What’s better than a cozy cottage in the English country side? If you have watched Nancy Meyer’s The Holiday way too many times ( I’m guilty of that) and dream of a vacation in the English country side – you’re in luck. British interior designer Rita Konig, whose colorful and charming style can be foundThe Dreamiest Vacation Rental: A Designer’s English Farmhouse
Merry Christmas from the Ice Hotel
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Have you ever heard of the ICE HOTEL in Sweden? It’s a hotel built from the ground up every fall entirely out of ice, only to melt down in the spring. Each hotel room is carved in ice by a world famous artist. It’s been on my bucket list for years. I’ve beenREAD MORE Merry Christmas from the Ice Hotel →
A trip to Ingmar Bergman’s Island
A visit to Gotland a medieval Swedish island in the middle of the Baltic sea has long been on my bucket list. On the northern tip of the island is Fårö, the barren island Ingmar Bergman made famous in all his movies. Whether you are a Bergman fan or not, I this is a “mustREAD MORE A trip to Ingmar Bergman’s Island →
A day of castle hunting
Yesterday my friend Monica and I set off on a tour through Sweden’s oldest area Sigtuna. It’s rich in history and home to kings and knights and is literally littered with lakes, castles and old viking graves. Yesterday felt like a trip through a Nordic fairy tale as we drove through green fields discovering hiddenREAD MORE A day of castle hunting →
A weekend at dreamy Korakia hotel
I’ve seen loads of irresistible pictures on Instagram and design blogs of a small charming Moroccan style hotel in Palm Springs called Korakia Pensione. I’ve been wanting to go ever since I moved to LA, so when my boyfriend surprised me with an anniversary trip to Korakia this weekend, I was thrilled. Artist Gordon CuttsREAD MORE A weekend at dreamy Korakia hotel →
Yoga retreat in fire damaged Ojai
I don’t know about you, but with the stressful state of our country and also the worrisome issues sprouting up in Sweden I find myself sometimes reading several hours of news a day. Hours I should be working I’m instead immersing myself in politics, which of course only adds to more stress and more worry.READ MORE Yoga retreat in fire damaged Ojai →
Unplugging Swedish style
Hope you’re having a good summer. I want to share some pictures from our trip over here. Since the house is undergoing renovations we have been out and about more than usual. I’ve unplugged not been attached to my computer instead doing a lot of this… Enjoying evening swims in pristine lakes. Biking country roads…READ MORE Unplugging Swedish style →
London calling!
Happy 4th everyone! While you hopefully are heading out for some fun stateside celebrations I’m doing some traveling around Europe. The last two weeks have been non stop work in a sweltering LA heatwave so arriving to a rainy London was refreshing. It was Luke’s first trip to London so we were dressed in sneakersREAD MORE London calling! →
My accidental visit to Greta Garbo's house
Hope you had a great Easter weekend! I was lucky enough to have been invited to Palm Springs for the weekend with a bunch of moms and teenage boys to stay at La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs. The hotel is a gigantic but incredibly charming golf resort built in the 1920’s surrounded by aREAD MORE My accidental visit to Greta Garbo's house →
This is what gratefulness looks like.
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. We drove up north to Santa Barbara and stayed at a beach hotel with our dogs for a couple of days. Seeing the big blue ocean and that magnificent sunset every night its hard not to believe that there is something so much bigger than you out there.READ MORE This is what gratefulness looks like. →