Exuberant Travel Blog

Shopping at Harrods with a baby

2011-07-10T05:13:00.001-07:00

It is stressful for any mom to change her baby's diaper when out shopping, with exception when shopping at Harrods in London! Go to the nursery room Fourth Floor, it's clean and calm. Here the clean changing table!

Complimentary Kiehls Baby Products.

Private Breastfeeding room

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Location:Harrods London

Marbella Club

2011-07-10T04:05:00.001-07:00

This is paradise!

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Location:Marbella, Spain

Summer in Paris "Pavillon de la Reine" Place des Vosges

2010-07-25T07:40:00.000-07:00

Most charming boutique hotel in Paris! Beautiful, cozy and great mix of international guests.

Room No 12 - my favourite room!

Breakfast in relaxing surroundings before shopping.

Lovely General Manager Tim Goddard who runs the hotel with care for both staff and guests.

3 Michelin star restaurant L' Ambroisie located only 1 minutes walk from hotel on Place des Vosges

Symmetrical Place des Voges- perfect for picnic or relaxing in the sun! Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Club Sandwich Ritz style

2010-07-25T07:18:00.000-07:00

Expensive but tasty! Summer lunch at Ritz Hotel Paris in the beautiful Garden. Only dissapointment- no French Fries despite the price 37 Euro!

Ritz Moutarde

Alcohol free Ritz Summer drink

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Gran Hotel Son Net Malloca

2010-06-23T07:47:00.000-07:00

Need a few days away from the buzz of Palma or beach, this heavenly peaceful place won't dissapoint you. Gran Hotel Son Net is one of the most exclusive hotels on Mallorca, located in the beautiful hills north west of Palma, a 25 min drive from Palma. Just checked in.... More to come

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Badrutt's Palace 2010

2010-02-26T08:48:00.000-08:00

There are few hotels that surprises me, but Badrutts Palace does, it's one of a kind. What makes it unique is the history of the hotel, the world class service and attention to the guest and details, something that is getting harder and harder to find in the jungle of luxury hotels.

The GM Mr. Wiedemann has been awarded the best GM in the world and I must admit, with all rights, he is as much a part of the hotel today as the Badrutt family. He says "The award is an award for the whole team of staff here" a team which counts no less
than 550 in high season. Mr. Wiedemann has succeded in training his staff to say YES instead of NO, I wish more
GM's could learn this from him! He has 70% return guests at the hotel, among them one gentleman who has checked
in for the Winter season for 64 years! He sits in the bar everyday throughout the season at 2.15 pm at his special corner of the lobby bar. The Badrutt family lives in the hotel, and at 11 am every day, Mr. & Mrs. Badrutt are sitting in the Royal Corner of the lobby bar to greete their guests.

Mrs. Widemann manages the Spa and does it with care for both guests and environment, she only uses organic products in the treatments. The Spa is busy in the afternoon when guests are back from skiing. The pool is unique and with a breathtaking view of the lake and mountins. Try the Anika Facial, will make you glove for the night out in St. Moritz.
And after a night out, the relaxing massge will make your legs and feet alive again!

The best time to check in is during New Years, the budget for decorations alone is half a million Swiss Franc. The hotel
has two private clubs, Club Prive or "The Club"- the place to party and Corviglia Club which is the most exclusive ski club in St Moritz if not the world!

Start the night out with a drink
in the bar, the guests range from 18 to 80 years old and the atmosphere is relaxing but fun and happening.

The resident Manager, Mr. Angelo has been at Badrutts for 48 seasons, someone told me, "If you don't know Angelo you don't know St Moritz! " Have to run now... I see Angelo coming!

What can I say, speaks for itself!
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Paradiso St Moritz

2010-02-25T12:34:00.000-08:00

I'm one of the 55% that visits St. Moritz without any skiing or planning to do it, instead I try to find the places to be to enjoy the lovely part of skiing without skiing, Paradiso is one of the places I can recommend.
Take a taxi or walk half an hour from Badrutts Palace to Suvetta ski lift, then enjoy the ride up to Trutz and walk ten minutes to Paradiso, the place to be and be seen while enjoying cheese fondue! You have breathtaking views from their outdoor bar and the crowed is fun and international!

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Badrutt's Palace-probably the best service in the World!

2010-02-22T13:31:00.000-08:00

Someone told me tonite that Badrutt's Palace was his favourite hotel in the world. I asked him why and the reply was " when I checked out last time, I had forgotten something in my room. On my way back
to Zurich in the train, Badrutts Palace's staff was at the 2. Stop of the route waiting with my forgotten luggage!" I love it, wish more hotels would be like this! If you want to test their exceptional service visit http://www.badruttspalace.com/

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Les Chambres - Stockholm

2010-02-19T08:13:00.000-08:00

Beautiful sweets at Les Chambres

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I love Organic-Stunning, Stylish & Sustainable!

2010-02-19T08:10:00.000-08:00

Here my own favourite collection of cool organic products from Biofach Nurnberg 2010

I love Champagne- Fleury Champagne

2010-02-19T07:58:00.000-08:00

Drinking my favourite

biodynamic Champagne - Fleury with Mr. Fleury himself together with my organic rose man

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Sunday Brunch in London

2010-02-19T07:47:00.000-08:00

The Wolseley- for sure the best place to enjoy Egg Benedict!

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Raison D'Etre Spa

2010-02-15T03:53:00.000-08:00

Make sure to try the new Spa Suite

with view to the Roayl Castle. Book the suite for a day and spoil yourself. An experience not to miss when staying at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden

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A Grand Man at Grand Hotel

2010-02-14T08:03:00.000-08:00

A tribute to their legendary GM who did an amazing job at the Grand Hotel Stockholm before he left for Amsterdam

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Marbella Club

2010-02-12T12:05:00.000-08:00

Goodbye dinner for Count Rudi Von Schonburg, founding GM at Marbella Club Hotel.

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La Liebre on Gonzalo Suarez in Quito, Ecuador

2010-01-20T16:58:00.000-08:00

The perfect hang out to meet the locals in Quito. Great Martinis and Cocktails and snacks. Try the home made houmus and fatoush salad. Great scene to watch the ladies, the hip, the hot and the fun people of Quito.
For more info www.laliebrevideocafe.com

What to buy when in Copenhagen

2009-12-26T00:53:00.000-08:00

For Salmon lovers, make sure to enjoy and buy some delicious salmon from Daniel Letz when in Copenhagen. Most gourmet restaurants buy from him.
He buys the salmon from Inverness in Scotland and it's
sustainable farmed salmon.
www.letzonline.dk

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Benjamin Zander

2009-12-23T02:11:00.000-08:00

The famous conductor, teacher and speaker about the Art of Possibility, Mr Benjamin Zander once told me not to freak out when flights are delayed and instead see it as a posstive challenge, maybe I am suppose to meet someone on the next flight? Maybe I won't be in an accident? Maybe I do business? etc etc. This morning my 7 am flight from Stockholm to Copenhagen was delayed by 2 hours,but did I remember his wise words......No! I freaked out but came to my mind quickly and thought of him, I admit it's easier said than done! Now in train, delayed but open to new possibilities! For more about the art of possibility visit www.benjaminzander.com

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Tivoli

2009-12-22T22:35:00.000-08:00

Must make it to Tivoli so I can buy some of Johan Bulow's gourmet liqourice! I admit
I'm an addict!

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Breakfast at Andersen Bakery Copenhagen

2009-12-22T21:59:00.000-08:00

Boarding for Copenhagen! Breakfast at Andersen Bakery by Nimb Hotel Tivoli! Can't wait to finally try the Japanese baker with passion for Danish pastery!

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Location:Copenhagen

Oaxen - a hidden gourmet paradise in Sweden

2008-10-02T14:45:00.000-07:00

Once you arrive to Oaxen it feels like you have arrived to a secret gem only known to connoisseurs of good food and wine.

The 45 minutes drive from Stockholm, takes you through a charming landscape and the closer you get to Oaxen the more breathtaking the landscapes becomes. The 5 minutes boat ride to get to Oaxen will leave all your stress behind on the mainland. On this little island in the southern Stockholm archipelago, you will find Oaxen Restaurant, one of the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants and their newly opened boutique hotel M/S Florence.

Oaxen restaurant and M/S Florence is founded and managed by Magnus Ek, one of Sweden's most awarded chefs and his wife Agneta Green, who is a dedicated sommelier but also a great interior designer and one of the very few who masters Chinese tea ceremonies, which no less than Madame Thsseng in Paris has taught her.
M/S Florence is an old Dutch houseboat, which Magnus and Agneta has converted into 6 double rooms/suites and 1 single room. Each room is very unique with handpicked furniture and products that they have found on different auctions around the world The decoration is made with oak, ebony, Brazilian rosewood and 5 different sorts of marble. It is without doubt the most beautiful hotel I have visited in a long time. There is a very nice lounge/saloon on the 2. floor with great books that will keep you occupied for hours.
We stayed in the Chief Mate´s suite which gives you a panoramic view of the sea and it has its own little terrace on the deck, where you can sit in total privacy. This suite is located on the 2. floor and is spacious and very stylish. Every room has its own IPod; all bathrooms are light and very comfortable and all the products and amenities has carefully been picked by Agneta herself.
We arrived to Oaxen in the afternoon and were given a warm welcome by Agneta, who showed us around in their garden and veggie garden from where they produce a lot for the restaurant. The rest of the afternoon we enjoyed on the main deck with a drink in the sun, before dinner.
In the evening we walked up to the restaurant which is located on top of a hill with a great view of the archipelago and a 2 minutes’ walk from the M/S Florence.Oaxen restaurant is famous for its creative cuisine, but also for using local and organic products. The restaurant was awarded the Ecological restaurant of 2007 in Sweden. We went for the tasting menu, which cost 1350 SEK. The restaurant is very minimalistic in its interior; the focus is purely on the food. The guests are a mix of connoisseurs and sailors that have come from far away to enjoy a nice meal. We got a flow of exquisite and interesting plates full of surprises. The best was the suckling pig, which was cut at the table. The dessert was a play for the eyes, almost too beautiful to eat, but once you got started, impossible to stop. We finished with a Chinese Tea ceremony served by Agneta herself, a perfect way to end a perfect meal.

We walked back to the boat in the moonlight and watch the kitchen staff taking a dep in the sea after a hard day at work and it didn´t take us long to fall a sleep among the huge soft cushions in the bed.
Next morning we woke up to a beautiful sunny morning and a breakfast that had been served on our private deck. The breakfast felt like a miniature of a gourmet tasting menu. We were served bio dynamic yogurt from Järna, the bio dynamic and organic capital of Sweden with homemade müsli, freshly baked bread with organic butter, homemade jams, and best of all, slowly cooked eggs that has been prepared for 2 hours on 65 degrees. We left Oaxen on a full stomach and a happy smile and cannot wait to come back for more.

The rooms and suites cost from 900 SEK to 3400 SEK, breakfast 150 SEK

Oaxen Restaurant and M/S Florence is open from April 30th to October 31th.
From November 28th to December 21 they are serving their famous Christmas buffet and M/S Florence will be open too.
For more info http://www.oaxenkrog.se/