wow, just where has the year gone? 2013 has been pretty good to me all-in-all. in january i enjoyed a sneak preview of the view from the shard, a building which has become an established part of the london skyline in 2013. in february i reached the ripe old age of 30 (!) with the help of some of my ...
make my switzerland
remember how i was in basel last weekend? well, i was there road testing a new tourism app, which officially launches today! the new free app, make my switzerland, is available on both iphone and android, and is perfect to help plan your swiss city break. as the blurb says; "whatever swiss city you’re visiting, whatever mood you’re in, ‘make ...
carefully kraffted
i stayed in what i can only describe as the *nicest hotel room ever* when i was in basel this past weekend. hotel krafft is my kind of contemporary design hotel; where everything is stylish yet highly functional and nothing feels like it is trying too hard. located directly on the rhine, the hotel ascribes to the "quality, authenticity, simplicity" ...
take your pleasures seriously
i'm back from a fabulous long weekend spent in the swiss city of basel and boy, was it a much-needed, lovely sunshine-y break! but i can certainly say that i did, just as eames instructs, "take my pleasures seriously!" there will be more posts on basel itself to come (including the reason i was there!), but today i wanted to ...
weekend brunch | 25
what // swiss bircher müesli with fresh fruit, orange juice & coffee where // krafft basel, rheingasse 12, ch–4058, basel, switzerland why // bircher müesli is a classic swiss breakfast dish, packed with seasonal fruit and nuts; perfect for summertime. i like to make my own using this recipe by yotam ottolenghi, with alpro soy milk and topped with poached ...