Hotel Merian am Rhein - basically a bog standard middle-of-the-road hotel which happens to have views over the Rhine river and the Basler Münster. Rooms of middling-size. Location excellent. Air-con (2007) was a bit dodgy and kind-of-worked. Repeated visits to Basel, I've not returned.
Europe - Travel information from around Europe
New Zealand - A personal guide to things to do, see, eat and drink in New Zealand
Taranaki pictures - A gallery of pictures from my travels in Taranaki
Auckland - Travel information on about Auckland
Berne - Information on and about Berne
Travel pictures - Pictures from my travels in Switzerland, Italy and New Zealand
Zähringen - Brief history of the Noble family of Zähringen
Eclipse chasing - Essential total eclipse trip planning information from 2010 to 2019
Marlborough Sounds - sunset seen from the Interislander - Sunset over the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand seen from the Interislander ferry
2011 travel pictures - Pictures and images from my 2011 travels in Switzerland, Antwerp and London
Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook