“If you can see it, you can shoot it.” Ted Grant “Desserts are like mistresses. They are bad for you. So if you are having one, you might as well have two.” Alain Ducasse I’m what they call in the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: hotels
tuesday photo challenge – numbers
Frank … wants numbers this week and I thought I had to dig deep!!! But of course, I have all the hotel rooms I have stayed in – totally forgotten. Have loads of them, here is some. And as you … Continue reading
the joy of Christmas?????!!!!!
You who knows me … also know that I try my best to escape Christmas, even if I love all the lights and glitter it create … and I love to buy or create and write Christmas cards. So I … Continue reading
tuesday photo challenge – key
Key?????!!!! Frank really made thinking this week, but looking through my files and images … I didn’t have any jumping … music sheets … or reefs. So I will check again into some of the many hotels I been staying. … Continue reading
my take on dubai (part 1)
…. I have been there, but I didn’t buy a T-shirt!!! Would I go back????? As it feels today; I been there … had a great time, but!!!! A very exciting city with many facets … but the distance to … Continue reading
être prêt, nice!!!!!
… so on Monday my friend Bärbel and I will be landing in Nice, France around lunch time. Haven’t been in Nice since October 1997. We are spending a whole week during “Carnaval de Nice”. The Nice Carnival is one of … Continue reading
it’s in our nature
“People will forget what you said, forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou The most beautiful commercial ever made!!!! Made in 2011. Credits: The campaign was developed at Ogilvy Hong Kong … Continue reading
faboulous value for money …. park plaza berlin kudamm
When I was searching for hotel … for my Jonas Kaufmann adventure in July, I knew what area of Berlin I wanted to stay, Kurfürstendamm. Probably the most famous street in Berlin together with Unter den Linden. It was only to … Continue reading
it’s tough to be a tour leader …. (the last hours).
Monday and it was time for Suzanne to return to the UK and because she needed to catch the 14.12 train for Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen … it takes 62 min by train, I could plan any bigger adventures … but … Continue reading
a perfect “midsommar” eve
… after a night of good sleep and early view of ocean sunrise at “Hotel Skansen” in pretty Båstad, Sweden’s small answer to Wimbledon … was it time to enjoy the hotel’s magnificent breakfast buffet, all included. I woke up early … Continue reading
birthday celebration with sea view
In the “old days” we celebrated Midsummer, the longest day of the year (21.06) whenever it happened, but today we celebrate it during the weekend closest to date. Midsummer is the biggest yearly event and holiday in Sweden, something you … Continue reading
travel diary – last and finale day, belfast
So officially Wednesday was the last full day in Belfast for this visit, but because of me not being clear about the dates I was going finish off with my friends, Geraldine and David in Dublin – there became another … Continue reading
days of indulgence – queen boutique hotel, kraków
I knew I was up for a treat over my Christmas in Kraków when I visit the hotel’s website – it was so inviting and it screamed to me … come and stay with us, let us treat you like a … Continue reading
50 shades of grey – christmas eve in kraków
… wet and loads of grey, but also filled with loads of Christmas. This morning for breakfast I enjoyed smoked salmon with cream cheese and chive, a glass of champagne and freshly squeezed carrot and orange juice, followed Egg Benedict. … Continue reading
gone italian again – risotto with spicy sausage
“First we eat, then we do everything else.” M.F.K. Fisher This is a perfect Quick Fix dish … it takes about 15 min to prepare and after that, you will time for whatever you fancy. It is only a couple of years … Continue reading