Countdown to Barcelona – next stop – W-Hotel Barcelona

Written by on April 3, 2013 in Travel with 15 Comments

Five more days with temperatures around zero degrees, before leaving to Barcelona next week. Currently temperatures around 15-20°C and the perfect location directly on the beach – the W-Hotel Barcelona. One of the new and modern landmarks in Spain.

You can ask whoever you want, they all remember this gorgeous building and perfect spot – located near the harbour with an awesome service.

W Hotel Barcelona - with blue sky and wonderful beach around

W Hotel Barcelona – with blue sky and wonderful beach around – (c) W Hotel Barcelona

I will be there for 3 nights and have so many great things to discover and hopefully also find a few hours just to relax at the swimming pool or at the beach – and when in Barcelona, I will also use the chance for a little bit of shopping @ La Rambla. Finding great restaurants or bars for lunch and dinner, trying some tapas or other specialities and sharing impressions during the day via Twitter and Instagram with you.

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Mini dress strapless for Fashion & Travel Calendar 2013 – April 2013

Written by on April 2, 2013 in Calendar, Fashion, Look of the day with 10 Comments

The next fashion update with 11 photos of the April sheet of my Fashion & Travel Calendar 2013 and one of my personal favorits. l really like this style of minidresses – a mix of elegant and easy – not to short and not to long – great to combine with different high heels and accessoires.

This part of the calendar 2013 sheet is also produced outside Las Vegas inside the beautiful Canyon of Fire National Park with 40°C – but a place I always want to come back.

Fashionblog - Modeblog - Calendar 2013 - Blue Sky - Strapless minidress

This outfit is by Forever 21 – and I found it in Las Vegas as a replacement for my delayed luggage from the Lufthansa flight from Munich to LAX with more outfits for the shooting.

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Fashionblog - Modeblog - Calendar 2013 - Blue Sky - Strapless minidress

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Sydney, Australia Impression – Harbour Bridge, Opera House, …

Written by on March 31, 2013 in Travel with 10 Comments

After starting the first travel photo gallery with “New York” last week, I want to add another great city with the first impressions directly to my travel blog – Sydney, Australia. After a 24 hour flight with Stopover in Bangkok and a great service during the flight operated by Thai Airways (very comfortable) – it was great to arrive at 30°C in January.

Sydney, Australia with Opera House  on a lovely afternoon

Sydney, Australia with Opera House on a lovely afternoon

Sydney is a fantastic place to see all the great buildings (Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge or the Sydney Sky Tower). You have so many things to discover in Sydney and I wanted to start with the first part of my pictures – the famous Taronga Zoo will follow with a separate posting.

If you like to get recommendations about hotels and places to go – where to eat and what a few things might cost (e.g. helicopter tour in Sydney, going to the beaches, like Manley, etc.) – please feel free to contact me via email or with Twitter.

Sydney Australia - view from Skytower with Harbour Bridge and Beaches

Sydney Australia – view from Skytower with Harbour Bridge and Beaches

I hope you will enjoy the update – don’t miss all the picture collection of me on PInterest :)

Instagram Summary – March 2013 – Munich, Berlin, Food

Written by on March 30, 2013 in Instagram with 3 Comments

Creating the Instagram summary once per month is always a wonderful reflection of the last month and what happend and changed, so I really enjoy taking a look back to the past. This month was more Germany orientated with city pictures of Munich and Berlin, my visit at the ITB Fair and the meeting and the Mexican Embassy.

 Yummy selfmade Sushi with Salmon - very easy to do and so delicious

Yummy selfmade Sushi with Salmon – very easy to do and so delicious

Yummy Cupcakes for my Instagram update - saw them in Munich

Yummy Cupcakes for my Instagram update – saw them in Munich

And a few moments for some food pictures, thinking about great locations I miss and where I have to go back in the near future (e.g. Westin Diplomat Resort Florida) and to share some cute moments during my day. If you have an instagram account, please contact me with your Instagram name and follow my account at @pureGLAMtv

My stay at the Westin Grand Hotel Berlin - Wonderful Theme Suite

My stay at the Westin Grand Hotel Berlin – Wonderful Theme Suite

Evening impression of the famous Brandenburger Tor in Berlin on my Instagram profile

Evening impression of the famous Brandenburger Tor in Berlin on my Instagram profile

Wonderful lunch with great people at the Mexican Embassy in Berlin #mexicowithcondor

Wonderful lunch with great people at the Mexican Embassy in Berlin #mexicowithcondor

Me - travelblogger on the first day of the ITB fair with white minidress

Me – travelblogger on the first day of the ITB fair with white minidress

I hope you all enjoy the different pictures and updates, please follow my instagram account and like the pictures. I wish you all and your families “Happy Easter” …

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Swarovski Giveaway – new collection bangle or collar

Written by on March 28, 2013 in Giveaways, Jewelry with 30 Comments

(Deutsche Version unten) Time for the next Giveaway 2013 – and only twostep necessary to enter this worldwide “Swarovski Bangle Giveaway”

I received two of these beautiful new bangles of the new collection by Swarovski and am allowed to share one with my lovely followers and readers. These bangles are flexible to use and to combine. You will also get them in different additional colors and can expand the length or mix different styles.

Swarovski Giveaway - armcandy and bangle - with beautiful bag

This black bangle is also usable as a collar and will be delivered with this beautiful nice bag. The value of this bangle giveaway is approx. 90 US$ and this giveaway is open worldwide. Shipping will be with DHL/German Post to you.


To enter this special Swarovski giveaway 2013 – here are the simple basic rules… (end of this giveaway: April 15th, 2013 - Winner will be announced approx. April 20th, 2013 – winner will be drawn by Random.org – Any recourse to courts of law is excluded. )

Must do steps 

  1. Follow pureGLAM.tv with @Bloglovin – the easiest and in my opinion best-RSS reader for blogs with the button, placed directly below…
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  2. Simply add your name, age and country below to the comment box (do not write your email-address to the comment box – please enter just the email address you also use on bloglovin into the comment form :) )

That is all you have to do. Good luck everyone. Another brilliant giveaway is open – the Christian Louboutin giveaway - don’t forget to enter too..

Feel free to follow my blog also with Twitter and you can frequent updates during the day where I am or what I do … , if you like! Good luck!

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The worst SPG Sheraton ever – Royal Orchid Sheraton – Bangkok, Thailand

Written by on March 27, 2013 in Hotels, Hotels Asia with 11 Comments

Review about the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. For me was it a coming back after three stays in 2010 and I was looking for a hotel at the end of my Asia trip I already knew and with easy access to Grand Palace and the Chao Phraya River.

I booked a total of three nights at the Royal Orchid Sheraton for the end of the trip and the regular rate is approx. 150 US$ per night for a classical room (no breakfast included), but I checked out after one night. Read the reasons why I decided to stay only one night at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Bangkok.

Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel Bangkok, Thailand - Review and photos

KEYFACTS:

  • Average age of guests 50-60 years, often couples without kids
  • Travel groups starting their Thailand tour
  • Origin of guests: Often East-Europe, Russia, Italy, Germany
  • Price of 150 US$ per night
  • 3,000-4000 Starpoints
  • Needs urgent improvement on service, rooms and lounge
  • Untrustworthy to fix problems or give feedback and assistance
  • Finally the best sentence ever: ”Not for you! SPG-Platinum guests are not so much worth compared to paying Club-floor members!”
  • Update: April 7th, 2013 – Please read my additional information at the bottom of this posting.

CHECKIN: I arrived with the complementary shuttle service by the St. Regis Hotel Bangkok, which I really appreciate, so car labeled with St. Regis – bellcaptains looked at the car, no assistance on door, neither on luggage. Only on my information and a few words on Thai by the driver of the St. Regis hotel,  that they should arrange to carry my luggage and bring it to the hotel – they start working. No greeting – just a small comment “Checkin is on the left”. The hotel was not really crowded – a few people waiting for checkin, I selected the “Elite/SPG Platinum row” with one guest in front and had to wait 15 minutes for checkin!

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