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.

Spa hotels in Sweden - Svenska SPA-hotell

I live in Sweden and I do like to go for a SPA-weekend, once or twice every year. Here are my favourites places for a SPA-weekend in Sweden.

SPA-hotels

Yasuragi Hasseludden, relax and unwind at these Japanese SPA hotel. Fab place! I have never been so relaxed before! But you need to reserve SPA-treatments very long in advance, otherwise you wont get one, and you also have to pay for the stay in advance, so that is a minus. http://www.yasuragi.se/

Tranås Badhotell, it is nicely decorated with a mix of old antique furniture and new. They dont serve any gourmet food at this place, but the prices and treatments are good. And the town is so small and sweet with at lot of design shops.

Varbergs Kurort is situated by the sea. Beautiful view, nice SPA and food.
http://www.varbergskurort.se/

Luxury Boutique Hotels with SPA

Karlaby Kro in Skåne. The food is heavenly, the staff is friendly and you will never want to leave. There are many handicraft shops and art galleries close by, so there are many things to do if you like art and culture.

Bomans in Trosa. The rooms are amazing, all decorated in different styles. The food is great and there are a lot of small design and interior shops in this little town.

Hotels with a SPA

The Dalecarlia hotel is worth a trip, just to see the amazing view. It is so beautiful and peaceful to visit this genuine hotel in Dalarna. The hotel room, SPA and food was also nice. http://www.dalecarlia.se/

Which is your favourite SPA-hotel in Sweden? Please leave a comment here.

Design weekend in London

Staying at the Sanctum Soho Hotel is a perfect if you are in London for a design weekend. http://www.sanctumsoho.com/ The location is great close to the restaurants and shopping on Regent Street and Soho.
The hotel was awarded the London Lifestyle Award in 2010. And it is easy to understand, when you see the fab interior which is crowned by a cool bar on the roof with a pool.
And their moijitos are great.

We spent one morning in the National Gallery museum. It is really nice to see the original beautiful paintings of Monet, Rembrand, Rubens and Van Gogh. A the view from the museum is lovely. Bring your camera!
A nice place to shop is the National Gallery Shop. Visit it in the museum on 30 Orange Street.

The Lumas photo gallery and shop exhibit stunning photos. I went there to get some nice inspiration before I took off for some shopping at Regent Street. http://www.lumas.com/

We had a lovely lunch a the exclusive Japanese resturant Matsuri on 15 Bury Street. The fire ball dessert is something special. http://www.matsuri-restaurant.com/

I just love shopping a Selfridges on 400, Oxford Street. Here you find design hand bags, watches, clothes and so much more. The shop Liberty is another favorite. It is located on Regent Street and houses loads of beautiful designer clothes, note books, hand bags, scarfs and so much more.

A romantic dinner at Angleas resturant with great food and drinks is a nice way to end the day. Or pop in to the Dehesa Charcturerie and Tapas Bar is also a nice place for some drinks and food. It is close to the hotel at 25 Ganton Street. http://www.dehesa.co.uk/