December 5th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Radisson Blu Hotel Nantes opened recently in the old courthouse, located in the heart of the city. What an original place! I was thrilled to enjoy the design and colorful atmosphere, which contrasts with the architecture of the nineteenth century, with its dizziness heights under ceiling. The comfort [...]
October 31st, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
These days people all over the world get outdoors more often, because it is quite easy and comfortable to do so. You just need a tent, a sleeping bag and a good mood. Everywhere you go, it will be unforgetable experience, because our Planet Earth [...]
October 16th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Travel
Have a reason to celebrate? A child’s birthday party, a graduation, an anniversary? Maybe, you don’t need a special reason and just want to decompress and escape city life, have a romantic weekend or want a quiet place to finish that novel you’ve been writing [...]
October 7th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Travel
In Melbourne, Australia, a city of Southern Hemisphere foodies, where fetid alleys reveal the cool cafes and bars, and hip, close-at-hand inner suburbs offer as much life as the heart of the city, everyone thinks they’ve cornered the market on the best spot in town. [...]
September 30th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Travel
Navajo land and nation covers 27,000 square miles of unparalled beauty. This unearthy resembling teritory is home to more than a dozen of national monuments, tribal parks, spectacular views over the day and night sky, crystal lakes and small ponds. Tweet
September 20th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Hotels for adventure travelers don’t tend toward the stylish. Enter Basecamp, a new property in the town of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., which opened in June. The concept? To embody the spirit of a traditional base camp — where mountaineers swap equipment, advice and war stories [...]
September 17th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Providing an escapist sensorial experience, The Surf Lodge encourages those who visit to slow down and unwind. Created as an expression of summer freedom, the atmosphere offers a haven in which to become present in one’s surroundings and clear the mind from the daily noise [...]
June 21st, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Travel
Lake Atitlán (Lago de Atitlán) is a large endorheic lake in the Guatemalan Highlands. Atitlan is recognized to be the deepest lake in Central America with maximum depth about 340 meters. The lake is shaped by deep escarpments which surround it and by three volcanoes on its southern flank. Lake Atitlan is further characterized [...]
March 17th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Travel
Mitte is a central district in the Berlin’s former East. Once a post-Wall petri dish for Berlin’s creative innovators, the area has gradually gone commercial, welcoming international chains, four-star hotels and, on sunny days, seemingly half the under-40 population of Western Europe. Tweet
March 7th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Travel
For Yodit Eklund, the 26-year-old designer behind Bantu swimwear, the beaches along Africa’s West Coast are a source of inspiration — so she photographed her recent collection there (including the suits above, on the road to Assinie-Mafia in Ivory Coast). She wonders why ‘‘some of [...]
