My husband and me recently took a three-day shopping trip to Paris and decided to treat ourselves to a special accomodation.

The Shangri-La Hotel is a 5-star belle-époque palace with the absolute best views of the Eiffel Tower and it was once the home of Napoleon’s grand-nephew, Prince Roland Bonaparte, who lived here until his death in 1924. For the hotel opening in 2010 every small detail of Prince Bonaparte’s home has been meticulously restored which makes you feel like visiting royalty. I love hotels that are authentic in their design, and like the Mercer Hotel in Barcelona, which I visited last May, the Shangri-La is a perfect example of a hotel that honors its building’s history.

At the beginning of May I went on a short trip to Barcelona where I discovered a fabulous new hotel. Of course I captured my stay in photos and I am happy to share them with you in this article…

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you might have noticed that I made a short trip to one of favorite cities: Paris. I just had to be there for the first day of winter sales, and so my dear friend Elli and I hopped on board of the Thalys and spent two days in the city of love, Chanel and Macarons.
With all the shopping tourists, the city was even more crowded than usual; but nevertheless, we still had a great time and managed to score some wonderful clothes and accessories. So before I show you my sale finds (I didn´t have the time yet to take proper pictures), I thought I´d give you a quick overview of the snapshots I took during these 36 hours.

Before we let new year ring in, I thought I´d give you a pictured summary about my trip to London.
I always try to visit Britisch capitol at least two times a year, but this was my first trip during christmas season. We took a lot of photos and I will let them tell the story:

Dear readers,

while you are reading this post, I am en route to the USA, or more precisely: Chicago! I have been invited to explore the city, visit a new shopping mall and ride with Mickey Mouse on a Disney wagon at the Christmas parade (so looking forward to this!).

And now my question: Can any of you recommend any good shops, restaurants and bars? Are there any special sights that I should visit?
I am looking forward to reading your replies!

Our favorite areas in New York are SoHo and the Village with it’s neighbouring Meatpacking District. In this post I want to share a great hotel in New Yorks most fashion-conscious neighbourhood: The Standard. Hovering above the beautiful High Line Park it is offering breathtaking panoramic views of the city and Hudson River. What I love about boutique hotels and where The Standard really shines are those many little twists it adds to everything (Like the floor of it’s restaurant, which consists of 50,000 glazed pennies). So what does a typical day at The Standard look like?

Whenever I am on holidays, I always try upgrade my education and visit one or two of the local museums. Even though my husband and I have spent a few months in New York within the past years, we somehow never got to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art (“Met”). I honestly don´t know why we never even considered going there before - maybe we always thought that the Moma, Guggenheim or Museum of National History were more “visitworthy” than the Met? However, can you believe that after having visited the Met this time, I would call it my absolute favorite museum?