01Bolzano · Merano · Avelengo
South Tyrol
A place where Alpine peaks look down into palm trees. City gardens, mountain hotels, wine, bicycles and espresso in one unexpectedly southern rhythm.
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The travel journal of David and Robík
Places with
a soul.
A selection of journeys, hotels and flavours worth leaving the main road for.
Our latest discoveryIl Pellicano: luxury that knows how to whisper→
Our compass
We are not a catalogue.
We remember how places felt.
The scent of morning coffee, light in a hotel corridor, the hush before breakfast and a road that may have been more beautiful than the destination. Dobrý směr is our personal selection — no racing, no compulsory sights simply because the internet says so.
Places are more than addresses
Four landscapes.
Four little worlds.
We group places by region — because Bolzano without the Dolomites, Follonico without Tuscany, Čeladná without the Beskydy or Le Rossignol without the three-border region only tell half the story.
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02Follonico · Montepulciano · Argentario
Tuscany
Hills, long tables and roads on which there is no reason to hurry. Our Tuscany begins with Fabio’s bread and does not end until it reaches the sea.
03Čeladná · Pustevny · mountain meadows
The Beskydy
A Czech haven for architecture, food, golf and cycling. Stone, timber, mountains and dinners worth returning from a walk on time for.
04Blansingen · Basel · Alsace
Three Borders
German vineyards, French pâtisseries and Swiss art in a single stay. A landscape best explored by bicycle — then tasted from a glass beside the pool.
New story · Monte Argentario
Rock. Sea.
Luxury without noise.
Ourtip
Hotel Il Pellicano
The most expensive hotel we have ever stayed in — and the place that taught us why.
A private cove carved into the rock, Michelin-starred cooking, iconic design and service that fulfils wishes without a single showy gesture. Il Pellicano is extraordinarily expensive — and utterly unmistakable.
- Where
- Porto Ercole, Monte Argentario
- How long
- 2–4 nights, ideally outside peak season
- For whom
- Sea, design, service and a grand occasion
The exact addresses
Hotels and homes
where we would linger.
From a grand hotel beneath palms to a home among vineyards and a stone cottage in the Beskydy. These are the actual beds, tables and people.
01StoryBolzano · Italy
Parkhotel Mondschein
A city oasis with a garden, pool and Luna Bar, where Bolzano speaks Italian and answers in South Tyrolean.
DesignMountainsFood
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02StoryTuscany · Italy
Follonico
A Tuscan tale of slow living, home-baked bread and wine at sunset above Montepulciano.
WineSlow travelTuscany
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03StoryAvelengo above Merano · Italy
Miramonti Boutique Hotel
A hotel hidden high above Merano, an infinity pool and service that turns a visit into a return.
Infinity poolServiceMountains
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04StoryBlansingen · Markgräflerland · Germany
Le Rossignol
A restored winegrower's estate with Petra's warm hospitality, a pool and a cellar from which to choose a bottle for the evening.
VineyardsPoolThree countries
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05StoryBeskydy · Czechia
Mezi Lukami
A quiet retreat among Beskydy meadows, where time slows and evenings belong to the moon.
CzechiaWellnessMountains
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06StoryBeskydy · Czechia
Mezi Plůtky
An intimate boutique hotel where guests meet Daniela and Petr around one table, by the fire and in a garden with a natural pool.
Boutique hotelFireplaceNatural pool
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07StoryChřiby · South Moravia · Czechia
Zikmundov
A retreat among Chřiby pastures, an open kitchen, rooms with stories of their own and wood-fired tubs beneath the stars.
Boutique hotelFoodChřiby
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Hotel Il Pellicano
A private cove carved into the rocks, Michelin-starred cooking and service that anticipates a wish before it is spoken.
SeaIconic hotelMichelin
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Food worth rearranging the day for.
Breakfast with fresh bread, a long lunch among vineyards, a grand dinner or a drink beneath the palms. Food is never a footnote here — it is often the reason we return.
MorningAt the tableFine diningDrinks
Cattaleya · Čeladná
An evening for a grand appetite
precise, artful, rooted in the Beskydy ↗
Petr’s table · Mezi Plůtky
Dinner that ends by the fire
one house, one menu, one long evening ↗
Fabio’s table · Follonico
The breakfast we never rush
fresh bread, honey and a view ↗
Sissi · Merano
Michelin playfulness, without the stiffness
a dinner that becomes an occasion ↗
Luna · Bolzano
Pornstar Martini beneath the palms
our drink after a long day ↗
Monte Argentario · Tuscany
Tuscany on a plate
sea, pasta and long summer evenings ↗
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