Hotels, Food and Lifestyle
What a nice surprise! Look at this stunning restaurant house – within the literature house in Fredrikstad. Here at Fabel you have a choice of enjoing your food in the book café, the food bar or in the restaurant. Can´t wait! All photos: Eivind Lauritzen
In the small city of Lyngdal in the south of Norway you find Paulsens Hotell. The place reopened in 2011, after being closed for 40 years. The hotel gives you a feeling of an old, traditional 19th century inn, with a homey atmosphere. Some people say it is like staying in a museum – charming […]
I love finding hidden gems in Norway – and this is one of them! Café Herman is a must if you are visiting in Leikanger, near Balestand and Sogndal, in the Sognefjord area. It´s off the beaten track, I know, but sometimes it´s nice to drive the extra kilometres, just to experience something new and […]
For foodies like med it´s important to eat well – also on holiday. In April I was in Edinburgh, and after a lot of shopping we found the lovely Fredericks Coffe House in Frederick Street. This was a nice surprise! The café had superb food, nice coffe, and of course a lot of gorgeous cakes. Perfect! […]
If you want to stay in one of the trendiest and coolest hotels in New York at the moment, try the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn! The photos speaks for themselves – who wouldn´t want to stay here? It has been featured in the press in countless articles, e.g. Conde Nast Traveller, Wallpaper, New York […]
A few weeks ago I was in fabulous Edinburgh. As a foodie I always try to visit food markets. Every Saturday morning there is a farmers market in Castle Terrace. Of course I had to take look at all the nice local produce! I bought some Scottish farmhouse cheddar from the isle of Mull, oat cakes […]
Eco-friendly, ethical and colourful redesign – all in one shop? Yes, it´s possible. Go visit Østenfor – a shop situated close to the town of Moss in Norway. You can read on their Facebook page: “Østenfor is a shop which sells products which communicate hope.” That sentence covers my impression of the shop, too! They […]
After reading the dutch blog Yvestown Blog I became fascinated by Eindhoven and Piet Hein Eek, and decided to visit the place next time I´m in the country. This quote from the blog had me convinced: “Don’t just travel to Amsterdam as Amsterdam doesn’t really reflect The Netherlands, it’s just another European capital. Travel south […]
Are you dreaming of summer? Take a look at this fabulous hotel on the island of Capri in the south of Italy. Why not stay here at the stylish Capri Suite? Once a part of a convent, now a design heaven for travellers. The hotel only have two rooms, and is situated in the small […]
Are you looking for nice hotels with the little extra – visit the Swedish blog Hotell Addict. It is written by Charlotte Raboff in Swedish, but the links are international, so if you are English speaking you will still enjoy the hotel recommendations. One of the features I recommend on her blog is the section where […]