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Hotel Balmoral Paris

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It feels like ages since I have returned back from Paris Fashion Week and I am off again today. This time I am going to one of the most beautiful cities in Italy – Rome. However it would not be me if I did not share with you more about a place I stayed in throughout the whole stay in Paris. I cannot describe how warm and welcoming was Hotel Balmoral in Paris that is situated just few meters away from Arch de Triumph.

I stayed in one of their suites which is big enough and has got even three super sweet balconies….just what fashion bloggers need in order to create some great content. And I cannot forget the walk in wardrobe! Very much needed with all the stuff I brought. The suite has got very large and lovely bathroom (and my beloved soft bathrobes…I cannot be without those). There is nothing better when you have a hot shower after long PFW day and wrap yourself in one of those crispy bathrobes and throw your legs up.

Balmoral has got very welcoming lobby that is decorated in a tasteful way. The only thing I missed was perhaps bit of more selection for the breakfast as I do love my scrambled eggs and bacon (I know naughty). However you have enough of fresh pastries and even crepes to select from. If you are more into sweet start in the morning then you will not be disappointed.

The service and lovely staff makes this place even nicer. So you know where to go one your next trip to Paris.

Prijde mi to cela vecnost, co jsem se vratila z Parizskeho Fashion Weeku a dneska odletam do Rima. Ale to bych nebyla ja abych vam neukazala, kde jsem se tuto sezonu ubytovala. Prijala jsem pozvani od maleho hotelu Balmoral, ktery se nachazi doslova par metru od Arch de Triumph. Opet skvela lokace a par metru od metra. Idealni na fashion week.

Hotel me ubytoval v jednom z jejich suites s velkou koupelnou, balkonky a take satnikem. Ano presne co potrebuju behem tyden mody. Tvorit krasne fotky na kouzelnych francouzkych balkonech a mit dostatek mista na vsechno me obleceni. 

Snidane byla bohata, ale protoze ja mam radsi spise slane veci opravdu mi chybely michane vajicka. Zvlaste protoze to neni zase az tak levny hotel. Na snidani najdete cerstve pecivo, ale vetsi vyber je spise v sekci sladkeho vyberu. No a to me moc nebere. Kdyz jsem nekde na dovolene potrebuju vajicka a slaninu (detox a diety jdou stranou). 

Kazdopadne vsichni byli moc mili a hotel rada doporucim. Vyborna lokace a skvele ubytovani.

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Le Calette – Cefalu/Sicily

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Gorgeous setting, incredible views, good food and super large comfortable bed that would not put in a shame even a royal. This all is Le Calette. A hotel in Sicily where I spent one wonderful week.

The hotel exceeded  my expectations and the pictures really do not do justice. I could tell that our suite was recently renovated and it offered everything you need on your holidays. The only thing I missed was a bath as when I relax I love my bath…however the massaging shower replaced this very well. Imagine every day starts with a breakfast in the garden with a stunning view on the sea, rocks and marina. How peaceful and romantic?!

 The setting is just incredible and it offers comfortable sunbathing by a swimming pool that also has got a jacuzzi next to it however you can use two private beaches. One is only few meters away with a private deck and the other one is in Cefalu town and serviced by a free shuttle bus. The hotel has got a lovely restaurant where we had lunch everyday by the pool and the food has got a great standard. I remember when I was searching to find a beach hotel in Sicily some reviews were just strange and some really good. I can only say good things and people complaining about this place are just probably people that will complain about anything. You have everything you need, your room is cleaned daily, you have wifi, tv, super soft bathrobes and those unbeatable views.

I would not trade this place for any of the hotels in the town center. It is just outside of Cefalu and the walk is around 15 minutes but we had such a great walk everyday to town for dinner. And even if you prefer to take a taxi it costs around 10 Euros. For me as a blogger I got everything I needed. Great settings for pictures, strong wifi and good wine ( you know that always help your inspiration right?) LOL

And plus thanks to this place I recharged my batteries before September that is always full of fashion and fashion week madness. So thank you Le Calette.

Malebne prostredi, romanticky vyhled, vyborne jidlo a postel tak pohodlna a velika, ze by se za ni nestydela snad ani kralovna. To vse a mnohem vice je hotel Le Calette na Sicilii, kde jsem stravila nadherny tyden plny odpocinku a krasnych zazitku.

Uprimne muzu rici, ze jejich webove stranky neodpovidaji realite a vse vypada mnohem lepe. Navic je hotel renovovany a nas prvotridni apartman nemel chybu. Trosku mi chybela vana, protoze na dovolene rada relaxuju, ale rychle ji nahradila masazni sprcha. Cele dny jsem travila u vody ci u bazenu ctenim knih a nic nedelanim. Hotel ma jeden bazen a dve plaze. Jedna je par metru od hotelu s vyhledem na skaly a mistni pristav a druha je v centru Cefalu kam vas dopravi hotelovy autobus. Soucasti hotelu je take vyborna restaurace, kde jsem si kazdy den davala u bazenu obed. Nabizi opravdu pestry jidelnicek a dobry servis. Myslim, ze za celou dobu jsem si opravdu nemohla stezovat na jedinou vec. Kazde rano jsem si pochutnavala na pestre snidani v zahrade s prekrasnym vyhledem (a muzete si dokonce udelat sami cerstvy pomerancovy dzus). Take jsem si objednala masaz primo na pokoj a tetelila se blahem. Nechybelo mi opravdu nic a mam rada mensi hotely tohoto typu nez obrovske komplexy, ktere mohou obcas pusobit az neosobite. 

Le Calette opravdu nabizi vse co si blogerka muze prat…uzasna zakouti, silna wifi a taky vyborne vino (to vite po jedne sklenicce je vzdy vice inspirace nemyslite?)

A hlavne jsem nabila baterky na nadchazejici mesic plny modniho silenstvi.

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Paris and London – short breaks

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I love travelling and it is genuinely one of my favourite hobbies. London is my home however as I have lot of readers from foreign countries I get lot of emails asking where to shop or eat. There has been number of articles of this nature on my blog and that is what lot of posts are about. And I promise you will still be getting these in this space.

Another destination I love is France. It is pretty much round the corner however I love everything French (no wonder my favourite spot in East Dulwich is the French Cafe on Forest Hill road LOL). I love South of France as well as the capital where I have been going often. The last time it was during fashion week and I must say the city does have a totally different vibe. However the coffee on Champs Elyses still tastes the same. There is just something magical about this place and it has got super chic vibes any time during the year.

If you are thinking going for a short city break you always have to think about what do you expect of this. If you are looking for shopping on budget I personally think London is better place. However if you are looking to discover interesting boutiques and search for things nobody will wear Paris is your best friend.

However, I must say whichever place you pick you will have a wonderful time as these cities have so much to offer.

Miluju cestovani a je to jeden z mych neoblibenejsich konicku. Casto mi od vas chodi emaily, kde se ptate na to, co v Londyne delat a kam chodit nakupovat. Ja sama jsem napsala spousty clanku o nakupovani a casto delam tipy na to, kde se najist a podobne. Pokud vam ani to nebude stacit, muzete se inspirovat na Eurovikendech do Londyna, co v Londyne objevovat a na dalsi tipy. Rady na cestu poskytuji opravdu nespocetne mnozstvi informaci, ktere vam pomuzou si vybrat a naplanovat vas vylet prave do Londyna.  A na jejich strankach napriklad  ve clanku o Londynskem levnem nakupovani najit dalsi tipy, kde a jak levne nakupovat. Musim priznat, ze prave mesto ve kterem ziju, me bavi ze vsech snad nejvice. Clovek se tady zkratka nenudi a jsem rada, ze prave tohle je muj domov.

Taky se priznavam, ze sama rada jezdim na prodlouzene vikendy do zahranici. A to bud si odpocinout nebo take na poznavaci vylet. A samozrejme casto jezdim do zahranici diky blogovani….at uz se jedna o Fashion Weeky nebo jine pracovni zalezitosti. Jedna z mych oblibenych destinaci je Francie. Miluju jizni pobrezi (odkud jsou mimochodem i tyhle fotografie), ale Pariz na me pokazdne dychne uzasnou atmosferou. Pro me je to vyhoda, protoze mi staci skocit na vlak a jsem v zemi, kde si muzu uzivat neskutecnou sik atmosferu, vyborne jidlo a kavu na Champs Elyses. Pokud vas Pariz laka at jiz behem Fashion Weeku, ci jenom tak…tak se muzete podivat na tuto nabidku na Rady na Cestu. Ale je spousta veci, co vam muze Pariz nabidnout. Jedno z nejkrasnejsich mist je urcite zamek ve Versailles. Pokud budete mit cestu, tak se pripravte, ze se budete na chvili citit jako Angelika.

Pokud se budete rozhodovat kam a kdy, tak je dulezite se poradne rozhodnout a uvedomit si, za jakym ucelem se na tuto cestu vydavate. Jaka moda vas bavi, kolik mate penez na utratu a take kdy se chystate jet. Pariz je uzasna na nakupovani, pokud jste milovnikem mensich butiku a nevadi vam treba provetrat penezenku. Londyn na druhou stranu nabizi pestre a levne nakupovani a da se tady dobre orientovat. A samozrejme musite brat v potaz i vase jazykove dovednosti. V Londyne vam Anglictina staci, ale ja jsem osobne mela obcas v Parizi problem a tak sebou rada beru cloveka, ktery umi alespon trosku francouzsky. 

Myslim si, ze ale obe destinace maji opravdu co nabidnout a nebudete se nudit. 

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The Irish road trip

8 Far away from fashion parties, busy London streets and daily stress. I decided to do a little road trip down the West Coast of Ireland together with my bestie from Prague and our other halves. My friend Iva who is a model and blogger had this genius idea to spend long weekend together away from everything…eat, drink and enjoy the nature. And it was a blast!

Straight after we left Dublin we did not forget to open our first bottle of wine. That girl thinks of everything LOL. We rented cosy apartment down the sea side in a little village called Liscannor. And how convenient it was it was just next to one of the best sea food restaurants in County Clare. Vaughans Anchor Inn really got me and we ate there almost every day. First night we ended up in a local pub and I wish I could say what happens in Egan’s stays in Egan’s. LOL

Iva swapped the dance floor for a table and turned this little cosy pub into the best spot in the whole county. And boy she got famous…nothing stayed in Egan’s as people were recognizing her following morning in the town ten kilometres away. This is how the Czechs can party.

However the trip was not just about Guinness and local sea food specialities. We visited some of the most beautiful spots from Cliff of Mohers to a charming lighthouse in Loop Head. This was my third time at the well know Cliffs and this magical place did not lose anything from its charm. It’s breathtaking views and nature around are just astonishing however you have to keep the respect because of the the 200 metres scary looking vertical drop. As you can see some of the pictures had to be taken lying down. And the winds can be very strong. However all this creates dramatical atmosphere that you never forget about.

I have been to Ireland many times but it was my friend’s first visit. It must be fascinating for them as the Irish culture is just all around.

I came back rested and found lot of pictures in my camera which I have to share with you. This beauty just cannot be hidden in my picture folder.

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 Daleko od vsech vecirku, Londynskych ulic a kazdodeniho stresu…o tom vsem byl nas kratky road trip po zapadnim Irskem pobrezi. Moje kamaradka Iva, ktera je blogerka a modelka a zije v Praze mela uzasny napad si spolecne pronajat dum u more v Irsku a konecne si poradne uzit prodlouzeny vikend. Tim ze zijeme kazda v jine zemi, tak si nemame nekdy ani moznost poradne popovidat. A ze to byl skvely napad! Uz po vyjezdu z Dublinu jsem si na zadnim sedadle otevrely vino a tim to zdaleka nekoncilo.

Pronajali jsme si na nekolik dni prekrasny bytecek hned u more, ktery byl hned vedle jedne z nejvyhlasenejsich restauraci v tomto regionu. Vaughans serviruje hlavne morske plody a ryby a ja si tam pochutnavala skoro kazdy den. Prvni den jsme se rozhodli zavitat do mistni hospudky s zivou hudbou, kde to Iva rozbalila na stole. At v tom Irsku vidi, ze Cesky nejsou zadne sucharky. LOL

No a predstavte si, ze vsichni mistni byli tak nadseni, ze ji na druhy den poznavali na ulici ve vedlejsim meste. Proste moje holka sikovna co? Alespon budeme mit i za par let na co vzpominat. Samozrejme vylet nebyl jenom o parbe a Guinnessu. Kazdy den jsme podnikali uzasne vylety do prirody a musela jsem Ivu a Petra vzit na vyhlasene utesy – Cliffs of Moher. Tohle byla moje treti navsteva, ale tohle misto me dostane pokazdne znova a znova. 200 metru vysoke utesy, silny vitr a neskutecna vegetace vas nenechaji chladnymi. Tohle misto ma proste nepopsatelny charakter a kouzlo. Jenom se chvilema clovek boji, ze spadne dolu a jak vidite nektere fotky je bezpecnejsi je delat v leze. Projeli jsme snad vsechna turistika mista na pobrezi vcetne Spanish point, Doolin a take majaku v Loop Head. Vsude bylo neco k videni a Irska kultura cisela vsude kolem. Pro nekoho, ktery navstivil tuhle zemi poprve to musi byt opravdu neskutecny zazitek. 

Ja jsem se vratila odpocata a spokojena a taky s velkou zasobou fotek jak vidite. 

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