Barcelona, foodies where to go? My insights for you! Part 3

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Barcelona, my foodie insights for you!

Part 3 I SURF HOUSE BARCELONA

Hey guys,

I decided to do a series of the top foodie places when traveling to wonderful Barcelona. 

My insights about foodie places you should go to started two weeks ago, so make sure you don't miss something out by clicking on Part1 and Part 2. 

The restaurant I choose to write about today is the "SURF HOUSE" in Barcelona. 

This location is directly located at the beach. And as the name is already giving you some idea, it is a surf spot and a restaurant decorated with all things relating to surfing. 

You have a beautiful view from the restaurant facing the beach life of Barcelona. 

The restaurant itself is offering a big menu  where you can choose from breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner.

We choosed an Avocado Toast with smashed avocado, feta cheese, basil and cherry tomatoes. Beside this great high quality fresh dish I choosed a drink called Lime Juice, with mint and a bit of sugar. I can really recommend it, also they offer a smoothie of the month, just ask for the fruits at the moment. Also you can do your own healthy creation of course.

As it is a surfer spot, they also offer activities - which you can book. For example SHB SUP Yoga & Pilates and afterwards you can get your well deserved smoothie or Mojito. On some days they also have live music with special cocktail prices. 

And don't miss the free paddle surf, when hitting the 15 Euro bill you can borrow paddle board for 45 minutes free. Check the website for actual activities. 

Make sure you don't miss this place, when traveling to Barcelona.

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

www.melaines-insights.com

South Africa - Grand Dèdale Country House, my insights!

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South Africa - Grand Dèdale Country House, my insights for you!

Grand Dédale Country House, Wellington. 

Hey guys,

today I write about our stay at the wonderful Grand Dèdale Country House in Wellington.

Nestled at the end of a tranquil valley below the historic Bainskloof Pass, Grand Dédale is set within an award winning Wine Estate, offering sweeping views of the valley as well as the Groenberg, Limietberge and Hawekwa mountains. The picturesque town of Wellington is a short drive away, Cape Town can be reached within 50 minutes.

The exclusive and elegantly restored Cape Dutch Manor House, formerly the private residence of the owners of Doolhof Wine Estate, comprises six luxurious and bespoke rooms and suites. A separate thatched cottage is enjoyed by honeymooners or guests seeking additional privacy.

We stayed at the romantic cottage, which I can only recommend to you to do. You have an own cottage for yourself, as you can see in the picture it is nicely decorated and is offering all the luxury you can wish for. It has two levels and an own terrace, which makes it really private and really romantic. A must for honeymooners.  

The exclusive rooms (six) are in the main house, the rooms are all different but all elegant and great styled. Every room has a own story, so it just makes you to wish for come back again soon. We stayed one night at the room "Hawequa", which is right underneath the roof top, an amazing loft room experience. 

The Country House has amazing interior. I just fall in love with it. It combines old and modern in a really inspiring way. For me it was one of the most beautiful decorated country houses I saw during my visit.

They also offer a pool and a nice relaxing outdoor terrace, where you can sip your wine and read a book. After sightseeing and exploring it is nice to come down and relax in this wonderful hideaway for some days.

Dinner and breakfast is taking place at the amazing terrace facing the beautiful nature, vineyard and the romantic cottage. For sunset they prepare a great sun-downer pre-dinner drink on the terrace, followed by an amazing candle light dinner 4-course menu. As they only offer 6 rooms and one cottage it is really a familiar and private atmosphere, which we enjoyed really much. Also light lunch and snacks are served throwout the day.

If your into hiking and enjoying the mountains, they also help you out with a great picnic basket for your adventure. The link is as always included in the headline, if you click on it you will be forwarded to the hotel page.

For more insights about my trip to South Africa, please check below: 
Wine tour insights: http://www.melaines-insights.com/2017/03/south-africa-wine-tour-my-insights.html
Safari insights:

http://www.melaines-insights.com/2017/02/singita-luxury-safari-my-insights-for.html
Cape Town insights:
http://www.melaines-insights.com/2017/02/capetown-one-of-my-favorite-towns.html

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

www.melaines-insights.com

Casual luxury Hotel - NIDUM / Austria, my insights for you!

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Casual luxury hotel - NIDUM / Austria

Relaxing in the mountains? My insights for you!

Hey guys,

I just came back from a wonderful relaxing weekend in Austria. I checked out the newly opened (December 2016) NIDUM casual luxury hotel,it is located in Mösern/Austria. 

We decided to spend a wellness weekend there, but of course the area itself offers you a lot more like going skiing, snowboarding,hiking or just spending a day shopping in Seefeld (5 min drive) or Innsbruck (20 min drive). 

The hotel has about 57 rooms, all with sunny big windows and a breathtaking view on the Austrian mountains. The style is minimalism design and wood interior, which makes it extreme comfy and stylish at the same time. 

We stayed at a 52qm suite called "NICE-Suite" (room nr. 509, I can highly recommend to you), which made a really not only nice but an"AMAZING!!" impression to us. Pictures are telling more then thousands words so here we go:

All rooms are offering a stylish Illy coffee maker, you can enjoy your first espresso or like I would call it the "typical Italian breakfast" with a breathtaking view facing the mountains.

The room has as you can tell from the pictures are surrounding balcony, of course south balcony which gives you always the sunny side of life.

Speaking about coffee, the breakfast they offer is amazing. You can choose three different restaurant areas all different decorated but totally charming to sit in, which makes it nice to change the location from time to time.

Around 4.00 p.m. they offer a nice apero for all the hotel guests with great antipasti and nice background music, it is already included in the price so is the breakfast and the dinner. You can take this aperitivo with you, as they offer a great sitting area in a hotel owned liberay, where you can choose from many books. 

Speaking about food in the hotel, it is absolutely high quality, they work only with regional products, which I think is a great way to be sustainable.

The dinner is normally starting with a salad buffet, followed by a soup or another apetizer, main course you can choose from a vegetarian dish, meat or fish dish and after that you have a wonderful dessert and can choose from different cheese. 

When your into wine they have a wide range of bottles, you may just contact the stuff that can help you out. 

Again, pictures are saying more then words: 

After all the eating you can go for sport in the hotel, they offer a big gym area. Also you can book a massage afterwards in the spa or just relax in the indoor and outdoor pool with a wonderful view in the perfection of nature. They offer also saunas and another outdoor whirlpool on the roof top. If you are willing to do a little adventure, you must check out the unique sauna with a suspension bridge directly build in the mountain.

Hotel: http://www.nidum-hotel.com

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

www.melaines-insights.com