Top 10 things to do in New York

I just got back from my trip to New York. These are my 10 top things to do in New York, USA. Please enjoy!

1. Luxury lunch at Hotel Fairmonts food hall. Their lobster salad is fab!
2. A slow walk in Central Park
3. Shopping at Macys department store
4. Shopping in Soho (Dont miss the Converse store)
5. Visit the view deck at the Empire State Building
6. An opera evening at the Metropolitan opera house
7. Ice scating at the Rockefeller center
8. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th avenue, 82nd street. Fashion art exhibitions, paintings, sculptures, photography. And a roof top bar with a view of Central Park.
9. Visit Chinatown and Little Italy. Lovely home-made pasta at the Italian restaurant Grotta Assura in Little Italy. Ravioli four cheeses olala!
10. Shop shop shop at the Outlet Century 21 next to World Trade center

4 bonus foodie favorites…

• Hamburgers for lunch at the genuine Pj Clarkes
• A drink and real pub meal at the pub Hurley's
• Dinner at Sparks Steak house. Very Italian. Very huge steaks!
• Magnolia Bakery. Yummie!
• Have a pink cocktail (Knickerbox) at the sky bar next to Hilton Garden
• Vand Coffee shop, 673 Madison avenue, 61st street. A classic coffee shop on Manhattan.
• Luke´s Lobster. Try the lobster roll! Like a hot dog with lobster but without sausage.

Do you know a restaurant, attraction, shop in New York that should be on my top list? Please leave a comment here.

Top 10 things to do on Rhodes, Greece

I really love Greece and my visit to Rhodes this year was great. We stayed a week in July and had marvellous weather, sun and 32c.

Here is my top list on what to do on Rhodes;

1. Visit the old town in Rhodes city. Its narrow streets in the medieval castle are really worth a visit. But dont visit during midday in July or August. It is too hot!

2. The harbour (port) in Rhodes city. Stroll around and look at the beautiful boats. Have a cake at the cafees along the harbour. They are famous for their delicious cakes.

3. Go on a glass boat trip. We went in the evening and hardly didnt see any fish, so go during the day

4. Swim in the sea. Take a trip to one of the beautiful beaches. Kallitheas bay, Afantou bay (not so crowded) and Tsambika beach.

5. Visit Lindos. The idyllic small village on the hill with a beathtaking view of the sea.

6. Shop! For teenagers this is the place to shop. Go to Rhodes city and shop for hours. Some of the shops are Zara, Esprit, HM, Tommy Hilfinger etc. There is also a lot of nice shop with mens clothes. (Scarabee for label shopping in several floors)

7. The dinner buffet at the Mtsis Grand Hotel is great. Especially their dessert buffet for those who love desserts.

8. Have a coffee after your dinner at Swedco cafe. Adress: 57 Orfanidou street. This is the Swedish bakery with a delicious cakes and a fab view of the sunset every evening. Bring your camera!

9. If you are in for a late night out. Just look outside Swedco café. This is the party street with night clubs, discos for teenagers etc. The night club Colorado is nice of you are not a teenager.

10. Start the day with a Turkish Hamam or Aqua Divina, the Fish Spa on G. Papanikalaou 15, with small fishes eating on your feet.

Retro Rimini

Rimini in Italy was very popular destination about 40 years ago, but it is still nice for a long-weekend trip. The beach is extremely long and well organized with sun beds, restaurants, kids play parks and sports.

Where to stay?

Stay at the five star Grand Hotel, four star hotel Ambasciatori (address vle Vespucci 22) or four star hotel Meridien. All nice hotels, close to the beach with good to great service. Both Grand Hotel and Ambasciatori have nice outdoor pools.

Top 7 restaurants in Rimini

1 Nettuno restaurant, it is located on the beach. It has a lovely view, fab food. Try their pasta with lobster. Excellent!

The address is Lungomare Murr 2/4

2 Da Ugo wine bar. Great food and service. Address: Via Beccadelli 7.

3 La Dolce Vita beach restaurant by Meridien hotel. For a light lunch, sallad or snack. (address Via Lungomare Murri 6)

4 Gelateria Pellicano on Lungomare Tintori 51, or Gelateria Bar for unbelievable great italian ice cream.

5 Osteria e Cucina for fresh made pasta

6 Grand hotel restaurant, very elegant surroundings, inspired by the Austrian empire?

7 FLB Fratelli La Bufala for genuine (and some very unusual) Italian pizza with great view of the sea. Ask for a table on the roof. (address Piazzale Kennedy 11)

What to do?

Well Rimini is a small town and the best thing to do is chill! Just sunbath, swim, relax and read a lot of magazines on the beach.

A visit to the old town is ok if you get bored. There are some interesting old monuments to see. But it is better to go and visit the small country San Marino 20 km from Rimini. Or to make a trip to the wine yards in the area.

A visit to the large water park between Rimini and Riccione is nice for the kids. 

Where to shop?

Well... not here I guess. But there are some nice shops in the centre like Armani, Guess etc. And for some surf beach wear like Quick Silver and Billabong visit the Beach Cultur Shop on Vle Vespucci 75.