If you want to re-create the author's Swiss trip, here's how.
A Mountain Hike Alpe Fleurie Hotel Villars-sur-Ollon (011-41-24-495-34-64); $97 per night for two. Restaurant Le Miroir d'Argentine Solalex (011-41-24-498-14-46); open May to October.
A Vineyard Ramble L'Auberge de l'Onde St.-Saphorin (011-41-21-921-30-83); open year-round.
A Lakeside Stroll Le Mirador Vevey (011-41-21-925-11-11); $375 per night for two. Restaurant l'Ermitage Clarens (011-41-21-964-44-11); closed December 20 to January 21.