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Bangkok. The City of Angels By feature reporter Jens Hoffmann A spectacular country, the Gulf of Thailand, tropical vegetation, breathtaking spiritual moments. Sawasdee Thailand, always smooth as silk. I used to live and work here for three years. Our condo was in Bangkok Sathorn Soi 1, next to the Lumpini Park and next to the German embassy. The city became my favourite destination for joy & living, working and fresh starts. Bangkok can be wild and smooth. I tell you how to make the most…Continue Reading “Relaxation in BKK – Mandarin Oriental Bangkok in Thailand” →

Conrad Algarve – Faro. Never just stay – Stayinspired. The One.Three.Five. Inspiration by Conrad Hotels. By Jens Hoffmann I had a great time at the Algarve and so much fun to play golf with my golf concierge Nuno. Algarve is the best golf destination in Europe, with the best conditions and golf courses. The whole coast of the South of Portugal is a paradise for golfers, there are 30 golf courses, with very varied construction, spread on the coast and with the length of 150…Continue Reading “Conrad Algarve – Never just stay – Stayinspired / Portugal” →

Destinationreport Mount Athos (Northern Greece) Contributed by Jens Hoffmann. The Mount Athos region is a place with thousands of colours and variations, truly a place that eliminates the distance between the wonders of nature. The peninsula with the three finger look -Kassandra, Sithonia, Athos- is like a trident pierce of the Aegean Sea, combining shores of beautiful beaches, hills and mountains with lush landscape of forest. Everything is sited wisely in harmony. I love it. Three hundred whole kilometres of coastline, numerous beaches and coasts,…Continue Reading “Mount Athos – Halkidiki / Northern Greece” →

Destination Koh Lanta (Andaman Sea). Contributed by Jens Hoffmann. Sawasdee, the Pimalai resort on Koh Krabi is is picturesquely located on a thai island. Truly a place of peace and emotion. Pimon and Alai means a little peace of heaven. Indeed, Serenity and solitude, these are the words that come to mind for the lovely Pimalai resort. Covered in a garden eden, luxury, elegance, natural surroundings makes you happy. The property has more than half a mile of beachfront land, which keeps it quite. A…Continue Reading “Koh Lanta – “Small Luxury Hotels of the World” / Thailand” →

Destination Mallorca Contributed by Jens Hoffmann Arriving at International Airport Palma de Majorca in Spain. Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, even at the height of the summer season, it has fewer than a million residents. Its two mountain ranges mean that much of the island is a steep and somewhat daunting landscape, but its proximity to Spain had long made it something of a conquerors’ dream; at some point, everyone—the Romans, the Vandals, the Moors—seems to have laid a claim. A big…Continue Reading “Me gusta Port de Soller on Mallorca” →

Foodie trip to Seoul. Destination South-Korea contributed by Ben Harris. A breathtaking experience was Seoul. The city is the seat of government and it’s as crowded and competitive, if more homogeneous, as any other developed megacity. The metropolis of the Republic of Korea and second largest metropolitan area world-wide goes back more than two thousand years. It was one of the “Three Kingdoms of Korea” and for me an amazing e Skycapers dwarf shanty towns, throngs of delivery men on motorcycles jockey with expensive cars…Continue Reading “36+1 hours in Seoul / South- Korea” →

Breeze by Lebua – Frankfurt. My Pan-Asia experience in Frankfurt a.M. / Germany. You will find the “Breeze by lebua” bar and restaurant at the 5-star Frankfurter Hof (by Steigenberger Hotels). Located on the ground floor of the elegant Grand Hotel in Frankurt-city at Kaisersplatz. It is the first “Lebua” restaurant and bar in Europe and it offers a sensory experience par excellence. I love it, its trendy and stylish, designed by Eight Inc (the agency already designed the Apple Flagshipstore in NY) a pure…Continue Reading “Breeze by lebua – Frankfurt / Germany” →

Paradise has a name – Six Senses Douro Valley. Contributed by Francois Jobard. Last time we enjoyed the Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Vietnam, it was a completely different world. This time the Six Senses Douro Valley offered a special style. We landed at Porto International Airport enjoyed the city and took the train following the River Douro, with its steep vineyard-terraced river banks and sleepy rural hamlets. Picture book panorama; the Six Senses in the Douro Valley is a superbly renovated 19th-century manor…Continue Reading “Seventh heaven by Six Senses – Douro Valley / Portugal” →

Pillow talk by Jens Hoffmann. Arriving at Dubai International Airport. The airport is bordered by desert. Huge facilities make the airport an amazingly big air-cargo hub. The year was one of my “hottest” years and it is ending in the most fitting manner possible; with warm days. Thats the way I like it. Yes, Dubai is a special destination that enthrals its guests. The hours can be whiled away, marvelling at views up in the sky. We checked in at the 5 star Mövenpick Hotel…Continue Reading “Lovely retreat in Dubai – Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach” →

Londong calling. Hotel Savoy. By Jens Hoffmann International Airport Heathrow 5, my number one hub after Changi / Singapore. Closer to home, Heathrow Terminal 5 did always well for its guests. Indeed. London calling, we went to the Hotel Savoy. The gold-leaf opulence of the Beaufort champagne bar. The Savoy is back on top. For me one of the most iconic hotels, which had huge restoration and nowadays back on the track. Feeling a bit like in formers times when I entered the lobby. The…Continue Reading “30+1 days in Europe – Simply elegant Hotel Savoy” →

Destination Thailand. Contributed by Jens Hoffmann. Foodtrip to Thailand. Thats my style. I used to live three years in Bangkok (206-2009) and I am addicted to thai food. I am still in love with the City of Angels and the food trip was joyful. Silver curtain rain down, lovely stay. The famous luxury hotel Swissôtel Nai Lert Park offers a unique city stay in BKK, Thailand’s bustling capital with great restaurants and a beautiful lush tropical garden not far away from Lumpini Parc and a…Continue Reading “Foodtrip to Bangkok – Swissôtel Nai Lert” →

Destination Russia by editorial contributor F.Jobard. Crime & Punishment” by Dostoevsky. A cultural blend of western and eastern styles and memories is Hotel Sonya in St. Petersburg. Y ou all know that me and the House & Hotel editorial team loves storyhotels. The Hotel Sonya design is based on the novel “Crime & Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Do you know the story? The matryoshka doll holding up the massive reception table is a reference to Sonya, the girl who helps the main character Raskolnikov, to…Continue Reading “Remember Russia – Hotel Sonya – Petersburg” →