London-based lifestyle magazine 'Monocle' has revealed its top cities for 2008.

Heading uphill for the night is exciting whether you're staying in a mountain refuge or a luxury lodge, but now a handful of Swiss resorts offer a more unusual place to kip: an igloo.

Peter Ern is one of the gnomes of Zurich who keeps a keen eye on the kiwi dollar ... but what he really lives for is his coffee and cake.