Travelling for Christmas File 2

Goodmorning friends! Today I say goodbye to November with other 2 beautiful destinations for Christmas holidays: the first one is The Alpaga Hotel in France, only 5 minutes by car from the heart of the village opposite Mont-Blanc, the Alpaga is blessed by nature. The Alpaga, a 5-star hotel in Megève, has 27 rooms and suites, 5 chalets, a gourmet restaurant "La Table de l'Alpaga" awarded at the Michelin Guide 2014, a Lounge Restaurant l'Onyx and a fantastic spa LA Colline with a pool, two treatment rooms, a Hammam and a new outside scandinavian bath.


The other is Eumelia,  a colorful apartment hotel which  is located at the heart of an organic farm surrounded by perennial olive trees, fields of herbs, fruit and vegetable gardens. The farm is located about 2 km from the village of Gouves in a traditional farming area surrounded by the mountains Taygetos and Parnonas, and about 13 kilometers from the beautiful Lakonikos Gulf a scenic stretch of waterfront.

Enjoy the tour and make your plans, if you haven't decided yet your Christmas holidays



The Alpaga Hotel

Eumelia Farm Hotel

 

Scandinavian style

Hello weekend with 2 lovely Scandinavian cottages: the first one belongs to the owners of the on line shop Bolina and is located in Norway. It is decorated with my favorite white and  grey tones. I have the same Tolix chairs in my dining table and I must admit that I simply love the look.
The second one is located in Amsterdam and is decorated mainly in white and with some touches of colors in pale tones, except of the leather brown armchair which looks so comfy. In the kitchen open shelves are used to keep beautiful blue and white bowls. If you like these bowls you can find similar to the online shop www.soukshop.com

Get inpired!


Cottage in Norway

Cottage in Netherlands

Seasonal Gift Ideas in boho or ethnic style

I'm sure that you have many invitations from friends that have either their birthday or nameday this period, or they are just going to celebrate Christmas and New Year with a party. I always have many parties this time of the year and I am searching for special and unique gifts. So I've gathered some ideas to share with you today. They are mostly of boho or ethnic style, but next days I'll come back with more ideas.

A favorite site is www.anthropologie.eu in which I always find many beautiful objects , like the ones below


Lovely cushion with ethnic touch .

Beatiful earings that fit perfectyl with either casual or evening clothings.

Oversized scarves like this one is vey much in fashion this year.

 I just love this mug with lovely colors and designs.






















A very nice patterned notebook is always a very useful gift
































 Ethnic slippers for keeping warm your feet

A very good friend of mine creates beauitful pompoms and origami stars that you may see in her FB page My Lucky Star https://www.facebook.com/MyLuckyStar1?fref=ts
This beautiful hat can keep you warm either in the city or even if you go to a snowy place.

 

A beautiful bracelet for the man of your heart or a friend from etsy shop LuckyHorn

I'm gonna buy for my husband these silver cufflinks  from etsy shop WhiteTruffle

 Gorgeous Boho chic earings from www.elramlhamra.nl

 For I Phone lovers a beautiful case from www.elramlahamra.nl

Another beautiful leather men bracelet from etsy shop
braceletmixx

 You can find this gorgeous cushion and many other in www.soukshop.com

 

Moroccan style pendants from www.soukshop.com

Mini moroccan tajines from
www.soukshop.com

Love this black and white tapestry
from etsy shop Jaipurihandcraft.
I may buy it for a gift to myself!













These lovely bracelets are handmade and you may find a large variety at www.vhandmade.com