Thought for the day!!!!

Some words to think about!

Enjoy the moment! Happy friday!

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The Calmtree bungalows - Bali

The Calmtree bungalows is one of those places that you would like to keep only for yourself. But as I believe true happiness should be shared, I will guide you today through the beautiful place I stayed at last July.
 It is opened since March this year and Gede, the owner, has made from his bungalows one of the most cozy, peaceful and relaxed places I visited this summer.
It is situated in the Canggu beach in Bali, in a real surfers paradise. Canggu and Echo beach are just a few minutes away.

The rustic in balinese style designed bungalows offer everything you need. The room is simple and charming. The bed is comfortable and you will find everything you need for a good night rest, after a day surfing or discovering the island. 

The mosquito net and repellent that are provided in every room will keep the mosquitos away (at least it worked really good for us). The shower is outside, what at the first sight may look a bit strange, but this is Bali, so isn't supposed to be like that? And if you ask me showering under the moon is definitely something special. The  garden is beautiful and well kept, and the swimming pool is just a bless for early and late swims. Just what you need in between your activities. 

Every bungalow has their own veranda and i loved the fact that they even thought about putting some electricity plugs outside. In case you would like to work or charge your devices while laying in the great blue benches.  Not only a great and affordable holiday accommodation but also an amazing outdoors office! Just what you need, right?

Fotos:By Lendalia

The Greatest Candle in the World - DIY

DIY of the week - Candles made out of used cooking oil

 

How often do we throw some used kitchen oil away?And how often do we know how this oil is gonna be treated afterwards? We all know about the impact - that used cooking - oil has on the environment right?


The Portuguese Mario Silva came up with the idea of creating candles from used oil, while he was working as a strategic planner on a multinational manufacturer of cooking oils. His purpose was to inspire people by using something they would waste, into something they could enjoy a bit longer and if this would help the environment than his goal had been definitely achieved.

So why don't we give it a try?

Found how to do this candles on the video below.

video via Youtube

Beside the used cooking oil you will need some candle powder that you can buy Here. Follow the instructions in the video and voilá! Your candle is done within 2 minutes. And you will have 30 hours of candle lightning pleasure.

If you don't feel like doing it yourself  and you want to help the environment anyway you can also buy them Here. Wishing you a great weekend!

Images via Standartwall

Indigo hotel Shanghai on the Bund

I've been on my longest holiday ever! First seven weeks in Europe and now already for several weeks traveling in Southeast Asia. The thing is that i will continue doing this untill the end of September so at some point I will have to restart posting somethings on the blog!

In the beginning i thought i could write here once in a while but so far it didn't work out. The holiday has been a bless, I've been collecting so many experiences and so nice pictures from wonderful places, first from Europe and now from Asia, that it would be just a crime to not share with you. So I will try to post some pictures of those nice places on a regular basis.

Today I will  give you a peak of the beautiful boutique hotel I stayed at in Shanghai in July.

Beside the beautiful rooms and all the luxe that the Indigo hotel Shanghai

breaths, you will get one of the most amazing views over the Huangpu river. You can do this from your room or from the beautiful  Char bar (skybar) on the 30st floor of the same building. Enjoy the tour!

          

   

   

   

     

   

   

Curious, want to see how Char bar look like or want to know more about the story behind this beautiful hotel? Click Here. 

Have a great Monday!

Landmark Notes - Munich city guide

Just around the corner where we are living in Munich you can find the "White Rabbit's Room", a sweet and beautiful coffee shop where i found Landmark Notes a cityguide and notebook all in one.

This is the kind of city guide everyone always wanted to have. Full with wonderful tips, magic places that you normally as tourist don't even get the chance to know about (unless you know some locals) and with plenty of space to write your own notes.
While flipping through this guide you will find the places where young artists, designers and artisan craft workers present their work, nice little cafes, small interior and book shops, special vending machines and good food markets.

Another good thing in this guide is that isn't only written in German but also in English and you have enough space to keep some collectables from your trip such as cards, maps and other small papers. They really thought about everything while putting this guide together! Love it!
Take a look inside and if you want to experience something new in Munich this is definitely the guide to bring with you!

Have a great day!

Home leave - Asia meets Europe

Yesterday I flew to Europe to spend a nice holiday with family and friends.
In total I will be here 7 weeks and I will be visiting 7 countries. Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium and Portugal. Am I meeting you somewhere?

The thing about being a German-Portuguese couple, who was living before we moved to Japan in The Netherlands and in Belgium makes us already having to visit 4 countries, during our home leave.
My husband and I love Scandinavia, where we will be attending in Lund the wedding of our lovely friends Karin & Christian. And to get to Lund we have to fly to Copenhagen. Once there we couldn't miss the chance to visit this beautiful and inspiring city one more time, right?



Further I'm looking forward to see Vienna for the first time, to enjoy Lisbon and the Algarve as much as I can.
My holiday will end up in Antwerp, where i will be seeing Alicia Keys live on concert. This is definitely the cherry on top of my cake! Nice things to look forward to!

Images via Pinterest 

I guess being in Japan made me realize how lucky we are in Europe. Where every country is so close to each other with so many possibilities to visit them all.
If you want to see what we are doing here, follow my adventures @lendalia on Instagram.

Have a great day!

White cottage in Scandinavian Style

Isn't this 43m ² Dutch summer cottage in scandinavian style a beauty?
Now the days are getting longer and warming up, spending a long weekend or the summer holidays here, would just be perfect.

White, wood and shades of gray are the predominant colors in this house.
The light colors make it so bright and everything is particularly well thought and so functional that you almost forget that this cottage isn't that big. Love it!
Enjoy and have a great day!

Images via Planete Deco.