Tulum Mexico

Hello everyone, hope you are enjoying 2013. I have had so may things going on.

We have spend our Christmas in the most marvelous place called Tulum Mexico. I am in Love with that place. We were there in high season, and all hotels were full. Cause each hotel only has a few cabana´s, the beaches are empty the same time. So fun! We went without baby Matt, it was good to have couple time, and I advise every mommy or daddy with a baby, go away without your baby and come back home as a better mom and dad.

We visited a dear friend Masha who lives there.

We stayed at Coco hotel Tulum, very recomendable. A nice place nearby was Posada Margherita, best breakfasts, fresh pasta´s and a pretty place to stay as well. 

We were there during the most famous 21st of december when the Mayan calendar ended...we have heard good party´s all around but stayed relaxing on the beach.

You can go anywhere on the rented bikes they have, so fun!

Fresh coconuts everyday

Our cabana

Vieuw of the cabana´s on the beach

wondering if I could bring a piñata home...

Yoga classes in the morning, the best I ever had and oh..surrounded by tropical trees!

I am in cologne

Dear friends, I am in Cologne Germany until monday, it's for work and will not be able to connect to my computer, wish you all the best and see you next week! Aufwiedersehen! Thuss!

Packing and traveling to Paris

Yay, the moment has come, I have to pack my suitcase and tomorrow I´ll be up early to travel to Paris. Saturday and Sunday I´ll be attending Blogshop.
I´ll be back by tuesday next week.

Summer favorites

The sun is shining and the time has come to prepare ourselfs for the beach! I have a few spring/summer favourites to show you. My most favorite summer scent, Creed Virgin Island water, is so dreamy and makes you feel you are on holidays everyday even when sitting in your office, you can smell  like a chic tropical holiday with white sanded beaches, palmtrees and with the clear blue water! Can you imagine that?

And for the lips and cheeks I like this colour, Benefit Cha Cha tint, eventhough the best tint is for free...

sunbathing and being happy gives you rosy cheecks and your skin the best glow! Be carefull sunbathing, use a good protection not to get a sunburn or damage your skin.

On the nails an Essie nailpolish, Coral Caroussel.

To protect your hair from the sun wair a hat like this panama hat from J crew, you saw them everywhere last year, I´ll still be wearing mine! Or a nice floppy straw hat for elegance.

I loved this bandeau top of Brazilian bikini brand Cia Maritima. They make lovely bikinis, to see the catalogue here with the dutch model is Sylvia Geersen.

I will wear my beach outfits always with Havaianas slim flip flops, I am addicted to them in the summer.

O summer love! What are your spring/summer favorites?

Lisbon´s best secrets

Happy easter! I wanted to share the lovely places and shops that we have been too when travelling in Lisbon. My absolutely favorite shop in Lisbon is: Prego sem estopa, owned by interior designer and shop owner Ana Cordeiro. (this is where I bought my black and white pillow and other goodies)

Prego sem estopa

calcada do combro 36

1200-114 Lisboa

www.pregosemestopa.pt

Another beautifull shop is República das flores

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A luxury shop that offers decoration, flowers, gourmet and many other luxurious things, you will be very inspired by this shop.

Republica das Flores
Rua do Alecrim 99
1250-243 Lisboa

A lovely hotel that we visited (we took a coffee on their 6th floor panoramic vieuw terrace)
is Hotel do Barrio Alto.

Hotel do BArrio Alto

Praca Luis de Camoes 2

 Lisboa 1200-243, Portugal

This next Hotel blew us away, we discovered it touring around Belem visiting the Cathedral and monuments.

It´s Altis Belem hotel & spa

image by beau lifestyle

Altis Belem hotel & spa

Doca do Bom Sucesso,

 Lisboa 1400-038, Portugal

Then next images are a flower shop with an cafe extension called Flower Power by Carlos Filipe design

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Flower Power

Cocada do Combro 2

1200-114 Lisboa

And if you feel like having a sweet something, go to Confeitaria Nacional, a cafe/bakery that excists since 1829, with it´s antique decor and best pasterys you can take a cafe+sweet and enjoy the scene.

                                                                                      Confeireria Nacional

Praca da figuiera 18

www.confeitarianacional.com

Hope you will enjoy these places when you go to visit Lisbon!

Bom dia part II

After arriving home, there were so many household chores to do, ufff, I wanna go back to Portugal imediately! One thing is for sure I want to go back, because i haven´t seen everything of Lisbon, there wasn´t enough time.
Let me post some more pictures of Lisbon

images by Beau Lifestyle

Bom Dia

Bom dia, I send you greetings from Lisbon Portugal. It´s the first time I visit this amazing city, I am really impressed that this city offers so many pretty things to discover.
Overall I can say that I noticed the nice personality of the Portugese people, good food, nice bars, good stores and much much more, I know now I want to come back to Lisboa again!
Let me show you a few pictures that I took today being a silly tourist.

                     Lisboa has many hills and there are cute old funiculars bringing you up and down.

A tram ride in number 28 is a must do for tourists

                                          I saw this lady writing in her notebook

                   A great vieuw of one of the many miradores (lookouts) that Lisboa has.

Lisboa has many little oldfashioned boutiques that sells lace, buttons, fabrics and so much more.
I truly respect the people that have made the streets in Lisboa. Cobblestones everywhere, especially in the beige black combination, you see many different patterns and figures on the street, here I spotted a greek key pattern.

A little hidden gem, I alsway like to see how locals live.

We have been very fortunate with the weather today, it has made it very plesant

to discover the city.