Merry Christmas

Another year has passed and it is Christmas again! This is my "tree" this year :)

Hope you all have a lovely holiday, alone, together with friends or with your family. I am home in Sweden this year, as always.

Merry Christmas!!

Relax in Klong Muang

Just arrived home from a vacay in Thailand again, this time in the Krabi area, in Klong Muang just outside Ao Nang.

I just Love Thailand! Always good restaurants where ever you go. Here one just at the beach in Klong Muang.

Beeing there for a holiday with a friend made me relax completely, after two week I feel like a new person, swimming, eating good food and just taking in the sun and the warm weather.

The sunsets are amazing too, this one is from the hotel Sofitel Krabi.

Here is a view of the very grand and big hotel, in colonial style.

An example of what you can eat in a resturant close to the hotel, called the Beach Hose Restaurant.

And the beaches in the area was not really crowded, hardly anyone was there.

Hot in Turkey

It has been a year filled with a lot of travel for me. Just came back from Turkey, have been in Avsallar in Turkey, at Sunprime Numa Beach Hotel.

And it was really hot! About 38 degrees (C) or more every day, in the shadow.

The sea was lovely, the hotel had a small beach where you could stay.

The hotel also had a big pool and it was close to the sea.

I have had a long summer. Just spent a week in Turkey. Here a pic from inside the hotel.

I also had a nice buffet at breakfast every day, with fresh fruits like these.

And here you can se the chef that prepared the breakfast, eggs and omelettes and a lot of other good stuff.

Summer in Uppsala

Even if this summer have been really rainy it is now sunny and varm outside. This particular day I was visiting nearby Uppsala.

It was not the best weather but Fyrisån is always beautiful. Even if it was raining.

The magnificent dome, Domkyrkan in Uppsala.

And the last photo is showing a bit of romance by the water.

Clear sea and sun in Baska Voda

I have just returned from a trip abroad, this time I have been in Croatia. Been at the small and very beautiful city of Baska Voda on the Makarska riviera.

This i a pic that show you the color of the sea, lovely!

And the waters are so clear it is really amazing.

Every day I took a walk at the promenade by the sea, looking at the boats, the sea and all the people.

And behind the city we have these big and beautiful mountains.

RIP my dear friend Kisse

Last week I lost my beloved cat Kisse. He was old and sick, but still a big pain and a even greater loss.
Miss you a lot!

You where a wounderful friend, you always waited for me at the door when I came home, you always folloved me on my walks, like a dog, :) And you always stayed with me when I was sick and lay in front on my table when I was working.
So rest in peace Kisse. Always in my heart.

African shopping in Sal

Every morning the fishermen came back from their trips and you could buy fresh fish at the pier of Santa Maria.

And here is what you could find in the restaurants later in the afternoon, looks really good!

It was not really a lot that you could buy there in Sal, one of the Africans islands in the country of Cape Verde.

And the things you found in the shops was a little odd, and big!

Another street in Santa Maria and another shop with turisty things.

Bracelets and stuff like that where very popular, and could easy be find on most of the streets.

Sal, an African island in the sun

Just came home from a vacation from Sal in Cape Verde just outside the west coast of Africa.

Sal is one of the many island of Cape Verde, with a lot of sun and a lot of strong winds. But also besutiful beaches.

I stayed at the Salinas Sea Hotel outside the small town of Santa Maria. A modern hotel just a few years old.

Here is the lobby, of the hotel. Always full of turists, coming or going.

And one pic of the pool with a swim up bar. We where also very close to the sea.

As you can see here, the hotel bar and resturant in front of the sea.

One more pic of that bar, taken from the sea side. A really nice place to relax at, with samba music and a drink.

Here is the hotel beach, with the blue sea. A little too cold for me thu.

You could also sleep and relax in these, or just read a book.

I used these every morning, just outside the hotel, it is really good to stay in shape in the vacation too.

Then you have to eat, I had an all inclusive package on my trip. Here are the desserts one day.

The tiny village of Las Playitas

Just close to the resort of Las Playitas you can find a little fishing villiage with the same name, Las Playitas.

Here, in the withe washed villiage the time stays still, not much happens here and thankfully not much tourists is coming here either.

One of the resturants in Las Playitas, just by the sea. It is La Rampa and here I ate one evening, really good food too.

But it is really beautiful and ha an amazing view over the sea.

Here is one pic from the beach, you can see the resort in the back ground. Here you can read about what I have to say - in another blog entry - about the amazing hotel/resort of Las Playitas. 

Training at Las Playitas

Have been in Spain, in the Canary Island of Fuerteventura. I stayed at the training and sport resort of Las Playitas, just close to the old fishing village of Las Playitas.

Here in one photo of the resort, from a hill. You can see one part of the resort - the hotel part - in the left of the picture, the old town on the left.

This photo show you the apart hotel where I stayed, and the lovely pool. The resort had many moore pools.

I had my own kitchen. So I made my own breakfast, like in the pic, lunch and dinner and ate it all on my balcony, with a sea view.

In the morning, at 8 you started the day with a sun salutation. While we watched the sun rise. Here you can se a part of the out door gym.

During the day you had all sorts of training, here is a session with zumba, always outdoor and of course included in the prize.

Close by you have a tiny village - read more about it here››

I want one of these

This is an old photo from a trip I did to Mexico and Riviera Maya some years ago.

Found these handpainted sink's and I wish I bought one, even if it probably would have been difficult to tahe them home on a plane.

Happy New Year!

Have a really happy new year 2015! I hope it will be a good year with hope, happiness and love.

I had a nice evening here in Sweden, and really good food, here is the starter a lobster soup.

And then there was tagliatelle with lobster creme sauce, as you can see down here.

For dessert a yummy chocolate mousse, home made with marinated fruit on the top.

Hope you had a nice evening too!