Horses and Hermes is a dream come true for all the horse lovers with style. I’ve found it all at the stable of Château de la Resle. Facing so much passion for this giant animals totally melted my hippophobic heart.
I’m gonna saddle up and canter into the French orange sunset. Allez hop!
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Are you ready for a relaxing time out in Brittany, France? There is no better place than “La Matine”.
This little chambre d’hotes has been carefully renovated and decorated by the lovely ceramist Colette and her charming husband. The couple knows how to spoil their guests with a great breakfast, homemade jam and delicious crêpe. Make sure you have a glance at Colette’s ceramic atelier. She is doing beautiful outdoor accessories and pottery decorated with her own poems. I’ve been there in June just before the high season started. It’s so quiet and peaceful. A romantic stroll along the cliff is a “must do” before you go to bed. Enjoy the dramatic sunset. Bon nuit!
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La Surprise is a very cute and charming boutique bed & breakfast, hidden in the mountains of Grasse at Côte d’Azur, France. It has been almost a year ago that I have spend some very relaxing days at La Surprise. The hosts of this mini paradise are Steve and Claire from England. Claire is the queen of decoration and she truly knows how to make an amazing breakfast. Steve is the one who knows all the fun places and stories about the area and its people. They even made a little travel book with all kind of tips and ideas about the area. Love it!
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Summer is a great season, when you have time to enjoy it. In my case, I don’t. Too busy to leave the city and too rainy to get excited about anything. So I keep dreaming about my last trip to Côte d’Azur, South France. While I was looking through my old travel photos, I thought it would be fun to post this week some of my favorite Bread & Breakfast places. For everyone who doesn’t know where to hang out the rest of the summer, stay tuned! …and I keep dreaming.
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Traveling by car all the way to Paris is a long and exciting adventure. Especially if you are taking a break at Château de la Resle in the heart of Burgundy, France. This luxury bed and breakfast has been the cherry on the cake of our trip. The Dutch sweethearts Pieter and Johan turned this place into a dream come true. Lovely rooms with great style, an amazing selection of contemporary art and a breakfast to kill for, makes you wanna stay there forever. There is so much more to share about this great place that I have to split the post. So stay tuned for more la Resle stories.
If you can’t wait, have a look at www.chateaudelaresle.com
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Waking up in Paris with this view and the great breakfast from Claire is something I can really get used to. So far we have had a very nice trip. I have to keep going! The sun is shining and Paris is waiting out there.
Who is in the mood for a time out in nature and extreme serenity?
Villa Vals in Switzerland is one of the coolest and unique holiday homes I’ve come across. I just can’t get enough of dutch design melting with alpine romance. This Place made it straight away into the top ten of my to-do-list 2011. Wouldn’t it be fun to enjoy some days of Heidi life in this extraordinary cabin? After a long day at the famous spa Therme Vals , which is just around the mountain corner, it must be heaven to get cozy on a Hella Jongerious couch and fall asleep covered by some Claudy Jongstra blankets…
project by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller
photos by Iwan Baan
I’m totally in love with this intimate boutique hotel, located in Shanghai’s historic Shiliupu dockyard district. Neri & Hu did a great job turning the Waterhouse into a new leisure and lifestyle experience. The 19 rooms reflect the history and surroundings of the city. You can even rent vintage motor scooters with sidecars and old-fashioned bicycles to cruise the neighboring districts. After a long day of sight-seeing, the Waterhouse can recommend Shanghai’s best Chinese doctors and acupuncturists to help guests relax. Bingo!
The Waterhouse at South Bund
Maojiyuan Road no. 1-3Zhongshan Road
South Huangpu District
Phone: 00 86 21 6080 2988
It happened to me so often that someone knew someone, who has been some day somewhere really nice, but nobody could remember where. Well i would like to share the small or great escape with you and keep the vacation feeling always in the picture.
Today I launch a new category places on my blog. I would like to post about great places to stay if you want to sneak out of daily craziness.
The 1st location is a stylish and spacious place on Copenhagen’s Islands Brygge called STAY, that makes everybody want to stay forever.
STAY
Islands Brygge 79A
2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark
phone: +45 7244 4434
www.staycopenhagen.dk
