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“Rustik Elegans och Jordnära Njutning” at Ästad Vingård

This gorgeous place uses the slogan “Rustik Elegans och Jordnära Njutning“, which is really difficult to translate into English but meaning something like “Enjoy nature’s basic elements combined with rustic elegance“. It does sound better in Swedish, but once you’ve visited this amazing place, you’ll understand the meaning of it. Until 4 months ago, I […]

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My Wonderful Copenhagen

After returning from my 16 years abroad in 2008, I think that I now can call “Dronningens By” (The Queen’s town), Copenhagen, “my” town, despite being a citizen of the country on the other side of the Oeresund strait… I always said that the best thing about living in Copenhagen is that it’s very close […]

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Why not spoil yourself properly at Hotel Frederiksminde?

We recently visited this gem for the second time and it was just as lovely as we remembered it. Hotel Frederiksminde is a small and cosy, yet elegant hotel, situated in the cosy town of Præstø, which is about an hour and a half drive from Copenhagen (100 km. – but lots of roadwork along the way…). […]