CHECK-IN TRAVEL TIP: Hotel Unico, Madrid – Spain
CITY TRAVEL TIP, MADRID: HOTEL UNICO Hotel Unico is not a hotel that really does ‘understated’. The hotel (until recently called the Selenza) has got a double Michelin-starred restaurant headed up by Ramon Freixa, a wonderfully grand former 19th-century apartment block in as swanky a corner of the city as you’ll find, and wall-to-wall lavish interiors. And lavish they certainly are, too: as you walk into reception you’re greeted by concentric... Read More
Check-In: W Hotel, Barcelona – Spain
W HOTEL – Place to Stay …. W Barcelona towers impressively above the waterfront. A 26-storey hotel designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, it’s shaped like a gleaming sci-fi sail. Inside, the aesthetic is no less sleek and seductive, with the lobby an airy, open-plan space of polished surfaces and dance music audible over the murmur of its well-groomed international clientele. On first glance, the basic rooms are fairly standard... Read More
Check-In Hotel TIP: Ackselhaus & Bluehome B E R L I N
Ackselhaus & Bluehome – BERLIN Tucked away in a quiet, leafy street,Ackselhaus & Bluehome offers the perfect base for either a romantic weekend away or a culture-soaked family trip. Located in the Prenzlauer Berg district, the apartments are a short walk away from an assortment of fantastic shops, restaurants and bars. Ackselhaus & Bluehome are two separate apart-hotels set within a couple of impressive 19th -century buildings,... Read More
PAINT THE TOWN GREEN! MUST-EAT PLACE ” LUTYENS”, London
The Lutyens, London MY YUMMY RESTAURANT-TIP Admired for its gloriously stylish decor, open kitchen, first rate food and service, Lutyens in Fleet Street stands as one of London‘s most enviable restaurants – and much to our surprise we learn that Lutyens will itself be turning green from Monday 14 to Friday 18 March. Thankfully, this is in fact only in celebrataton of the Irish heritage of David Burke (head chef at Lutyens), the Franco-Irish... Read More
FEBRUARY IS PANCAKE MONTH !! Bite ME … NEW YORK´S yammy stuff right here!
mmmmmmmmh ……….. !!!! ADDICTED Clinton St. Baking Company & Restaurant // New York – Lower East Side WELL, THAT MUST BE PANCAKE HEAVEN … Looking for a killer breakfast? Head on down to The Clinton St. Baking Company and join the crowds of people who wait on endless lines for buttermilk biscuits & HEAVENLY pancakes that can only be made by hands that are divine. Clinton St. Baking Company & Restaurant... Read More
Valentine´s Day in Paris – lovely, lovely Places
PARIS, MON AMOUR Spend a great Valentine in Paris and enjoy the Magic of the City. I show you nice Places, Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes & Bars. Everything what makes you happy and let you feel “beloved” ! LOVE IS, WHAT YOU CAN´T SEE . ONLY FEEL ♥ Hotel CASTILLE This Paris hotel is set amongst the fashion boutiques of Rue Cambon in the centre of Paris, 200 metres from Place Vendom. ” tranquillety en beautiful interior design... Read More
Jamie Oliver’s Latest Venture, the Barbecoa Restaurant
Verfolge meinen Blog mit Bloglovin ALRIGHT, JAMIE OLIVER – THE FOOD-ROCKER HIMSELF - OPENED A NEW COOL RESTAURANT : THE BARBECOA check it out & bon appetit !! So many top-notch things have come together in Barbecoa, one of London’s newest restaurants, that it would be a quite the scandal if it did not succeed. Just consider the ingredients of this barbecue haven: First take Britain’s biggest food export, celebrity chef Jamie... Read More
BARCELOOOONA, OLÉ // Hotel El Palauet – done deal !!
BARCELONA // FINEST HOTSPOT-CHECK In its latest incarnation, Barcelona’s El Palauet is now appearing as a most desirable home away from home. Six luxurious apartments, each approximately 150 square meters in size and designed to please even the most demanding traveler, are available for rent for stays of three days or longer.With the confident charm of the well-lived and well-looked-after, the 1906 modernist building’s residences ooze affluence,... Read More
WORLD BAR´S Part II // Now Yucca Lounge in Shanghai !!! YEAH
here we go AGAIN !!! Part 2. SHANGHAI A tiny cocktail lounge, Yucca, has opened on the third floor of Mansion 26F in Sinan Mansions, Shanghai. The building is the headquarters of Yucca’s creator, Australian-Greek chef and restaurateur David Laris, and it also houses three of his other restaurants: Funky Chicken, Fat Olive and 12 Chairs. Yucca’s interior design is by Shanghai-based Lime 388, a design and communications agency... Read More
FREAKIN AWESOME BAR´S IN THE WORLD // Tazmania Ballroom HONG KONG
HAVE FUN !!! World´s greatest Bars Part 1. HONG KONG Tom Dixon’s career has taken him from discovering the idea for the S-bend chair while welding motorcycle parts, to being one of the hottest designers of lighting, furniture and interiors, and to occupying the chair of Creative Director at the venerable Finnish Artek. Tazmania’s owner is Hong Kong entertainment entrepreneur Gilbert Yeung Kei-lung. With his British boarding school and Canadian... Read More
