ON THEIR WAY TO COURT. AUGUSTMAN SPEAKS TO THEM ABOUT THEIR IDEAS ON COMMUNITY ORGANSING, AND ABOUT RETHINKING OUR THOUGHTS ON POWER.
FLIGHT OF THE NARISAWA BEE
The esteemed Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa shares with us the intimate details of his brand's expansion into Singapore and what having the Mandala Club as its permanent address means to him.
DRINK THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
Preferably with a dram of The Macallan, in hand. The famed whisky maker celebrates 200 years of making perfection.
AND BUTCHER'S BLOCK MAKES IT THREE
SINGAPORE'S CHAPTER OF THE DOM PÉRIGNON SOCIETY HAS INDUCTED A THIRD MEMBER, RAFFLES SINGAPORE'S BUTCHER'S BLOCK, GIVING DISCERNING DINERS BETTER ACCESS TO THE EPICUREAN SAVOIR FAIRE THAT COMES WITH THE MARK OF THE SOCIETY.
AMERICAN SPIRIT
ROB SAMUELS, THE EIGHTH-GENERATION WHISKY-MAKER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MAKER'S MARK, EXPLAINS WHY THE BRAND'S CELLAR AGED EXPRESSION IS A PEAK INTO THE FUTURE OF BOURBON.