15.-27.05.12 . Quinta do Lago . Portugal

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Things to do when you're staying at Las Brisas:

Enjoy the scent of ocean, pines, jasmine and rosmary.

Help Mr. Frog escape from the pool.

Eat EVERYTHING Adelia cooks.​

Check out the beach.​

Go to the market in Loulé.​

Do not buy this.​

Better: spicy chorizos to take home.​

Have cocktails by the lake.​

Make it Passion Fruit Mojitos.​

Eat clams at Gigi's.​

Order a Pingu for Tatjana. It makes her smile.​

Play Barry Manilow to Rosi. It makes the Copacabana explode in her head.​

26.10.11 . Palm Springs

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Two things about the ACE hotel in Palm Springs that make my heart sing: the Desert Facial cocktails and the beds. Before we left, I flipped our mattress and photographed its label. Oath to myself: one day I will figure out how to get one shipped to Germany. Then stay in bed for a week.

Check out the ACE: http://www.acehotel.com/palmsprings