Days become shorter and shorter and not the sun is giving us some warmth now but the heat of a nicely burning fire. While sitting and staring in the dancing flames a smell of my childhood came to my mind. Sweet apples, a bit of cinnamon mixed with the anticipation […] Read more
32 inhabitants, no supermarket and a lot of hot thermal water. In a nutshell, this sums up the little village of Bagno vignoni, 25 kilometers away from one of the wine capitals in Italy – Montepulciano. But it offers much more than that. And to discover its magic, you need […] Read more
I love these restaurants which appears out of nowhere and disappear just days or weeks later. These place are magic, probably because you even more enjoy that place when knowing, that this is definitely the first and last time you will have dinner here. Read more
Never wear a yellow dress when you have blonde hair. I loved that dress at first sight but being blonde I didn`t risk a second glance as immediately awful pictures of horrible yellow/blonde combinations came to my mind. But luckily there was my mum with me and together with two […] Read more
Die Wandersandalen-These Ich muss gestehen, dass ich der Idee meiner Mutter, für eine Woche rund um Meran Wandertouren zu machen, etwas skeptisch gegenüber stand. Was mich erwarten würde war mir eigentlich klar. Rentnergruppen in farblich abgestimmten Wanderjacken, auf dem Kopf lustige Hüte gegen die (Südtiroler!) Sonne und an den Füssen Tennissocken, […] Read more
I love late and rich breakfasts at the weekend. But during the week there is never time for a healthy meal bevor leaving the house. The consequence is: arriving in the office one hour later I am almost starving. And then the only breakfast option is a croissant or bread roll…and […] Read more
Mid of May we spent four wonderful days in Istanbul. As soon as you arrive in this pulsating city at the Bosporus you can feel the thirst for action and change of the residents. New shops and restaurants are popping up everywhere. But with becoming an international metropolis the diverse […] Read more
We spent the night before our trip into the desert in Zagora (last ATP before the desert!) and headed the road (N9) early in the morning. The first kilometers of the road where so fantastic and new that we thought we will mange the whole trip in just one hour […] Read more
The only downside of conferences is the fact that you are sitting for many many hours while eating a lot of cookies and sandwiches. 🙂 So when I came home tonight after two long conference days I immediately went for a run, followed by a quick grocery shopping. Read more
Anyone scared by the idea of cooking a risotto? Thinking of burnt rice or of an inedible moody result…? No need to be scared! It’s so easy. And it seems even easier in comparison to the preparation of artichokes. That is a bit tricky but definitely worthwhile. Read more