The snow dorados lure the wealthy and famous to the Swiss mountains. Instead of
champagne climate in St. Moritz or Caviar pistes in Gstaad, the young stars rather prefer to
own their own ski lift in Verbier.
Especially young, cool stars are attracted to the Valais village of barely 2,000 inhabitants. For
example, the English singer James Blunt has already relocated to the community and wants
to have a chalet built. As a welcome present, the famed British pop star could baptize a chair
lift in his name. Not long ago, Pierre Casiraghi (21), son of princess Caroline of Monaco spent
a few hot days in the snow-covered mountain world of Verbier.
Three years ago Victoria Beckham (34) celebrated with the whole family her 30th birthday in
the Valais resort. Quite often seen on the pistes of Verbier is actor Hughes Grant (48). Last
year, the hot-swarmed Briton really enjoyed the good snow conditions in the Valais
mountains. A huge fan of this fine resort and of Switzerland in general is actrice Juliette
Binoche (44). The elegant French woman likes the largest ski resort in Europe because it is
close to the Swiss Riviera and of course France, her native country. To the regular guests
belong Sarah Ferguson (48), Duchess of York, alias Fergie, with her daughters Beatrice (19)
and Eugenie (17).
So why is Verbier so attractive? One reason is that the community is very discreet. The
guests come to spend their vacation in privacy and the locals of the village respect that. They
want tranquility and restraint in one of the most beautiful ski resort of Switzerland.
And what is the wealthy doing during the day when also Heli-skiing has become boring? He is
training Polo. I don't think that a more expensive sport was discovered yet. However, the
tournaments played there are not as exclusive as is the case in St. Moritz. Anybody can
participate if you can ride a horse, says Yves Luginbühl.
Later, usually after midnight the people visit the luxury clubs. In the "Farm Club", a beer costs
about 20 Swiss francs (US$ 16). A little more freely is the Coco-Club where you see at times
multibillionaire Richard Branson. He usually orders a specially prepared cocktail served in a
unusually made ice culture in the form of a Swiss chalet. The price is only 10,000 Swiss
francs. A bit cheaper is a bottle of champagne of the brand "Dom Perignon" (from 1995) for
about 2,000 Swiss francs.
It is somewhat incredible to see all the action in a small village with over a 100 bars and
restaurants. It may not be like downtown London, but is most certainly boring either. Simply
said: Verbier is hip and cool! While the super wealthy are walking on the frozen lake of St.
Moritz, (GR) and the old stars are skiing slowly and prudently over the pistes of Gstaad (BE)
the guests in Verbier are taking everything a bit more relaxing.
Ted Grischuna is a freelance writer and journalist. To find out more about where the wealthy and famous vacation and where they live in Switzerland visit http://www.high-end-travel-switzerland.com
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Why I want to own a successful Internet business
Having an Internet business has several advantages to an offline business. However, that doesn't mean that it is easier or only for the lazy people who don't want to work. Consider that in most Internet businesses you don't need to rent space, don't need to employ people and you can move it anywhere you want, even to the Caribics. Besides, marketing costs, if you do it the right way, are considerably less. And should you happen to live in a third world country, you are most likely free from the bureaucratic jungle out there.
If it does not hurt you enough, you will not improve your life
North Americans have a particular advantage in leaving their brutal reality of being broke and
moving right up to the millionaire league. Since decades millions of immigrants relocated to
the USA and Canada in search for a better life. Even today, the USA is admired worldwide as
the land of unlimited opportunities. All you need is the drive to succeed, work hard enough on
yourself and you can still make it from dishwasher to millionaire quicker than you may think.
So why then is it that the grand majority of Americans are so broke? Well, part of the problem
is our education system. Our parents never showed us how to spend our money wisely. Our
schoolteachers never taught us how to manage our money, because they never learned it
themselves. Besides, many teachers are so broke because they never studied the subject
while they were becoming teachers. You see, it is a reality that the two most important
subjects are not taught or only minimal at any school, from Kindergarten right up to Grade 12.
These subjects, money management, and how do I build relationships to communicate
effectively with each other.
It is somewhat hard to imagine that the subjects of World and US history are so important
that it gets more credits than economics. It gets usually only around five credits in high
schools whereas history gets double that. For some reason it seems to be more important to
know how many people were killed by the Atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima. Alternatively,
how many Indian tribes are there in the USA than learning how to earn a decent living? What
is worse is that communicating with each other is not taught at almost any school. This
subject is usually replaced in high school with things like Government and Civics. That is
were they teach us how to pay our taxes to the IRS.
Our parents give us our weekly money allowance without ever mentioning how to spend
wisely. Then we spend it on things that are not necessary and sometimes not even useful.
Sometimes we receive our credit cards before we can write our signature on it. We are
developing such bad habits at a very early age that continues in our adult life. With the help
from our parents and our friendly banker, we bought our first car. Even so, we knew ahead of
time that we could hardly make the payments for maintenance, fuel, and the high costs for
insurance that await teenagers.
Teenage girls develop a taste very early for expensive clothes and shoes. If they are in the
right mood for it, which is most of the time, they overcharge their credit cards without
remorse. Moreover, why shouldn't they, they are probably not paying the bills either. Few
realize that when the mail carrier arrives with the bills that they are still paying stuff from last
year. Consumer spending keeps the US economy still going. How much longer is anybodies
guess. Investing a few dollars every time we receive it from our parents is taboo by most.
Millions of people hate their low paying 9 to 5 job. It is sad to know that most do absolutely
nothing to improve their life situation. They are trapped and don’t know a way out. Then, the
weekend comes, time to relax and sleep in until 1 or 2 pm. Saturday is usually manageable,
but Sunday afternoon is painful for most, because they begin to think about Monday morning.
They are thinking about another horrible week with such a boring, low paying job and no end
in sight. Time passes by them quick; maybe they change jobs a few times in between and do
something very different for a while. It is doubtful that their economic situation has improved, it
probably never will. Because you will not a thing as long as you are in the comfort zone. It has
to hurt you terribly you before you think about it and take action.
There is help out there, if you just take the time and investigate. Instead of sitting at home
watching TV every night or go out every Friday and Saturday, why not spend a few minutes
searching how to improve your life. Would it surprise you to learn that many millionaires
where at one time dead broke. They weren't any smarter but they had the drive because they
were hurting. How about you, does it hurt you enough? Maybe you set your bar lower and that
is fine. However, you have to start sometime, why not right away, today. Don't wait any
longer. Just do it.
Ted Grischuna is a freelance writer and journalist. You can learn more about how to get from
broke to wealthy in a relatively short time and enjoy a lifestyle that you deserve at http://didyousmellthat.com
moving right up to the millionaire league. Since decades millions of immigrants relocated to
the USA and Canada in search for a better life. Even today, the USA is admired worldwide as
the land of unlimited opportunities. All you need is the drive to succeed, work hard enough on
yourself and you can still make it from dishwasher to millionaire quicker than you may think.
So why then is it that the grand majority of Americans are so broke? Well, part of the problem
is our education system. Our parents never showed us how to spend our money wisely. Our
schoolteachers never taught us how to manage our money, because they never learned it
themselves. Besides, many teachers are so broke because they never studied the subject
while they were becoming teachers. You see, it is a reality that the two most important
subjects are not taught or only minimal at any school, from Kindergarten right up to Grade 12.
These subjects, money management, and how do I build relationships to communicate
effectively with each other.
It is somewhat hard to imagine that the subjects of World and US history are so important
that it gets more credits than economics. It gets usually only around five credits in high
schools whereas history gets double that. For some reason it seems to be more important to
know how many people were killed by the Atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima. Alternatively,
how many Indian tribes are there in the USA than learning how to earn a decent living? What
is worse is that communicating with each other is not taught at almost any school. This
subject is usually replaced in high school with things like Government and Civics. That is
were they teach us how to pay our taxes to the IRS.
Our parents give us our weekly money allowance without ever mentioning how to spend
wisely. Then we spend it on things that are not necessary and sometimes not even useful.
Sometimes we receive our credit cards before we can write our signature on it. We are
developing such bad habits at a very early age that continues in our adult life. With the help
from our parents and our friendly banker, we bought our first car. Even so, we knew ahead of
time that we could hardly make the payments for maintenance, fuel, and the high costs for
insurance that await teenagers.
Teenage girls develop a taste very early for expensive clothes and shoes. If they are in the
right mood for it, which is most of the time, they overcharge their credit cards without
remorse. Moreover, why shouldn't they, they are probably not paying the bills either. Few
realize that when the mail carrier arrives with the bills that they are still paying stuff from last
year. Consumer spending keeps the US economy still going. How much longer is anybodies
guess. Investing a few dollars every time we receive it from our parents is taboo by most.
Millions of people hate their low paying 9 to 5 job. It is sad to know that most do absolutely
nothing to improve their life situation. They are trapped and don’t know a way out. Then, the
weekend comes, time to relax and sleep in until 1 or 2 pm. Saturday is usually manageable,
but Sunday afternoon is painful for most, because they begin to think about Monday morning.
They are thinking about another horrible week with such a boring, low paying job and no end
in sight. Time passes by them quick; maybe they change jobs a few times in between and do
something very different for a while. It is doubtful that their economic situation has improved, it
probably never will. Because you will not a thing as long as you are in the comfort zone. It has
to hurt you terribly you before you think about it and take action.
There is help out there, if you just take the time and investigate. Instead of sitting at home
watching TV every night or go out every Friday and Saturday, why not spend a few minutes
searching how to improve your life. Would it surprise you to learn that many millionaires
where at one time dead broke. They weren't any smarter but they had the drive because they
were hurting. How about you, does it hurt you enough? Maybe you set your bar lower and that
is fine. However, you have to start sometime, why not right away, today. Don't wait any
longer. Just do it.
Ted Grischuna is a freelance writer and journalist. You can learn more about how to get from
broke to wealthy in a relatively short time and enjoy a lifestyle that you deserve at http://didyousmellthat.com
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