Travel Secrets July-August 2015 | Page 11

ts power secrets Power SECRETS Shoulder Season SECRET Making travel plans? Try the “Shoulder Season” which falls between peak season and off season. Perks: moderate weather, thinner crowds, better service! We at Travel Secrets can vouch for this. On a July visit to Florence and Venice, we probably saw more tourists than places. It was more stressful than pleasurable. A September trip to Switzerland, on the other hand, was pure relaxation. It was blissful to walk down the quiet streets of Basel, taking in the crisp cool air an d lazing by the Rhine. We could feel our lungs turn pink again. Photo: Nitin Gopal Srivastava July-August 2015 Travel Secrets  11