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Wine & Gatronomic Tourism in Attica (“Traveling in Europe”) Contributed by feature reporter Jens Hoffmann I love Greece. Ideally you read this article during a break from exploring Attica, the region around the Greek capital Athens. It offers wonderful wines e.g. from Gikas winery (Photo) and many culinary delights. The country’s most famous region spoils its guests with a successful blend of wines, international gourmet cuisine and local specialties. Everywhere your palate will be well pampered. Whether, fine dining or basic meze Greek cuisine offered…Continue Reading “Wine & Food experience in Attica – In a Class of its Own” →

Moscato d’Asti welcomes wine writers from around the world Contributed by Jeremy Parzen In November a group of 100 wine writers, wine bloggers, lifestyle writers, and “opinion leaders” (as they call them in Italy) were welcomed in the land of Moscato by the Moscato d’Asti growers and bottlers consortium. It was a really impressive gathering, with people from all over the world: China, Germany, Indonesia, Korea, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, England, and America. And those are just the people I interacted and traded notes with. I…Continue Reading “Welcome! Bonjour! Ciao! Let’s explore together Piemont & Moscato d’Asti” →

Cities we love – Berlin Contributed by Jens Hoffmann The german capital one of the most exciting cities with amazing hotels in the world. One of my favourite hotels you will find in Berlin-Mitte. A architectural gem. In the ground floor you will find the italian restaurant La Banca The Rocco Forte’s Hotel de Rome is located in Berlin Mitte (Bebelplatz, Unter den Linden) It is a conversion of an existing building constructed in 1889 by architect Ludwig Heim who was the appointed master builder…Continue Reading “Hotels we love – Hotel de Rome” →

Indonesia – Destinationreport “My Taman Bali” (Garden of Eden) Contributed by travel writer Jens Hoffmann The locals call the island “Taman Bali”, and indeed it is a “Garden of Eden”. A truly mystical and romantic island. Pristine beaches, lushy green, terraced ricefields. Eden is now believed to be a joyful stay in fruitful, well-watered location. What we found here was joyful, the healing hotel COMo, set amid the tropical Ayung River valley. Beautiful, relaxing days, we shaked up our chakras at Bali’s most luxurious health…Continue Reading “A far eastern symphony – Bali / Indonesia” →

Destination Ilinois Contributed by feature reporter Jens Hoffmann Ilinois is located in the Midwest, the US-state offers a lot of agriculture, a wide, flat “fly-over-land”. But Ilinois is also a place for explorers and connoisseurs with scenic corners, interesting places, over 300 golf courses and Abraham Lincoln as the most famous citizen, he lived here 30 years before he was elected US President and moved to Washington in the White House. Great River Road in Illinois in the heart of America. It represents four centuries…Continue Reading “Real. Original. Adventure. – Great Rivers Illinois” →

Contributed by feature reporter Jens Hoffmann covering Asia-Pacifique. Bangkok is gettin more and more modern but far from antiseptic, filled with luxuries, pampering and great thai cuisine and still affordable. Yet amid the chaos, visitors find charm and, above all, character. Somehow extremes coexist: skyscrapers and moldy tenements; high-end, cloth-napkin dining and tasty street food stalls; five-star hotels and fleabag guesthouses overflowing with backpackers; libidinous hedonism and Buddhist meditation. To travel across Bangkok is to see several worlds at once. The city of traffic now…Continue Reading “A gentleman likes to surprise – Tastemakers Bangkok – Treehouse Hotel” →

Vienna is special. When the world ends, I will go to Vienna. Everything happens years later there. I am in love with this city. We spent much of the afternoon and evening strolling through Vienna, as the weather was gorgeous. Vienna- once the seat of an empire. Later on we checked in at the hotel Imperial and were happy to spent the week-end here. The Imperial has a special retro style and is defintely different. The hotel is perfect located for walking around Vienna, as…Continue Reading “In Vienna veritas – Hotel Imperial” →

Today: Mon amour fou – Breidenbacher Hof a Capella Hotel By Jens Hoffmann Dusseldorf is a special destination. There are design digs, places, uraban oases which want to be discovered. The state capital Dusseldorf is such a city. Famous for its legends Kraftwerk, Beuys, Immendorff, Wim Wenders, Campino and the Breidenbacher Hof hotel. People from all over the world moved to Dusseldorf to spend the night here and have fun. In the middle of the 19th century, it became the “Palace Hotel Breidenbacher Hof” the…Continue Reading “Breidenbacher Hof a Capella Hotel – Discover Dusseldorf” →

Cities we love – Vienna and the Palais Hansen by Kempinski Contributed by Jens Hoffmann Nice atmosphere in a historic building located on the Ringstraße. The hotel combines its rich history with a modern design, and offers an excellent starting point for a tour of Vienna. Some of the attractions drawing visitors to the Austrian capital in November and December are the countless Christmas markets filled with arts, crafts and goodies such as Lebkuchen (a baked Christmas treat similar to gingerbread) und Punsch (punch), as…Continue Reading “Vienna – Rock me Amadeus – Cities we love” →

Presstrip India. Contributed by Tim Walter Namaste – First of all India is incredible. We landed in Mumbai. Huge red buses, massive green cricket ground and the azure sea. All coverage on the canvas of this city. Skyscrapers and Victorian heritage. Mumbai presents past and and present in elegant ways. The “Gateway of India” was built in 1927 to commemorate Queen Mary and King George V, it is also the place from which the last of the British army troops left a independent India by…Continue Reading “Incredible India – Hotel Vivanta by Taj – Madikeri” →

Cities we love. Sawasdee Bangkok, I love it to be here. The Sukothai hotel is always my first choice. Its a great location on South Sathorn, near Lumphini Park and MRT Lumphini. Just nearby in Sathorn on Soi 1 I used to live for three years from 2006 – 2009. Luxury means different things to different people. For some people its a visual threat others define it in more sensual way both will be more than happy. The Sukothai staff makes guests feel at home…Continue Reading “The Sukothai hotel in Bangkok” →

Destination South-France After two 18holes days we checked in at the Hôtel Belles Rives It starts with the infatuation of a «Lost Generation» for the French Riviera, when American intellectuals and jet setters fell in love with this romantic stretch of sand and beaches. In 1925, Juan les Pins became home to Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald who rented a private sea side villa called the « Villa Saint-Louis ». Of course, this is where « Tender is the Night » was written. But it is…Continue Reading “Golftrip to South-France – Hôtel Belles Rives” →