Last week I finally made it back to Venice Beach after 3 years. I fell in love with this place when I visited for the first time in 2012 and have been dying to go back after my last visit in 2014. I stayed at the wonderful Samesun Venice Beach, right at the beach, Boardwalk … More Los Angeles. Back to Venice Beach!
We spent the last week of August in my favourite town: Lagos – on the western Algarve in Portugal. We didn’t get to go to all of Lagos’ seven beaches but we visited our favourite ones: Praia Dona Ana: Praia do Pinhao: Porto de Mos: Praia do Camilo: And we took a … More Portugal. The beautiful beaches of Lagos.
On top of my to-do list for my stay in Cape Town last November was seeing the penguin colony at Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town. So one day I walked over to the central train station in Cape Town and took the train to Simon’s Town. I bought the tourist pass for the train because … More Cape Town. A walk from St. James beach to Muizenberg.
Praia do Amado is one of the two beaches of the little village of Carrapateira on Portugals westcoast. We spent a beautiful and sunny day there when suddenly fog came all over the beach and made the most beautiful scenery and photo opportunity.
This year we spent the first 6 days of our annual Portugal trip in the beautiful town of Lagos in the western Algarve. As in the past years we stayed at Dona Ana Garden, a 2 minute walk to the famous Dona Ana beach and also only a short walk from the old town. They offer double … More Recap. 14 days in Portugal – September 2015
On Wednesday after I had breakfast at Chelsea Market, I visted the new Whitney Museum. The museum just opened its new downtown location in the Meatpacking District, right next to the High Line on Friday May 1st. There was a long line outside the museum and I prepared myself to be waiting to get in for … More NYC. Recap and favourite Instagrams. May 2015 – Day 6-10
Ponta da Piedade is a cape and lighthouse in the west of Lagos, a short walk along the street Estrada da Ponta da Piedade from the famous beaches Praia do Camilo and Praia Don Ana. While the lighthouse may not be something to write home about, the rock formations nature has created over thousands of years definitely are. … More Portugal. Lagos. Ponta da Piedade and a walk along the cliffs.
I just returned from a week long trip to Lisbon and Lagos, Portugal. The afternoons we spent at Praia do Porto de Mos and the walks along the beach to the adjacent Praia do Canavial were definitely my favourite moments of this trip. Even though I have first visited those two beach over 20 years ago … More Portugal. Lagos. Sunset at Porto de Mòs and Praia do Canavial.
Since my first visit in 2005 I’ve been a huge fan of Praia do Guincho. It might not be the best beach for lazy sunbathing and swimming since the wind is usually very strong and the ocean ice cold. But it’s one of the best beaches to go for a walk, have a drink in one of … More Portugal. An afternoon at Praia do Guincho.
Whenever we’re in Lagos we’ll make it a priority to spend a day at Praia do Camilo. This small beach is located between the famous Praia Dona Ana and the lighthouse at Ponta da Piedade and offers everything you dream of when visiting the West Algarve: clear water, golden cliffs and spectacular rock formations. About … More Portugal. Lagos. Praia do Camilo.
