The world's weirdest hotels?

1. Knock on wood! Stay in a tree... Hotel Norrqvarn in Sweden has two hotel rooms in a tree
2. Cool! Stay in a room made of ice. Sleep on a bed made of ice in the Icehotel in Sweden
3. Choose the Flying bed room and fly into you hotel room in Berlin, Germany 
4. A $500 hotelroom without a toilet? Yes, in an old factory on Gotland island, Sweden Strange but luxury design in this Italian hotel for design lovers , Italy
5. Check in at a design Convent hotel on Mallorca, Spain
6. Have you seen this French bizarre 'hamster hotel'. You can run inside a wheel in France.
7. Totally Pink! Germany’s first Barbie-themed hotel room. Bring your pink suitcase and pink sun glasses.
8. Sleep in a dog house in Idaho, US.
9. A Trojan Horse suite in France
10. The airplane suite, stay in an aircraft in the Netherlands. "From your airplane suite, you will have a fantastic view of the platform and runway at Teuge airport"
11. Feel like an Indian and check into the Wigwam hotel in Arizona.
12. Placia del Sal in Bolivia is a hotel made of salt.
13. Swiss nuclear bunker converted into a eco-luxury hotel. Sounds nice doesn´t it? The Null Stern Hotel in Teufen, Switzerland.
14. The Dockside Crane Hotel is a dockside crane converted into a luxury hideaway for two in Harlingen Netherlands. The view is fab!
15. Das Park Hotel in Ottensheim, Austria. A Bed & Breakfast built from giant concrete sewage pipe segments. I hope they cleaned them well before the put in the furniture...

Have I missed any weird hotel that should be added to the list? Please let me know by leaving a comment here.

South African wine yards in pictures

I really like the South African wine regons and not only because of its wine. The view and scenery is so beautiful. Isn´t it? Here are some pictures from my trip to South Africa in 2010.

Flowers and wine yards in Stellenbosch

Thelema wine yard

Visit Venice

Venice has been described as "the most beautiful city built by man" and "one of Europe's most romantic cities". And I can only agree, it is one of the most beautiful places I ever visited. I just adored it! These are some of my favourites that I can recommend you to see in Venice, Italy.

Top 10 things to do in Venice

1. Visit the Piazza San Marco (San Marco square) and the Basilica San Marco (St Mark´s Bascilica)
2. Visit one of the many glass shops and buy some glass from Murano. Stunning pieces! I found a lovely necklace in glass which I just adore.
3. Have a coffe at the cafe "Caffe Florian"
4. Buy masks. I bought some beautiful masks when I visited Venice. Now I need to arrange a costume party soon!
5. The city is built on city stretches across 117 small islands. Go on a guided walking tour to get the history of the city. Go with a Gondola to explore it from sea and feel the atmosphere of being in Venice.
6. If you like are there are plenty of art galleries and museum. Why not visit the Peggy Gugenheims museum.
7. Take a nice walk over the Rialtobridge
8. Visit the opera house, go there even if you dont like opera, just to see the lovely building
9. Visit the Palazzo Ducale (the Duke of Venice palace)
10. Summarize the day in good compay with a drink at the classic Harrys bar followed by a Italian dinner in one of the many fab restaurants.
11. If you decide that you want your own Gondola after a couple of drinks in Harry´s bar. You can order your own gondola on http://www.tramontingondole.it/

Fabulous hotels in Venice

Some of the hotels in Venice are just too beautiful to be missed. Palaces, luxury and history. Do I need to say more?

• Ca' Sagredo Hotel. A renovated 15th-century palace, with pink façade, between Ca’ d’Oro and the Rialto Bridge on the spectacular Grand Canal.
• Centurion Palace.
• Overlooking St. Mark’s Basin at the mouth of the Grand Canal, Centurion Palace is in the former convent of Palazzo Genovese.
• Liassidi Palace set on the San Lorenzo Canal.
• Londra Palace Hotel is built in a neo-Gothic palace which is over 150 years old. Located close to the St Mark’s Square.
• Palazzo Sant'Angelo sul Canal Grande is a Venetian palace on the world’s most fashionable waterway, just between the Rialto and Accademia Bridges. It has its own boat dock of course...