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- Athens – heritage, architecture and charm
  
  Posted at 10:06 am by mylifemyworldrg, on July 25, 2019
  
  It is time to start to post some of my travels the past year. It has been a busy year, and time flies. When it slows down in the summertime, you get the time to reflect on what has passed and everything you have explored. And Athens is one of the beautiful cities I have had the pleasure to explore.
  
  Athens has the beauty and charm of the heritage sites and buildings around the city, together with charming streets and wonderful views. All this makes it a wonderful city to visit. And for me that loves history and architecture – perfect. The city center is not that big, and can be crowded as it is a popular city for tourists. I visited in August, and according to the locals it is not so crowded this month because the locals are out of town on vacations.
  
  Since I am not to happy in standing in line for the tourist attractions, I have found my own “way” of exploring the most without. The first day on my trips I usually get on one of the Hop On Hop Off busses to get to know the city and “identify what to explore more in detail”.
  
  Acropolis
  
  In Athens I loved to stroll around in the charming streets, were you still feel the heritage ambiance.
  
  And then I am always looking for a nice place to dine.. preferably with a view and some charm and great food, wine and quality..
  
  Luckily I discovered this place in Athens on my first day, and came back again and again.. A warm recommendation to visit Tudor Hall at King Georges perfectly situated on the Syntagma square. Here you get everything, the wonderful view, ambiance, attention, food and drinks.
  
  And in the evening I am hunting for the sunset. I enjoy to sit and relax and watch the beauty of the sunsets. I found the perfect setting for this at Hilton Athens..
  
  And yes, we returned to enjoy it with our dinner several nights
  
  As a Leading Hotels of the World traveler I stayed at the Divani Caravel Hotel in the beginning of my stay in Athens. I was upgraded to a suite with a very nice view to the Acropolis. The swimmingpool on the rooftop had also a nice view.
  
  One morning I had a perfect room service breakfast in my room
  
  After some days here, we moved to Syntagma Square area and stayed at NJV Athens Plaza.
  
  Here we enjoyed most the location and were happy of having King George and Grand Bretagne as “neighbours”, with more wonderful views and great dining.
  
  The last night I explored the beaches of Athens, staying at Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso. A wonderful gem, and I got this room with a great balcony and view..
  
  Enjoying life 🙂
  
  Sunset and evening ambiance by the pool area
  
  Breakfast on the balcony with a perfect view in a quiet morning
  
  So, do I want to go back and visit Athens again? Yes, I do!
  
  You know my blogspots are not so into details, so feel free to contact me if any questions on how, what, why’s.. 🙂
  
  Posted in Hotels, travel | 0 Comments | Tagged ancient, architecture, Athens, beauty, city, Colors, Dining, Greece, historical, history, Hotels, inspiration, Leisure, life, nature, restaurant, travel, travelling, View, World heritage
- Museum Hotel, Cappadocia, Turkey
  
  Posted at 2:09 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on April 21, 2019
  
  Museum Hotel – is a gem. Unique, in wonderful settings. Just to sit and enjoy the views, and all the historical items you can find all around you. Be sure not to pack the day with to many other things to visit in Cappadocia when you are staying at Museum Hotel, because you have to spend the time at the property..
  
  The room was very nice, with good size. And there was a lot of amenities. Even in the room a lot of historical items, making the ambiance great.
  
  Since there was changing weather while I was visiting, it was very nice to dine in the warm and cozy Restaurant Lil’a.
  
  The outside area was the best, scenery changing with weather and lighting trough the day. Could never get enough pictures of the views..
  
  In the morning, the two peacocks will be awaking you.. Or at least they was walking outside my window, giving me this joyful morning view..
  
  The breakfast buffet was large, with plenty of turkish and local products. Have to go back to get some pictures from it..
  
  The Museum Hotel experience was very good due to the setting, but many of the team members seemed a bit unexperienced and there was quite a few details missing to make it to the top of the 5 star hotels.
  
  But still, I hope to be able to revisit and it is on my recommended list for you to visit.
  
  Posted in Hotels, travel, Uncategorized | 1 Comment | Tagged architecture, Cappadocia, Colors, Dining, historical, inspiration, Kapadokya, life, Museum, nature, restaurant, travel, travelling, Turkey, View
- Cappadocia (Kapadokya), Turkey
  
  Posted at 12:48 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on April 21, 2019
  
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  Cappadocia or Kapadokya (in turkish) – This unique, UNESCO World Heritage area is just amazing, and a “must visit” if you are into both history and nature. You will just fall in love with the beautiful landscape, the views, the fairy chimneys, the sunset, the sunrise, the changing weather. I have to admit, this is one of the most unique places I have ever visited, and I just can’t wait to go back and explore and learn more about all of it.
  
  In addition, Cappadocia is becoming famous of all the Instagram photos of the Hot Air balloons and the charming settings from all the different Cave Hotels in the different town Göreme, Uçhisar and Ürgüp. However, Cappadocia deserves much more attention than all the amazing photos posted on Instagram..
  
  Even if it might be the Hot Air Balloons that is most featured from Cappadocia at the moment, just be aware that this is not a “everyday” happening. If the weather or wind is not favorable, the balloons are cancelled. Therefor my recommendations are to at least stay a 3-4 days while visiting Cappadocia, so you are sure experiencing the Hot Air Balloons as well, because it is truly a beautiful setting in the sunrise. Otherwise, there are so much to see, do and learn about while visiting the area, if not just relaxing in the amazing scenery of Cappadocia.
  
  I stayed two days in Göreme, at Charming Cave Hotel. Charming Cave Hotel, has a wonderful setting, and here, you are staying with a family doing whatever they can to give you a pleasant stay. The room are nice, but the quality of the equipment’s could be better. The shower fell almost apart and the hotel amenities, was already been used. Otherwise, everything was fine and very authentic. The friendliness of the family, and their hospitality was great.
  
  Breakfast View Charming Cave Hotel
  
  Make sure that you experience the Turkish food and wine. The food has a lot of flavor and colors. The local wine is getting quite good quality.
  
  The last night I stayed at the only Relais & Chateaux hotel in Turkey, Museum Hotel. The hotel is actually a museum and there are so much history. As the Hot Air Balloons is getting Cappadocia famous, the view and settings are getting Museum Hotel famous, even if it is so much more to it. There will be a separate post from Museum Hotel
  
  I have to admit my first visit to Turkey was truly wonderful, much more that I expected. And my prejudice to the travelling there due to feedback from others are completely gone and I will return and explore more.
  
  Posted in Hotels, travel, Uncategorized | 1 Comment | Tagged beauty, Cappadocia, caves, history, Hot Air Balloon, inspiration, Kapadokya, life, nature, Turkey, UNESCO, View, World heritage
- Giraffe Manor
  
  Posted at 6:48 am by mylifemyworldrg, on March 30, 2018
  
  A perfect day, this is what we experienced when we stayed at the Giraffe Manor. If you have the opportunity to travel and visit this wonderful hotel with the beautiful and gentile giraffes – do it!
  
  We arrived at 11.00 am after being picked up at our hotel location in Nairobi. It was so quiet and beautiful to sit down outside the manor and just listen to the singing birds and surroundings. The welcome was very attentive and warm, and the staff team was very caring. We got served refreshments while filling out all formalities. It was no rush, and for me that was wonderful, just sit quietly and enjoy the surroundings.
  
  Giraffe Manor from the parking entrance
  
  We stayed in the beautiful room “Daisy”. The room was not so large, but had light and bright colors, and very charming bathroom and a wonderful terrace. I loved it.
  
  A personal welcome note and fresh roses
  
  From our terrace;
  
  My recommendation is to arrive early so you have the chance to enjoy the property before the Afternoon Tea at 17.00 when we have the first interaction with the giraffes and get to feed them and get photos.
  
  We got served this wonderful lunsj on the patio, the food was so tasteful and the ambiance perfect.
  
  The manor have some beautiful common areas, I really loved the Living Room with the grammofon playing evocative music, so you kind of felt going back in time.
  
  Dining room in the Manor
  
  At 17.00 the giraffes came for Afternoon Tea, and we got to feed them with pellets and got a lot of pictures and videos. A lot of fun
  
  Later we had dinner together with some of the other guests at the Manor in the Main Dining Room, it was a candle light dinner.
  
  Early the next morning at 6.00 am the first giraffe came to get fed by the guestroom windows and terrace. And later we eat breakfast together. It was a wonderful and fun experience.
  
  And some videos at the end..
  
  Posted in Hotels, travel, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged africa, architecture, beautiful places, beautifulhotels, beauty, bucketlist, Charming, decor, exploring, gem, giraffe manor, giraffes, holidays, hotel, Hotels, inspiration, kenya, Leisure, life, luxury, luxuryhotel, luxurytravel, nairobi, nature, travel, travelling, View
- Exploring Beverly Hills & Hollywood
  
  Posted at 2:14 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on January 1, 2018
  
  This year we decided to visit and explore Los Angeles and California during the holidays. It was a good decision, we had a wonderful time.
  
  We stayed 4 nights in Beverly Hills, at Mr. C which is a member of The Leading Hotel of the World. The hotel was situated quite good in Beverwil Drive, not to far from Rodeo Drive.
  
  Rodeo Drive was dressed up for the holiday season, and I loved this area of the city. So clean and beautiful decorated. It felt safe to walk around alone, both in the shopping street of Rodeo Drive, and also the whole street while I one day walked all the way from Beverly Hills Hotel in Sunset Boulevard down to Wilshire Hotel.
  
  Sunset at Rodeo Drive
  
  Christmastree at Rodeo Drive
  
  Beautiful signs
  
  Rodeo Drive
  
  The visit in LA was very good, but not everything was as expected. For me Beverly Hills has been a very positive surprise, while Hollywood for me was a turn down. I had expected that Hollywood was more glamorous, but appeared to be a “tourist trap” with very little charm – from my perspective. I understand that people would like to see the Hollywood sign and the Stars on Walk of Fame, but there is nothing else to see or experience. The area appeared dirty and with a lot of people trying to force you to buy everything from a sightseeing trip to a CD. For me it was quite fussy.
  
  Luckily we had this Best of Hollywood Food Tour the second day, were we had a private tour guide telling us a lot about the history of Hollywood. That added some value.
  
  Trisha, our private guide, had picked out some very nice places for us to visit and dine. First, she guided us around the Hollywood Boulevard area and taught us a lot about the history of Hollywood and the history of the different theaters.
  After a good hour, we started to drive to different restaurants. interesting places we would not have found or chosen by ourself. We had the best pizza ever from the Pizza Mozza 2go – try it if you are in the neighbourhood.
  
  At Mr. C we enjoyed the accommodation and the balcony. One morning we had breakfast on the balcony after view the sunrise.
  
  Bellini welcomedrink
  
  The Bar
  
  Christmastree
  
  Breakfast with a view
  
  Sunset
  
  Mr. C – Hall
  
  Lemons in the garden
  
  Continental Breakfast
  
  Restaurant
  
  Sunrise – Looking at Los Angeles Downtown
  
  Breakfast on the balcony
  
  Sunrise
  
  View Los Angeles Downtown
  
  One of the days I strolled around in Beverly Hills, and visited some of the beautiful hotels. Had tea at wonderful Peninsula Beverly Hills and had a very good lunch at Beverly Hills Hotel (Dorchester Collection).
  
  Peninsula Beverly Hills
  
  Peninsula Beverly Hills
  
  Wilshire Hotel – Four Season
  
  Wilshire Hotel – Four Season
  
  Wilshire Hotel – Four Season
  
  Peninsula Beverly Hills
  
  Peninsula Beverly Hills
  
  Peninsula Beverly Hills
  
  Peninsula Beverly Hills
  
  Peninsula Beverly Hills
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Teatime at Peninsula
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Christmastree at Peninsula
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  Beverly Hills Hotel – Dorchester Collection
  
  A very good dining option in Beverly Hills area, if you do not want to spend too much money on a meal is Cheesecake Factory in Beverly Drive. The driver who picked us up on the Airport recommended us Cheesecake Factory, and we are glad she did. They have a large selection of dishes, and even have their own “slim” menu. The portions are huge, and are ideal to share. We ordered one dish each, and it was way to much food. On our third visit we had enough experience to just order one dish each, and share instead.
  
  Another restaurant we visited and were very pleased with was Il Pastaio in Canon Drive. An Italian restaurant with very good ambiance and good food.
  
  We visited Cheesecake Factory in Farmers Market (Grove) and in Macy’s in San Francisco too.
  
  Our total experience dining in California or the country as whole, is that the food mainly is quite heavy and unhealthy. A lot of fat, especially for Breakfast were they mainly serve A la Carte.
  
  If visiting Universal Studios, the recommendation is to buy First in Line tickets. It is a bit more expensive, but the time you save is worth it.
  
  We would love to go back to Los Angeles, a big city and we did not have enough time to explore everything. But we would minimize the time spent in Hollywood.
  
  We also had a wonderful time at Santa Monica, see the link below;
  
  Hotel Casa Del Mar at Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, California
  
  Posted in Hotels, travel, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged architecture, bar, beautiful, beauty, Beverly Hills, California, Christmas, city, decor, Dining, holidays, Hollywood, hotel, Hotels, inspiration, LA, Leisure, life, Los Angeles, restaurant, Rodeo Drive, travel, travelling, usa, View
- Hotel Casa Del Mar at Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, California
  
  Posted at 5:43 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on December 30, 2017
  
  Casa Del Mar – This is my new favorite hotel, everything was perfect from start to end. Hotel Casa Del Mar is perfectly situated at Santa Monica beach, by the Pier. Beautiful setting to look at both the sunset or the sunrise. The hotel itself is beautiful with classic interior and decor in maritime colors. The hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
  
  Even if we arrived early in the morning, they had the room ready for us for check-in. They had even upgraded our room, to sea view and view to the pier. A wonderful room with good size, with a large bathroom. A lot of amenities in the room, and the I loved the quality of the bathrobe and all the attention to details in the room.
  
  Loved the decor in the room, felt more like a living room at home than a hotel room
  
  View from the Room #1
  
  View from the room #2
  
  After the turndown service in the afternoon, there were wine and snack awaiting for us in the room
  
  One hour bike rental was included in the rate, and it was a wonderful ride from the Santa Monica Pier to Venice Beach and back. Since we visited in December the temperature was a bit low for relaxing on the beach. But it was perfect to enjoy and explore the surroundings without a crowd of people.
  
  The Beach side / Front side of the Hotel Casa Del Mar
  
  Free bike rental handled by their sister hotel “Shutters” situated just a few meters from Casa Del Mar
  
  From the Pier, were trail 66 ends.
  
  The beach a sunny day in December..
  
  The interior of the hotel, The Lobby and Restaurant
  
  The beautiful entrance of the hotel
  
  The Restaurant ready for Breakfast time
  
  Wonderful Cabanas
  
  The Lobby
  
  Coffee available for early birds before breakfast
  
  The Lounge with the restaurant in the back
  
  The Bar
  
  Breakfast
  
  Beautiful sunrise view from the breakfast table
  
  The Exterior of the hotel with the pool area, and some pictures of both sunset and sunrise..
  
  Early morning
  
  Soon sunrise
  
  Quiet and wonderful
  
  Sunrise
  
  Sunrise at Santa Monica Beach
  
  View at the Pier after sunset
  
  Casa Del Mar in the dark
  
  Sunset
  
  Sunset at Santa Monica Beach and the Pier
  
  The Pier at night
  
  If you want to learn more about this fabulous hotel visit their webpage Hotel Casa Del Mar or let me know if you have a ny questions.
  
  Beautiful views and surroundings every hour of the day
  
  Posted in Hotels, travel, Uncategorized | 1 Comment | Tagged architecture, beauty, California, casa del mar, casadelmar, Christmas, Colors, decor, Dining, gem, holidays, Hotel Casa Del Mar, hotelcasadelmar, Hotels, inspiration, Leading Hotels of the World, life, Los Angeles, LosAngeles, luxury, luxuryhotel, nature, restaurant, santa monica, santa monica hotel, santamonica, travel, travelling, usa, View
- My beautiful home”town”
  
  Posted at 6:05 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on August 6, 2017
  
  In my first blog post Exploring life and new Places I wrote that I might post something from my hometown Fevik in the South of Norway.
  
  Today I will share some Pictures from my home surroundings, and show you how beautiful it is..
  
  Harbor at night
  
  Fevik is situated by the sea, and have this nice harbor just a few hundred meters from my house.
  
  Bobby looking at the sea view..
  
  Storesand Beach
  
  There are some very nice beaches, it is the Norwegian Riviera 🙂
  
  Strand Hotel Fevik
  
  And as you can see, I have this Crush on trees.. For me trees are beautiful because of their diffrent shapes, leafs, pine needles and colors, but also because they symbolize robustness. They are standing strong in rain, storms and winter cold. I love trees..
  
  We have this beautiful view to the sea. A really nice place to find new energy before entering a new week
  
  And at last a video clip from the vibrant harbor on a sunny summer day. Maybe you want to visit this wonderful place next summer?
  
  Posted in Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged beautiful, inspiration, life, nature, norway, View, walk
- My three best moments in Helsinki
  
  Posted at 7:44 am by mylifemyworldrg, on July 24, 2017
  Here are my three best moments in Helsinki;
  1. Passio – Restaurant with a very high quality of food. It is fine dining with a relaxing atmosphere. We had the 5 courses menu and had some very nice surprises during the meal. The food was really tasty, the waitresses was knowledgeable, efficient, and friendly. Even the high quality of food, both the atmosphere and the waitresses ware a bit informal, so a perfect combination if you love fine dining food in a more relaxed environment. They also had their own brewery, and could offer very good beer to the menu. Here you find the link to their website; Restaurant PASSIO – Enjoy!
  2. Shopping – Shopping is not my main activity while I’m travelling…, I am more to get to know the city and relaxing in a Café or Restaurant. But Helsinki was surprisingly nice for shopping. A lot of individual shops with different price ranges, and the exclusive shopping mall of Stockmann.
  
  We visited Helsinki for three days in the spring, and then there is time to shop as well since there were limited options for sightseeing etc. We stayed at Hotel Kämp, situated perfectly in the city center. Different shops and malls was situated within a short walking distance.
  
  3. Hotel Kämp – a welcoming and nice hotel, member of the Leading Hotels of the World. The hotel had a vibrant Bar and Brasserie. Since we visited the hotel and city during Vappu, a big celebration in Finland – it somethimes were a bit crowded with a lot of happy people!
  
  If you want to get to know more about the hotel visit these sites; Hotel Kämp and Leading Hotels of the World
  
  We explored some more in Helsinki too, like;
  
  Ateljee Bar
  At the Ateljee Bar, the view is a part of the pleasure. This classic, located above other bars on the 14th floor of Solo Sokos Hotel Torni, is the most unique choice for the first glass of the evening. If you want to learn more here’s the link; Hotel Torni Panorama Bar
  
  Helsinki Sightseeing Canal Cruise
  
  The only sightseeing tours offered when we visited Helsinki was Canal Cruise. We tried it out and had lunch included. The sightseeing tour was informative and we learned to know Helsinki from some new perspectives. But the sound quality from the speakers was not so good, and the lunch buffe had very limted choices and not the best quality.
  Posted in travel, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged city, Dining, exploring, Finland, Helsinki, hotel, Hotel Kämp, Hotels, inspiration, Leading Hotels of the World, life, Passio, restaurant, shopping, travel, travelblogger, travelling, View
- The City of Prague
  
  Posted at 6:51 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on July 10, 2017
  Last week I had the pleasure to visit the city of Prague for the first time – and hopefully not the last!
  
  My three best moments in Prague;
  1. The stroll in the Old City with all its small streets with plenty of charm. You feel like your going back in time, and even if there are a lot of tourists there, you get relaxed by the atmosphere and charm. A lot of small cafés or restaurants were you can sit down and enjoy day.
  2. Lunch at Hergetova Cihelna – a setting with beautiful views, and the food were surprisingly good. It is quite a large restaurant. We expected it to be crowded of tourists because of the location near the Charles Bridge, but it was calm. We had a great lunch experience. Want to learn more – Restaurant Hergetova Cihelna
  3. Enjoying the view of Prague from the Strahov Monastery and Restaurant Bellavista. A 15-20-minute walk from Charles Bridge, and you are on the hightes of Prague with a stunning view. If you want to learn more – Restaurant Bellavista with the view
  Prague is one of the most beautiful cities I have visited so far. I had heard and read a lot of nice things about Prague, but to experience it myself was much better the expected.
  
  I stayed at The Grand Mark Prague – a member of the Leading Hotels of the World. In the last years I have been a LHW traveler, staying at one of their properties if possible. I find my memership at Leading Hotels of the World to add value to my stay with nice benefits.
  
  The Grand Mark had a very nice garden, with two peacocks living there as well, offering some good entertaining from time to time.
  
  The city had great some architecture, and all the small streets in the Old Town was so cozy and appealing.
  
  We were in Prague for 5 days, and the last night we wanted to have Tapas even if that is not a “Prague”-thing. But we found this perfect Tapas place, with Live Music and very good atmosphere. A very good choice if you are done with the local food. The place is called La Boca and located at Hotel Salvator. Find more inspisration here – Restaurant La Boca
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Travel gems by rg

Tag: View

Athens – heritage, architecture and charm

Posted at 10:06 am by mylifemyworldrg, on July 25, 2019

Museum Hotel, Cappadocia, Turkey

Posted at 2:09 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on April 21, 2019

Cappadocia (Kapadokya), Turkey

Posted at 12:48 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on April 21, 2019

Giraffe Manor

Posted at 6:48 am by mylifemyworldrg, on March 30, 2018

Exploring Beverly Hills & Hollywood

Posted at 2:14 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on January 1, 2018

Hotel Casa Del Mar at Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, California

Posted at 5:43 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on December 30, 2017

My beautiful home”town”

Posted at 6:05 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on August 6, 2017

My three best moments in Helsinki

Posted at 7:44 am by mylifemyworldrg, on July 24, 2017

Here are my three best moments in Helsinki;

The City of Prague

Posted at 6:51 pm by mylifemyworldrg, on July 10, 2017

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